Recap / Oz S 2 E 6 Strange Bedfellows

Tropes

• Entitled Bastard: Miguel expects Adebisi to make him a partner in the drug trade despite having done nothing to earn it.
• Exact Words: McManus tries to avoid lying about the situation with Scott by invoking this when questioned by Said.

• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good:
  • Schillinger is convinced Said always set out to deliberately sabotage the case.
  • McManus accuses Ryan of not understanding love.

• Guilt Complex: Beecher has nightmares over his role in Cathy Rockwell's death.

• I Just Want to Be Loved: Walker's reasons for his actions were that he didn't want to be forgotten.

• Jerkass: Hernandez has it out for Miguel as soon as he lays eyes on him and for no real reason.

• Jerkass Has a Point: Burrano pushing for Adebisi to be punished when there's no evidence he was involved in Schibetta's poisoning is unethical, but he is totally right in his suspicions.

• Manipulative Bastard: Keller tries to trick Beecher into going back to drinking.

• Lack of Empathy: Shirley admits to Diane that she has no guilt for what she did to her daughter.

• Not Me This Time: Devlin is innocent of everything Walker accuses him of.

• Politically Incorrect Villain:
  • Mack disapproves of Schillinger forming an alliance with Said.
  • Shirley rejects Adebisi for being black.

• To Be Lawful or Good: McManus choses to be good and protect Dianne from prison.

• Ungrateful Bastard: Ryan casually drops Shannon without a hint of remorse despite her clearly loving him and taking care of Cyril for over a year.

• Villain with Good Publicity: Devlin admits he took the opportunity to discredit Walker because it casts doubts over the other claims people have made against him and repair some of his bad PR.

• Villainous Friendship: Kenny seems happy for Poet when he sees him doing well on the TV.

• "Well Done, Son" Guy: Peter clearly feels insecure about living up to his father when Burrano informs him the family wants him out.