"Revenge is Sweet" is the third episode of the second part of the fourth season and the thirty-fifth overall episode of the HBO television series Oz.
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Most prisons manufacture things. License plates, clothes, computer chips. In Oz, we do one thing better than anybody. Revenge. Yeah, we churn out revenge with greater precision than a Ford assembly line. We're world renowned. And I'm happy to say for us, revenge is a growth industry.
"Vengeance is mine", sayeth the Lord. That's right. According to the Bible, revenge is the exclusive property of God almighty. But if God admits to using revenge, and if God can only do good, does that mean revenge is good? Does that mean if we are made in God's image, then revenge becomes not an act of hate, but a holy crusade? A blessed thing?
My uncle Bilbo once said "Revenge is a dish best served cold." Meaning, I guess, if the person plotting revenge goes into it all hot and lathered, he's likely to go home hungry. But the guy who approaches his goal with a cool, clear eye, he has himself a feast. Bon apetit.
Prisoner number 00T255, Leroy Tidd. Convicted May 10th, 2000. Armed robbery, reckless endangerment. Sentence: 20 years. Up for parole in 12.
Prisoner number 96K423, Timothy Kirk. Convicted April 16th, 1996. Manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child. Sentence: 12 years. Up for parole in 7.
Last year, the Hatfields and the McCoys, two families who've been feuding for something like 150 years, sat down together and made peace. Imagine that, giving up all that hate after all those years. Some people think the whole brouhaha started over a stolen pig, though there are those who swear the feud was over a woman.
Prisoner number 01Y208, Alvin Yood. Convicted January 20th, 2001. Aggravated assault of a minor. Sentence: 12 years. Up for parole in 7.
When you take revenge on somebody, you're actually paying them the highest compliment possible. It's like saying "You have affected my life to such an extent that I must reciprocate. I must affect your life as deeply as you have mine." Revenge may be the ultimate Hallmark card. Yeah. When you think of it like that, the cliche is true: Revenge is sweet.
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Unnamed civilian (Flashback)- Shot during robbery by Leroy Tidd's accomplice
Unnamed Kirk baby (Flashback)- Thrown into dumpster by Timothy Kirk
Ronald Barlog: Neck snapped by Chris Keller
Crime Flashbacks:[]
Leroy Tidd: Armed robbery, reckless endangerment
Timothy Kirk: Manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child
Alvin Yood: Aggravated assault of a minor