LOL, the look on McNulty's face as he gradually realizes the profiler is describing him down to his socks😂

@phobos258

5 ай бұрын

Such great acting! it has me in tears laughing every time I watch it.

"You're not killing them yourself, McNulty. At least assure me of that." - Rawls.

@sakuraba86

4 жыл бұрын

That's one of my favorite lines. I crack up every time.

@keiwinnmitchell3212

3 жыл бұрын

Good...that’s a start.

@DontTakeCrack

2 жыл бұрын

@@sakuraba86 can someone link me the clip?

@sahilsehrawat9831

2 жыл бұрын

@@DontTakeCrack kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWZhsM2TaM-to6Q.html

@paddigan

2 жыл бұрын

Rawls could be so funny at times

i wish bunk was in this scene

@Fakename70

3 жыл бұрын

And Freamon

@SankofaNYC

3 жыл бұрын

Lol if they were both in the scene they would have both just stared directly at Jimmy... Lol

@hansolowe19

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be possible, they needed him in the later episodes and he would have died laughing here.

@diogocorreiavideo

2 жыл бұрын

At this point bunk wanted nothing to do with this. Would have been great watching him just staring at mcnulty though

@Fakename70

2 жыл бұрын

@@diogocorreiavideo Or Rawls

McNulty always looks like the little boy who got his hand caught in the cookie jar. "What the fuck did I do?"

@Jrtekk

3 жыл бұрын

"Stay away from the cookie jar!"

@Neo2266.

2 жыл бұрын

I read that in Kenard's little bitch voice

@hitmanpraveen9950

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of whore 😂😂😂😂

@davidma6616

Жыл бұрын

Comments you can hear, lol

@intsoccersuperstar1

Жыл бұрын

I was going to like this comment but I didn’t want to be the one to move it off 666 likes lol

"What do you think?" "They´re in the ballpark..." Love it.

@richie51389

8 жыл бұрын

Agree best line of the scene

@manuelcc5452

6 жыл бұрын

What does it mean?

@georgemccutcheon7794

6 жыл бұрын

Manuel CC Ahem, McNulty is the serial killer in question. He's faking the murders by staging them on John Does.

@manuelcc5452

6 жыл бұрын

George McCutcheon i know that. what i want to know is what they're in the ball park means.

@SouthQuab

6 жыл бұрын

idioms.thefreedictionary.com/in+the+ballpark

Those who wrote this scene are genius.

@michaelzigman3845

8 жыл бұрын

What i was gonna say

@williamdrouin8063

5 жыл бұрын

Orange Tortoise the mcarthur genius prize ?

@MRWINDYMETHANE

4 жыл бұрын

It's not TV, it's HBO.

@Brochacho617

4 жыл бұрын

jositoxxx1 that also should be said about the entire series

@audio_library_98.75

4 жыл бұрын

Ddhfacetyy then go on and create multiple characterers with deep histories behind them and fuse everything together and create the best tv show ever made, or just a book if you dont have enough funds for the series lol

I remember laughing my ass off when this scene aired. Woke up my cats...

@hasselett

7 жыл бұрын

Aaron Hungwell it wasn't THAT funny

@AaronHungwell

7 жыл бұрын

Levain Sylvaux to each their own. It wasn't an extended laugh, but more like a chortle.

@pranavmalik6242

7 жыл бұрын

I did laugh my ass off. It was definitely a very extended laugh.

@wasimmohammed3008

5 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh too... the look on his face as he basically describes mcnulty

@aaroniic

5 жыл бұрын

John DiMaggio nah it was. go to sleep

How Kima's alarm bells weren't blasting is a mystery to this day 😂

@asavelakuse6865

4 ай бұрын

Trust and colleague relations. Few have seen McNulty low and down if they were there they would know.

@GoGetYourShinebox

2 ай бұрын

No way she would've thought it was Jimmy

@madgavin7568

2 ай бұрын

If Lester or Bunk was there, they would have known right away.

@creamygooger

2 ай бұрын

​@madgavin7568 they woulda started laughing too

Plot twist: The FBI knew exactly what McNulty was doing but played along because they had an office pool on how long it'd be before it all blew up in the Baltimore PD's face.

@purplefood1

Жыл бұрын

From the little i know of US law enforcement that doesn't sound entirely unreasonable

@blackoutgstar9949

7 ай бұрын

they seemed to all have an idea landsman too the lie was too big to live with like said in the show

@Blooblahbeebloo

2 ай бұрын

The look on that guys face at :30. The way he looks at jimmy. If they didnt know already, they were at least suspicious of mcnulty. Theres no way this they overlooked a perfect match, THIS close to the case

@philipkhatana4227

Ай бұрын

Interesting, but they didn't really know him well, right? That look the guy gave him does imply it's possible, though, IMO!

LMAO!! Lester already told him in an earlier screen, he might learn something about himself!!

This scenes makes the entire series and Mcnulty. His facial expressions at around 0.20 as he realizes that the FBI analysts are actually describing him, and then later when they mention 'High functioning alcoholic' are classic.....

@Stefanthenautilus

5 жыл бұрын

It's a perfect example of how intricately put together The Wire is as a piece of storytelling, because by this time the audience has spent the whole show getting to know McNulty and all his character flaws intimately, but with such a big cast and story he's almost never fully in the spotlight. Finally though, this scene focuses in on him alone and the hilarity comes when this random FBI agent sums it all up at once and we realize at the same time as McNulty does just how fucked-up he is as a person even though he's incredibly good at his job.

@dogkungfu8510

4 жыл бұрын

When his bottom lip moves just a touch... 😂😂😂

@jonmacie7581

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stefanthenautilus He's incredibly good at taking credit for Lester's work. For Kima's work. For PREZBO'S work, hell even for Hulk and Carver's work.

@buckleygeneration

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonmacie7581 All of this is true. He is, as Rawls so eloquently puts it, “a gaping asshole”. But he does bring a lot to the table himself. He’s no slouch.

@justinstoll4955

2 жыл бұрын

Season 5 had some of the funniest scenes and dialogue. This and when McNulty has the meeting at the paper are classic.

The High Functioning Alcoholic part would've crushed me. Damn.

@threenumbnuts

9 жыл бұрын

Gootothesecond I think Jimmy's too smart to not know that at this point. The guy fucked up a door on his car to "even it out".

@Gootothesecond

9 жыл бұрын

threenumbnuts Knowing is one thing, hearing someone else say it is another.

@threenumbnuts

8 жыл бұрын

Gootothesecond I figure Elena has probably said something to that effect 30 or 40 times, haha.

@Chungus581

8 жыл бұрын

What exactly does that mean?

@threenumbnuts

7 жыл бұрын

Alex Hensley Basically, you're an alcoholic and it's affecting your life, but it's not quite in shambles yet. He has a job and friends. However, his family & romantic life are very dysfunctional. He barely sees his kids because he's always "too busy", doesn't know how to take care of them, and he can't stay loyal to his partner.

I loved the rich stream of dark humour on this show, and this was one of the best ones. I remember laughing pretty hard as, from the limited amount of info they had, they managed to reel off a list of mostly negative traits which by that point in the show we all knew matched McNulty perfectly! The non-talking FBI guy staring straight at McNulty as this was happening, for that very brief moment, seemed incredibly tense, I thought...

@jerodast

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...at 0:20 it's like that guy is just calmly staring into McNulty's soul haha.

@paddigan

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the dark humour. From what I remember season 5 was quite funny

@MarcillaSmith

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well, they say the thing about dark humor is that it's a lot like the chance to make amends with a loved one before they pass and are gone forever... not everyone gets it.

@magetaaaaaa

Жыл бұрын

I thought they were going to take him away lol.

@jamesmaxwell1940

Жыл бұрын

It's great how it builds up to make you think they're about to accuse McNulty of staging the killings, but at the very end they veer back into serial killer turf by describing the motives behind the killing, making it clear that they're *almost* there but not quite.

This scene is so fucking beautiful.

@ladislaocapule4834

Ай бұрын

Hello I’m just curious. Are you still alive?

0:42 His eyebrow raising killed it in this scene LMAO

"They're in the ball park." lmao. More like they knocked it out of the park

I think all of us need an experience like this where some reads out loud all your problems while not identifying you specifically to save face. This would be the best kind of therapy because you get to hear all your problems out loud without suffering a punch to the gut. And, he can't get defensive in that situation without exposing his own hand. Great writing.

@barryromano0451

2 жыл бұрын

My supervisor would handle problems like this and in retrospect it is probably one of the way better ways of addressing less pressing issues.

@chenhamada4492

Жыл бұрын

Can anybody explain how does those FBI guys pull all the information (analysis) from the case and narrow down the description to almost 100% percent.

@getreadytotube

Жыл бұрын

@@chenhamada4492 They do it the same way the tech companies can get a description of you. They acquire, compile, and analyze years of historical case data the same way the tech companies get your browser history, social media activity, and GPS data. With a little analytical magic and criminology science, they can figure out who you are with a frightening degree of accuracy. Sometimes they don't even have to break the law or cross any ethical lines to do this (some times!). If you turn off location services when ever you can, browse incognito, use VPN, and change your social media privacy settings to "friends only", this will make their job much harder - not impossible - just harder. 😎📱

@V12509

Жыл бұрын

@d R You’re partially correct. You’re wrong when you assume that science is the objective truth. Just because body language has no scientific basis, doesn’t mean that no scientific basis exists, maybe it still wasn’t found. It’s arrogant of YOU actually to assume that we can judge everything scientifically. Besides, these stuff rely on probability, if body language A means B in most cases then it’s assumed as such most of the times, it’s a fallacy but life is full of fallacies, go spend your life trying to convince people to think otherwise. Spoilers: You won’t succeed. I agree with you in the part where therapy, many of it, is useless, because morals are subjective between nations, every country/culture has a moral code, you can’t give therapy to a person from culture C according to the standards of culture D, you can’t tell a priest to sleep around to heal his depression, many western cultures believe that, though the priest believes the exact opposite. This is why finding an ultimate truth is important, finding it through a creator who’s wiser than you and not chained to the limits of our brains and time. Truth, absolutely doesn’t lie within science, science is one tool that might prove some aspects of the truth, though it’s not the ultimate nor is it the objective ground. Like the classic example says: Prove to me that George Washington exists. You won’t prove him according to science. Have a good day.

@jonathanguitreau629

7 ай бұрын

@@chenhamada4492 lol only in tv shows do they nail it like this!! Typically, your serial killer’s profile is a single white male, mid 20s to mid to late 30s. Maybe still lives at home with their mom. Has trouble communicating and maintaining healthy relationships with the opposite sex, etc. But that, of course, is your more common type of sk, who kills out of lust.

That was the perfect analysis of McNulty. Ahaaaa!!!

The other FBI agent eyeballing McNulty at 30 seconds cracks me up I feel like Dominic West is trying so hard not to smirk

@andromedabloom3277

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure McNulty has earned himself quite a rep in the law enforcement circles!! 😅

His face at "high functioning alcoholic" lol

when that other FBI agent was giving McNulty shifty eyes during the description, i thought he'd be caught right there.

Jimmy's face at 0:43 is absolutely f'ing priceless

"They're in the ballpark" LOL gotta love Jimmy kinda-sorta-in-denial admitting they called his BS

So funny how his face gets more uneasy as he keeps describing him. Great scene.

Love the cocked brow at "high functioning alcoholic". He really has McNulty down to a tee doesn't he.

Classic,it reminds me of that scene in the Sopranos where Melfi is reading the study and realizes that Tony exhibits all the character traits of a sociopathic criminal. McNulty was a great character.

@vielbosheit

10 жыл бұрын

It's not that she realizes Tony is a sociopath - any professional of that sort would realize his spectrum of emotion and guilt is too large for that sort of clinical diagnosis (he's a lot more toward NPD imo), but through that description she realizes that he's gaining nothing from therapy and in fact she might be complicit in his actions by enabling him. As we saw with the rapist Melfi is one of the few people who makes hard moral choices, which is why this forced realization causes her to drop him.

@imthemac420

9 жыл бұрын

vielbosheit Do you think a profiler could be this good?

@infernocanuck

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Chris, all on one thing. If Tony Soprano was a real person, and the Hare Psychopathy Checklist was administered by a professional, he'd score incredibly high. A person can't be labelled as just one thing, but there is no question Tony Soprano has a Psychopathic personality disorder as well as other significant flaws and challenges, both mental and moral.

@Gapeaches77able

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all. Comes nowhere as close to being as brilliant as this.

@chrisdawson1776

3 жыл бұрын

@@edmondt848 Lol

I admire how they get the tone of scenes like this one exactly right. It was played for funny *and* for serious-realistic at the same time. Priceless writing.

People who didn't watch The Wire don't realize this was the greatest scene in television history.

@dannyboy5362

2 жыл бұрын

The funniest scene imo

@Legend-xf5bl

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go anywhere near that far lol... Still a great scene tho

@everettjenkins9262

Жыл бұрын

The Greek song scene is the best IMO

@Turin_Turumba

Жыл бұрын

Maybe, but the majority of season 5 sucked IMO

@ShiddyKong

Жыл бұрын

People who watched The Wire realize this isn’t quite the pinnacle of what the show has to offer

The facial expressions alone make this the greatest scene of the whole show

First time I saw this: Couldn't stop laughing. Watching it now: Still can't stop laughing.

This was the funniest scene in the whole series.

@simonboccanegra3811

8 жыл бұрын

I'd put it second to Cheese's interrogation with the dog/dawg confusion.

@tankmaster1018

7 жыл бұрын

Damn good choice

@Snarkythecat

7 жыл бұрын

+Simon Boccanegra "Aw hell no. Y'all ain't laying no bodies on me. LAWYER TIME!"

@DonRonbo

6 жыл бұрын

2nd after Omars court case

@aaroniic

5 жыл бұрын

Simon Boccanegra cheese and mouzone meeting

The only that could have made this better was if Jimmy's fed friend was there and to look as his face as the profile is being read

@aharris82

7 жыл бұрын

That would of been the icing on the cake XD

@kuba7543

6 жыл бұрын

His FED friend, or fat friend (Bunk)? Both would be fine.

@satanicaleve

6 жыл бұрын

You are correct in that of Bunk Moreland. Bunk was one of the few that knew the serial killer was made up by Jimmy

@thesaint8400

6 жыл бұрын

That would be funny, brother

@kjski21

5 жыл бұрын

TheJaviferrol or if Bunk was there

love how he seems to agree at 0:26, when he slightly shakes his head

Mcnulty's like: ''I have nothing against the homeless'' xD

@cockoffgewgle4993

2 жыл бұрын

He kidnapped one and used them to stage his fake crimes.

Letting the camera stay on McNulty as he silently watches himself getting called out and roasted is genius. This scene was hilarious when I first saw it.

This scene was fucking hysterical.

If Daniels and Bunk were there, they would've would have arrested McNulty themselves on the spot.

I had tears of joy in my eyes after seeing this scene for the first time. Ten years later I´m still coming back to rewatch one of the best scenes in TV history.

@SAK1855

Жыл бұрын

Do you post this on every video? Why would you have tears of joy from this scene?

@hazardousjazzgasm129

10 ай бұрын

@@SAK1855 Because it's hilarious

@SAK1855

10 ай бұрын

@@hazardousjazzgasm129 You mean the scene is hilarous (which it is) or it's hilarious to post this comment ironically on videos that don't match it, since "joy" is clearly not the word (I could be convinced)?

@hazardousjazzgasm129

10 ай бұрын

@@SAK1855 the scene

@SAK1855

10 ай бұрын

@@hazardousjazzgasm129 Indeed it is. McNulty's eyebrow lifts and the second FBI agent's dagger glances were gold.

"has a problem with authority..."....jajajajaja No shit

the other agent looking at mcnulty at 0:28 always made me think he suspected mcnulty of being involved

Poker face failing, McNulty!

This scene basically sums up McNulty and his experience in the entire series. Hilarious.

If Rawls was in the room he would have tried to strangle McNulty

1:03 The smirk is hilarious

me and my dad laughed so hard at this. The look on mcnulty's face is priceless haha

Haha I lost it when I saw this scene

If you were McNulty this must have been brutal

Can we acknoledge Dominic West Genius acting here ? So funny without saying anything ...

There is a scene earlier where McNulty mocked this type of analysis.

McNulty was too smart for his own good. He probably could have been a fed if he didn't fit this profile.

@Bek359

8 жыл бұрын

+Quan Henry Then again, if he didn't fit that profile, he wouldn't really be Jimmy McNulty, would he?

@CurtisCovington

8 жыл бұрын

+Quan Henry His character echos Stringer Bell. "I look at you these days, String, you know what I see? I see a man without a country. Not hard enough for this right here and maybe, just maybe, not smart enough for them out there."

@icogjcbenjamite

8 жыл бұрын

+Curtis Covington WOW THAT IS SO TRUE

@frogskinshoelace

8 жыл бұрын

+icogjcbenjamite I disagree. Stringer was always one step behind the real killers like Clay Davis, Omar, Brother, and even McNulty catching him on the wire. Jimmy was as smart and talented as anybody but a major pain in the ass.

@icogjcbenjamite

8 жыл бұрын

I AGREE WITH WHAT CURTIS SAID KEY WORD HE ECHOS STRINGER BELL

Damn those FBI profilers were amazing!

One of the finest moments in tv history. God bless America for their tv making shows and God bless whoever uploaded this.

I love the silent horror on his face.

LMAO that look from the fed at 0:29. Obviously he doesn't know what's going on, but the cut from McNulty looking like he's in denial, then cutting to the fed looking at him like "no, this is you" is hilarious

This is possibly one of the greatest scenes in the show.

"There is no serial killer. I made it all up, Beadie." "You had no fucking right!"

the face the second FBI officer makes at 00.28 makes me think the FBI definitely know its McNulty doing this and are just doing it to fuck around with him 🤣

McNultys facial expressions are hilarious 😂

McNulty: "yup, they got me pegged"

That monologue must’ve been so much fun to write

Dom West's facial expressions here are Joy in a can

Mcnulty’s facial expressions are just priceless 💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣 he felt exposed 😂😂😂

I love this scene so much. Describes Mcnulty to the T. And then at the end when Kima says what do you think? He says their in the ballpark 😂

Oh Lord the acting Dominic West did just with his face in this scene...

Every time I start watching TV I end up muting it and rewatching KZread clips of The Wire

D.A.M.N... those fucking profilers did their job spectacularly. Seriously! I was literally giggling when they went into his dysfunctional sex life and the fact that alcoholism as a trigger for his actions. They literally knew him better then he did!

Brilliant! I just watched this ep and knew this scene had to be on YT.

Seriously, how did Kima not make the connection? Especially when they got to the "high functioning alcoholic" part?

@tmofee

3 жыл бұрын

Mcnulty had supposedly changed by that point. Remember he had two years of normality. She’s still probably under the impression that he’s cleaned up his act

@seanreidy2584

2 жыл бұрын

@@tmofee nah, in S5E2 at the homicide office she caught him wearing the same clothes as the day before, with him being hungover. She knew he was back off the wagon.

@cockoffgewgle4993

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the late 20s to late 30s part.

@5wheels178

2 жыл бұрын

Probably because staging the killing of, or outright killing homeless people isn't something you'd expect a work colleague to be at

@virtualso76

2 жыл бұрын

High functioning alcoholic doesn't exactly narrow it down on that police squad she's on

Mcnulty silenty thinking damn these guys are good...they just describe my ass to an tee...

McNulty’s facial expressions are priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love how they just focus on McNulty

This is just fucking so brilliant.. seriously, this is just amazing, no other show can do this, it is fucking spot on!!!

"They're in the ballpark" -McNulty

Rawls has always wanted to analize McNulty.

@FlyNAA

3 жыл бұрын

Deffo get him on his couch

The fuck did I do?

The slight movement of the camera in shots of mcnulty is the most perfect thing in the history of the universe

This is so on the nose that it almost feels like we're watching a different show :D

I was like damn that profile of McNulty was on point 💯

I just love watching McNulty squirming under this microscope! They described him to a tee!

Years later, still makes me laugh.

McNulty's expressions are hilarious in that scene lol. Magic

I remember watching that for the first time years and years and years ago and dying of laughter. One of best written shows ever.

Just finished the last few episodes of this show last night and this scene had me cackling like a mad man. God this show was incredible.

@justinstoll4955

2 жыл бұрын

I did too. McNulty's face during the meeting at the paper during this season are also hilarious.

I think this is probably the best scene in the entire show.

@BlitzkriegRap

4 жыл бұрын

cmon now

I love this scene. I love this show. I don't care that it has been off the air for a few years. I will re-watch it on DVD...over and over.

So little in terms of acting says so much in this scene. Not just the facial expressions but the uncomfortable breathing. It's classic

Damn. That scene is great beyond comprehension. I somehow hoped that the writers would pull something like this and they actually did it better than expected.

Forgot about this scene. Perfect analysis.

Funniest scene in pretty much any show I've ever seen. I wasn't paying full attention seeing it the first time until I clued in on the language being used, looked up and saw McNulty's expressions. Priceless!

Good point, if Bunk didn't know who it was and was at that presentation, he would have figured it out as soon as the FBI finished talking! That would have been priceless!

Best scene of season 5 after copy-machine-lie-detector. Laughed my ass off

@anirbanhaldar1971

4 жыл бұрын

and Snoop buying the nail gun (opening scene of season 4)

When the experts are actually experts lol

This is pure gold.

One of my favorite scenes in television history and so underrated.

McNulty pulling that face when the functioning alcoholic gets mentioned and checking if kima has caught on.. what a show

...he has a problem with authority... 😂😂😂😂 Chain of command detective.

Spot on! Great scene, hilarious.

Half way through I was like “holy shit he’s just describing McNulty” such an awesome scene

0:40 the eyebrow! 😂

Jimmy’s face when the FBI agent says possibly a high functioning alcoholic.. Classic.