Episode Report Card Megyn: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT War...what is it good for?
By Megyn | Season 4 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.03.2001
Cut to flashback of Supreme being stabbed by Carlton "Tug" Daniels. He's in Oz now. We cut directly to Burr having a board meeting. He tells his crew that "the time for action is upon us." He instructs Tug to waste Pancamo. Jia leans over and hisses that he wants Morales because he "made a promise." Burr then tells Hill to "get word to Omar White." Who is in the infirmary. He wants Omar to finish off Supreme Allah. Cut to the cafeteria. Everyone gives their assigned hits the stink-eye. Hill finds Burr and expresses concern about the war they are about to wage. Hill asks why people have to die and what exactly Burr hopes to gain, since the warden will toss Burr right in solitary once he finds out he's the ringleader. Burr asks Hill what his problem is. Hill says that with Burr being his dad's best friend, and his dad having gone off with Burr to 'Nam and Burr coming back, alone, Hill has followed Burr and done what he said. Never questioned him. When he wanted a job at ten years old, Burr had him selling drugs instead of letting him get a paper route. Cue Burr's ramble of how there were "no other options" and he does what he has to do to get by in this sad, crazy world. Hill calls him on his bullshit by saying, "You don't have to tell me about reality. I live in Oz. I live in this chair." He leans closer to Burr and says, "I wouldn't be here if you'd let me have the goddamned, motherfucking paper route!" Burr turns to glare. Hill glares back and rolls away. Burr sits and stews. It seems like all Burr ever does is eat.
Cut to the shower of gratuitous frontals. Said and Hill talk about the situation, and Said tells him he admires Hill. That Hill has a sense of decency and honor. Hill asks Said what good any of that does him. Said: "You get to sleep through the night." Cut to Hill in the common area, telling Murphy he needs to talk to him. They exit together, which cuts us to the SWAT team gearing up to ward off the impending riot. Then we cut to the infirmary, where Omar tells Supreme that he's thirsty and could he please fetch him some water. Supreme acts like his usual ass self and doesn't want to, but he finally get tired enough of Omar's whining to get up and do it. Cut to the gym, where Jia starts his engines on killing off Morales, who is playing basketball. He's backed up by Tug and the rest of the hit-and-run boys. We shift back to Supreme lowering a cup with a straw to Omar's mouth. Then cut back to the gym where Pancamo gets the ball knocked out of his hands and it rolls over to the boys. Jia picks up the ball and sticks it with his shank. Back to Supreme and Omar. Omar pulls a shank from underneath the bed and tries to stab him. Back to the gym as the hacks in face masks rush in and stop the fighting. Everyone is held back while shouting insults to the other team. And back to Omar as the more hacks prevent him from doing Supreme. Cut to Murphy, hanging up the phone in the common room and yelling "Lockdown!" Burr slowly looks across to Hill, who looks like a bad, bad dog.