Who is D'Angelo Barksdale in The Wire?
The nephew in the pit · Barksdale Organization
D'Angelo Barksdale (The nephew in the pit) is a character in The Wire, part of Barksdale Organization. D'Angelo Barksdale beats a murder charge in the season's first scene — a witness recants, his uncle's organization at work — and is demoted anyway, from the towers to the low-rise pit, to remember what the family gives and takes. Smarter and softer than the crew he now runs, Dee teaches chess to corner boys as the org chart of their own lives and feels, more than anyone in the family, the weight of what the bodies cost.
When does D'Angelo Barksdale first appear?
D'Angelo Barksdale first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“The Target”) of The Wire (2002–2008, HBO).
Who is D'Angelo Barksdale connected to?
Relationships already established when D'Angelo Barksdale first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Avon Barksdale — Uncle — blood and leverage
- Stringer Bell — Minding the nephew
- Wallace — The pit's conscience, twice over
Which group does D'Angelo Barksdale belong to?
By the time D'Angelo Barksdale appears, Barksdale Organization also includes Avon Barksdale, Stringer Bell, Wallace.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Jimmy McNulty — Natural police, unnatural everything else
- Bunk Moreland — The other half of the double act
- Kima Greggs — The detail's best detective
- Cedric Daniels — Lieutenant between the fires
- Avon Barksdale — The name on the towers
- Stringer Bell — The economist of the corner
- Bubbles — The best CI in Baltimore
- Wallace — The kid in the pit
- Ellis Carver — Narcotics muscle, slowly learning
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