"I'm a fucking joke. And so are you. Now get the fuck out of here." -Jimmy McNulty

@fleshcookie

8 жыл бұрын

+Colonel Hart Now get the fuck out of her. Watched that about 10 times still funny

For once Scott had an incredible story to tell, and he'll never be able to write about it...

@emilyb3902

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@quinndellblackwell1122

4 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful way to think of it, It reminds me of a story of a pastor, every Sunday after service he tells his members that he is volunteering and really shame them if they aren't volunteering, he does this often, but he is really just playing golf. So one Sunday he is out playing golf and God an angel is watching, he swings the balls slightly goes passed the hole, but God gave him a little help, and he get's a hole-in-one, then another, then another, until a perfect game. The angel turns to God and ask, why would you let him get a perfect game, God says "who the hell is he going to tell?"

@axis7879

4 жыл бұрын

@@quinndellblackwell1122 hahaha that's a good story I hope I never forget it

@practiceyourart

4 жыл бұрын

@@quinndellblackwell1122 That's brilliant.

@kauster

4 жыл бұрын

I fuckin hate that guy.

"No I'm a fucking joke" Something about that line just resonates so deeply. Five seasons of McNulty desperately trying to win, to validate himself and finally get his "shining Jimmy McNulty day moment" it all culminates in the final episode of this season. There is no satisfaction to be found within the system, there is no end game. Whether you're in first place or last it's just another lap on the track. Meanwhile, you've shortchanged every other aspect of your life, and left yourself as hungry as you were at the start.

@nailersrule

3 жыл бұрын

He should have built Dog houses

@Raphie009

3 жыл бұрын

"Whether you're in first place or last it's just another lap on the track." Did you come up with that? It's a really great line.

@seanquinn4787

3 жыл бұрын

@@Raphie009 agree that's a fantastic line

@b.schott5506

2 жыл бұрын

"the job will not save you, Jimmy" - Lester Freamon

@RunesandReapers

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you have read up about the actual story of Donnie Brosco but the poor detective after all the sacrifices gets 500 bucks and a handshake. It truly is a bureaucratic hell hole with never a finish line.

The only guy you wanted to see get what was coming to him more than Scott was that guy who always robbed Bubbles.

@Onigirli

5 жыл бұрын

That subplot was the hardest thing for me to rewatch, even knowing it all turns out hopeful for him. I just can't handle watching my Bubs continuously getting beat on. Fucking Herc, I swear

@jose8440

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone robbing Bubbles deserves a Chris!

@BlitzkriegRap

4 жыл бұрын

lmao you so right

@kats938

4 жыл бұрын

At least Walker got robbed by some children. That was pretty satisfying.

@garrisonthad

4 жыл бұрын

Bubbles needed those horrific beatings as part of his trip to rock bottom. I am sure memories like those and a dozen others keep him from every going back to drugs. God Bless Bubbles.

Scott might have been one of the most unlikable characters on the show. He was more hateful than many of the criminals...

@jay1746

6 жыл бұрын

Jarlaxle Daerthe Up there with Kenard

@GhettoArabSage

6 жыл бұрын

Fake news!! Looool

@Suixamoht

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know why Ziggy would've been worse than him, he was annoying but mostly was just a guy who "was tired of being the punchline to every joke". Scott on the other hand, to me, was worse than Marlo.

@Tol1as

6 жыл бұрын

Ziggy was tired of being the punchline, but he did absolutely fuck all to change his behavior. People saw him like a joke because HE ACTED like a joke all the damn time. I guess you could argue he finally changed other people's perceptions when he slaughtered Glecas.

@mattwell7236

6 жыл бұрын

Ziggy was funny and had charisma I don't get the hate. Scott was just a little shit weasel, worse than Marlo.

I like how McNulty casually lies about the missing guy while lecturing a dude about lying.

@tankmaster1018

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao, I actually never noticed that until you pointed it out. Good catch!

@shogundickin

5 жыл бұрын

That's true but at least at this point McNulty realized he fucked up badly about lying. Scott was trying to keep up the lie to the very end even winning a Pulitzer for it.

@3chuyjt

5 жыл бұрын

He knew why he was doing it and that's the difference.

@agenttheater5

5 жыл бұрын

@@shogundickin Right now what I want to see if Templeton having to return the Pulitzer in front of a live audience.

@MarcillaSmith

4 жыл бұрын

@@shogundickin McNutty is also keeping up the lie, PLUS he is now adding an extra layer of deceit. He did NOT learn

Levy was ethically terrible, but a extremely competent lawyer. Templeton was ethically terrible, AND terribly incompetent as well.

@greatscott7003

4 жыл бұрын

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@MRWINDYMETHANE

4 жыл бұрын

@@greatscott7003 The reason why he didn't use proper grammar is because he was probably manipulated by Templeton.

@Onigirli

4 жыл бұрын

Levy was ethnically terrible as well :)

@bigbilliams4233

4 жыл бұрын

Levy is funny doe

@denverbritto5606

4 жыл бұрын

@@Onigirli lmao

One of the most satisfying scenes ever!

@Onigirli

5 жыл бұрын

Mcnutty became my favourite character all over again with this scene. It's not just his put-down of Scott, it's how he lashes out at himself here too. He really caught me off-guard with that, I was sure we lost him.

This scene with no bullshit-McNulty is awesome. "I'm a fucking joke, and so are you."

@nutsackmania

3 ай бұрын

misused hyphen

It makes me so mad Templeton never got caught. He wasn't even thorough or clever, just lucky to have bosses willing to turn a blind eye. At least he got shamed somewhat about it.

@mikebud12

10 жыл бұрын

I know. Out of all the characters on the wire, templeton angered me the most. I hated him more than any other character, he was such a lying slippery little snake.

@SamsTube716

9 жыл бұрын

That's the tragedy of it, he doesn't get caught, he gets promoted.

@johnhursey7837

9 жыл бұрын

i think the implication is that eventually the truth will get out and Templeton's fall will be even bigger than if Gus had stopped him in the newsroom. In the meantime, he has to live with what he's done and the knowledge of how pathetic that makes him, which is punishment enough in The Wire.

@Taospark

9 жыл бұрын

The Silent Hero There will always be rumors or some blog article following him around if this happened in the real world. Anything published gets repeated and saved a hundred times with so many ways to scrutinize it not to mention someone like Templeton will lie again likely getting caught.

@thegeth4293

8 жыл бұрын

+The Silent Hero ussually lying reporters end up getting caught after they make it big. they start off with small things and get more ambitious when they think no one will find out. They keep getting more bold with thier lies and thats how they get caught.

McNulty most savage character. This and the Brianna scene, he can make a person feel like shit

@billybatts8283

4 ай бұрын

Daniels by the lift in season one as well, when he called him out going up the back stairs to the Deputy Ops.

I'd say that one of the most honest characters is one of the drug dealers: Slim Charles.

@bigbilliams4233

4 жыл бұрын

Yung Chef Kima is really honest except when she cheated on her wife

@bigbilliams4233

4 жыл бұрын

Slim Charles goat doe

@diallo1347

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, Omar is the most honest character. Lived his truth til Kenard shot him in the head

@xxczerxx

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigbilliams4233 When did she cheat?

@bigbilliams4233

3 жыл бұрын

@@xxczerxx she went home and slept with that one woman after drinking at the bars or something

every single scene from the last two episodes is pure brilliance

@Onigirli

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah people are too down on the season in general to admit those last 2 episodes are perfection

@lean4real_11

3 жыл бұрын

@@Onigirli i heard that a lot of people didn't prefer s5 as much as the others, but when i watched it, it was so brilliant and a great end to the show. definitely a bit boring sometimes in my opinion... at the same time so good!

@lean4real_11

3 жыл бұрын

i rewatched the series. not boring at all!

@saaimhaider8703

3 жыл бұрын

S5 isn't in the same level as the first four seasons but damn the last 3 episodes were good

“And the missing guy, he’s my 2nd cousin. We sent him up to Atlantic City with a roll of quarters.” LOL

Ironic how Templeton later went on to direct a Best Picture-winning movie about journalists actually doing their job.

@sabahbubbler

8 жыл бұрын

Was just about the say that this guy is an amazing writer and director

@pointcuration1278

6 жыл бұрын

That is a complete surprise and also no surprise at all. The Wire was full of hugely talented people.

@manaspuranik8353

3 жыл бұрын

TIL Scott Templeton also co-wrote the screenplay for Up which has me dumbfounded as fuck

@lobsterdfw1

3 жыл бұрын

What, this guy is Tom McCarthy?! Sheeeeeit!

@mattrobson3603

3 жыл бұрын

He really captured the Dickensian aspect.

Jimmy calling himself a joke was a great bit of honesty. He turned himself into a joke to save the department and it destroyed him. He should have taken Lester's advice and had himself a life.

Templeton winning the Pulitzer while Gus and Alma got demoted for trying to hold him accountable bothered me more than almost anything that happened in the end. More than McNulty getting fired, Carcetti being dragged down by bureaucracy to the point where he sold everything out, Marlo getting away with all his dirt, Omar getting shot, Campbell forcing Daniels out and appointing Valcheck's hack ass, everything except maybe Dukie becoming a junkie (saddest scene in the series). There was no character that was completely good or bad (except maybe Marlo) but most of the characters who did dirt at least faced SOME accountability for it, but Templteton just completely skated by. Ugh.

@agenttheater5

3 жыл бұрын

Stephen Glass was discovered, as were all the other journalists who received credit for stories they completely made up. And that was in the real world. So maybe, just maybe, Templeton will be exposed somehow one day. If not for these stories then for another story that will be easy to expose because he's gotten so arrogant but is such high-profile story that it leads to the rest of his work being pulled into question

@BeefLellington

3 жыл бұрын

I'd add that Herc does pretty well for himself despite ruining a couple of lives and largely being a piece of shit with few redeeming qualities

@shahidulkhan9566

3 жыл бұрын

@@agenttheater5 when you write high profile stories you tend to not be able to get away with anonymous sources in your articles.

@johnlopez5287

2 жыл бұрын

Cause its America yo

@loucipher7782

Жыл бұрын

who cares about Alma? the bosses probably see her as a backstabbing drama btch when you report someone, most of the time you get the edge of the knife yourself thats why most of the time employees just keep quiet

McNulty really was a natural detective. Even in the earlier scene in the middle of season 5 when he KNOWS this reporter lied about the killer calling him, he says that the killer called the police department to just to see a reaction from Templeton (who looks shocked, and that look clearly gives away the fact that he is lying and making shit up). McNulty really got to stick it to this piece of shit in the end.

@vincentfrederick6606

7 жыл бұрын

Jiggley Krowzer Yeah this scene was great. Too bad McNulty got fired and Templeton got promoted. Fucked up but that's what makes this show amazing

@samuelhong4272

4 жыл бұрын

he made up the serial killer?

@batubatucp

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Hong have you been watching the tv show?

“You mortify me in front of my father” 😂

What blows your mind is when you find out that the actor who plays McNulty is British. He's a British guy with a Baltimore accent doing a southern accent. Fucking brilliant acting.

@hank1519

3 жыл бұрын

I used to cringe when actors were described as artists, but they really are and deserve great respect and admiration

@BeachSamuraiStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@hank1519 no need to be jealous fatass

@stephengrigg5988

3 жыл бұрын

It always cracked me up when in the second season he does a "fake" english accent and it sounds horrible, that was pretty funny subtle joke

@stephengrigg5988

3 жыл бұрын

@@BeachSamuraiStudios what a needlessly douchey comment to make

@BeachSamuraiStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephengrigg5988 its ok, hit the gym fatass

I always get hard to the idea of a True Detective series staring Jimmy

@geordiejones5618

4 жыл бұрын

An older McNulty on a modern cult case would be incredible.

@Broyale26

4 жыл бұрын

I get hard thinking about you getting hard.

@kafkapharnaum2690

4 жыл бұрын

The first season of TD is almost just that though -- if you rewatch the part where Templeton is going around interviewing homeless people, at some point one of them, who looks surprisingly like Childress, starts blurting out what is pretty much the whole Yellow King story to a T (and in True Detective, Childress has a scene where he talks about his 'grand plan' in a very, very similar way). Combine that with Lester saying that a serial killer/the killings need to have something spectacular about them, and you have pretty much the basis for the whole plot of TD's first season. Not to mention that Woody Harrelson's character has quite a bit in common with Jimmy, aside from the violent streak maybe

@totalba69

3 жыл бұрын

Broyale26 dude stop, you’re giving me an eROCKtion

@simbarabsha904

3 жыл бұрын

call it True POH-lice

I love the panic that sets into Scott's face when McNulty starts talking in that made up voice.

Say what you want about McNulty but the guy can lay down a verbal smackdown like it's his job.

@billybatts8283

2 жыл бұрын

My personal favourite is when he pulls Daniels up at the elevators, after they release the bag man in season 1.

@TreWimsical

2 ай бұрын

He did the same thing with Brianna back in Season 3 and it was glorious

The writing is just so great. The parallels that are draw, and not just in this scene, are scathing and brutal in their honesty. Mcnulty see's his own lie reflected in Scott's, and while it served his purpose to get Marlo he could live with it, but now that it's over he just wants to go away and can't stand to see what he must've looked like. The only consolation he has is that he knows he was doing it for what he thought was the greater good, but in the end he sees that there is little difference between them. Props to mcnulty being able to recognize it.

"You're not serious" "No, I'm a fucking joke. And so are you" I loved that, all my goodwill I thought I lost about McNulty came roaring back like the cavalry

If anyone was curious, Scott Templeton was apparently based on multiple real people. Walter Duranty and Jim Haner as well as others.

@iandhr1

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Templeton#Origins

@MrThunderFx

3 жыл бұрын

His based on modern day journalists

@TKainZero

3 жыл бұрын

And now modern day journalists are based on Scott Templeton

@nickhasfun2921

3 жыл бұрын

This scene confuses me

@mattrobson3603

3 жыл бұрын

I'd assume that most-to-all of the characters in The Wire had their roots in real people that David Simon knew, encountered or heard about.

This scene cements the notion that McNulty is a tragic figure. "No, I'm a fuckin' joke" - McNulty acknowledges and to a certain extent accepts his tragic flaw... later this episode, his pretend wake is held. The wake, although merely symbolic, represents the death of McNulty, which is the fate of nearly every tragic figure.

@mkn.567

Жыл бұрын

but he awakes from that death and his fate is left open endedn although given that he can no longer be a cop he may just live happily ever after

@fernhausluv44

Жыл бұрын

@@mkn.567 I'm more inclined to believe that McNulty's ending isn't too bad. He repaired the rift in his relationship, is now free from the manic effect murder-solving had upon him, and the last episode ends with him making serious amends toward the homeless man he displaced/kidnapped.

@ergob3907

4 ай бұрын

@@fernhausluv44he objectively got off mad easy. He and Lester could’ve gone to jail- they didn’t even get fired. Honestly it might’ve worked out for the best. The homicide position wasn’t healthy for him.

Theres a non-zero chance Scott walked out of this thinking McNulty was the real killer.

Can you imagine how surreal this would be? Just snatched out of reality by someone else inhabiting your lie who you didn't even know was there.

I know what Scott is thinking in this scene: "This is the real story. A corrupt cop making up a serial killer in response to an even more corrupt system. But now I can't tell this story. I can never tell this story. Now my lies have created a much bigger lie, a lie that ill be celebrated for for the rest of my life." Or at least thats what I wish we was realizing. That there was a bigger story that he couldn't unravel because he'll never be good enough to find it.

Crazy how the scene ends on the"Homicide Division" sign, cause we just witnessed a murder

Gus got vindicated after all... unfortunately he just doesn't know it.

@Onigirli

6 жыл бұрын

It's a shame, I'm sure it would've cheered him up but at least the viewers got to bear witness to this delicious treat. "But hey I ain't part of your tribe [...]" is a line I'm in danger of using IRL

@borismuller86

6 жыл бұрын

I’m fairly certain Gus got to watch him fall from grace in the end!

Is it weird that out of all the murdering, backstabbing, cheating characters, my most hated character was this lying sack of shit? I was hoping that the non-existent "serial" murders getting pinned on him, clearing every mess up, it would have been poetic justice. Just lock him up in a dark cell and throw the keys away.

@Devantedavis313

8 жыл бұрын

Lol he's defending him because he himself lies like this.

@incaseofrapture6989

7 жыл бұрын

Wow so well said!

Can we talk about the quality of acting in this scene. Dominic West is amazing.

Best season in my opinion. Nuff said being this the Wire, a show with 5 perfect seasons.

@Onigirli

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know who this Nuff is, but I like the cut of his jib.

@FoodLiquorCool

6 жыл бұрын

Alejandro del Arco Ziggy.

@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants

3 жыл бұрын

Season 1 was booring AF.I couldnt believe people loved it so much but when I watched clips of the other seasons it was much better.

@JayCity10

2 жыл бұрын

It's my favorite too. I've seen too many assholes shit on season 5. It was the most entertaining season by far. The best is S3. S4 is overrated in my opinion.

@satchmothekid3891

Жыл бұрын

S3 for me. Barksdale/Stanfield war was dope af. Plus Stringer getting waxed.

in case anyone's curious, the actor who played the lying reporter directed Spotlight. But I'm sure you already knew that.

@Onigirli

6 жыл бұрын

Uh hehe, y-yeah... that's old news to me. I knew that

@capnskiddies

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that. Couldn't sleep for days after watching that movie.

The reporters face is priceless!

One of the only times that McNulty held himself accountable in the show. A shame that he finally does so in front of one of the most despicable characters on the show.

"... and he didn't call you the second. I did that!" McNulty looks hilariously happy with himself even though he's a deep trouble.

he got the pullitzer anyway...

great scene Templeton's face when McNulty tells him the truth priceless..

I always forget McNulty is brittish watching these clips. Hell of an actor he is.

To those of you who hate Scott Templeton, that's the entire point. He was based on a real person that David Simon worked with at the actual Baltimore Sun newspaper who also manufactured the news and never got punished by editors. So, if anything, David Simon probably hates Templeton more than we do.

Freaking KZread trying to sell season 5 for $19 when all five seasons are on Prime... Get a clue.

@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.

4 жыл бұрын

I only opened a Facebook account to watch the wire. Every episode is there. Except on 2 of the 60 episodes, the last 10 minutes are frozen on episode 6 from season 1, and episode 9 from season 5.

@NewWesternFront

3 жыл бұрын

puh puh puh puh piratebay

Great scene. Scott looking like a child who just got scolded

SO fucking satisfying NOMNOMNOMNOM.

ask me why I think the Wire is the best Television series ever created...

@TheAtariJenkins

8 жыл бұрын

+manchesterblue2007 ok, i'll bite. Why do you think The Wire is the best TV series ever created?

@manchesterblue2007

8 жыл бұрын

TheAtariJenkins character development

@Nixton1996

7 жыл бұрын

Too bad the existence of this season invalidates your statement.

@ReelNinja1

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Mamma what? Season 5 was great. Hell, they all were

@KingKalevi

6 жыл бұрын

They were all great seasons, no doubt about it, but one of them has to be the worst. I think that s5 has that covered.

The most awesome part about this is that Templeton actually did just break an amazing story for his newspaper, but he is completely unable to report it because it would expose him for being a total liar.

One of the all-time great scenes

One of the best moments in the series.

McNulty has been humbled. Now he’s humbling others. This is the most subtle but ruthless ego killing I have ever seen.

This scene made me laugh because McNulty told him the truth.

The real sad part is Scott is based on two reporters at the Baltimore Sun who actually made up stories and won prizes.

Why do people say season 5 is the worst? I thought it was one of the stronger seasons.

@royalescorpio

9 жыл бұрын

I don't know. I mostly hear people say that season 2 was the worst. I really liked season 5.

@slothfromthegoonies8201

9 жыл бұрын

Jazzi Hill I thought 2 was the worst.

@TheHeo93

9 жыл бұрын

Jazzi Hill It's the other way around with me. I really liked season 2. Couldn't stand the newspaper shit in season 5.

@briansteen5121

9 жыл бұрын

It's just such a ridiculous plot, still a great season though.

@slothfromthegoonies8201

9 жыл бұрын

Whyu Hatin It's very plausible. Most of the storylines and characters in the show are based on actual people and events.

Lmao, Scott looks like he's about to cry.

5 and 2 are both underrated because of the excellence of 1,3,4…

Love this scene so much!!!

I remember reading an interview with Dominic West, in which he said he only really got used to the American accent as The Wire was wrapping for good. You can definitely see that in this scene.

It's In My Notes !!!!!! McNulty He Is A Beast For This

Scott was also an addict, an even worse type, craving for fame, rich, success, to an extent he forgot "what am I".

Nothing so satisfying as seeing Templeton getting what he deserves....

"It's in my notes!!!!" - Scott "Sure." - McNulty

1:44 Jimmy couldn't resist to look into the camera :P

The more I think about it, the more this seems like the thesis of the series: trapped in the same lie, but ignorant of how it benefits those of the other tribe. McNulty's line, under other circumstances, could just as well be spoken by Stringer Bell to Bunny Colvin, or by Vondas to Valchek, or - as is often depicted, albeit not in so many words - by Carcetti to just about anyone

one of the best McNulty scenes

"No... ... No. I'm a fuckin' joke." God damn, McNulty saying what I feel.

No, i'm a f*×£ing joke. I loves the way he delivers that line.

The way the reporter looked after McNulty was done with him, wow. Haha!

You got to love that terrified "Of Fuck!" confused look when McNulty goes into that voice.

That whole Templeton-McNulty storyline was fucking brilliant!

Jimmy doesn’t get enough love. Yeah he was brash and arrogant but this arc shows how self-aware he eventually became.

Mcnulty is a savage but real police i love that line "I'm a fucking joke" he just doesnt give a fuck

awesome scene!

It IS great. The reason you (and 99% of people I talk to) haven't heard of it is because we live in a stupid society where low-quality shit gets pushed on us (everything from TV shows to music to the food we eat), and finding the high-quality stuff takes some real digging. I was lucky enough to discover this show through an old roommate of mine back when it was starting out, otherwise who knows if I'd have ever watched it.

Season 3 was the best in my opinion. Stringer was the best character as well; the opposite and the same as McNulty. This was the best scene in the entire series, though. It was vengeance, catharsis, self-loathing, and realization that all the things worked for are ultimately full of shit.

greatest no u ever recorded

Modern journalism at its truest

incredible scene

I think the thing about the characters on this show is that it's all about respect. Avon is one of my favorite characters because you can't help but respect how real he was and how true he was to being a gangster. He did so many more horrible things than Scott Tempelton, but at least Avon was a man. Tempelton is a child and it's clear on reruns that he has a temper tantrum whenever anyone besides himself gets a compliment. Namond's mom, Ziggy, Kenard, and Levy all qualify as well. You could talk me into Marlo too depending on where you take it. Even someone like Herc, a comic relief of sorts, is one of my least favorite characters on the show because of how inept he was as a cop and he cost Randy his future. There was nothing to respect about him.

@lelouch3

9 жыл бұрын

fuddisastud Why Levy? And you forgot Clay Davis.

9 жыл бұрын

fuddisastud They're selling hard drugs and killing people, respect doesn't come into it.

@mirrta4598

8 жыл бұрын

+OneThreeTwoFour maan, that kid kenard and and namond's really managed to get my nerves

@zero1188

7 жыл бұрын

never really like avon came off as fake to me

@chakrazulu2106

6 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong OneTwoThreeFour...but I THINK I get what you mean...This show goes out of it's way to show there's corrupt people and honorable people at every level from drug dealer to politician and how that corruption ruins an entire society. Avon was a ruthless drug lord but he never did anything outside of the rules of his game. In a sense he played fair and had respect for the code unlike Stringer. You saw that same lack of respect in the school system where teachers are cheating to the detriment of students for career reasons. You saw police "juke the stats" at the expense of normal citizens for selfish reasons. You saw politicians encourage stat juking and law breaking to further their careers. And here bitch ass Scott making shit up and the paper running with it to stay afloat. All these people disrespecting the rules of the game they chose to play. So while Avon might have been a murderous drug dealer, he understood what he was and never stepped outside the rules of that game, which is respectable whether you like the game or not. The Whole point of The Wire was to show when people don't respect the rules of their game it fucks everything up.

this is the hardest ive laughed in a long time

You gotta admit... *McNulty and Colvin* went out with a bang. Law enforcement will be discussing their exploits for decades.

I think I lost weight whenever 'The Wire' season started. It was so intense. But I LOVED it!

"No I'm a fucking joke..." The look in his eyes when he says that... oh mcnulty

Right, I guess my point however was that at the end the writers had to show the viewers that despite Omar's significance to the show, his true role in the big picture was small, just like a real-life stick up boy in Baltimore city wouldn't even get a 2 second blurb on the 11pm news. Just another way of showing realism. It's not like the mayor would have been like "OMG YES OMAR IS DEAD" lol

well said

Valchek might be the actual devil. He's a constant impediment to actual police work, motivated by politics over service. He uses his position to satisfy professional grievances against officers and personal vendettas against civilians. At least Rawls knew police work, despite his flaws. Valchek became commissioner solely through his willingness to perpetuate a broken system.

@JimmySteller

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, but Valchek isn't in this scene, it feels a bit out of left field to post this comment here.

McNulty was such a god damned amazing character. Chaotic Good personified.

@MrMalicious5

3 жыл бұрын

Chaotic and unlawful good rolled into one.

I haven't watched it this year yet.

Just finished The Wire a few days ago. So an honest question to you hardcore fans who have watched it many times and fully understood it, would you say this is McNulty's best scene? I am not looking to provoke anyone or fuck with people, I want to hear the sincere opinions from fans of the The Wire why or why this isn't McNulty's best scene. I just think this scene is a contender for the best since he openly states his true character and everything he stands for, all while giving a big fuck you to government and news. I can see how people could argue that the Irish Wake scene, or the scene where him and Bunk communicate by only saying "Fuck" or any other great scene he was in was better. I just want some opinions! And also, another point I would like to hear your opinion on is what you feel the best scene in The Wire period is. I think its Michael and Dukie's goodbye. What about you guys?

@EscapeWasAtHand

7 жыл бұрын

This is a great scene, and is certainly up there with McNulty's best

@Scorpio391

7 жыл бұрын

Jiggley Krowzer blasphemy! - the 'fuck' scene with bunk in series 1 in the kitchen is the greatest scene of all time

@Nogli

7 жыл бұрын

It's definitely one of the most satisfying, but I think McNulty's best scene was his similar confrontation with D'Angelo's mother. You get the idea that he is satisfied to interrogate her, but he is also audibly angry and brutal about it. It felt like it meant more than this, which is almost fun, and makes one smile to see him get his comeuppance.

@Wiglaf67

7 жыл бұрын

Also when he told off Levy in front Ronnie (after Kima got shot, I think), then explained to her why the whole system is corrupted.

@FoodLiquorCool

7 жыл бұрын

his best scene is when the FBI has psychologically analyzed him. He exerts no dialogue. It's the simplest, funniest, and in some way wretched scene of his.

Mc Nulty is such a legend.

Best scene in the series

"If I can figure out what it gets you in the end". The Pulitzer

I agree Valchek was the worst of all cops. Clay Davis and Levy were also really bad. As for all the Shakespeare comparisons, while The Wire is that brilliant, and it's way more tragic than most stories of tragedy because it's basically real, David Simon said that in Shakespeare's tragedies, people fall because of some tragic flaw, but his model was Greek tragedy, where people just get stomped on arbitrarily by powers higher than them (the gods originally, but in The Wire, corrupt institutions).

Yeah it truly is brilliant T.V, stumbled across it last year. I assume considering this was comment was posted a month ago that you might have already started watching it. If not then.. Man, start soon xD

Templeton's awful look of the t-shirt under the button down collared shirt may be just as horrific as his ethics in reporting.

For once McNulty has the moral high ground over someone......

Man, was this scene satisfying to watch.

And then Tom McCarthy (the actor who played Scott Templeton) won an Oscar for directing a movie that captured all the best parts of the investigative journalism profession; Spotlight. Poetic.

Also when he is in the morgue and they initially mix up his body. But then it contrasts to the last scene when Omar's legend was growing on the street while Marlo's is nowhere. I guess it's a question of degrees, does Omar care if the newspaper writes about him? Probably not. What he achieved was a Robin Hood style legend on the street. That was his legacy.

Is there a video with the scene where McNulty posed as the serial killer and made a phone call to Templeton ? I can't seem to find it. That was funny as hell, lol.