They are taught to think like cops now. They just bribe drug addicted informants to put them up on game and go do police work. They just don't think like criminals anymore. Back when the DEA was called the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, they specifically recruited people from certain neighborhoods who admit doing dirt as kids just not getting caught or only getting caught joyriding cars or shoplifting. They wanted people who could think like criminals, but now they want to be squeaky clean.
Want to add something it also appears this applies to the DA offices as well. Cant build a convict quality case for their life and in the big cities they depend far to much on Rico. Just because some cats hang together don’t means you should be a ale to use Rico. A law that was meant for real organizational crime like the mob and cartels.
How this dude's podcast doesn't have a million subscribers is beyond me. He's detailed and love how he describes different characters of The Wire. Nothing but respect and awesomeness for you.
The Wire was nearly cancelled so many times and always under appreciated, it’s only fitting that Wire content creators don’t get recognized outside of the fan base, the show demands attention and analysis, and sadly most of our fellow brothers and sisters just aren’t capable of the effort the Wire demands of its audience
The Wires explanation of the entire system from the highest level down to the dope fiend on the street was crazy. How someone who is seen as the lowest of society can effect the city as a whole really opened my eyes to society and how many cities operate as a whole.
Lester is in a league of his own. Colvin is another favorite of mine. If they had a season 6, it would have been cool to see how Sydnor became the new Lester/Jimmy!
OUTSTANDING analysis. A great attorney you could be. People don’t realize the intricacies of breaking everything down like you do. You deserve more recognition
Would be dope to see a prequel show with Lester, Bunny and them when they were younger, even Rawls who use to be “natural police” but turned into a company by the numbers man. Remember Lester got sent to the desk chasing a target that had big connections.
I’m a criminal attorney in Louisville, Kentucky and a huge fan of THE WIRE, and I’ve never seen anyone break down this show as well as you. Thank you for your posts!
@@AMansWorldPodcast no thank you. Your work is just tremendous. I swear, I’d pay to watch you break down Season 2, which Is so underrated in my opinion. Bill Rawls is a fascinating character. There’s so much. Premium Channel, Q and A with you, I mean I’d like to make a contribution to the work you’ve done so far. Put out your PayPal or Venmo or whatever puts some money in your pocket because you deserve it. You have the best show on TH-cam
@@TheCmascagni true. I think season 2 and 5 and extremely underrated. White men, black men, were kinda all the same when put in a similar predicament. I’ll definitely be covering the sobotkas, and there decent into crime. But keep your money in your pocket bro, I just really appreciate bonding with y’all through the show. I’m not trying to be too humble I just rather you keep it. Buy a tie👌🏽💯
@@AMansWorldPodcast I found it. Confirm that it went to right person. You’ve been helping me do cardio 30 minutes longer, listening to you. Least I can do.
Being originally from Bmore, The Wire always resonated with me. So I will say your analysis on the city are unrivaled in these YT streets. Now this was a super dope episode because you touched on the police and political elements of the show heavy. In my humble opinion you are right. Les and Mac are like 2 sides of the same coin. But I would choose Lester Freeman over McNulty because Mac’s impulsiveness and obsession over a case could either get somebody fired or killed. I see Lester can be obsessive(anyone who creates those little doll houses and furniture has to have that personality trait), but he’s way more calculated. BPD wouldn’t have cracked that code Marlo and “The Greek” had if it wasn’t for Lester and before then they wouldn’t have found those bodies in the vacants if it wasn’t for him.
u right fam...i think thats part of why Lester kinda liked prezbo too. Lester of course is black he has wisdow ect...hes very hands on...however what prezbo lacks in street smarts he makes up for in his presence . its almost like hes a golden child the only problem is most didnt see what he brought to the table. u bring 2 heads together like that success is inevitable
@@agthaog1986 I agree with that. I mean we saw that Prezbo had it in him to get those streets smarts because when Dookie went to try to go back to school, Prezbo had them kids on lock. But before hand, he was a pushover.
You on point as always I'm from Baltimore and Carcetti is based off of Martin O'Malley and after being governor for 8 years he did try to run for president but couldn't fuck with Obama and Hillary too many skeletons from his days as a Bmore mayor. Great video!
I remember a post you made months ago asking which characters should you do and I suggested Mcnulty and someone else suggested Lester. Its cool you actually got around to doing it. I think one big takeway I took from The Wire is the disconnect the politicians, attourneys, and higher ups in the police department have towards crime. A major example of this is the 13 bodies found in the freight container in season 2. Thoroughout the season they were not seen as humans with familes and friends but as numbers that no unit really wanted to deal with. They were treated like a nuisance that you ignore until it goes away. This allowed me to connect with McNulty and Lester throughout the entirety of the show. Although their methods are questionable at times they seemed to be amongst the very few who actually still had some type of connection to the streets, even if their motivations were questionable. I will say I think the mentality of the higher political players may be due to them being desensitized to the crime. If you see the same thing day in and day out for years eventually your ambition shifts from bettering the city to seeing how you can benefit yourself. Great content.
@@agthaog1986 He is the tragic story of frustrated middle management that cares in an organization. Enough authority to have subordinates but not enough authority to call the shots and when he tries to go against the grain, canned when optics look bad.
You are one of the realest on TH-cam man keep it up. The chris videos are amazing you give a perspective understood by somebody who has to be from the hood/living that trap lifestyle to get it. Too many people giving gentried ass takes about the show tbh.
Not sure I have ever agreed with one of your breakdowns so much. Also, Lester had that discipline and MATURITY, which McNulty lacked. Still, the best cops on the show were without jobs at the end due to their stupid play on the serial killer. Irony or what? Keep up this great work, my man!
Reminds me of the gang injunctions we had in LA county. Cops were locking people up in the 80s for simply hanging on corners. We saw what that lead to in 92. Great analysis
As someone who grew up in newark they really stopped and searched me alot for no reason, like I’d be walking back from the corner store and out of know where an old ass ford would pull up and hop out like the A team to search me🤦🏽♂️
Broooo I’m from Baltimore and I felt this personally in all those numbers games knockers , political & churches using influence …… even attorney brown ….. bro you layer all of these surgical ! All perspectives you do this all unbiased !!!!!!
Nowadays detectives as good as Lester and McNulty get grabbed up by the FBI, DEA or other agencies. Hard for local and city police departments to retain good talent.
Running threw the "ollie". That Philly accent crazy😂. Weird how different Baltimore and Philly accent is being were less than 2 hours apart. Shit I heard even north and south Philly have different accents idk howtrue that is tho
I spent my life in the Monumental City learning the history of this place..... they are local Crusaders of the Jesuit Order. I lived my life like McNulty. I worked in the cemetery business, so I worked where Freddie Gray was buried and served the FAKE funeral for Sean Suiter that was planned for sympathy of the police department. HBO aired my life story in "We own this city" from an elementary school bully to the funeral that banned me from the entire industry. I am just a Know-Nothing who studied life, instead of following the Rockefeller Funded Operation. GREAT video!!! The story is documented all over town - that is why "O' say can you see" was written locally and given to the nation that blindly follows
after just watching the series again i have to say season 5 is top tier because it really highlights how people could have all the good intentions and still becomes corrupt
Your insight is the best bro the absolute best. No one even close. I've watched the wire the sopranos more then why shows I ever watched maybe combined lol. I analyze believe me I study. The only other person to come up with some of my theories has been you
I gotta revisit this one: Your analysis of McNulty's interrogation tactics, where he's more curious than threatening, that's actually a highly effective way to interrogate folk by way of U.S. Army interrogator logic (which may be slightly different than cop logic). If you are genuinely intellectually curious in asking interrogation questions, you will net critical thinking questions that will make the person think freely. And if they think freely, they may answer questions freely too. McNulty never pretended to be anyone's friend; he just respected people where they were, as they are, and that's something a LOT of cops don't have, including the smarter ones like detectives. In Iraq or Afghanistan in the war on terror era, the analysts who respected the enemy were always better, more effective, than those who didn't. There's this respect McNulty has for folk in the game. That's why Bodie opened up. You think Bodie would have opened up to snitch on Marlo had it been Detective Herc? Hell naw.
I've always liked Lester's swag as a detective... To me, he was definitely "Shaft" of the show lol 💯 Thanks for another great breakdown king! You're really killin' em out there! 💪🏿
Man, I just found your channel this morning. I’ve been down the rabbit hole since the first vid I watched. I really appreciate your insight into my favorite show ever.
Your wisdom is so needed. Everyday! Please! It's like going to church. I listen to your videos over and over not just for the commentary on the show but education in people, power and profit. I find it hard to watch The Wire. Nothing has changed, no one listened! But you know who did, the nightmare creating so called, "elites". All these "good people" who happily bow and all I have is the memories and waking to living in a nightmare. Why didn't any say, anything do something?
@10:50 Carcetti isn't why the police were out doing these "quality of life" arrests. It was because of Burrell. Remember when Burrell had that heart to heart with Clay Davis after Burrell became fearful that Carcetti was going to ax him? Burrell knows that Carcetti is trying to run the police department through Burrell's deputy, Rawls. So Burrell orders these mass arrests as a way to fight back against Carcetti's authority.
Bruh, I wish I could hire you to analyze my life, tell me who my real friends and foes are and my strength and weakness in life. 😂 I’m joking but seemed skilled enough to do that. Respect brother
Yo bro you should break down democrats and republicans and all democratic cities that are in turmoil with high crime and the defunding of the police and black lives matter. I can imagine people wanting to hear your perspective on this.. You are the chosen one bro. Let all street dudes be enlighten. The youngins can't see what's going on. The blind leading the blind.🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🏿
This why I say the whole system has to go, the whole thing is corrupted from the streets to the politicians to the corporations. The wire gave a very good depiction of that and your analogy on this is 🔥🔥 Salute 🫡💯
Cops like that is the reason Illinois passed this so caller "safe T" act... which is gonna be a freaky DIASTER!!! Much love from Chicago IL homie.... I love your series man!!!!
Say bro, thanks for the education. But that was a long wait time. We be needing that content to think on through the week. You Top Dog on The Wire content.
Yeh man, Lester is by far the greatest character on the show. Love it when he confronts and very subtly but surely threatens Clay Davies. Seen him play an addict in ‘The Corner’? Awesome stuff, he revives that role for his undercover work when they go arrest Stinkum. Great analysis pal, shout-out from UK :)
I've seen a lot of channels analyze the wire but you definitely have your finger on the pulse of this show more than any other I've seen. Always enjoy your videos
Always waiting for the new episodes about the wire big dog. Your analysis and break down is BY FAR the best and the one that makes the show make that much more sense and shows it’s true brilliance 💪🏽
The difference between Lester and Mac is that Lester didn’t let the work (case) make or break him. McNulty does. McNulty doesn’t know what to do when the job ends. Lester always understood an exit strategy.
Fantastic breakdown. Royce, who according to Delegate Watkins, "forgot his roots" by debating to cover up Hamsterdam...came full circle with Carcetti forgetting his roots by covering up the vacant murders. "It's all eating shit." Also, Carcetti DID run for president...O'Malley in 2016. PLEASE KEEP UP THESE BREAKDOWNS. All are incredible. Clay Davis, Carcetti, Daniels, and Rawls are my requests...but no matter who you break down, it's going to be dope AF.
You the 🐐 of this shit you need to drop every week…sidenote I wish they continued it & had a season 6 it was still so much to explore maybe with the focus on the prison system & the politics with that come along with it the inequality of length of sentences & how it’s a business scheme
of all these cops, bunk and mcnulty have ultimate heart, but lester freamon is a different breed. hes a very in-tune guy. smarter and quicker than the average guy, and even beyond above average.
I'll admit I didn't appreciate how good your breakdowns were at first. Your a real ass dude with a really good mind for seeing the details. Keep up the good work bro, great channel and great vids
You got me rewatching the wire with a new eye and I thank you for that. What I find interesting is how you keep a cop like Lester around a city with this many layers and not become a fed? His suggestion to take it federal showed how smart he was.
Excellent breakdown. Your perspective and personal knowledge on these topics give your reviews a lot more credibility than most. Keep these coming 👊🏾👊🏾
Lester and McNulty are like a Hunter and his Dog. A Hunter can track it's prey but it takes longer to get to them, a Dog can get to his target but will have less of a sense of direction, by themselves either gets to eat but together? They feast.
Once again you’re knocking it out the park! I commented on one of your videos a while back asking about a Maurice Levy video as I’m currently in law school and you killed that one as well. My brother is a police officer in Fairfax, VA and based on his stories, your analysis is spot f’n on. Like when you were talking about the way McNulty moves. I immediately thought about when he acknowledged Bodies street smarts when Ronnie was interrogating him over the free zone. “This must be one of them contrapment things.” LOL! He then pulled up on Bodie while Carver and Coliccio were talking to him and once again told the “contrapment” story and acknowledged Bodies intelligence. “I loved it, Smart Kid.” Lastly he told Bodie that he would be rolling back through in 60 minutes and wanted the corner clean giving Bodie and his crew a little more time to make some coin and not pressing them up. It cost Bodie his life but just like you said McNulty had convinced him to snitch.
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Lester was trying to lock the whole city up 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bro your analysis of newer cops lacking street smarts and having the capability to do quality police work is A1
They are taught to think like cops now. They just bribe drug addicted informants to put them up on game and go do police work. They just don't think like criminals anymore. Back when the DEA was called the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, they specifically recruited people from certain neighborhoods who admit doing dirt as kids just not getting caught or only getting caught joyriding cars or shoplifting. They wanted people who could think like criminals, but now they want to be squeaky clean.
Want to add something it also appears this applies to the DA offices as well. Cant build a convict quality case for their life and in the big cities they depend far to much on Rico. Just because some cats hang together don’t means you should be a ale to use Rico. A law that was meant for real organizational crime like the mob and cartels.
@@et9151 so you hang with drug dealers. But don’t sell?
@@LazyKingAus you don’t got to sell to get hit with a Rico, Rico can be used for a lot more than what you think.
@@et9151 the point still stands you don’t get plausible deniability when you with them everyday
The character of Lester Freeman could teach you how to avoid an indictment 😂. He was a BRILLIANT detective, a nightmare to crime organizations
How this dude's podcast doesn't have a million subscribers is beyond me. He's detailed and love how he describes different characters of The Wire. Nothing but respect and awesomeness for you.
for real !
It takes time to build something great
It's only a matter of time. This channel is new but if he keeps putting out quality content, he'll have the subscribers eventually.
This real shyt ain’t for everybody
The Wire was nearly cancelled so many times and always under appreciated, it’s only fitting that Wire content creators don’t get recognized outside of the fan base, the show demands attention and analysis, and sadly most of our fellow brothers and sisters just aren’t capable of the effort the Wire demands of its audience
The Wires explanation of the entire system from the highest level down to the dope fiend on the street was crazy. How someone who is seen as the lowest of society can effect the city as a whole really opened my eyes to society and how many cities operate as a whole.
Lester is in a league of his own. Colvin is another favorite of mine. If they had a season 6, it would have been cool to see how Sydnor became the new Lester/Jimmy!
if it was more Lester i swear the wire woulda looked like one of those black-spoliation pimp movies back in the day...except more modern
Synor wasnt gonna have the same drive as mccnaulty it just would’ve never happened jimmy had a different drive
OUTSTANDING analysis. A great attorney you could be. People don’t realize the intricacies of breaking everything down like you do. You deserve more recognition
Thanks bro. Truly appreciated💯
"History is a set of lies agreed upon." Napoleon Bonaparte. Applicable to People in Power everywhere. No matter what arena they wield that power in.
Sittin in a van for 2 days waiting on tator to hand peewee a vial..... Lmao
Bro are you stressed,? That's a looong aasss cigarette 😂😂😂
Oh the way Lester found Lex body was pure genius. Ever since that episode I knew he was the best cop out of them all yo
This was so good. How is he still connecting dots so long after the show is finished. Its why The Wire is masterpiece imo. Loved the analysis bro
Would be dope to see a prequel show with Lester, Bunny and them when they were younger, even Rawls who use to be “natural police” but turned into a company by the numbers man.
Remember Lester got sent to the desk chasing a target that had big connections.
I’m a criminal attorney in Louisville, Kentucky and a huge fan of THE WIRE, and I’ve never seen anyone break down this show as well as you. Thank you for your posts!
Thanks Christian, truly appreciated 👌🏽💯
@@AMansWorldPodcast no thank you. Your work is just tremendous. I swear, I’d pay to watch you break down Season 2, which Is so underrated in my opinion. Bill Rawls is a fascinating character. There’s so much. Premium Channel, Q and A with you, I mean I’d like to make a contribution to the work you’ve done so far. Put out your PayPal or Venmo or whatever puts some money in your pocket because you deserve it. You have the best show on TH-cam
@@TheCmascagni true. I think season 2 and 5 and extremely underrated. White men, black men, were kinda all the same when put in a similar predicament. I’ll definitely be covering the sobotkas, and there decent into crime. But keep your money in your pocket bro, I just really appreciate bonding with y’all through the show. I’m not trying to be too humble I just rather you keep it. Buy a tie👌🏽💯
@@AMansWorldPodcast I found it. Confirm that it went to right person. You’ve been helping me do cardio 30 minutes longer, listening to you. Least I can do.
damn bro you was determined to give that money up
Being originally from Bmore, The Wire always resonated with me. So I will say your analysis on the city are unrivaled in these YT streets. Now this was a super dope episode because you touched on the police and political elements of the show heavy. In my humble opinion you are right. Les and Mac are like 2 sides of the same coin. But I would choose Lester Freeman over McNulty because Mac’s impulsiveness and obsession over a case could either get somebody fired or killed. I see Lester can be obsessive(anyone who creates those little doll houses and furniture has to have that personality trait), but he’s way more calculated. BPD wouldn’t have cracked that code Marlo and “The Greek” had if it wasn’t for Lester and before then they wouldn’t have found those bodies in the vacants if it wasn’t for him.
Thanks bro I appreciate that💯
u right fam...i think thats part of why Lester kinda liked prezbo too. Lester of course is black he has wisdow ect...hes very hands on...however what prezbo lacks in street smarts he makes up for in his presence . its almost like hes a golden child the only problem is most didnt see what he brought to the table. u bring 2 heads together like that success is inevitable
@@agthaog1986 I agree with that. I mean we saw that Prezbo had it in him to get those streets smarts because when Dookie went to try to go back to school, Prezbo had them kids on lock. But before hand, he was a pushover.
@@CArsonVevo big factz and good example as well
@@agthaog1986 💯💯💯
Lester grabbed them bodies out them Vacants that was legendary
You on point as always I'm from Baltimore and Carcetti is based off of Martin O'Malley and after being governor for 8 years he did try to run for president but couldn't fuck with Obama and Hillary too many skeletons from his days as a Bmore mayor. Great video!
After watching just 2 videos, I've concluded that you have the most in depth and complete analysis of The Wire in history.
Lester was a gifted black man and I loved the show for this. Police genius.
I love the scene when Lester was acting like a drunk and smacked the bottle on ole dudes head 😂😂
Hey Shaawwttyyyy
This is such a fresh perspective I haven’t seen anyone take and this is so relevant with today’s lack of police outreach
I remember a post you made months ago asking which characters should you do and I suggested Mcnulty and someone else suggested Lester. Its cool you actually got around to doing it. I think one big takeway I took from The Wire is the disconnect the politicians, attourneys, and higher ups in the police department have towards crime. A major example of this is the 13 bodies found in the freight container in season 2. Thoroughout the season they were not seen as humans with familes and friends but as numbers that no unit really wanted to deal with. They were treated like a nuisance that you ignore until it goes away. This allowed me to connect with McNulty and Lester throughout the entirety of the show. Although their methods are questionable at times they seemed to be amongst the very few who actually still had some type of connection to the streets, even if their motivations were questionable. I will say I think the mentality of the higher political players may be due to them being desensitized to the crime. If you see the same thing day in and day out for years eventually your ambition shifts from bettering the city to seeing how you can benefit yourself. Great content.
Bunny's influence on McNulty and Carver shows that his level of "real police" was elite.
good point ya hes another character that deserves a segment or too.
@@agthaog1986 He is the tragic story of frustrated middle management that cares in an organization. Enough authority to have subordinates but not enough authority to call the shots and when he tries to go against the grain, canned when optics look bad.
When U Follow The Money It Always Going To Lead To Corrupted Politicians! Faaaaaaaax 🎯💯
Carver got better as the show went along. I’m glad you’re posting again bro. Keep up the good work!
He speaks the Haqq about the wire
"You pay 10 on the dollar anything beyond that depends on your generosity to save those who want to be saved 😌"
"Wanna know what kills more police than liquor and bullets? Boredom. They just can't handle that shit." - Prop Joe
Speaking as a cop, this was a great analysis.
You on your way Bruh….. you got the whole series down covered and explained!!! This was one of the very best!!!
I think our boy bunk need his own video he is a monster as far as working a crime scene and kicking over rocks to see what under them
Thanks again from Manchester U.K. .. brilliant! pete.
Lester was the greatest detective on TV his versatility makes him the Scottie Pippen of His craft
You are one of the realest on TH-cam man keep it up. The chris videos are amazing you give a perspective understood by somebody who has to be from the hood/living that trap lifestyle to get it. Too many people giving gentried ass takes about the show tbh.
Numbers only tell one side of the story!!! Good video!!
Not sure I have ever agreed with one of your breakdowns so much. Also, Lester had that discipline and MATURITY, which McNulty lacked. Still, the best cops on the show were without jobs at the end due to their stupid play on the serial killer. Irony or what? Keep up this great work, my man!
Reminds me of the gang injunctions we had in LA county. Cops were locking people up in the 80s for simply hanging on corners. We saw what that lead to in 92. Great analysis
As someone who grew up in newark they really stopped and searched me alot for no reason, like I’d be walking back from the corner store and out of know where an old ass ford would pull up and hop out like the A team to search me🤦🏽♂️
Lester Freamon is one of the best police detective character ever, i wish they made more épisodes with him in this serie
Broooo I’m from Baltimore and I felt this personally in all those numbers games knockers , political & churches using influence …… even attorney brown ….. bro you layer all of these surgical ! All perspectives you do this all unbiased !!!!!!
Awesome!!! You're the philosopher king (as definded by Plato) of The Wire.
Be well Mr. Swartz. You're still my favorite Wire podcaster.
It’s not even close
"great for the department, but tragic for this personal life" -- LOL ! perfectly said (in my opnion) about McNulty
Nowadays detectives as good as Lester and McNulty get grabbed up by the FBI, DEA or other agencies. Hard for local and city police departments to retain good talent.
Facts.
Running threw the "ollie". That Philly accent crazy😂. Weird how different Baltimore and Philly accent is being were less than 2 hours apart. Shit I heard even north and south Philly have different accents idk howtrue that is tho
I spent my life in the Monumental City learning the history of this place..... they are local Crusaders of the Jesuit Order. I lived my life like McNulty. I worked in the cemetery business, so I worked where Freddie Gray was buried and served the FAKE funeral for Sean Suiter that was planned for sympathy of the police department.
HBO aired my life story in "We own this city" from an elementary school bully to the funeral that banned me from the entire industry. I am just a Know-Nothing who studied life, instead of following the Rockefeller Funded Operation.
GREAT video!!! The story is documented all over town - that is why "O' say can you see" was written locally and given to the nation that blindly follows
after just watching the series again i have to say season 5 is top tier because it really highlights how people could have all the good intentions and still becomes corrupt
Exactly 👌🏽💯
Your insight is the best bro the absolute best. No one even close. I've watched the wire the sopranos more then why shows I ever watched maybe combined lol. I analyze believe me I study. The only other person to come up with some of my theories has been you
I gotta revisit this one: Your analysis of McNulty's interrogation tactics, where he's more curious than threatening, that's actually a highly effective way to interrogate folk by way of U.S. Army interrogator logic (which may be slightly different than cop logic).
If you are genuinely intellectually curious in asking interrogation questions, you will net critical thinking questions that will make the person think freely. And if they think freely, they may answer questions freely too.
McNulty never pretended to be anyone's friend; he just respected people where they were, as they are, and that's something a LOT of cops don't have, including the smarter ones like detectives.
In Iraq or Afghanistan in the war on terror era, the analysts who respected the enemy were always better, more effective, than those who didn't.
There's this respect McNulty has for folk in the game. That's why Bodie opened up. You think Bodie would have opened up to snitch on Marlo had it been Detective Herc? Hell naw.
I've always liked Lester's swag as a detective... To me, he was definitely "Shaft" of the show lol 💯 Thanks for another great breakdown king! You're really killin' em out there! 💪🏿
Every single time man! Every single freaking time! Immaculate breakdowns!! Keep them up!
Man, I just found your channel this morning. I’ve been down the rabbit hole since the first vid I watched. I really appreciate your insight into my favorite show ever.
Your wisdom is so needed. Everyday! Please! It's like going to church. I listen to your videos over and over not just for the commentary on the show but education in people, power and profit. I find it hard to watch The Wire. Nothing has changed, no one listened! But you know who did, the nightmare creating so called, "elites". All these "good people" who happily bow and all I have is the memories and waking to living in a nightmare. Why didn't any say, anything do something?
Brother so glad to hear from..
much love and respect from the wrong side of the tracks in Cleveland
@10:50 Carcetti isn't why the police were out doing these "quality of life" arrests. It was because of Burrell. Remember when Burrell had that heart to heart with Clay Davis after Burrell became fearful that Carcetti was going to ax him? Burrell knows that Carcetti is trying to run the police department through Burrell's deputy, Rawls. So Burrell orders these mass arrests as a way to fight back against Carcetti's authority.
Bruh, I wish I could hire you to analyze my life, tell me who my real friends and foes are and my strength and weakness in life. 😂 I’m joking but seemed skilled enough to do that. Respect brother
😂😂thanks bro. Just keep your eyes open👌🏽💯
Bruh I’m from Baltimore and I honestly appreciate these vids… it keeps the show going and you break it down better than any of the other channels
Your analysis of McNulty and Freamon are spot on. Freamon is more subversive with his his antics, while McNulty is all "Fuck the bosses".
Your analysis on this show is spot on. Would love to smoke a blunt and watch the show with you
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 this needs to be in a colloge course
Lester and Bunny were definitely my favorite cops in this series
I been binge watching this like is the wire.
Lester is absolutely the cop on the Wire. Great breakdown video 👍🏼
My man Schwartz is back! It's a good night indeed!
Yo bro you should break down democrats and republicans and all democratic cities that are in turmoil with high crime and the defunding of the police and black lives matter. I can imagine people wanting to hear your perspective on this.. You are the chosen one bro. Let all street dudes be enlighten. The youngins can't see what's going on. The blind leading the blind.🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🏿
This why I say the whole system has to go, the whole thing is corrupted from the streets to the politicians to the corporations. The wire gave a very good depiction of that and your analogy on this is 🔥🔥 Salute 🫡💯
Outstanding, as always💜 And just reinforces why Lester was my favorite character💚
Cops like that is the reason Illinois passed this so caller "safe T" act... which is gonna be a freaky DIASTER!!! Much love from Chicago IL homie.... I love your series man!!!!
The 🐐 is back ………thank you
Say bro, thanks for the education. But that was a long wait time. We be needing that content to think on through the week. You Top Dog on The Wire content.
Yeh man, Lester is by far the greatest character on the show. Love it when he confronts and very subtly but surely threatens Clay Davies.
Seen him play an addict in ‘The Corner’? Awesome stuff, he revives that role for his undercover work when they go arrest Stinkum.
Great analysis pal, shout-out from UK :)
I've seen a lot of channels analyze the wire but you definitely have your finger on the pulse of this show more than any other I've seen. Always enjoy your videos
Legendary shit like normal keep it up big bro
Glad you back..your prospective on this show make me think,not only about the show but real life
Always waiting for the new episodes about the wire big dog. Your analysis and break down is BY FAR the best and the one that makes the show make that much more sense and shows it’s true brilliance 💪🏽
Dude, FIRE FUCKING BREAK DOWN! SUPER NICE!
Awesome as usual bro
The difference between Lester and Mac is that Lester didn’t let the work (case) make or break him. McNulty does.
McNulty doesn’t know what to do when the job ends. Lester always understood an exit strategy.
I don't know how I missed the notification for this! My man Swartz back in the building with some usual heat!🔥🔥🔥
The opening of this video was actually the first scene I ever seen while zapping TV in 2008. Since then, it got me hooked
Fantastic breakdown.
Royce, who according to Delegate Watkins, "forgot his roots" by debating to cover up Hamsterdam...came full circle with Carcetti forgetting his roots by covering up the vacant murders.
"It's all eating shit."
Also, Carcetti DID run for president...O'Malley in 2016.
PLEASE KEEP UP THESE BREAKDOWNS. All are incredible.
Clay Davis, Carcetti, Daniels, and Rawls are my requests...but no matter who you break down, it's going to be dope AF.
Great job 👏
You the 🐐 of this shit you need to drop every week…sidenote I wish they continued it & had a season 6 it was still so much to explore maybe with the focus on the prison system & the politics with that come along with it the inequality of length of sentences & how it’s a business scheme
The GOAT Wire reviews
Lester eventually got senator Davis to spill the beans on Levi & the money trail
Your analysis of the wire is uncanny bro. Love this channel.
Thanks bro 💯
of all these cops, bunk and mcnulty have ultimate heart, but lester freamon is a different breed. hes a very in-tune guy. smarter and quicker than the average guy, and even beyond above average.
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You could tell Lester and McNulty were two sides of the same coin when they ended up working together and essentially having the same fate in season 5
This channel is freakin amazing!
I'll admit I didn't appreciate how good your breakdowns were at first. Your a real ass dude with a really good mind for seeing the details. Keep up the good work bro, great channel and great vids
Thanks bro 💯
You got me rewatching the wire with a new eye and I thank you for that. What I find interesting is how you keep a cop like Lester around a city with this many layers and not become a fed? His suggestion to take it federal showed how smart he was.
Excellent breakdown. Your perspective and personal knowledge on these topics give your reviews a lot more credibility than most. Keep these coming 👊🏾👊🏾
My man always comin wit da 🔥
def gotta throw The Bunk in there as one of the goats lol great video as always!!
Bruh you be so on point
Lester and McNulty are like a Hunter and his Dog.
A Hunter can track it's prey but it takes longer to get to them, a Dog can get to his target but will have less of a sense of direction, by themselves either gets to eat but together? They feast.
This is the part I was waiting for. Analyze and assess more Wire cops!
Once again you’re knocking it out the park! I commented on one of your videos a while back asking about a Maurice Levy video as I’m currently in law school and you killed that one as well. My brother is a police officer in Fairfax, VA and based on his stories, your analysis is spot f’n on. Like when you were talking about the way McNulty moves. I immediately thought about when he acknowledged Bodies street smarts when Ronnie was interrogating him over the free zone. “This must be one of them contrapment things.” LOL!
He then pulled up on Bodie while Carver and Coliccio were talking to him and once again told the “contrapment” story and acknowledged Bodies intelligence. “I loved it, Smart Kid.” Lastly he told Bodie that he would be rolling back through in 60 minutes and wanted the corner clean giving Bodie and his crew a little more time to make some coin and not pressing them up. It cost Bodie his life but just like you said McNulty had convinced him to snitch.
Thank u sir..I asked and u delivered.
Nothing but greatness
7:07 had me weak 🤣
Thank you