Posts with tag Omar Little
Posted Feb 24th 2008 10:03PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, The Wire, Episode Reviews

(S05E08) "A lie ain't a side of a story. It's just a lie." - Terry Hanning
Rest in peace Omar Little. Wow. Honestly, that's all I really want to talk about. So let's get everything else out of the way first. I'll come back to Omar. Where to start then? How about my weekly rant on Scott Templeton? When I first saw that quote at the head of the episode, I was wondering who the hell Terry Hanning was. I figured he must hold some weight if his quote was the one selected to grace the episode though. Then we saw him. The military vet that Scott "interviewed" under the bridge the day he went slumming with the homeless. I've been waiting all season for a moment like this.
Continue reading The Wire: Clarifications
Posted Dec 12th 2006 10:47AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Deadwood, Lost, Nip/Tuck, Festivus, Heroes, The Wire, Dexter
...Six Creepy Killers.
Murderers, psychopaths, homicidal nut-jobs, and guys that like to eat fingers. Killers, they come in all shapes and sizes, all forms, and they're all over TV. We love to hate them and in some cases we hate that we love them. But you can't avoid them because more often than not, they lead to some great storylines on many of our favorite shows. Here's a look at some of the big ones from 2006.
1.) Sylar [Heroes] - Mild-mannered watch maker turned super-powered brain craver, Sylar has been removing the pink organs from folks on Chandra Suresh's list on Heroes all season long. He looks calm in that picture, but that was before he grew in the scrappy beard and donned a trench-coat. His ability to absorb the powers of those he kills is creepy enough, but actually seeing him get angry is definitely unnerving. Just look at what he did to Eden in the show's mid-season finale. I wouldn't recommend standing in front of a plate-glass window if this guy is on the other side of it.
Continue reading On the 6th day of Festivus, TV gave to me