S02E05 · SCENE 32/35 · 42:21
Undertow · bar
Stringer and Avon Discuss Product

Stringer and Avon discuss the poor quality of their product

42:21→43:54
in the episode · 1m 33s · S02E05

What happens

42:21–43:54

Stringer complains about weak product from Atlanta and competition from the Eastside. Avon says he's working on it.

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DriverStringer
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadDock business

Key lines

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42:55

l mean, l'm cutting shit with shit right now, trying to cheat, but sooner or later.

43:01

l hear you, man, l'm on it.

43:06

You working it out with Dee?

43:34

Push come to shove, l've been fair to him, ain't l?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
scheme0.5
social rule violation0.5
sad0.4
monologue

Beats

42:29Ziggy explains his situation

Scene in the episode

42:21–43:54
A · Jane Does case
B · McNulty investigation
C · Sobotka detail
E · Jane Does
F · Jane Doe case
G · Ziggy's troubles
H · McNulty's investigation
I · Sobotka's union

Clips from this episode

fan uploads · YouTube · matched by frame
The Wire - Nickolas Andrew "Nicky" Sobotka Story 23 · D23
The Wire - Let's Go Shopping with Jimmy and Omar · WireLover2
The Wire - Frank's Workers Get Served · WireLover2
The Wire - Frank Sobotka 18 - meeting with Vondas · D23
Bubs/Mcnulty Boat Scene "The Wire" season 2 · Nick Ritorto
The Wire: Season 2 Episode 5 - What do you do when you have an inferior product? Change the name. · i-marcus com
Frog upbraids Dirt, on The Wire S02E05 Undertow · Thuon Chen
Shots of The Wire: Season 2 Episode 5 'Undertow' · EdoC
The Wire - Chester Karol „Ziggy” Sobotka story 16 - Cheese got Ziggy for money · D23
The Wire - Nickolas Andrew "Nicky" Sobotka Story 25 · D23

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