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This article is about the fictional character. For the actress, see Felicia Pearson (actress).

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was a young enforcer in the Stanfield Organization and a protégé of Christopher Partlow.

Biography[]

Background[]

Snoop has a younger sister who attends Edward J. Tilghman Middle School alongside Namond Brice, in the class of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski.

Season 3[]

Snoop is heavily involved in the turf war with the rival Barksdale organization. She killed Barksdale soldier Rico in a drive by shooting on Poot's corner. She also took part in Chris's efforts to foil an assassination attempt against Marlo.

After Russell Bell was murdered by Omar Little and Brother Mouzone, Snoop boasted that she and Partlow had murdered him. ("Mission Accomplished")

Season 4[]

She assists Partlow in many murders on behalf of Marlo, though she is never shown killing anybody. They dispose of the bodies by depositing them in vacant row houses, covering them with quicklime and tarps, and boarding up the buildings again. When they re-seal the doors, they use a distinctive nail gun which Snoop purchases in the first scene of the season; later, these nails are key clues for the police to find the bodies. After Sergeant Hauk pulls them over and spots the nail gun, Chris discards it, to Snoop's chagrin.

Among the people murdered by Chris and Snoop are "Lex" Anderson, Little Kevin, several New York drug dealers, and a security guard who talked back to Marlo. Tired of always concealing her crimes, Snoop tries to keep the guard's badge as a souvenir, but Chris throws the badge away. The pair were also responsible for intimidating Preston Broadus into accepting Marlo's package and for recruiting middle school child Michael Lee into their organization. They also train the next generation of soldiers for Stanfield's organization, including Michael and O-Dog.

Season 5[]

Kill count[]

Personal[]

  • Rico: Killed in a drive-by shooting during a gang war. (2004)
  • Unnamed Corner Boy: Shot during a gang war. (2008)
  • Butchie's Bodyguard: Murdered to lure Omar out. (2008)

Proxy[]

  • Tater: Gave Chris the drop which lead to him killing Tater. (2004)
  • Unnamed Drug Dealer: Helped dispose the body after Chris killed him. (2006)
  • Curtis "Lex" Anderson: Assisted Chris in killing Lex after finding out he killed Fruit. (2006)
  • Unnamed Security Guard: Assisted Chris in killing him after the security was being disrespectful to Marlo. (2006)
  • Devar Manigault: Snoop watched Chris beat Devar to death for assaulting Michael. (2006)
  • Preston "Bodie" Broadus: Snoop and Chris were stalking Bodie on his corner to be killed. (2006)
  • Butchie: Helped Chris interrogate Butchie to give up Omar's location, but refused which forced Chris to kill him. (2008)
  • Nathaniel Manns: Kidnapped with Chris, got Cheese to kill him. (2008)
  • Donnie: Assisted Chris into killing Omar but Donnie got killed by Chris. (2008)

Production[]

Appearances[]

Season 3
"Time after Time" "All Due Respect" "Dead Soldiers" "Amsterdam" "Straight and True"
"Homecoming" "Back Burners" "Moral Midgetry" "Slapstick" "Reformation"
"Middle Ground" "Mission Accomplished"
Season 4
"Boys of Summer" "Soft Eyes" "Home Rooms" * "Refugees" "Alliances"
"Margin of Error" "Unto Others" * "Corner Boys" "Know Your Place" "Misgivings"
"A New Day" "That's Got His Own" "Final Grades"
Season 5
"More with Less" "Unconfirmed Reports" "Not for Attribution" "Transitions" "React Quotes"
"The Dickensian Aspect" "Took" "Clarifications" "Late Editions" "-30-"

*Uncredited appearance.

Notes[]

  • Snoop's real name is belatedly established as Felicia Pearson, which is also the name of the actress who plays her.[1] "Snoop" is that actress's nickname in real life.[2] Several critics have picked out Pearson's performance as frightening because she portrays a female youth who is also a cold hearted killer.[3][4][5][6] Writer Stephen King called the character "perhaps the most terrifying female villain to ever appear in a television series."[5]

References[]

  1. Character profile - Snoop. HBO (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
  2. HBO series The Wire's Snoop Pearson. Danaroc.com (2006). Retrieved on 2006-9-17.
  3. Ken Tucker (2006). 5 Reasons to Live. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
  4. Michael Endelman (2006). "Wire" education. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Stephen King (2006). Setting Off a 'Wire' Alarm. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
  6. Neil Drumming. High Wire Act. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.
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