My Name Was On the Streets?!?

[RazaqIshola]

Hand to hand Omar would have kicked his ass. But, with Marlo's very last scene it makes it debatable

[tofunuget]

Remember back to season 2? "My name is not my name" -The Greek. Clever shit.

[Goforit2006]

@tofunuget oh how i love The Wire - so brilliant. season 3, colvin vs stringer bell - they were almsot the same character if you analyse it

[caesar7277]

It's like "I am that I am". Biblical shit right here.

[otcice2011]

marlo was a faggot who was scared of omar another faggot.

[deathbonker]

this is one of the best fucking shows ever, possibly the best, my name is my name.

[innitdoe1979]

reminiscent of john procter in the cruicible - "leave me my name!" powerful stuff. :) i was compelled by him in this scene, jamie is an AMAZING ac-tor.

[jackjude]

Thumb up if Charlie Cooper sent you here,

ebay motherfuckers, huh?

[mr0182online]

and this is also the reason why marlo attacked those 2 hoppers at the and of the season

[mr0182online]

this is a example that marlo only wants his name on the streets and doesn't want the money what everybody else is doing for

[solohoops07]

i have "my name is my name" tattooed across my chest

[BenAbu111]

what the fuck you know about what i need on my mind mother fucker

[OcelotDAD]

@BenAbu111 takes real balls to say that to Chris Partlow, haha

[eirikwegga]

We meet again, 240p

[bristolhorsey]

such a sick scene

[thestranger4812]

Marlo: "My name is my name."

Spiros Vondas: "My name is not my name."

Perfectly summarizes the two groups. Marlo is all about street cred, whereas Vondas and the Greek are all about profit.

[Doze67]

@thestranger4812

and that's why the "greeks" never get caught :p

too smart and dont give a fuck about street credibility

[GoldenChildBH]

@thestranger4812 Ooo, I never put those two together. Very nice.

[ThePrinceII]

In a less industrialised or modern country Marlo would have ended up a dictator.

[innitdoe1979]

@ThePrinceII indeed! i see him like an evil roman dictator like nero or caligula. man is a psychopath.

[Sickness2310]

"when we bounce from this shit here...", too bad he was the only one who's gettin out

[OSKEENO101]

He called me a PUNK!!!!

[johnnyk427]

I saw some video of the Wire cast acting normal and out of character, they all seem totally different except two: the actor that plays Marlo is a scary-ass motherfucker, and the actor that plays Bubbles still seems like a crack-head

[bullmilk]

@johnnyk427

Hector has the same introverted feel, but has in fact done quite a bit of youth volunteer work.

[WhytyProd]

Wow after watching this scene i wanna go watch all the series again.

[montecarlomayne]

I love how this correlates to Vondas when he said "They know my name. But my name is not my name"

[kingofpoms69]

stringer = marlo

Omar (R.I.P) = Micheal

[noesteem219]

@kingofpoms69

naw stringer isn't marlo at all. Marlo wants his name on the streets, for himself to be feared. Stringer doesn't care about that. He just wanted money, and doesn't care whether his name is ringing out on the streets.

[kingofpoms69]

@noesteem219 yeah thats what i thought at first then i watch this scene agian and my opinion changed, plus fucking loved how it all came full circle like that, with micheal and omar, it was a little quick though for me to go from hatting the mother fucker to looking at him as Omar, wish season 5 had a few more episodes just to round off the edges of what the characters had become.

[JohnBrody23]

@kingofpoms69 I agree about Mike. That last scene of his robbing that Co-op dude sealed it. And he had the shotgun and everything.

[83UtrechtNL]

shits intense

[BonafideMyth]

It takes alot of skill to yell while clinching your teeth.

simmons!

[Static10]

Don't know what it is, but this scene just really stands out

[thecovertwo]

Simmons!

[jut2005]

Simmons!



[TheTeabagCoalition]

sim sim cherie

[scottb5572]

simmons

[sacbutteredtoast]

simmons

[jpmat722]

simmons

[JeneralJosh]

Simmons is a clown.

[wilcox24]

what does "my name is my name" meant?

[Tampa83]

@wilcox24

It is his reputation. He is telling his people that his reputation is the most important part of his life. It trumps money, women, power, etc. That is why Marlo was so upset...because his reputation is tarnished by not handling Omar himself after Omar called him out by name.

[ajb8487]

@Tampa83 Yup. I took "my name is my name" as "my reputation is what makes me!"

[NaptOwnsEmO]

SPORTSGUY

[biggs087]

Simmons....KAAANNNNHH!!!

[mattzz10]

SIMMONS!!!!

[middletree]

Simmons!

[thechad31790]

simmons

/shameless

[tomgrant20]

Simmonz

[tretrioeciii]

I really love the fact that as Marlo is walking up to confront the two guys, who are they talking about? OMAR!

[tretrioeciii]

Not telling Marlo that Omar was calling him out really showed that in the end, his own crew didn't think Marlo could beat Omar. His was already a known legend, and when he jumped out that window, they realized the legend was true. Omar impressed Micheal so much he decided to emulate him instead of Marlo. Micheals first strike was at the rim shop right?

[KalElDaKryptonite]

marlo's name was already ruined!!! thats why his crew didn't want to tell him omar was calling him out. omar died in physical form but lives as a legend in baltimore while marlo loses his whole crew and his name at the end of the show and michael just gonna destroy his little bit of respect by becoming the new omar. so marlo loses, better than seeing him die. omar won

[Arcananine77]

So beautifully ironic how Marlo is in his own personal hell at the end of the series despite being neither incarcerated nor killed.

Omar destroyed his street-cred while Rhonda cut him off from his acces to The Game, essentially making him into everything Stringer wanted to be, and yet it's the last thing Marlo wants.

[KalElDaKryptonite]

@Arcananine77 exactly chris monk and snoop couldnt kill omar and he kept robbing they ass and calling marlo out. marlo lost his street cred when he put a bounty on omar. he shouldve learned from avon dont fuck with omar or his people!! its better than seeing him die. watching him fall is better

[604Bee]

'my name is my name!'

Currensy kept repeating that and it linked in my head with John Proctor from the play 'the crucibles' ... found this clip in my little research. there must have been some sort of influencing connection there.

[shea1212]

@604Bee

niiiiice i heard spitta saying that too and wondered where they would have got it if it was in Tthe Wire too

[NickydaDirector]

what movie is this

[ShelltoHell]

The Sound of Music. That's Julie Andrews speaking.

[3000solo]

@NickydaDirector it's not a movie man.

it is THE WIRE the best show ever (:

[jonbois]

the lion king

[ktonlai]

@NickydaDirector fail.

its a tv show

the greatest show in the history of television (according to critics)

it is known as "The Wire"

[yossihahatul]

marlo got punked.

[tehmode]

When I first watched this, I was never that impressed with Hector's performance. It was only on repeat viewings that I got the little subtleties in that character. He was very restrained, and this was a rare moment of outburst for the usually cold and calculated Marlo. Similar in a way to Stringer.

[movieman1211]

@tehmode

It really shows how much Hector really did bring to the character.

[hurting]

@tehmode His acting is amazing in this scene.

[bullmilk]

@tehmode

Same here. The major difference I eventually saw was Marlo's willingness to get his hands dirty. I liked Avon's crew better than Marlo's (and still do to some degree :P) early on, but the pecking order is far more defined in Marlo's group. There are no partners; just subordinates.

[deathbonker]

@tehmode you are very right, marlo is a calculated person, and he almost never gets this pissed.

[MarkLip]

"My name is my name!"

Worthy of Shakespeare.

[stjuice1160]

FUCK yeah.

[TMartin617]

@MarkLip not to far off this is almost a rip off of John Proctor

[MarkLip]

"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"

[deathbonker]

@MarkLip you sir, are correct.

[WampRatHolocaust]

The ending just showed that Marlo's a shark. If a shark stops moving it dies. Someone like Marlo, unless they're in a constant fight-to-the-death, will wither away and die. He'd made all his money and was in a position to leave the game, but knew he never could. It's just the way his life had conditioned him.

The same character traits that got him to the top, stopped him from being able to sit back and enjoy his success.

The Wire's just a big Greek tragedy.

[thecyborg]

For me, Avon was the better character of the two kingpins but Marlo was a badass too and this was a freaking awesome scene. The look Partlow gave Monk was money too.

[smboi92]

yeah. when i was watching it, i was like damn marlo lettin omar punk him. and i was losin respect for him, but now.. after that scene, with him not knowin, and him being heated about it. You can realize that marlo was a down kingpin. like he'll get into scraps and shit, he won't just tell chris and snoop.. ya know? that made me give him more respect.

[jackiebot]

This is one of my favorite scenes from the show. He's incredible.

[telephonic]

i fucking miss this show so bad.....i watched all the episodes recently on dvd........ damn its just soooooo good

[JRilla180]

chrislgarr (6 days ago)

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striger don't want the crown

he snitchin he wanted out da muthafucka want 2 be legit an shit a pussy azz muthafucka

if string wanted the crown he would not of fucked wit avon & marlos war

[chrislgarr]

He had to prove to himself that he could still be feared in the streets of Baltimore. It's all about respect & fear when it comes to Marlo. Yeah... he wanted as much money as he could get in as a drug kingpin, but he wanted the crown as much as Avon, Stringer, and Prop Joe. "It's All About The Crown"

[telephonic]

thing that puzzles me about the last episode in the wire......regarding marlo.......why did he leave the business function he was at with levy and go to a corner and beat that punk ass corner boy.did he do it just for the hell of it or did he do it to cos he wants to be back in the game????

[ecz206]

I think its was a test, to decide if he was still the same person he was when he started in the game. After the fight he had that smirk on his face and later he told slim and the other he was out. then sold them the connect for 10 mil which was dope considering he got it from avon for 100 thousand.

[adumbrae]

david simon has said that the ending was deliberatly ambiguous - my interpretation is that he missed the game, the game is what he knows. he was up in that room with a room full of people talking about things he didnt understand - so he went down to the corner and messed somebody up and had that smile on his face... "yeah... this is what i know... this is what i am good at." in many ways making Marlo give up the crown was a worse punishment than prison - the street, the game is his home.

[telephonic]

yeah man!!!!!!!!! after reading that i fully agree... with that

[bennett3623]

agreed for sure. In jail, im sure he could have come up running some other operation. out of it and out of the game, he is completely out of his environment.

[remzyblood]

i thought that it may be because he felt out of place at a posh suite function, to far from home, and with no option but to leave the game, needed to prove to himself he was still as tough as he was, so he goes and whoops two boys off their corner, he stands there afterwards too, kind of a last man standing felling i think,

[opurplehazeo]

He did it for the hell of it. He still wants power on the street but he knows he really can't get back in it like he was anymore.

[JohnAndrewFalcon]

This is a great interpretation of criminal mentality.

The Wire is a masterpiece.

[ANCIENTMYS]

Ppl sleep on Marlo bc he's young and skinny but deep down his character is a cold blooded pycho.He's like a kid raise in a group home all his life.Someone without family or anyone to watch his back,constantly seeking respect.Look how he talks so calmly after just blowing up a second before. Classic nut case and great acting.

[jmac220022]

monk looked like a bitch in this scene...monk was a bitch. fuck monk...ha

[3money]

Yo ive been upto par with season4 and 5, but i still don't see why marlo has so much power??? Why is Chris scared of marlo??? Chriss could whoop Marlo's easily. Chris looks at Marlo with some big brother type status. like he knows he could whoop his ass, but won't out of fear.

[Deriv44]

dude guy like avon and marlo did there work to come up to become the man I am guessing that when marlo was comming up before he got is own corners in season 3 he must have been a bad motherfucker and when your the man in the drug game you dont have go kill the people yourself anymore because your reputation get you respect

[3money]

True dat Tru that!

[smoothysilk]

Chris/Marlo never made sense. Should be the other way round. Marlo looks like a bitch. Chris Partlow? That nigga is scary as hell. He was the real power.

Marlo had to quit the game once Chris got locked up.

[jerica27]

I think Chris wouldn't of brought much depth to the character. I think Chris is too typical and what you'd expect of a king pin drug dealer. There have been many men who've rose to power that didn't make sense, such as Napoleon for one. I think for u to be as powerful as Marlo, you have to want it and take it. Obviously Chris wasn't cut out for that, he just wanted the money to support his family. It's just like the real word, despite size some are meant to be leaders and others followers

[opurplehazeo]

Exactly. chris didn't want it like marlo.

[LASVEGAN2007]

No doubt Chris is a more lethal killer, but Marlo is a natural born leader, an "Alpha" male while Chris is a born follower. Not sayin nothing bad about Chris but he's just not a leader.

[JRilla180]

stupid muthafucka thats not why marlo quit the game you stupid bitch Rhonda made a deal with Levy marlo is free now but he cant be in the game

Smoothysilk is a dumb muthafucka

marlo could do fine without chris he had extra people with him in season 3 and 4 he could use them if that deal was not made marlo would be in the fuckin game still ..

[MackTheKnife12]

Dumbass...have you ever heard the saying:The strong rule the weak but the wise rule the strong? Let that marinate

[TubeGuest5178]

smoothysilk there was a mafia don that lookd like he was on crack and he wore a housecoat the whole time he was in prison, but he was the most feared don. He ran the whole prison! He was more feared than Paul Castellano or John Gotti! so looks aint what makes you feared and respected.

[pr1nce5]

though im bigger than marlo,, i wouldnt fight that dudde for shit.. that scence puts fear in my heart.. lol..

[undadwellaz]

This is the most gangsta sense ever I got a new respect for marlo after this right here.

[rodni7777]

Just awesome acting!

[malicedoom]

Fuck YOU, Marlo. You ARE a punk ass bitch. Your name is SHIT.

They reason you never found out is they PROTECTED your ass from Omar... who, even GIMPY, could have KICKED YOUR ASS up and down the fucking streets of Baltimore.

You weak-ass pussy.

[AmenAlmighty]

so, uh, hey... it's a show.

[jmac220022]

hahaha

[psatm]

You know he's just acting, right? Goddamn man, take a pill.

[1Dancingfan]

Yea that's some real anger Jaime tapped into for that one...you can tell in real life he has some of those attributes of his character Marlo.

[jonbois]

chris and monk are marlo's #1 and #3 people. they're in a cell, where marlo can't do shit, and they're still scared shitless of him. hell, i'm scared of him.

marlo is right up there with bubbs and rawls as one of the best characters on the show

[Spimon]

Marlo is a punk, without his guards he's a nobody...

[rooche14]

Easily the best scene of this or last season. Not a stretch to compare him to michael in the godfather, but all leaders possess those type of attributes

[courtjester88]

This is my favorite scene of the whole season

[CStewartWV]

Agreed. One of the best scenes I can remember from one of the great shows. Hes a G

[bigantho1]

Unforgettable scene. Reminds me of Michael in "The Godfather": quiet Don, sudden burst of emotion. We didn't know how good of an actor Jamie Hector was until that moment. He's great.