he finally gets what he wants, he's the smartest man in the room. it;s all he's ever wanted. superiority. but we all still love our jimmy

@ohmeohlife3012

3 жыл бұрын

Freamon is the smartest man in the room...

@flameracer93

3 жыл бұрын

@@ohmeohlife3012 He's acknowledged* as the smartest man in the room. His ego was massaged.

@ComputerJunkie00

3 жыл бұрын

@@ohmeohlife3012 I'd say they were about equal in different ways. Freamon had experience and his methodical nature, while McNulty was more intuitive and had the moxy to pursue it.

@caseyhouser9839

2 жыл бұрын

Just a brilliant scene. Captures everything that made the show the best to ever do it

@ryanjohnson9732

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck you guys.. I thought he actually died

The most bitter sweet finale in Television history. “The Wire” taught many lessons and society learned nothing.

@markvonschober6872

2 жыл бұрын

The current administration revels in its failures.

@supertoyg

Жыл бұрын

Nobody ever learns anything - including McNulty.

@SandmanGotBeer

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps now is the time for a season 6

@intifadayuri

Жыл бұрын

Its never too late to learn, Nietzsche's works gained relevance way after his death

@Brian-od9ep

Жыл бұрын

we learned no lessons. we acknowledged no mistakes

"Because brother, when you were good..... you were the best we had." The words McNulty was waiting to hear his entire career.

@CheerfullyCynical829

11 ай бұрын

Yup. Now he's just got to provide for 4 kids with no job, no pension, and no skills besides being a detective. Some may disagree, but I really hate Kima for what she did. She ended the careers of the two best, smartest, most dedicated detectives in Baltimore. Just because they broke the rules to bring Marlo Stanfield (a REAL serial killer) to justice.

@truongsonbui5972

8 ай бұрын

@@CheerfullyCynical829 That's exactly what make her one of the few actual good person in the whole series. Think about all those people, Rawl, Carcerty, or even Daniels, all of those people would cross the line for shits like clearance or order. She's good police and knows that it's her duty to uphold the law, and if she bends the rule because she think she's doing the right thing then she's no better than those bosses of hers. Like how Carcerty made the majors juke their stats so he could be governor so he could 'do more for Baltimore', Herc and Prez and Carver at the beginning felt glad to mess the hoppers up because they think they are protecting law and order.

@CheerfullyCynical829

8 ай бұрын

@@truongsonbui5972 The bosses bend the rules and juke the stats so they can get more power and promotions. Entirely self-serving. Lester and Jimmy faked a serial killer so they could take an EVIL MURDERING B@ST@RD by the name of Marlo Stanfield off the streets. A guy who killed 22-24 people without batting an eyelid. Do you really not see the difference here? They didn't do it for personal gain, they did it because it was the moral thing to do.

@Pakigi716

4 ай бұрын

@@CheerfullyCynical829 kind of late but McNulty was ruining his life and other by being detective. Drinking, cheating and lies to everybody while being a real asshole. The only way he could stop this shit is by forcing him to stop. So Kima did him a favor. McNulty can't play by the shitty rules, and he can't overthrow the whole governement alone, there was no point.

@amberbali8881

4 ай бұрын

@@truongsonbui5972You never walked the line in your life.

"Brother, when you were good you were the best we had." Brings a tear to my eye no matter how many I watch it

@iandhr1

2 жыл бұрын

"If you were lying dead on some corner it was probably Jimmy that done ya"😅

@Denm2

2 жыл бұрын

Natttural pooolice

@flightofthebumblebee9529

Жыл бұрын

Ray Cole's wake is the one that got me choked up.

@mr3000sr

Жыл бұрын

@@iandhr1 best line of the show

@jamesbibby3115

Жыл бұрын

Natural po-lice

"What the Fuck did I do?" is to the Wire as "I made a huge mistake" is to Arrested Development

@rajanworden4361

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

The split second when Landsman says he would hope it was Jimmy standing over him and it cuts to Bunk silently agreeing is masterful. Partners to the end. I fucking love this scene.

@towlertechproductions5120

2 жыл бұрын

It's a look that says "yup. He's not lying."

@tarabrara1350

Жыл бұрын

To me, it always felt like an expression of subdued jealousy. Of course Jimmy is his friend, but I don't see Bunk readily willing to give up the bragging rights of "best we had" with him not even in the contention. But everyone else I have talked to seem to agree with your point of view. Just the way I see the world I guess.

@vaahtobileet

Жыл бұрын

I disagree with both interpretations. He was just raising his eyebrows in mock surprise at the sudden honest heartfelt admission from Landsman (edit: No he wasn't, you r-word. He was reacting to the exclamation of "bullshit!") and was preparing his jab, both done because he was an actual friend of Jimmy's: Bunk already knew that McNulty and him were both natural poh-leece and that although whatever Sergeant Landsman said was true and deserved, it was also too honest and sentimental to go without a dismissive joke between two actual close friends who would continue to be friends after the rest of the people in the party would not. Well this isn't entirely a disagreement with Tara Bara's view. | And this discussion has been edited and probably deleted to shit with the power of the Internet.

@flightofthebumblebee9529

Жыл бұрын

Bunk respected authority and chain of command unlike Jimmy.

@joshmurray8953

Жыл бұрын

I love how when someone makes the “bullshit” comment in the back and every one laughs, Landsman’s face stays serious. He meant what he said.

This scene made me sad in some way, because I knew the moment was near to say goodbye to all these wonderful characters after 5 brilliant seasons

@maxh276

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's bittersweet yet uplifting

@nateajv12

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is when the end really hits you

@flightofthebumblebee9529

Жыл бұрын

The part outside where he tells Kima "if you felt it needed doing detective, then it did" was when it really hit me hard that my beloved series was almost over.

@Paulkingdom81

Жыл бұрын

Bingo. Its crazy to think a show can affect you in that way, but the wire does exactly that. Its why we keep going back to it, right?

@bnt719

2 ай бұрын

Don’t be sad it ended. Be happy it happened. Still brings a tear the eye this scene.

When Lester announced his retirement, he said 32 years, and Charmaine added, "and 4 months." It's a nod to the 13 years and 4 months Lester spent in the pawn shop unit after he got booted from Homicide. Great writing.

@zoomzoom670

Ай бұрын

*chardene, charmaine is the hottie from the sopranos

The “wakes” for the detectives leaving homicide are honestly some of the best cop side scenes in the show. And it’s one of the few times the show actually confirms Landsman is a good guy underneath his super rough and oftentimes inappropriate personality, especially since he leads the wakes and not the current Major or Rawls. One of the few times the cops are genuinely happy together.

@_devolve

2 жыл бұрын

Landsman confirmed he was a good guy when he threw Bubs back and didn’t take the clearance. Fuck the numbers.

@markycypress8484

2 жыл бұрын

Also, when Bunk snapped at him in S05 he was very understanding and just walked away.

@leonidas9808

2 жыл бұрын

Landsman is really a good guy. His scenes with Ziggy, Bubbles and when he save Jimmy's ass are the proof

@flightofthebumblebee9529

Жыл бұрын

@@leonidas9808 i remember hating Landsman for leaving them bodies in the vacants to rot, and then one episode later I loved him again for how he treated Bubbles.

@TheIkaraCult

Жыл бұрын

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Yeah, that was a big part of his character. He's so disconnected that he can allow dozens of dead people to rot and their families to have no answers because he doesnt want the difficulty, but when reality forces itself on him in the shape of Bubbles he has to act. Tells a real story about the disconnect that middle management can have in a large organisation.

RIP Shane, you genius.

Mcnultys shoe marked. Shows how he walked the streets like Bubbles said in the 1rst season. "You wanna know he for real? Check the bottom of the shoes."

@leonidas9808

2 жыл бұрын

Another gem from the KZread comment section, thank you for that

@mr3000sr

Жыл бұрын

Good catch !!!!! You a true wire fan

@jamesbibby3115

Жыл бұрын

mcnutly said a detectives is only as good as his informants. his was bubbles and omar. bunk was great homicide but mcnukty and Lester could do any field. even when mcnulty says to Lester who can do what they do he doesn't mention bunk still, bunk was lead detective when greggs got shot

@nikicarrie4071

20 күн бұрын

What was bubbles talking about

"Tell me something Jimmy, how do you think it all ends?"

@TacSav253

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Never made that connection. Great catch

@siphillis

3 жыл бұрын

“Aw shit! He was right all along! Should’ve listened to the man.”

@Khan.WrathOf

3 жыл бұрын

You probably dont even hear it when it happens

@bchen0709

3 жыл бұрын

“The job WILL NOT save you, Jimmy. It won’t make you whole, it won’t fill your ass up.”

@jmartinstlaurence

2 жыл бұрын

@@bchen0709 But we damn sure try to make it, don't we?

i loved this scene the build up making it seem at first McNulty “passed away” then showing McNulty looking at the camera like”got you” to the viewer..great ending to a show

@marcteenhc9793

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...because all viewers actually believed he was laying cadaverous on a pool table in a bar downtown, right?

@octm1

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcteenhc9793 it's not that serious...

@hank1519

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcteenhc9793 wasn"t there a real wake earlier in the series?

@mohammedashian8094

2 жыл бұрын

@@hank1519 yeah Robert F. Colesberry an executive producer on the show

@hank1519

2 жыл бұрын

@@mohammedashian8094 Thanks

Not gonna lie. just finished the show and this send-off almost had me in tears. After a fantastic 4th season, this one had very critical developments. Undeniably one of the best TV shows ever.

@cicranelnaz

3 жыл бұрын

The best

@CornholioPuppetMaster

3 жыл бұрын

I liked when he was fucking those two escorts during in the raid 🤣

@eliyahanyahsha4458

3 жыл бұрын

I cried 🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂

@dezmundo1251

3 жыл бұрын

Almost??

@theurbancowboys

2 жыл бұрын

I watched it twice already and season 345 are just gold. U cnt go wrong and this and the office have the best endings of a series ever

No fictional creation has caused a wider smile on my face. The corniest scene on the show. And I mean it as a complement.

@maxh276

2 жыл бұрын

Fr it was perfect

@FatGouf

2 ай бұрын

I puts other fictional hero cops who were also pain in the ass to shame.

"You were the best we had."

2:10 "...and 4 months". Shardene must get an earful at home lmao!

@khoabuivan4458

3 жыл бұрын

It's also a nice detail to show that Lester finally let the injustice done to him go.

This scene for me intertwines the history of the irish in america ,the struggles, that romantic, nostalgic feeling brought home perfectly with Shane McGowan and the Pogues playing in the background. Everyone drinking in an Irish bar. Its reminiscent of the "American wake" that people were given in Ireland in the 1800s and early 1900s when they were sailing to America. A big pissup to say goodbye. You were as good as dead to them because Youd probably never come back. This is the most Irish scene in the wire. It's so well done. Fair dues.

"Brother, when you were good you were the best we had." The best compliment you could ever give Jimmy

They say the worst part about dying and having an Irish wake is that you don’t get to attend it. Glad that’s not always the case.

Probably the best five minutes of television ever made.

As far as television show send offs go, there's this scene and then there's everything else.

@ATMOSK1234

2 жыл бұрын

Idk all good things is as good as it gets.

In the end, he gave us the clearances. What an ending to one of the all time greats that television has ever given us.

Shit, if you were lying there dead on some corner, it was probably Jimmy that done ya.

@conorbenefield8834

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck you! If you caught the case, you'd be standing there pissing in my ear!

Saw this a whole bunch of times and this was the first time I noticed Lester's girlfriend/wife adds *and four months" after Lester says 32 years, just like Lester would say how long he was in the pawn shop unit.

@christopherhawkins7388

2 жыл бұрын

D'Angelo really got done so. You lose one girl to one of the men that locked you up and your b/m to the man that got you killed. I know he killed a man but after all this God should consider letting him into heaven!!!!

@leonidas9808

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherhawkins7388 Damn, never noticed that, poor Dee, one of the few good guy on the drug side

3:27 Landsman doesn't react to the corny joke Bunk makes because he tries to communicate something truly heartfelt to McNulty. It's a deeply intimate, true moment of real cameraderie and apprecition between to them, no matter if they liked each other or what menial bullshit happened between them. This show was a MASTERPIECE.

@widjiro

2 жыл бұрын

it wasn't bunk who said that

@jackdelaney809

Жыл бұрын

You are 100 % correct , NYPD .

@gherbihicham8506

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't Bunk that said that, it was Dozerman.

@SDuce3

Жыл бұрын

Wasnt bunk

@AkilanNarayanaswamy

Жыл бұрын

Bunk gives a shake of the head after the comment like, "No, Landsman really means that, and I would too"

Nearly had a heart attack thought he actually died.

The best TV show ever, and epic story of gigantic proportions that will never be forgotten. Tolstoy, Homer, Simon.

@amileoj9043

2 жыл бұрын

Our Balzac and our Dickens, into the mix.

A bittersweet, yet uplifting ending. The whole journey with these characters was incredible. The Wire will always stand the test of time as one of the greatest TV series of all time.

what a scene . what a series. EPIC

@tonymatrisin4328

3 жыл бұрын

Epic is well said

I love that even some of the cops who were that close to him still came, as did his friend in the FBI Fitzy. The part outside where they make peace with Kima and Jimmy says "if you felt it needed doing detective, then I guess it did" was beautiful. That was when I knew my beloved show was about over.

U know you're a fan when you cry at a funeral and the laid out isn't dead. Loved this show.

I love the "wake" scenes. As someone who has carried the shield of both a patrolman and a detective, the camaraderie and humor displayed is 100% accurate. The Wire does and always will stand as one of the top 3 most realistic shows in how police are portrayed as people.

@cursedcaracal04

7 ай бұрын

What are the other 2 if I may ask sir?

@SandmanGotBeer

7 ай бұрын

@@cursedcaracal04 Southland (the most realistic as far as the day-to-day rigors of the job AND balancing that with a personal life) and NYPD Blue

This scene is so full of joy, it's awesome, I just keep coming back to it

This scene and the final montage had me in tears. One of my favourite episodes EVER.

Having done 20 years on the job, this was the most accurate police drama ever.

The Wire is maybe the best TV show i ever seen. So many classic scenes. And this song... fuck. It made me cry. We can disagree, we can fight, but at the end we all keep the best from the others. And this, this is humanity. And The Wire perfectly catched this part of us.

3:35 one of the funniest lines ever .... delivery by Bunk Priceless

Landsman's dialogue is always so good. "If you gentlemen will spare us this unfortunate homoerotic lapse, I will conclude my eulogic remarks."

Bunk was so underrated! He was a great detective

No matter what happens with the world, The Wire will always resonate with us

This is the greatest scene in the history of television.

@Youtuube304s

3 жыл бұрын

Another reason why this show is maybe the best ever. No let down ending. Character development that meant something. Profound without being preachy.

Literally the greatest ending to any TV show ever. The Wire does not get the love that it deserves. Love Sopranos. Love Breaking Bad. But The Wire gets you deep.

I really loved every wake scene. In the end, you got to respect the love within the tribe that exists for he people who are given the impossible burden of fixing everything in a city while being in a position to eat shit so their higher ups can triple down on their own career advancement.

Sometimes I wish I had a group of friends I could drink with and have some laughs

@folkengames

2 жыл бұрын

Your future friends are out there. 100%. They won’t be able to find you without your help though. Go get em.

I'm happy McNulty didn't get killed in the entire Wire Season

Honestly one of the most feel good scenes in TV history

This scene was actually the show saying goodbye to us...

This might have been the cops last scene to film all together

@tonymatrisin4328

3 жыл бұрын

Lethal Weapon was good, love the Wire

I wonder what this scene was like to film? They seemed to catch something genuinely touching. It's the realism that's great about the wire. And even at its most sincere, there's never a bum note.

Delaney Williams absolutely nails this

"Shit, if you were lying there dead on some corner? Probably Jimmy that done ya!"

Probably one of my favorite TV scenes ever. Whenever I haear down in the hole it makes me want to cry a lil bit! 10/10 series, seriously

What a beautiful amazing scene the great Jimmy McNulty and Lester Freemon God I still miss this show years later l….never be another Wire

They did a fantastic job making these characters seem like real life co-workers. It never felt disingenuous or contrived. This cast was perfect.

" Jimmy..there you go again, giving a f*ck when it's not your turn to give a f*ck"

Just finished the show, I literally had a heart attack thinking jimmy was really gone, my god this show is amazing 🙏🙏

One of the best scenes of the greatest ever show.

This is what feel-good TV looks like when you understand how to write characters.

Greatest TV show ever, somewhere between art & poetry.

"So, $500,000 dead.." McNulty aggressively pops up: "How about alive?"

I'll always love this show!

If I was laying there dead on some Baltimore street corner, I'd want it to be you, Jay Landsmann, standing over me, doing the eulogy.

@mohammedashian8094

10 ай бұрын

Man, if you were lying dead on some corner it was jay landsman that done ya 😂

One of the best shows (and scenes) of all time baby!

Such a bittersweet scene, god I really don't want to leave this series and move on, but all good things must come to an end, just like Jimmy & Lester's career in Baltimore PD

One of the most bittersweet moments in any show ever. A wonderful sendoff to some brilliant characters. I shed a tear with a grin on my face the first time I watched this.

Just finished. I spoiled myself by finding this video in season 4. Kept me looking out the whole time for when Mcnulty was gonna get got!

Saw this video in my feed while I was in season 4 and shit myself at the title. As the last episode went on, I waited nervously for my spoiler to come true. When Jimmy opened his eyes I couldn’t believe it. Just another instance of this show finding a way to knock me off my feet.

This part of movie is very inspire ! I miss you The Wire !

They don't make tv this good any more .

The irony of the Wire was to point out the American dream was dead and that just maybe the last bit of America that we have left is the great American detective… and how our system has beaten them down.

I just finished the show, and a deep sadness hit me so hard, then i get to read the comments i know i wasn’t a lone

One of the best scenes in TV history

A beautiful piece of television.

The Wire isn´t as focus in emotivity as it is in protraying Baltimore as genuine and cynical as it is. That´s why this moment, as corny as it is, hits so hard... because it is real.

@workingonmyself

Жыл бұрын

Not cynical. Just realistic.

God i love this scene so much

Re-visiting this after Shane McGowan's funeral earlier in the week. Great song for a great TV series.

I saw one of the best things ever in this bar at a hardcore show. It involved a tire iron. RIP Shane

Best scene ever.

Greatest show of all time

Mcnulty and Bunk were real drunk in this scene. Read it in a book. Below is a oral recap from mcnulty actor Dominic West. Apparently he and Wendell Pierce, the Bunk actor often get drunk together after shooting “ I remember I was lying on the pool table, and Wendell said, “Fuck it,” because it was our last day. He said, “Come on, let’s drink whiskey because we were supposed to be drinking whiskey.” All I had to do was lie there and pretend to be a corpse, so I got hammered, and so did he.” Excerpt From All the Pieces Matter Jonathan Abrams This material may be protected by copyright.

The shot at 4:42 always gets me. The portraits of Ray Cole & Raymond Foerster, watching from above. Gives me the feels.

This show has the best and most accurate cop banter I have ever seen in a series or movie. Outstanding!

@Amir_Nassir

3 ай бұрын

J. D. Williams

My police career came to an end with a blistering bonfire of a fight with the bosses. I was confined to an office under guard, while a pair of leg chopper Inspectors set about restoring their careers, from some ill judged actions over my welfare. Should we charge him with threatening behaviour or section him under the mental health act. I was still fighting, I was up for the next round, six hours later when my Sgt intervened - either he goes to the hospital, you arrest him, or he goes home, you can't detain him anymore. The entire cargo investigation team had stayed on duty, without overtime, to step forward when someone had to take me to hospital. They wanted friends to walk me out the office. Four of them put me in an unmarked and en-route to the hospital they did my wake. They told me I had been a good copper and everyone hated how I had been treated. They listed a few of my moments, laughed at a few of my f*** ups, and ticked off the number of Lids (uniformed police bosses) I had made splenetic in my time with CID - this is the mark of a true 'Tec. And when I looked like I was going to cry they said "You're done brother! you ain't coming back from this one! And you will be missed!" A hundredweight was lifted form my chest, and I began a recovery that continues. I miss the work every day, I don't miss the job. F*** the bosses.

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Because of the Wire, I now know the lyrics to "Body of an American". And I enjoy the song.

This scene makes me freaking *emotional* :´)

For five years (and 4 months) I lived in Baltimore. I moved there the night Snot was killed, ripping and running at the dice game, and moved out when Jimmy got out of his car and was looking over the city then said "Let's go home".

from the heart!

Probably my best scene in The Wire.

I love how the whole bar laughs after every wisecrack lol

This show was so damn amazing. Jimmy was the King Cop. Bunk and Jimmy were as entertaining as Omar and Marlo.

this might be the best scene in the whole show

Brilliant 🍀🍻

Brother, when you were good, you were the best we had.

Masterpiece

The best.

This show captured the gritty reality of big city police, while showing glimpses of their humanity (good and bad) and camaraderie. Don't think we will see another show like it.

I was here. We were here fellas. We witnessed this greatness.

Jay was always in Jimmy’s corner…he was the big brother he needed!