Wired and Rewired Podcast: A First Timer’s and Long Timer’s Rewatch of The Wire

Even though they got the bingo tonight, Ellie and Chris take the time to review Season 3, Episode 10: Reformation. They cover the Coop's Crisis of Leadership, Colvin facing the music at Comstat, and the Detail finally breaking through the burner obstacles.     Chapters:     Intro (0:00)     Prediction Scorecard (2:05)     Call It a Crisis of Leadership (5:08)     Colvin Comes Clean (27:51)     Wit...

Ellie and Chris know better than to disrespect a Sunday morning as they recap Season 3, Episode 9, Slapstick. They cover among other things Prez' disastrous turn down the wrong alley, Dennis' journey through the bureacracy, and Stringer violating the Sunday truce.     Intro (0:00)     Prediction Scorecard (2:30)     A Racial Component to Consider (8:42)     Permits, Permits, Permits (52:25)     He...

Ellie and Chris play around with the Make-a-Face while they recap Season 3, Episode 8, Moral Midgetry. They discuss the state of Hamsterdam, Dennis' (former Cutty) first steps on his new journey, the Detail's pursuit of the Trac phones, and the fractures starting to form in the Barksdale organization.   Chapters:  Intro (0:00) Prediction Scorecard (2:33) Carcetti Gets Schooled (6:29) Help for Hams...

Ellie and Chris do a taste test of Bushmills versus Jamesons while they cover Season 3, Episode 7, Back Burners. They unpack Omar's gift to Bunk, Carcetti's and Marlo's chess moves, Carver and Colvin doing for Hamsterdam while McNulty and Kima discover it, and Ellie reignites her love of Cutty thanks to his search for a second chance.   Chapters:  Intro (0:00)  Prediction Scorecard (3:50)  Neatly...

Ellie and Chris don a couple of big, white t-shirts as they review Season 3, Episode 6, Homecoming. They cover the war starting between Avon and Marlo, the continuing evolution of Hamsterdam, Bunk meeting with Omar, and Kima and McNulty's last-ditch effort to have the unit turn its focus back to Stringer.   Chapters: Baghdad and Businessmen (7:46) Hamsterdam Heats Up (47:35) Carcetti Lays the Grou...

Ellie and Chris crack open a case of PBR while they cover Season 3, Episode 5, Straight and True. They discuss Stringer's attempt to woo Marlo, Colvin's attempt to woo the mid-level dealers, and Carcetti's attempt to woo the mayor into protecting witnesses.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris ain't getting their heads up as they discuss Season 3 Episode 4, Amsterdam. They cover Cutty's attempt to stay on the straight, Colvin's attempt to offer the corner boys amnesty for selling drugs, and McNulty's attempt to reel Stringer back in.   Chapters: Intro (0:00) Welcome to Hamsterdam (4:05) Looking for a Glock in a Haystack (23:15) Stringer: Dealer to Developer (31:02) Carce...

Ellie and Chris reviewing Season 3, Episode 3 Dead Soldiers ain't no 40-degree day. They follow Cutty's attempt to return to regular life, Colvin's plan to bring the crime rate down in the Western, Omar's heist gone wrong, and the legacy left behind by producer Bob Colesberry (aka Ray Cole).   Chapters:  Intro (0:00) Cutty's Closed Door (6:30) Omar 1, Barksdale 1 (14:06) Colvin at Comstat (42:57)...

Ellie and Chris go looking for the Edwin Allen Poe house as they discuss Season 3, Episode 2: All Due Respect. They discuss the dog fight and ensuing war between Cheese and Daz, the bond beginning to form between Burrell and Colvin, Cutty's attempt to stay legit, and the unusual relationship between Herc and Carver and Poot and Bodie.   Chapters: Intro (0:00) Listener Mail (woo-hoo!) (3:05) Predic...

Chair recognizes Ellie and Chris as they keep doing the same thing over and over, this time reviewing Season 3, Episode 1: Time After Time. They cover Stringer's New Business Model (10:44), What Cutty is Up To (16:46), Bubs and Johnny Keep Getting Burnt (27:51), The Detail's Diminishing Returns (34:51), Marla Daniels for City Council (58:11), and Colvin's Got No Effs Left to Give (1:01:50).   Send...

Ellie and Chris take a field trip to a hotel at the harbor to discuss the season 2 finale, Port in a Storm. They wrap up all the Season 2 story lines and take a peak at what may be coming in Season 3.   Chapters: (04:30) Frank's Fate (19:20) Nick and the Detail (47:13) Closing the Case on the Can (01:03:04) The Barksdales and Brother (01:25:46) The World Keeps Turning Send feedback to our e-mail:...

Ellie and Chris enjoy two hot dogs and a strawberry soda while discussing Season 2, Episode 11, Bad Dreams. They review the showdown between Omar and Brother Mouzone and follow Frank's efforts to protect his union and his family after the Unit makes its final push to take down the Greeks' organization.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media...

Ellie and Chris feed the meter before diving into Season 2, Episode 10, Storm Warnings. They cover Ziggy's final, disastrous act, Brother Mouzone establishing his presence with authority, and Valchek's deploying of the Feds and ultimate descent on the Unit.   Chapters: Don't Mess with Mouzone (3:40) Zig Takes a Zag (24:00) FBI Are Friends (45:45) Music, Killer Cameos, and Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons...

Ellie and Chris go undercover as out-of-town salespeople as they discuss Season 2, Episode 9, Stray Rounds. They discuss the tragic events surrounding Bodie's attempt at a hostile takeover, McNulty's "successful" sting at the brothel, and Stringer's decision to partner with Prop Joe while Avon brings in muscle to defend their territory.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You...

Ellie and Chris hit an all-night diner and enjoy some scrapple as they discuss Season 2, Episode 8, Duck and Cover. They go over how the different threads of Season 2 are now being weaved together as they discuss the detail's pursuit of Frank and the Greeks, Frank's response, and Ziggy's continued self-destructive behavior.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow u...

Ellie and Chris stand up to the modern urban crime environment as they discuss Season 2, Episode 7: Backwash. They cover the fallout from D'Angelo's death, Nick's foray into drug dealing, Herc and Carver's doomed surveillance attempt, and the Unit first steps towards uncovering the Greeks' operations.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media b...

Chris is gonna hear about how he spilled the beans come Thanksgiving time, but he and Ellie forge on as they cover D'Angelo's Second Act, McNulty's Retirement, and Nick's negotiations with both the Greeks and his own principles.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris fight against getting pulled under as they cover Episode 5 of Season 2. They talk through Frank making a devil's bargain for his union while Nick and Ziggy trying to get Ziggy out from under his debts to Cheese. They also cover McNulty's two journeys, the Detail getting started, and Bunk and Beadie finding a lead into the Jane Does.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gm...

When Ellie and Chris watch Hard Cases, they gonna dance. We cover all the details as the season starts to pick up speed, with the Unit coming back together, Nick and Zig taking on another caper, and McNulty roping in Bubs to track down Omar.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

We wear plainclothes while covering Episode 3 to offset the tweedy impertinence and pinstripe lawyerly affectation of Freamon and Bunk. Ellie and Chris also discuss the investigation into the deaths of the women in the can and McNulty's futile attempt to help, Ziggy and Nick's camera caper, and Frank doing everything he can to keep his union together.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired...

Episode 2, you look like you could use a good cup of coffee. Ellie and Chris first acknowledge Ellie's amazing predicting skills before covering McNulty's shenanigans with Beattie to get Rawls to eat the murders and the beef between Valchek and Sabotka gets cooking. Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Yo, that be the Season Premiere of the second season of The Wire. Let's hear that sh*t. Ellie talks through her experience of learning about a whole new set of characters the season will follow while Chris tries to provide as much spoiler-free info as he can to clear up any confusion. They also follow up on some familiar faces from Season 1 and discuss what's in store for the season. Send feedback...

Ellie and Chris wrap up Season 1 by recapping Episode 13, Sentencing. They cover both the Unit's successes and failures in their pursuit of the Barksdale organization, and they discuss the setup for the future of some of the characters for Season 2.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris review Episode 12, Cleaning Up, in which the title pretty much says it all. Even though the Barksdale organization does its best to tie up loose ends, it still can't evade the Unit entirely. Meanwhile, Daniels tries to prevent Burrell and the department from cleaning up the Unit before their work is done.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us o...

Everyone is in reaction mode after Kima's shooting during the failed bust with Orlando. The Barksdales circle the wagons while also giving up one of their own, and the police department looks for retribution. Ellie and Chris cover both angles as they recap Episode 11, The Hunt.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredan...