Lessons in Leadership: The Wire - Jimmy McNulty and Lester Freamon
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- Lester Freamon and Jimmy McNulty are two sides of the same coin. Yin and Yang. They are two of the best in the BPD but sometimes find themselves at odds with each other, but when they team up, they are a nearly unstoppable force.
Find out why these two men are so successful and able to influence major events throughout the course of the entire series!
This leadership series is excellent. Frank Sobokta may not be the sexiest choice for an analysis but he’s more conflicted and complex than people assume at face value. Way underrated character.
Agree 100%.
Sobotka is one of the best written characters in the whole show
I’m mad they killed him after one season. He was a good character.
@@kakacoco5 "That there won't be a Sabotka on the waterfront in the next generation fucking tears me apart!"
paraphrasing, but that's when you realize there is more to him than just hustle and grinding
Frank is my favorite character, perhaps because he is the most like a Greek tragic hero. He's one of the most selfless characters on the show; he truly believes in his union and port as being key to the rebirth of his home. A nostalgic dream that becomes a nightmare, but his attention to the union also leads him to neglect Ziggy, with tragic consequences for Ziggy as well. Frank is truly horrified by the deaths of the girls in the can and to learn that humans were being smuggled through his port, but he is shown to spread any of that ill-gotten money around through political gifts and union beneficence, such as at the bar with envelopes of cash going to furloughed workers. They only show it once, but we know from the ensuing exchange that Frank regularly does this. Among all the wonderful characters, this stood out through all the seasons as different, and more tragic in a way. The death of Frank proves the deathknell to the port's dredging and expansion, as well, and the port, and Frank's union guys are among the homeless in season 6. Sort of like the sins of the king bringing down judgment upon the whole kingdom. Carcetti, Marlo, Barksdale, none of them see such a wake of destruction behind them. Barksdale's organization dissolves, but that's merely a vacuum filled by Marlo, and that will be filled by someone else, and someone else, and so on.
Lester was the only person to find Lex , figure out both Barksdale and Standfield's organization codes (with help) and provide Bunk with a partner he could enjoy himself with. Glad he never got promoted
But Prez was the one who figured out the Barksdale pager codes. And Sydnor caught on to Stanfield when he was looking at a map.
@@TTJJCC under freeman’s leadership and guidance
Freeman also had the "head shot" against Clay Davis... Bonds messed it up, though.
@@KtotheG right had ol buddy all lined up lol
Please do a video about the Greek and his organization!
Yes definitely I would love to see it
the problem is that he isnt even greek
Man your analysis has been a big help convincing people how the wire is not just another street/drug show
Sounds like you need to watch a few more times lol. I don’t mean that in a snarky way. The first watch you don’t get terribly deep and kind of take most stuff at face value. The more you watch the more you pick up and really see the depth of the writing.
I think you may have mistaken what I was saying. The wire is my all time favorite. Seen it countless times. But when trying to convince others who haven't seen it yet, they refer to it as just another drug/street show. These analysis help prove my point that it's not.
@@Bmore573 you are 100% right that I did. My bad. I know tons of people who dismiss it as such too.
Season 2, 3, and 4 of the Wire are simply AMAZING. 1 and 5 are great too but those middle 3 are FLAWLESS.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 100000% agreed! I can generally tell how many times a person has seen it based off of their feelings of season 2. One timers normally HATE season 2(as I did at first watch). But the foreshadowing in that season was just perfect.
That shotgun sniper rifle comparison was perfect
Very thankful you did this analysis! These are two of the most intriguing characters on the entire series in a show full of them.
I always wondered whether McNulty would eventually become like Freamon. You get the sense that Freamon was a bit more like McNulty when he was younger, and that McNulty starts to realize what Freamon has been telling him by the end.
I particularly like this dynamic because a trend in the show is that some characters take the roles of others. The people change, the world remains the same. Michael becomes like Omar after Omar dies. Dukie becomes like Bubbles. Carver becomes like Colvin. Randy becomes like Bodie. Slim Charles becomes like Avon Barksdale. Heck, even Carcetti becomes like Clarence Royce.
In season one when Landsman describes McNulty to Rawls how Jimmy just can't help himself but that's what makes him good police. As a rookie detective on the worst homicide shift McNulty had the highest clearance rate and that feeds into his ego.
Anybody who loves Lester please go watch his stint on Person of Interest, he brings just as much swagger to that role
So glad you’re back 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾 I need an Omar or Chris Partlow next. They both had strict codes that they lived by and I think your unique analysis from a leadership perspective on them would be perfect. Omar as a career criminal that only robs other criminals and Chris’ all business approach to his work coupled with the fact that both of them have family to live for. Hope you make it happen, love the channel 🤘🏾👌🏾🤲🏾🔥
People lose hope and gain freedom.
I love your videos. Elegant and eloquent. I'm a huge fan of The Wire and harbor zero contempt for corporate posturing. You're a youtube gem.
Great to see u back
2:41 "check on those f***ing properties!
I’m addicted to these videos.
9:53 - Season 1, Jay Landsman talking with Rawls, Jay was the first one to say " Jimmy is addicted to himself, Its a f***n shame is what it is"
Great video. You were very much missed
This deserves way more views…
It's such great writing that Lester's competence inspires and teachers Prez, underscoring his later success as a teacher
Edit: for anyone looking for a good example, check out Game Day (Season 1 Episode 9), about 10 minutes in
But Lester was out there for 13 years and 4 months because he did some loose canon stuff in his earlier years. The framing of Lester as a long game thinker is part of who he is but he has a code he will not bend no matter what that’s why he was the only one who could get the best out of Mcnulty and they both got fired.
Neither one of them was fired. They were both allowed to retire. That’s why’s their fellow detectives held the Detective’s Wake for McNulty.
YES YOU'RE BACK! Thank you for these amazing character analysis, and lessons in leadership as you call it. If you're interested in doing other shows, since I noticed you did The Sopranos too, maybe something down the line to make videos on if you don't have that many more characters to talk to, I would highly recommend The Shield, a fellow cop show (well not that The Wire really is a cop show), which its amazing characters and dynamics would really fit for a videos like these. I think it would be fascinating as we see how many characters move through different positions, the manipulation, corruption, and workplace loyalty ignoring the corruption because of results, etc.
McNulty despite all his flaws was actually what a real cop was supposed to be in how he handled the neighborhood kids like D and Bodie. He actually took the time to learn the game they were playing and it even led HIM down a rabbit hole he got too engulfed in to the point he found himself in a Batman/Joker tango with Stringer Bell. McNulty didn’t need informants like Keema and the others because he knew the people he was dealing with. THAT is true police. Policing the community isn’t just about locking people up and McNulty grows to understand that.
Hell yeah! I thought you wouldn’t make another one and here you come with another banger! Keep it up bro
Glad your back!!!
I was wondering when you would post another one ... welcome back
Awesome! Been waiting on these videos man thanks a lot
13 years....and 4 mounths
Wonderful and insightful analysis
Was waiting on this one my man
We been waiting 💯💯💯💯
Love the videos keep it coming!
"The job was the only thing that saved Jimmy" - what? did you watch the ending? He turns down his last drink to go home to Beadie and the kids. He seemed happy there when we saw them in season 4.
Well said. The job nearly killed jimmy. Leaving it saved him
I’m glad this went without use of the term “narcissist,” and I had never heard of “ontological addiction,” but thanks for the lesson! Makes a lot of sense, as do your other propositions (no, not you, Joe :-) )
I like how McNulty really cared about identifying the Jane Doe floater he found. No one cared, but McNulty gave a f*ck when it wasn't his turn. I think that line is what makes a good police.
Lester and Jimmy went too hard. Freamon is the guy who is too smart and detailed for the average peer to be friends with. Jimmy was too reckless for the same. They were polar opposites which made their on screen interactions memorable.
Yes, a long time coming but another video. Let go!!!
Thanks for this, hoping for more!
Glad to see u back!!!! Great video
Just found your channel...wow....amazing. The algorithm finally went in my favor!!! Great work! Just as a thought....Boardwalk Empire is ripe for content from someone with your perspective!
Don’t mess with people who make models, we’ve got more going on in our heads than you may perceive.
Welcome back!
Magnificent breakdown😊😊
i dont think mcnulty feels superior to those who have better education. hes just doesnt care about human made institutions and positions, i find this is a similar trait in many somewhat gifted people and people who are driven by something others dont understand.
BOOM 🤩
Love this video!!!
Love to see on the We Own City series
And four months.😂😂😂💯
Some men choose to be selectively celibate, but with Jimmy’s “shotgun approach” to life also applies to his serial dating, whereas Lester ended with a hot girlfriend with a particular skillset (dancing).
Lester was a captain save a hoe. That’s the only reason she went to Lester, because he was a guy without options and was foolish enough to wife up a former drug dealer dating stripper
I wish this fuckin guy would post more...
Lester courts exotic dancers while Jimmy takes on working girls, two at a time. That's the difference between the two.
Are you doing okay sir? You haven’t posted another video for half a year now.
"Has trouble in relationships" who doesn't?
Lester should’ve been in Intelligence, dude was a genius
It’s only been alleged he decided to go to Colvin, other sources say he was propelled by Kima
Have you ever considered doing a video on Tyrion Lannister? (Come to think of it his father Tywin is also a good candidate).
20:54 pearlman got some crazy arms 💪🏽
Really wish you kept w this series.
Can you do a video on Randy Wagstoff
Too many of Lester’s lessons were exposition to the audience and came off fairly cheesy for such a stoic character. Nice info about being a “big picture” person, detail oriented, or a combo of both!
Why did this guy stop uploading?
This is a great video. I have wire and sopranos content on my channel very similar to this.. Hopefully you return soon.
MCNULTY can't help it. Its his strong and prideful irish catholic roots lol
He can help it. Catholicity is an excuse. He’s not very self aware of the damage he does.
It's got nothing to do with those white people excuses
@@SantomPh couldn’t agree with that more.
@@SantomPh so what are the black ppl excuses?
Religion is an addictive substance!
I think the thing we all know, that you avoid explicitly saying, is that after the show is over McNulty commits suicide.
I thought I was the only one who thought that. His last scene told it all. What's he gonna do now, work at Walmart?
McNulty did not die. He literally got his peace back. Just like when he was a beat cop. It was the detective work that was more destructive to him. He landed just as comfortable as Lester
Kings make poor servants
It’s weird I’m McNulty as fuck jus with weed I hate alcohol & authority equally I definitely used to view the world through the same lens til i was like 17 everything was a means to an end & I was the only thing that mattered I kinda still think like that at 32 just more wise & understand when that mode of thought is beneficial in a particular situation
Also on Namond and D'Angalo
I heard something about 10 years ago the rest of my family went to Europe and they replace them here,
with people from there.
That none of my real family is here in the family (the bag)
that they are represented to belong to today.
That I was supposed to be put in to my family within the last couple of years.
but they went to I guess an actor company and hired someone to play my part.
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I was also told that some people from Africa are the ones that are stealing my money now????
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But I don't know if that is part of or separate from the blue cheese and whoever has a power of attorney or Faked paper marriage paperwork to steal my money.....
Because I saw these trash people from that crime family wearing and wanting my family's memorabilia....
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And they are still stealing it with some kind of a line to my real family/ ppl who know me.
who knows that I am in a submarine.
And whenever they give money these trash people steal it. whenever they give donations like shoes or close.
These people steal it.
I also heard something about a $300 monthly gift card that is supposed to go to me.
that these people also steal.
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They keep me isolated behind an invisible fence to make sure that I cannot get to or be seen by any of the people who think that they are giving me money.
......
. I also heard something about a nun who gave access to an account for me to get my teeth fixed and these trash people set me up with a mobile dentist clinic for the homeless while they all got their teeth fixed with that account.
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Can someone please get this to law enforcement....
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His name is Steve.
he livesd at sha.
he pretended to be my friend Cj when my brother Danny from Ohio came to give me my inheritance from my dad.
it was a storage locker a security deposit box and an iron piggy bank.
... the ghetto trash took and split it up between themselves.
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Steve,cris,Darell,rich,megan.
Rebecca?
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I was told that Mary on the third floor of building 500 has my card?.
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Sometimes I am raped
How about a video on Poot or Kanard
Ayoooo
The wire needs a reboot so we can get anotherr hour's worth of content of superiors shitting on him, i need that to alleviate my white guilt.
AND FOUR MONTHS
McNulty is a sigma male
lol the claims in this video lol
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What a subpar analysis of these characters. Let me start off by saying that comparing whatever crap office work that you do to police work is both self-serving and lacking of perspective. The idiosyncrasies of bureaucratic government work is lost to someone that has never been involved in this sort of environment, including the types of people that will work there in the first place, which you clearly show have no clue what you're talking about.
Second, the fact that you completely omit Season 4 and how these characters grow in that season to arrive to Season 5 tells me that to compile this analysis, you HAD to omit that Season because it went against your narrative. Hell, you omit how Santangelo's situation influences Jimmy into how he can REFORM himself, which he does for... SEASON 4.
I hate that TH-cam keeps suggesting this channel. You sound like you're twelve while trying to sound 25 years more experienced in things you know nothing about, or shoehorn into trying to fit into your corporate survival skills.
Big talk, poorly executed.
macNulty would be right to think his boss can't solve cases without him, Rawls didn't even want to take the dead smuggled girls in the container, and he and most other authorities or cops didn't care about it. McNulty is the one who goes after it and solves the cases