S02E05 · SCENE 36/35 · 48:49
Undertow · Eastside streets
Stringer Suggests Rebranding

Stringer suggests rebranding towers to compete with better product

48:49→50:11
in the episode · 1m 22s · S02E05

What happens

48:49–50:11

Stringer tells Bodie and others to change the name and caps of their product to make it look fresh and compete with the Eastside.

WhereEastside streets
DriverStringer
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadDock business

Key lines

from this scene
49:09

You all heard of WorldCom?

49:34

All right, it ain't good and.... Follow through.

49:40

All right, Death Grip ain't shit?

50:07

See, nigger, ain't that what the fuck l just said?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
threat1.0
menacing0.9
violence0.8
tense0.1
argumentphysical altercation

Beats

49:27Cheese harasses Ziggy

Scene in the episode

48:49–50:11
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

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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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