 It also underscores the divide between the first and second halves of the season, when consequences of actions come more sharply into focus.D'Angelo makes this comment when discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" and the theme of Gatsby's inability to escape his past and who he was no matter how much he tried to cover it, a sentiment that D'Angelo shares as he is unable to escape that he is a Barksdale.It also refers to Jimmy McNulty's attempts at reconciliation with his wife.