I am – Hercules!!

What to expect tonight on 5.4 (BEWARE SPOILERS):

* The brutish Colicchio will frighten a teacher.

* Lester will find “the headshot,” and urge a course of action.

* Burrell will brandish a putter.

* Templeton will interview in the land of Woodward.

* McNulty will recruit one of Rawls' many old adversaries.

* Prop Joe will recount Butchie’s history.

* Nerese will read up on Daniels.

* Twigg will give Gus a goodbye present.

* Michael will say no to mom.

* Landsman will suggest Bunk buy a chemistry set.

* Greggs will visit old friends.

* Cheese will cut New Day.

* Rawls will learn what’s on the menu.

* Herc, now working for the other side, will catch up with some former quarries.

* Beadie will find her conversation interrupted.

* Someone we haven’t seen since the Sobotka days will re-emerge.

* Omar will seek an audience.

No Bubbles, no Valchek, no Cutty, No Avon, no Whiting, no Marla, no Royce, no Sergei, no Prez, no Bunny.

5.5, hitting HBO On Demand Monday and HBO Proper next Sunday, is described by the channel thusly:

Episode #55: "React Quotes."
Marlo (Jamie Hector) forges an alliance with a drug connect, who shows him a new communications trick. McNulty's (Dominic West) case gets increased attention from the newspaper, in large part thanks to the addition of Templeton (Tom McCarthy) to the reporting team. Dukie (Jermaine Crawford) turns to Cutty (Chad L. Coleman) and Michael (Tristan Wilds) to hone his self-defense skills; Clay Davis (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) finds a new ally; Bond (Dion Graham) raises his public profile; Levy (Michael Kostroff) and Herc (Domenick Lombardozzi) prepare for litigation; Elena (Callie Thorne) confronts McNulty about his behavior; Bubbles (Andre Royo) fears new opportunities; Greggs (Sonja Sohn) gets some overtime work. Omar (Michael Kenneth Williams) shows patience as Marlo throws out his bait.

Teleplay by David Mills; story by David Simon & David Mills; directed by Agnieszka Holland.

Ah, the return of Cutty and Elena!

After 5.5., only five episodes left.

Kindly keep spoilers for 5.6 and 5.7 out of talkback.

I warn you not to defy me.

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