Omar robbing the card game shows u how important Marlo wasn't..you cant say it was lack of respect on Omar's part bcuz he had no idea of who Marlo was..even Marlo's crew had to reassure him that his name was gonna wring out when he gave the kids money for school supplies;he had to kill Devonne bcuz he had to show that no one gets over on him and lives to brag about it although she was just a different type of pawn on the chessboard
God, two of the greatest scenes showcasing a characters traits lies in this montage. The scene where Marlo is in jail and the final Marlo scene where he comes back for a whiff of the streets. It truly shows what kind of character Marlo was. His number one goal in life was to have the reputation and control of the streets and neighborhood around him. He WANTED to be talked about. That was his goal. The Wire at its best showed how different humans acted to achieve their greedy goals.
another thing people dont realise is that the police took down the barksdale crew then stanfield replaced them and dropped at least 10x the amount of bodies in 2 years than barksdale ever did.
you take away 1 crew and a worse one replace them.
@shizzmack87 Me too. I would've been like, "Fuck it!". The China Lady ain't seen it, then I ain't seen it. The guard knew what Marlo was up to, trying to start some shit.
as much as a punk Marlo was, i sort of feel bad for the dude cuz he throughout the series he never actually got what he really wanted. Omar fucked his name up. What a great story.
The great thing about Marlo's story arc is the resolution of ambiguity behind his intentions. Initially, we are led to believe Marlo acts as he does for money; in his introductory seasons this appears to be the sole driver for his actions.
As the series progresses we begin to understand that money to Marlo is merely a by-product of something he conceives to be far more valuable: respect.
His final lines typify this "Do you know who I am?"
@damarcuswilson "You want it to be one way, but it's the other way" --- basically, the world doesn't work the way the guard wants it to. Baltimore belongs to Marlo's type, not the guards, not the police, and according to Marlo they're just two different visions of how it *should* work. Marlo's is the other way.
@damarcuswilson he means you want a conflict. you're being overly aggressive with me right now because you want me to respond in the like and physically challenge you
i never really liked marlo but in the end, i realized he was just the man for the job. he seemed kinda scary from the start and wasnt able to figure him out but in the the end it came clear that he was all about the game and nothing else, for him, there was no need for colouring up his character or any of that bullshit. he was actually just like stringer bell, all about business, but for him business meant the power not the money.
@supersteviewonderful "You want the world to be a place where you can save some self-respect by challenging me for treating you like you aren't there, a place where I might care or understand about the motives that make you feel you can talk to me as an equal, a place where I have some compassion for the circumstances that drive you to work here, and a place where there will be no serious consequences of this conversation for you.
The guard wants to talk to Marlo as an equal - this isn't something Marlo feels the guard has earned. He doesn't give a fuck about the guard's situation or his perception of him.
@Bidds12 ...with that horrible irony that the guard thinks he might win some respect by refusing to be cowed. It probably would have worked with Avon - in fact, Avon would never have stolen the candy in the first place. It would never have occurred to him.
I don't think there was ambiguity about Marlo, it just took a while for his motivation to be revealed to the audience. He was a nasty insecure vindictive little shit that cared more for his name ringing out than anything else.
@supersteviewonderful another way of looking at it is Marlo saying "you want it to be one way" meaning you want me to respect you for who you are (the security guard) and the authority figure in the store and you not respect me for who I am (the king of baltimore). "But it's the other way" meaning basically because of who I am, I'm in charge where ever I go, and I can do what I want without question.
The point was. Marlo did not need goons or any drugs or guns or knives. Marlo was a bad dude. Tough as nails for real fuck the guns and other weapons. Avon was a boxer Golden Gloves a tough ass dude for real. Marlo was a martial arts these dudes were no joke fuck weapons.
Hated Marlo and I loved that muthafucker too. Marlo was a snake, a bitch and a goon gansta all rolled up in one, how the fuck can that be? But he swagged that shit.
@tmharr63 He was human.That was a lot of the point of the wire.The most gangsta of the "gangsta" had feelings and opinions and all that.The Wire was one of the greatest shows produced.
I love the last scene where Marlo walks out of the party, in my opinion it's Marlo's defining moment...a typical "bad guy" is usually someone that has a advantage over someone and abuses the hell out of it, weapons, goons, money or what have you. "Bad guys" are mostly pussies hiding behind some advantage, But Marlo walks onto a street and chases off two armed dudes. I say all this because i used to think of Marlo as the seasons "bad guy" but in truth he wasn't, Simon made that clear in the scene
Last scene reminds me of what Marlo said to Joe, "you won't be able to change up anymore than me." Drug dealing and murder is all Marlo knows. He'll be back in the game in no time. I don't think he cares about dying as long as he has the crown.
@ANCIENTMYS Avon was far from a fool. He just knew what got him to the position he was in. You don't go from the bottom to the top by being a fool. If Stringer and him were on the same page he would've been better off.
@union410 Avon got to where he was by killing off the competition. Any crackhead or child with a gun can kill off people ( ex. Kenard ). The winners if any in the "game" are the people with the mindset of Vinson, Prop Joe and Stringer who know when to kill and when not to. Avon was not on the level of Marlo's intellect, he was way too emotional and hot tempered for his age. Selling the connect for 100k and Marlo turning around IN LESS THAN A YEAR and selling it for 10 million highlights that.
@ANCIENTMYS Avon was in prison and trying to look out for his sister. He wasn't worried about the connect like Marlo was. And Prop Joe and Stringer were winners? Cause last I checked they got killed. Stringer tried to be a businessman but failed at it. And then got what he deserved. And not everyone who is killing people could rise to the top. You brought up Kenard like he was the next king of Baltimore.
@union410 And you forget how Marlo went down. He was hotheaded as well sir. If he wasn't Chris never gets locked up and Snoop never gets killed. Shit he had a chance to leave the game for good and be set for life but still chose the streets. Avon was far from dumb. He displayed that when he made parole. He was just too street and Stringer was trying to get out. Both minds collided and they both got fucked in the end.
I was always curious how someone like Marlo would inspire loyalty. He just doesn't seem to have the charisma to rise to the top, fanatical minions like Chris and Snoop aside.
@MaurubinZ He's a strong and definitely intelligent leader. He also takes care of his peoples pretty well (ref. Michael), and he shows a few times that he has the tools to run the streets. Agreed he doesn't seem a particularly charismatic guy.
@K3ilza "Agreed he doesn't seem a particularly charismatic guy." Hmm, my op is the exact opposite. Charisma is the guy's middle name. He's like the Black Mamba of the Wire, near-emotionless until the end. I don't know how many times I've rewatched that scene when Marlo tells Brodie to go up there and pack up his people. Fave character.
@NewPricksOnTheBlock In all likelihood, not...his leutinants and personal guard are all locked up or dead...His connection to any product worth mentioning is gone, and word has gotten out that he is a coward.......and he has proven to be treacherous to the other major crime-lords. He is effectively done in B'more.
Marlo was a fucking A-hole!... shoulda been more like the real-life big meech! who cared more about his crew than money (which meant the money came anyway!!).. but Meech was national, this just fiction on a city dude
Before the human saga, twas Ego that dared oppose The Almighty. Marlo is the human counterpart to that degree of ego. No fear, no love, no commitment except to self. Slim and deceptive, cold and calculating, an almost feminine demeanor yet dangerous beyond imagination. Marlo is the personification of evil. You can't take your eyes off it and you know its gonna kill you.
Before the human saga, twas Ego that dared oppose The Almighty. Marlo is the human counterpart to that degree of ego. No fear, no love, no commitment except to self. Slim and deceptive, cold and calculating, an almost feminine demeanor yet dangerous beyond imagination. Marlo is the personification of evil. You can't take your eyes off it and you know its gonna kill you.
Before the human saga, twas Ego that dared oppose The Almighty. Marlo is the human counterpart to that degree of ego. No fear, no love, no commitment except to self. Slim and deceptive, cold and calculating, an almost feminine demeanor yet dangerous beyond imagination. Marlo is the personification of evil. You can't take your eyes off it and you know its gonna kill you.
@brightlights456X Point is genius that marlo had all the money he needed and wanted. He didn't care bout the money he cared bout the power and respect and lost all that once his name meant dirt. Avon never lost his name on the streets, he could leave the jail at any time and people would bow or run in terror. People would be telling stories for years bout omar, they forgot bout marlo pretty much next day. Marlo killed everyone around him who knew how dangerous he was. Wonder if he got that back?
I love the scene in jail, when Marlo wigs out. after almost three full seasons of completely calloused emotional detachment, someone finally gets a rise out of him. It was like the climactic scene for his whole character.
Don't even get me started at how great Marlo is because I won't stop talking. Marlo for life. All these idiots talking about how great Avon is and how he "had a code" need to open their eyes.
Avon executed people who testified ON HIS OWN BEHALF! He killed one witness for testifying against him and another one just because. Wee-bay got drunk and raped and killed some bitch and threw her in the dumpster. People act like Avon and his crew were fucking righteous. Give me a fucking break.
@ManhattanProject9 Both guys were evil. You can like some aspects of them, but we should hope kids do not look up to these niggas 4 real. They were both evil i agree on that. I liked them both, but hated them both 2.
Agreed. But one more thing. Let's talk about the way Avon and Marlo compensated their own. Avon wouldn't even give his own nephew points on the package when he was working the pit. He teased him about it but he never actually did it. Even the day that stinkum got points of the package was a huge day. The whole crew got drunk and drugged and killed a girl. Marlo Stanfield gave Michael points on the package when he was 15 year old rookie.
All this bullshit about how good Marlo was overlooks how lucky he was from beginning to end. He was lucky that Avon was sold out by Stringer and got caught before he could find and ambush him. He was lucky that his crew protected him from falling into Omar's trap on the street before Kenard shot Omar. He was lucky that the case against him was compromised and Pearlman decided to make a deal with his lawyer.
5:33 , pay atention the way Marlo looks at Chris.... its like "you have to kill the boy and thats it"
Just a few rumors and thats enough to a death setence for him. Avon was like this too, because they know, the power in this game come for the respect and the fear in the hood.
Marlo is a perfect incarnation of evil - a snake in human form. The actor who portrayed him did genius-level work creating a genuinely soulless monster who managed to make even the other murderers around him look human by comparison.
Best character of the show for me.Stone cold, hustlin mothafucka, and on the other side, very calm, reserved, and inteligent dude with a detachment from a human being.You may not like him, but u have to respect him.
@YouBarkIBite7 last scene is the best. Kinda shows that in every lifetime, as long as there are streets with the game running in them, there'll always be people like Marlo: born to be in the streets and survive forever
If anything the end of the series hints that Marlo won't last very long in the world of legitimate business and will go back to his old ways. He was already picking fights with corner boys over nothing looking for a tumble. He'll get himself back on the wire and then it'll either be prison with his heat or a body bag without his soldiers.
@ ppl saying he messed up and was back to square one. He was selling the connect for $10m so he was set. The last scene for him was just proving to himself he still had the edge if he wanted to take over again.
In the end he didnt really get out, that last scene right there shows it. He fucked up and back at the bottom of the game starting back probably where he did the first time around...one corner at a time.
That ring seems to be very funny marlo takes da fat dudes ring, omar takes the ring from marlo, n michael takes the officers ring n marlo ask him where he got it from and he replys "i took it from a nigga" lmao
Marlo was a smart mothafucker but if it had been for Stringer ratting on Avon, his rise never would have happened. Avons crew would have decimated Marlos, they were ridiculously well armed
Marlo came home with all his money, and put a $10 million price-tag on the connect to the Greeks.
Judging by Slim Charles and Fat Face Rick talking to Vondas in the closing montage, they came up with the cash despite not having Cheese's extra 900,000.
@RichardZERO I;m talking about how in the Shield Vic Mackey was assigned to a desk job and wasn't allowed on the street anymore. What he didn't want. The same way Marlo was told he couldn't sell dope anymore or they'd put him in prison and he had to go into investing.
Avon--Jail, Prop Joe-- Dead, Stringer--dead, D'angelo--Dead, Weebay--Jail, Chris--Jail, Snoop--Dead, Monk--Jail.. At the end of the game Marlo was very rich, still had his freedom, & was still alive.. Thats what you call a street smart businessman.
@EzMoneyBoy464 and plus you look at it the dude got extremely lucky all the time and at the end i mean look what happened with stringer bell and stinger was far more superior in business and could see a bigger picture a game outside this drug game but look what happened to him plus snoop just ade shit up how he died on his knees begging and all that so dont glamorize this motherfucker
@Maplesyrup41 Yea sometimes all you need is a little bit of lucky. But luck dont last forever, people dont neither. Its survival of the fittest and Marlo was the most fit...
@Maplesyrup41 Yea they all were smart. but once stringer started getting involved with politicans(clay davis) & business men that was his downfall. Avon told him that when clay davis swindled him outta a deal. Prop Joe let Marlo get too powerful by introducing him to the connects. Once that happened the co-op was dismantled.
@slimithy12 No such thing as luck.. Its all apart of God's plan (or the show writers) Sometimes in life very few drug dealers walk away from the gam with thier life, freedom, or money.. I think Marlo was to represent that small statistic
@slimithy12 No such thing as luck.. Its all apart of God's plan (or the show writers) Sometimes in life very few drug dealers walk away from the game with thier life, freedom, or money.. I think Marlo was to represent that small statistic
@EzMoneyBoy464 he was not a street smart businessman, he was merely the last man standing due to a series of unlikely events, any one of which could have seen him dead long before he got to where he ended up. and even then, its still not going to end well for him, because what he got wasn't what he wanted. he didnt want money, he wanted fame and power, what he called 'the crown'. the scene at the end proves he still wants it, which means he's eventaully gonna end up in prison again, or worse.
@Kakerot4141 His demise could've happened sooner but it didnt.. Marlo is smart enough to take his money and leave. Only the strong & smart survive.. Chris & Wee Bay, two of the most brutal hitmen/enforcers ever in the show. Did they die?.. No but they payed for their crimes with their freedom. The smartest Being Marlo left the game with money. Did he get what he intially wanted No. but what would you rather have fredom & money, or Life in jail without parole or be dead.
@EzMoneyBoy464 did he get the chance to walk away to spend his money? yes.
will he? most likely not, given his last scene of him taking over that corner in his suit. you can see he's not going to be able to give up that lifestyle.
@Kakerot4141 If the show would've continued Marlo would've probably died because they were running out of notable characters. But the writers and dircetors intended it to be that way. Only very few get away, he was lucky enough to do so. That last scene on the corner to me symbolized how he had "The Crown" but it was in vain because the little kid didnt know who he was. Fact: The Real people in power are the people you never see. They have assitants and other people to carry out orders..
Omar robbing the card game shows u how important Marlo wasn't..you cant say it was lack of respect on Omar's part bcuz he had no idea of who Marlo was..even Marlo's crew had to reassure him that his name was gonna wring out when he gave the kids money for school supplies;he had to kill Devonne bcuz he had to show that no one gets over on him and lives to brag about it although she was just a different type of pawn on the chessboard
andreben3000 3 hours ago
God, two of the greatest scenes showcasing a characters traits lies in this montage. The scene where Marlo is in jail and the final Marlo scene where he comes back for a whiff of the streets. It truly shows what kind of character Marlo was. His number one goal in life was to have the reputation and control of the streets and neighborhood around him. He WANTED to be talked about. That was his goal. The Wire at its best showed how different humans acted to achieve their greedy goals.
hdgmusic8 15 hours ago
"wear it in health". Love how Omar gets that respect.
iwillmaceyou 2 days ago
another thing people dont realise is that the police took down the barksdale crew then stanfield replaced them and dropped at least 10x the amount of bodies in 2 years than barksdale ever did.
you take away 1 crew and a worse one replace them.
icemankilik 2 days ago
GREAT SHOW END OF THE DAY THEY END UP DEAD OR IN JAIL THOSE STUPID IDIOTS KNOW WHY DRUGS IS BAD BUSNIESS U END UP JAIL OR DEAD
deleoa471 4 days ago
MY NAME IS MY NAME
Clevelandbred92 1 week ago
@ 6.30 is the only time I have seen Marlo concious, morally, to his moved he played.
theoneworldwide 1 week ago
the most evil character in history.from best show in histoy
bavwai 2 weeks ago
Marlo=psycho
TheDpolenz 2 weeks ago
I AM A SECURTIY GAURD I WOULD HAVE LET HIS ASS HAVE THE TAFFYS!! I HIGHLY DOUBT 15-25 CENT IS WORTH YOUR LIFE!!
shizzmack87 3 weeks ago
@shizzmack87 Me too. I would've been like, "Fuck it!". The China Lady ain't seen it, then I ain't seen it. The guard knew what Marlo was up to, trying to start some shit.
DaRocker21 3 weeks ago
@DaRocker21 LOL REAL SHIT....LOL
shizzmack87 3 weeks ago
as much as a punk Marlo was, i sort of feel bad for the dude cuz he throughout the series he never actually got what he really wanted. Omar fucked his name up. What a great story.
eMATHIASp 4 weeks ago
The great thing about Marlo's story arc is the resolution of ambiguity behind his intentions. Initially, we are led to believe Marlo acts as he does for money; in his introductory seasons this appears to be the sole driver for his actions.
As the series progresses we begin to understand that money to Marlo is merely a by-product of something he conceives to be far more valuable: respect.
His final lines typify this "Do you know who I am?"
Bidds12 1 month ago
when did marlo fuck a chick in the truck?
trinikiki17 1 month ago
@trinikiki17 season 3. he shot the shit out of her later on too, executioner style
ting280 1 month ago
I had to be watchng the wrong shit cuz i aint never ever ever ever see marlo fuck no girl. What episode is that? I need to watch that shit again
trinikiki17 1 month ago
that security guard really did not wanna go outside. he damn near shit his pants lol
caressrd 1 month ago
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FUCKxUxNxURxMOTHERx2 1 month ago
What does he mean when he say, "You want it to be one way?"
damarcuswilson 1 month ago
@damarcuswilson "You want it to be one way, but it's the other way" --- basically, the world doesn't work the way the guard wants it to. Baltimore belongs to Marlo's type, not the guards, not the police, and according to Marlo they're just two different visions of how it *should* work. Marlo's is the other way.
Zigiwy 1 month ago
@damarcuswilson he means you want a conflict. you're being overly aggressive with me right now because you want me to respond in the like and physically challenge you
ting280 1 month ago
cold blooodedddddddddddd
chrisxmakk 1 month ago
Chris standing by why Marlo gets his fuck on, hahaha.
andyby 1 month ago
i never really liked marlo but in the end, i realized he was just the man for the job. he seemed kinda scary from the start and wasnt able to figure him out but in the the end it came clear that he was all about the game and nothing else, for him, there was no need for colouring up his character or any of that bullshit. he was actually just like stringer bell, all about business, but for him business meant the power not the money.
MrSatan646 1 month ago
Price of the brick gone up. It's now 25 a ki.
vernaculos 1 month ago
I hate to admit this but I still can't figure out "you want it to be one way, but its the other way" means......can somebody explain that to me?
supersteviewonderful 1 month ago
@supersteviewonderful "You want the world to be a place where you can save some self-respect by challenging me for treating you like you aren't there, a place where I might care or understand about the motives that make you feel you can talk to me as an equal, a place where I have some compassion for the circumstances that drive you to work here, and a place where there will be no serious consequences of this conversation for you.
But it's the other way."
IMO
Long23 1 month ago 4
@Long23
Yup.
The guard wants to talk to Marlo as an equal - this isn't something Marlo feels the guard has earned. He doesn't give a fuck about the guard's situation or his perception of him.
Bidds12 1 month ago
@Bidds12 ...with that horrible irony that the guard thinks he might win some respect by refusing to be cowed. It probably would have worked with Avon - in fact, Avon would never have stolen the candy in the first place. It would never have occurred to him.
I don't think there was ambiguity about Marlo, it just took a while for his motivation to be revealed to the audience. He was a nasty insecure vindictive little shit that cared more for his name ringing out than anything else.
Long23 1 month ago
@supersteviewonderful another way of looking at it is Marlo saying "you want it to be one way" meaning you want me to respect you for who you are (the security guard) and the authority figure in the store and you not respect me for who I am (the king of baltimore). "But it's the other way" meaning basically because of who I am, I'm in charge where ever I go, and I can do what I want without question.
burghsfinest 1 month ago
The point was. Marlo did not need goons or any drugs or guns or knives. Marlo was a bad dude. Tough as nails for real fuck the guns and other weapons. Avon was a boxer Golden Gloves a tough ass dude for real. Marlo was a martial arts these dudes were no joke fuck weapons.
deadlylyrx 1 month ago
Hated Marlo and I loved that muthafucker too. Marlo was a snake, a bitch and a goon gansta all rolled up in one, how the fuck can that be? But he swagged that shit.
tmharr63 2 months ago
@tmharr63 He was human.That was a lot of the point of the wire.The most gangsta of the "gangsta" had feelings and opinions and all that.The Wire was one of the greatest shows produced.
Kidd9741 1 month ago
@DallasSpeakerman Funny how he got everything Stringer ever wanted, but didn't give a shit about it.
Whatisright 2 months ago
Ok found it: Dem Franchise Boyz - Lean wit it, rock wit it
GS34000 2 months ago
Name of the music at 5.03 please
GS34000 2 months ago
I love the last scene where Marlo walks out of the party, in my opinion it's Marlo's defining moment...a typical "bad guy" is usually someone that has a advantage over someone and abuses the hell out of it, weapons, goons, money or what have you. "Bad guys" are mostly pussies hiding behind some advantage, But Marlo walks onto a street and chases off two armed dudes. I say all this because i used to think of Marlo as the seasons "bad guy" but in truth he wasn't, Simon made that clear in the scene
GohnwithaG 2 months ago
Last scene reminds me of what Marlo said to Joe, "you won't be able to change up anymore than me." Drug dealing and murder is all Marlo knows. He'll be back in the game in no time. I don't think he cares about dying as long as he has the crown.
ajbahus 2 months ago
This dude is my idol sometimes man, first part was mad G
Sp3arNo1 2 months ago
I liked Marlo and that did not take away from how I felt about Avon. I can't believe so many people on here dislike Marlo.
naturalhigh421 3 months ago
Marlo PISS LIKE A BITCH! Wee Bay would fuck his shit up
floydmayweatherjr1 3 months ago
"u wanna dance?"
"nah, hell no..."
hahaha such a g
1L4MK 3 months ago
I'd gladly take the money and none of the fame. FFFFUUCCK being a celeb.
InsaneBillykane 3 months ago
@DallasSpeakerman Marlo bought the connect for 100k and sold it for 10 million. How is that not a businessman?
union410 3 months ago 5
@union410 Marlo was a businessman and Avon was a fool.
ANCIENTMYS 1 week ago
@ANCIENTMYS Avon was far from a fool. He just knew what got him to the position he was in. You don't go from the bottom to the top by being a fool. If Stringer and him were on the same page he would've been better off.
union410 5 days ago
@union410 Avon got to where he was by killing off the competition. Any crackhead or child with a gun can kill off people ( ex. Kenard ). The winners if any in the "game" are the people with the mindset of Vinson, Prop Joe and Stringer who know when to kill and when not to. Avon was not on the level of Marlo's intellect, he was way too emotional and hot tempered for his age. Selling the connect for 100k and Marlo turning around IN LESS THAN A YEAR and selling it for 10 million highlights that.
ANCIENTMYS 5 days ago
@ANCIENTMYS Avon was in prison and trying to look out for his sister. He wasn't worried about the connect like Marlo was. And Prop Joe and Stringer were winners? Cause last I checked they got killed. Stringer tried to be a businessman but failed at it. And then got what he deserved. And not everyone who is killing people could rise to the top. You brought up Kenard like he was the next king of Baltimore.
union410 5 days ago
@union410 And you forget how Marlo went down. He was hotheaded as well sir. If he wasn't Chris never gets locked up and Snoop never gets killed. Shit he had a chance to leave the game for good and be set for life but still chose the streets. Avon was far from dumb. He displayed that when he made parole. He was just too street and Stringer was trying to get out. Both minds collided and they both got fucked in the end.
union410 5 days ago
@union410 YEA I AGREE LOL UR RIGHT
deleoa471 4 days ago
@ANCIENTMYS But please don't get it twisted. Marlo was that dude. He was still a hothead though. Damn I wanted him to get popped!
union410 5 days ago
I was always curious how someone like Marlo would inspire loyalty. He just doesn't seem to have the charisma to rise to the top, fanatical minions like Chris and Snoop aside.
MaurubinZ 3 months ago
@MaurubinZ He's a strong and definitely intelligent leader. He also takes care of his peoples pretty well (ref. Michael), and he shows a few times that he has the tools to run the streets. Agreed he doesn't seem a particularly charismatic guy.
K3ilza 3 months ago
@K3ilza "Agreed he doesn't seem a particularly charismatic guy." Hmm, my op is the exact opposite. Charisma is the guy's middle name. He's like the Black Mamba of the Wire, near-emotionless until the end. I don't know how many times I've rewatched that scene when Marlo tells Brodie to go up there and pack up his people. Fave character.
MoneymanMSK 2 weeks ago
@DallasSpeakerman Nah, you seen that smile Marlo gave at the end? It over for him, he's gonna get back to running shit.
NewPricksOnTheBlock 3 months ago
@NewPricksOnTheBlock In all likelihood, not...his leutinants and personal guard are all locked up or dead...His connection to any product worth mentioning is gone, and word has gotten out that he is a coward.......and he has proven to be treacherous to the other major crime-lords. He is effectively done in B'more.
popasmuerf 3 months ago
Marlo is a bitch.
beowulven 4 months ago
3:19..that was a coolllldd look
MrSingledad40 4 months ago
Marlo was a fucking A-hole!... shoulda been more like the real-life big meech! who cared more about his crew than money (which meant the money came anyway!!).. but Meech was national, this just fiction on a city dude
weeleon81 4 months ago
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Marlo got good reflexes at 9:10. The way he disarm that punks gun make me think he been taking judo classes.
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DaBigSun 4 months ago
2 people want it to be one way..... they found out its the other way.
bsoprano2123 4 months ago
whell he just let them know who he was,plus threw the whole movie every one knew who he was
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Before the human saga, twas Ego that dared oppose The Almighty. Marlo is the human counterpart to that degree of ego. No fear, no love, no commitment except to self. Slim and deceptive, cold and calculating, an almost feminine demeanor yet dangerous beyond imagination. Marlo is the personification of evil. You can't take your eyes off it and you know its gonna kill you.
kweju3 4 months ago
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Before the human saga, twas Ego that dared oppose The Almighty. Marlo is the human counterpart to that degree of ego. No fear, no love, no commitment except to self. Slim and deceptive, cold and calculating, an almost feminine demeanor yet dangerous beyond imagination. Marlo is the personification of evil. You can't take your eyes off it and you know its gonna kill you.
kweju3 4 months ago
Before the human saga, twas Ego that dared oppose The Almighty. Marlo is the human counterpart to that degree of ego. No fear, no love, no commitment except to self. Slim and deceptive, cold and calculating, an almost feminine demeanor yet dangerous beyond imagination. Marlo is the personification of evil. You can't take your eyes off it and you know its gonna kill you.
kweju3 4 months ago
@kweju3 very well-said
MoneymanMSK 2 weeks ago
lol I love Omar @ 4:09 "I don't know bout cards but I think these 45's beat a full house'
The Wire was phenomenal
biglu323 5 months ago
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biglu323 5 months ago
@DallasSpeakerman
Marlo didn't loss. Who cares about street shit. Marlo made it all the way to the big leagues. Those men in suits is where it really happens.
Omar is DEAD, Marlo is ALIVE.
There is no respect, honor or power in dying.
Marlo wins!
brightlights456X 5 months ago 2
@brightlights456X Point is genius that marlo had all the money he needed and wanted. He didn't care bout the money he cared bout the power and respect and lost all that once his name meant dirt. Avon never lost his name on the streets, he could leave the jail at any time and people would bow or run in terror. People would be telling stories for years bout omar, they forgot bout marlo pretty much next day. Marlo killed everyone around him who knew how dangerous he was. Wonder if he got that back?
dorrick 4 months ago
@dorrick
More fool him if he only cares about his name in some dead-end streets.
brightlights456X 4 months ago
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5:46 > his shirt says it all: Royal Addiction.
mystmoorth 5 months ago
WOW THIS PEOPLE WERE SO LUCKY TO GET CAST OF A GREAT SHOW,,,, LUCKY,,, AS HELL ONE DAY I WILL GET THERE DOUG LOVE YOU POPS BIGGS,, ENJOY HEAVEN
smitten40 5 months ago
Even when marlo fucks hes scary.
shegwin 5 months ago
Jamie Hector is such a fucking great actor
DMTwannaB 5 months ago
I love the scene in jail, when Marlo wigs out. after almost three full seasons of completely calloused emotional detachment, someone finally gets a rise out of him. It was like the climactic scene for his whole character.
bigmarty11288 5 months ago 2
wear it in health
reasonformirrors 6 months ago
2 guys are in vacants now
tgchan 6 months ago 17
That security guy was an honourable man in a horrible place.
ThePrinceII 6 months ago 32
Omar was the only guy who wasn't intimidated by Marlo and actually got the upper hand on him.
seekisforme5 6 months ago
That was girl hella sexy
Sp3arNo1 6 months ago
oh man i have to start watchin the wire. i love black niggers and their ways
fheisk 6 months ago
HALO REACH :D
Aeletaz747 6 months ago 2
lol when Marlo faces Joe for one last time, his shirt says Royal Addiction......lol how appropriate
1L4MK 7 months ago
most disciplined character on the show, even more than Avon
1L4MK 7 months ago
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my name is my name
ring4daking23 7 months ago
Don't even get me started at how great Marlo is because I won't stop talking. Marlo for life. All these idiots talking about how great Avon is and how he "had a code" need to open their eyes.
Avon executed people who testified ON HIS OWN BEHALF! He killed one witness for testifying against him and another one just because. Wee-bay got drunk and raped and killed some bitch and threw her in the dumpster. People act like Avon and his crew were fucking righteous. Give me a fucking break.
ManhattanProject9 7 months ago
@ManhattanProject9 Both guys were evil. You can like some aspects of them, but we should hope kids do not look up to these niggas 4 real. They were both evil i agree on that. I liked them both, but hated them both 2.
deadlylyrx 6 months ago
@deadlylyrx
Agreed. But one more thing. Let's talk about the way Avon and Marlo compensated their own. Avon wouldn't even give his own nephew points on the package when he was working the pit. He teased him about it but he never actually did it. Even the day that stinkum got points of the package was a huge day. The whole crew got drunk and drugged and killed a girl. Marlo Stanfield gave Michael points on the package when he was 15 year old rookie.
Avon had little man killed for "buggin out".
ManhattanProject9 5 months ago
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best poker face in the world...
DatBboiDanny 7 months ago
best poker face in the world...
DatBboiDanny 7 months ago
"You wanna dance?"
"Hell no"
misermania 7 months ago
left da game wit a scratch
goonitary 7 months ago
Fuck. Marlo.
Heneghan2k9 7 months ago
All this bullshit about how good Marlo was overlooks how lucky he was from beginning to end. He was lucky that Avon was sold out by Stringer and got caught before he could find and ambush him. He was lucky that his crew protected him from falling into Omar's trap on the street before Kenard shot Omar. He was lucky that the case against him was compromised and Pearlman decided to make a deal with his lawyer.
ramonalejandrosuare 7 months ago 5
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mufc187 7 months ago
they were gonna kill marlo jus fo talkin shit? wtf is wrong wit bmore?
tahthedon 7 months ago
chris is kinda creepy in the first clip
magellanphone 7 months ago
I believe Marlo came when Chris shot Prop Joe
TedLeft 8 months ago 2
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if the wire depicted reality 10 years ago. can`t imagine how bad it must be now, on the brink of bankruptcy
MakkaPakka666 8 months ago
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MakkaPakka666 8 months ago
Jail scene is so good, the first time Marlo comes close to losing his cool, street comes out.
CoppinDome 8 months ago 2
He sound like 50 Cent .
liverrr15 8 months ago 3
fuck marlo OMAR the man
amzeedog 8 months ago 3
5:33 , pay atention the way Marlo looks at Chris.... its like "you have to kill the boy and thats it"
Just a few rumors and thats enough to a death setence for him. Avon was like this too, because they know, the power in this game come for the respect and the fear in the hood.
florianopolitando 8 months ago
i dont kno about cards but a think these 45's be the full house looooooooooooool classic
TheTheyoungkid 9 months ago
"Joe relax." how the fuck anybody suppose to relax when they got a loaded gun pointed at dey head???
tdv123456 9 months ago
@tdv123456 exactly why marlo was THAT dude.
dbfro1 9 months ago
Marlo is a perfect incarnation of evil - a snake in human form. The actor who portrayed him did genius-level work creating a genuinely soulless monster who managed to make even the other murderers around him look human by comparison.
wiseguyz123 9 months ago 5
Best character of the show for me.Stone cold, hustlin mothafucka, and on the other side, very calm, reserved, and inteligent dude with a detachment from a human being.You may not like him, but u have to respect him.
YouBarkIBite7 9 months ago 36
@YouBarkIBite7 No, I find it hard to respect a pathological killer. As an actor, absolutely. His detachment was incredible.
johnmacward 6 months ago
@johnmacward I don't think that was the kind of "respect" he was referring to. I believe the man above was talking about fear.
CertifiedGooner729 6 months ago
@YouBarkIBite7 last scene is the best. Kinda shows that in every lifetime, as long as there are streets with the game running in them, there'll always be people like Marlo: born to be in the streets and survive forever
BennyGaberMusic 5 months ago
If anything the end of the series hints that Marlo won't last very long in the world of legitimate business and will go back to his old ways. He was already picking fights with corner boys over nothing looking for a tumble. He'll get himself back on the wire and then it'll either be prison with his heat or a body bag without his soldiers.
ramonalejandrosuare 10 months ago 3
Marlo was very good, but he was also lucky as hell.
ramonalejandrosuare 10 months ago 2
Damn...$3.75 for newports?
suicidalxsamurai 10 months ago
way to get aids
zackhanscom 10 months ago
Marlo had typical western african mentality" my name is my name" lol
gaou02 10 months ago
Marlo the best the wire ever had in my opinion.
frank88130 10 months ago
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Bugsy12112 10 months ago
@ ppl saying he messed up and was back to square one. He was selling the connect for $10m so he was set. The last scene for him was just proving to himself he still had the edge if he wanted to take over again.
theginge75 10 months ago
@theginge75 that explains it i never watched the wire just some episodes last scene didnt make sense to me
seemed more like a laugh at the futility of it all, because hes back at square 1 and punks stabbing him
Jackalofdeath 10 months ago
LOL Marlo sucks with women
ichater 10 months ago
In the end he didnt really get out, that last scene right there shows it. He fucked up and back at the bottom of the game starting back probably where he did the first time around...one corner at a time.
Vengify 10 months ago
That ring seems to be very funny marlo takes da fat dudes ring, omar takes the ring from marlo, n michael takes the officers ring n marlo ask him where he got it from and he replys "i took it from a nigga" lmao
trillfire 10 months ago
Marlo was a smart mothafucker but if it had been for Stringer ratting on Avon, his rise never would have happened. Avons crew would have decimated Marlos, they were ridiculously well armed
cocaineuk87 11 months ago
Marlo sounds so much like 50 yo...
TheThruth27 11 months ago 2
wear it in health
pgfjnr 11 months ago
Marlo's a cold muhfucka but hes a true g... he fucked that bitch in the car, nutted in the condom and threw it out... thats how a bidnessman fucks
hohenzollern 11 months ago
the thing is what marlo wants the most he didnt get recognition , those boys where talking about omar not him even though omar is dead.
evilmickey100 1 year ago
epic serie!
TheSeusDR 1 year ago
fuck marlo, omar was the realest
blackYUGMinds 1 year ago
LOL this guy didnt even pick up the girl she just went with him
n543576 1 year ago
He sounds kinda like Emile from Halo Reach. Same personality, it seems like too.
frobie54 1 year ago
@frobie54 yeah, when I first played Halo Reach, and I heard Emile, my first response was 'is this Marlo?'
wouldnt be surprised if it was the same voice actor.
Kakerot4141 1 year ago
Marlo fuk like a robot.
yungyacht 1 year ago
MArlo's ending is kinda like Mackeys from the Shield. Neither died or went to prison, but they lost everything.
JohnBrody23 1 year ago
@JohnBrody23 What are you talking about?
Marlo came home with all his money, and put a $10 million price-tag on the connect to the Greeks.
Judging by Slim Charles and Fat Face Rick talking to Vondas in the closing montage, they came up with the cash despite not having Cheese's extra 900,000.
RichardZERO 1 year ago
@RichardZERO I;m talking about how in the Shield Vic Mackey was assigned to a desk job and wasn't allowed on the street anymore. What he didn't want. The same way Marlo was told he couldn't sell dope anymore or they'd put him in prison and he had to go into investing.
JohnBrody23 1 year ago
Marlo reminded me of Fif
revalis1 1 year ago
i love the jackets marlo was wearing shits was tight yo
kingmelo0 1 year ago
Avon--Jail, Prop Joe-- Dead, Stringer--dead, D'angelo--Dead, Weebay--Jail, Chris--Jail, Snoop--Dead, Monk--Jail.. At the end of the game Marlo was very rich, still had his freedom, & was still alive.. Thats what you call a street smart businessman.
EzMoneyBoy464 1 year ago 28
@EzMoneyBoy464 thank Maury Levy.
Purina1111 1 year ago
@Purina1111 I will. lol
EzMoneyBoy464 1 year ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 marlo was gonna die go to prison or cemetery anways
Maplesyrup41 11 months ago
@Maplesyrup41 Arent we all gonna die 1 day anyways.. but this man outlived his commrades & competition. he deserves the praises that he gets
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 the creator left marlo's destiny ambiguous for a reason, not to underline marlo's uniqueness in the game.
Maplesyrup41 11 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 and plus you look at it the dude got extremely lucky all the time and at the end i mean look what happened with stringer bell and stinger was far more superior in business and could see a bigger picture a game outside this drug game but look what happened to him plus snoop just ade shit up how he died on his knees begging and all that so dont glamorize this motherfucker
Maplesyrup41 11 months ago
@Maplesyrup41 Yea sometimes all you need is a little bit of lucky. But luck dont last forever, people dont neither. Its survival of the fittest and Marlo was the most fit...
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 maybe but i still feel like stringer or prop joe were much more street wise then marlo they just bad luck all it is
Maplesyrup41 11 months ago
@Maplesyrup41 Yea they all were smart. but once stringer started getting involved with politicans(clay davis) & business men that was his downfall. Avon told him that when clay davis swindled him outta a deal. Prop Joe let Marlo get too powerful by introducing him to the connects. Once that happened the co-op was dismantled.
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 he got lucky. if the wire continued for another season he'd of been bodied too.
slimithy12 11 months ago
@slimithy12 No such thing as luck.. Its all apart of God's plan (or the show writers) Sometimes in life very few drug dealers walk away from the gam with thier life, freedom, or money.. I think Marlo was to represent that small statistic
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago
@slimithy12 No such thing as luck.. Its all apart of God's plan (or the show writers) Sometimes in life very few drug dealers walk away from the game with thier life, freedom, or money.. I think Marlo was to represent that small statistic
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 he was not a street smart businessman, he was merely the last man standing due to a series of unlikely events, any one of which could have seen him dead long before he got to where he ended up. and even then, its still not going to end well for him, because what he got wasn't what he wanted. he didnt want money, he wanted fame and power, what he called 'the crown'. the scene at the end proves he still wants it, which means he's eventaully gonna end up in prison again, or worse.
Kakerot4141 11 months ago
@Kakerot4141 His demise could've happened sooner but it didnt.. Marlo is smart enough to take his money and leave. Only the strong & smart survive.. Chris & Wee Bay, two of the most brutal hitmen/enforcers ever in the show. Did they die?.. No but they payed for their crimes with their freedom. The smartest Being Marlo left the game with money. Did he get what he intially wanted No. but what would you rather have fredom & money, or Life in jail without parole or be dead.
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 did he get the chance to walk away to spend his money? yes.
will he? most likely not, given his last scene of him taking over that corner in his suit. you can see he's not going to be able to give up that lifestyle.
Kakerot4141 11 months ago
@Kakerot4141 If the show would've continued Marlo would've probably died because they were running out of notable characters. But the writers and dircetors intended it to be that way. Only very few get away, he was lucky enough to do so. That last scene on the corner to me symbolized how he had "The Crown" but it was in vain because the little kid didnt know who he was. Fact: The Real people in power are the people you never see. They have assitants and other people to carry out orders..
EzMoneyBoy464 11 months ago 2
@EzMoneyBoy464 He was very unhappy with his ending though. In fact it's the last thing he wanted
ichater 10 months ago
@ichater He sure was.. But its better to be very rich and unhappy then dead
EzMoneyBoy464 10 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 I genuinely don't think Marlo saw it that way. The last scene has him risking his like arbitrarily.
ichater 10 months ago
@ichater He still had parts of the game still in him. Those kinds of traits and habits take years to break.
EzMoneyBoy464 10 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 Suppose we shall have to agree to disagree :D
ichater 10 months ago
@ichater Great response.. To end a debate with such Grace.. Thumbs up tp you..
EzMoneyBoy464 10 months ago
@EzMoneyBoy464 Just like all the people you named if the Wire went on another season or two he would be dead or in jail. You can't beat the police.
iLLmat1k 10 months ago
@iLLmat1k Yea because they would've un outta respectable characters to kill.. So Marlo would've have to go
EzMoneyBoy464 10 months ago