Line #4 Awesome/Oz


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3	* The riot in season 1 has several as all hell breaks loose. As Said leads his men out to charge the riot, they find some convicts circling on Diane who flee as soon as the Muslims come at them. Diane is naturally worried but one member of the Brotherhood actually seems to comfort her [[FreezeFrameBonus and flashes her a peace sign]], showing Said's morals at not wanting her hurt (or more likely sexually assaulted as all the other guards and Father Mukada are beaten).
4	** As fires are set, the rooms are wrecked, offices trashed and more, Said gets hold of a gun to fire a pistol and silence everyone. All the convicts gaze up as Said declares "now let's get organized!" causing them all to cheer.
5	** Glynn comes up to the barricade the convicts have created to find Said standing on top of it, sliding on his formerly banned Muslim cap and the prisoners chanting his name. The smug smile on Said's face says it all.
6	-->'''Glynn:''' What's this about, Said?
7	-->'''Said:''' If you have to ask, Glynn....we've got a loooong day ahead of us.
8	* Several apply, but most fans point to Beecher's revenge against Schillinger in episode seven, or Said rejecting SmugSnake Governor Devlin's politically-motivated pardon on television (''"According to my religion there are some things I am not allowed to swallow!"'') as the most notable bits.
9	** Look at [=McManus=]' face when Said comes back to Em City after rejecting the pardon. You can tell he just gained [=McManus=]' respect.
10	** Said returns to Em City with a hero's welcome and everyone chanting his name.
11	** Anytime Beecher stands up to the Aryans in the season one finale. He's completely shed his fear of them, which Ryan mentions in one scene.
12	-->'''Ryan''': See that! The old Beecher would have hid just now.
13	** [[FanNickname Crazy Beecher]] during season 2 was made of awesome.
14	*** To add to insult to injury, when Schillinger orders the Aryan Brotherhood to kill Beecher, the Brotherhood is too scared to even approach him. Everyone Schillinger approaches refuses to make the attempt.
15	* Father Mukada (a liberal, Asian, Catholic, "hack in black") convincing white supremacist Vern Schillinger to release Beecher's kidnapped daughter.
16	* Beecher killing the white supremacist guard with [[WolverineClaws his sharpened fingernails]], then casually clipping off the evidence.
17	* Wilson Loewen delivering an absolutely devastating ReasonYouSuckSpeech to a thoroughly deserving Schillinger.
18	* Keller snapping the neck of the Aryan who killed Beecher's father.
19	* O'Reily smashing the head of Dr. Nathan's rapist in with a dumbbell.
20	* Keller tricking Beecher into killing longtime enemy Schillinger.
21	* O'Reily manipulating events to get SmugSnake Jia Kenmin, who got his brother Cyril sent to Death Row, beaten to death by guards.
22	* Said's Speech in Episode Eight: "We don't need more prisons, bigger prisons, better prisons. We need better justice."
23	* Moses Deyell punching through a stone wall he'd been chipping away at and choking racist killer Mark Miles to death.
24	* Schillinger finally getting his karma when Beecher unwittingly shanks him during the play. Particularly great when he realizes he's been duped and when Keneniah shouts [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "THAT MOTHAFUCKA'S DEAD!"]] to [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing thunderous applause]].
25	* Beecher, high on PCP and having had enough of Schillinger's torture, smashing the window and sending a shard of glass into Schillinger's eye. Both the prisoners and audience at home really couldn't help but cheer.
26	** The buildup to Beecher fighting back is awesome as well, as Beecher stops fearing him and starts defying him. When Schillinger forbids him from using drugs, Beecher continues getting them from O'Reilly anyway. O'Reilly says "But Schillinger said you can't have them anymore," to which Beecher responds "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck Schillinger.]]" When Schillinger rips out the pages of a law book and tells him to eat it, Beecher says "No." and slaps his hand away, causing Schillinger to have to force them to eat it.
27	* When Robson mocks Leroy Tidd's death in front of an enraged Said, he beats the utter shit out of Robson until he's unconscious.
28	--> '''Said:''' "YOU WANNA SEE THE NIGGER IN ME?!!"
29	** Not long after this, Said protects Beecher from the Aryans after his parole hearing. He literally appears from NOWHERE and shanks Schillinger and proceeds to do the same to Robson, and caps it off with one of the most chilling lines of the series.
30	---> '''Said:''' "Adebisi lives!"
31	* Cyril punching out his dirtbag brother in season 3's "Out of Time" episode. Ryan's the only character who doesn't really get much comeuppance on the show, so the scene was double awesome.
32	* As Cyril was being escorted to the electric chair, all the inmates of Em City casually stop what they're doing and enter their pods. While the guards expect the worse, they all begin to bang their hands on their pod glass showing their support for Cyril and Ryan. Think about it, the homeboys, Aryans, Latinos, bikers, Sicilians, Christians, Muslims, and non specifics coming together after trying to off each other for so long for the sake of two inmates.
33	** What really makes it awesome is the individual shots of certain inmates:
34	*** Burr Redding still grieving for Augustus, Alvarez and Guerra who hated each other for so long standing together, one of the homeboys loyal to Poet with no reason to care for the brothers, Busmalis and Rebadow showing that they still are as big hearted as they ever were, even Beecher who should've given up all hope and compassion by this point. For me it was the pinnacle of series, and a hope spot for all the failures of OZ and Em City.
35	** And as an added bonus, this is shown to happen ''twice''. After Cyril gets a stay of execution, but then loses his appeal and is sent to the chair again, none of the prisoners say "Ugh we already went through this." They just go back in their pods and bang on the doors again; this second scene also includes a prominent shot of Torquemada, who probably has never ''seen'' Cyril, joining in, although he is barely flicking the glass with his fingers.
36	* Martin Querns, just being himself. He's an amoral asshole, but one who can knock Adebisi's hat off his head, then stare him down afterwards without flinching.
37	* Perhaps Bob Rebadow telling off Dave Brass should be something worthy of being mentioned: after Sean Murphy confesses his role in Enrique Morales' tendons getting cut, Brass tries to earn Rebadow's sympathy; the old man refuses and states that he has enough hatred in his heart for Brass and Morales already.
38	* Beecher selling off rapist Adam Guenzel to the Aryans, for a well-deserved taste of his own medicine.
39	* Said, Nappa, Schillinger and Guerra all pull an awesome EverybodyHasStandards moment by quickly and unanimously agreeing their groups will protect Augustus Hill from retaliation after Hill rats out Coyle for the murder of an innocent family.
40	* Dr. Faraj serving up a one-man HumiliationConga to neo-Nazi Robson. Then when Robson tries to kick his ass for it, Faraj manages to get the upper hand and [[TheToothHurts whack him in the freshly-operated-on teeth]] with a heavy object, and walks off.
41	* After continuously insulting his cell mate Beecher, Colonel Galson challenges him to a fight. Beecher immediately takes Galson out with a well-placed [[GroinAttack punch to the balls.]]
42	* Saïd calling Schillinger out on his raping of other inmates during one of their sessions with Sister Pete.
43	--> '''Saïd:''' [[HeteronormativeCrusader Homosexuality is a perversion against God's will.]]\
44	'''Schillinger:''' I agree.\
45	'''Saïd:''' And yet you practice sodomy yourself.\
46	'''Schillinger:''' I'm no faggot.\
47	'''[[TranquilFury Saïd]]:''' '''You''' '''''raped''''' '''Beecher'''… and Cyril O'Reily, and God knows how many others!\
48	'''Schillinger:''' [[SelfServingMemory I never]] [[BlatantLies touched anybody!]]\
49	'''Beecher:''' You lying, cocksucking fuck!\
50	'''Sister Pete:''' Tobias…\
51	'''Beecher:''' How can you deny what you did? [[SuddenlyShouting GET UP!]]\
52	''[Beecher grabs Schillinger and starts throttling him]''\
53	'''Sister Pete:''' Officer!\
54	''[Two [=COs=] grab Beecher and Schillinger]''\
55	'''Beecher:''' '''FUCK! YOU FUCKING LYING''' '''''BITCH! YOU LYING FUCKING SACK OF SHIT!'''''

Context Awesome / Oz