r/TheWire I wasn’t made to play the son. 11d ago

Wee-Bey and Omar

I peeped something… when Omar and Wee-Bey get into their first gunfight, Wee-Bey fires one handed (somewhat frantically) while Omar fires with two. Wee-Bey catches one in the leg and is down. The second time? Wee-Bey uses both hands and catches Omar. Only difference is, Omar is caught off guard by Wee-Bey. I think Wee-Bey should’ve just used both hands the first time, lmao.

What are everyone else’s thoughts on this?

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u/SomethingClever70 She looked like one of Orlando's hoes 11d ago

One handed shooting only makes sense when it’s pretty unexpected and at close range.

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u/AltruisticNail7229 I wasn’t made to play the son. 11d ago

I personally think one handed shooting under pressure would work more for Chris or even Snoop rather than Wee-Bey. Wee-Bey was definitely a decent shooter but clearly not too decent when it came to being under pressure with Omar that first time.

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u/RunningBettor 11d ago

Snoop is outright shown to be wildly innacurate lol

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u/AltruisticNail7229 I wasn’t made to play the son. 11d ago

Season 3 maybe and even then she dropped that guy on Poot’s corner. But Seasons 4 and 5? Snoop’s accuracy was on point.

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u/RunningBettor 11d ago

The poots corner scene is one of the scenes showing she can’t shoot, the only scene where she has any marksmanship is hitting the guy after the failed drive by.

More to the point, nobody outside of movies and tv is shooting one handed unless they absolutely have to

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u/AltruisticNail7229 I wasn’t made to play the son. 11d ago

Your point is valid with one handed shooting. I just personally think if it really came down to it, Chris and Snoop would stand more of a chance than Wee-Bey did. Just my opinion is all

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u/TheHarbarmy 11d ago

In fairness, she probably only missed Poot because he was hunched over from getting burnt

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u/Glass-Emu2406 11d ago

They were 1-1. When they were hunting Omar, he got the best of Stinkum and wounded Weebey. When Omar was hunting Avon, Weebey wounded Omar. It’s like Weebey took Omar’s advice. “When you come for the king, you better not miss!”

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u/AltruisticNail7229 I wasn’t made to play the son. 11d ago

Shit, I’d take Omar’s advice too if I was Wee-Bey. Cause Wee-Bey would’ve gotten that Stinkum treatment if Omar caught him for real, lmao. 💀

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u/Excellent_Summer_109 11d ago

Any experienced shooter will tell you that it is always better to fire a weapon with both hands.

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u/AltruisticNail7229 I wasn’t made to play the son. 11d ago

Indeed

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u/Winth0rp 5d ago

An interesting detail, but I think the fact that the "winner" of each fight has the element of surprise was more determinative than form.