This was the first scene I thought of on hearing the news. It defines Daniels, completing his character arc and ending The Wire as a better man than when it started. Not many characters had an ending as good as that. Rest in peace Lance Reddick. No one could deliver a line quite like him.
Daniels is a very unique character in the Wire, one who started becoming corrupt, AND THEN STOPPED. One of the few characters who actually LEARNS from his experience.
I don't think he was necessarily that corrupt. When Carver and Herc handed Daniels that stack of money, Daniels knew what was up. He then explained how management created the culture of unit when Carver wanted to be sergeant. Daniels came from a culture he described as corrupt, like Carver kind of did. That Daniels participated in the corruption enabled by management does not reflect that badly on him if we accept one of the premises of the show. And I think that premise is that stopping the selfish game from happening requires incredibly strong, principled leadership. Maybe on several levels. We saw this in this scene (where Cedric is unable to act honorably), where Stringer and Prop Joe were unable to stop the violence (even though neither probably had particularly honorable reasons for doing so), where Freaman was not able to go after Clay 'Shiiiiiit' Davis without timing it to the elections, etc. Being principled is not just a choice in the Wire, it requires that corrupt forces of the world are fought against enough to prevent you from doing so. And is often not possible.
It's always hinted the he was corrupt, but it was his UNIT (before the show timeline) that the fibbies were aware of. It is mentioned that has some $100Ks not accounted for, but we never find out why. Maybe it was a rich uncle after all or his wife whose backstory is never explained.
@@banyarling I think the idea is that he did take drug money, but he was so ashamed of what he'd done he vowed he'd never let that happen again. It's what made him so driven and unwilling to compromise in the future.
@@ShadowSonic2 This is feasible, but the leverage issue is almost a plot hole.. Daniels’s corruption (IF true) seemed a fatal sword of Damocles compared to the dirt he had on bosses like Burrell, namely juking the stats. We’re talking political damage, even career-ending, versus certain prison time for Daniels. (Thinking about this also makes me reevaluate Herc’s story, since he didn’t really pose a threat to the mayor.)
@@banyarlingDaniel's leverage is his skills. The incompetence and corruption levels around him are so high, that his superiors fear the system might very well collapse if they don't occasionally allow a deserving, hard working manager to do his job.
Daniels was the perfect blend of a career climbing bastard and a guy trying to do things for the greater good. He's the epitome of that tug of war, but he cares more about doing the right thing rather than doing things for his own selfish reasons.
@@RealityCheck6T9 Reg E Cathey would've been a good Lester Freamon. Originally he auditioned for that role. But like you said, everyone was well casted.
To me, Daniels through all 5 Seasons proved he wasn't a hump or tool. He was tired of seeing half-assed or no kind of efforts put into the police department other than advancement. He's no saint to be sure, but he is far from a devil. He did do well by his wife by standing with her during her political climb up. Despite the fact the marriage was only in name only they had enough respect for each other to help guard each other when the time came.
He was the most skilled person in the show tbh. He understood every part of the game and he showed that he could do well in virtually any role. I like he spent 5 seasoms climbing to ladder just to say "fuck it" and start somewhere else. What a badass.
People come in with honest intentions. But due to the system they alienate what the idealistic ideals that they had. Now its about saving their careers and ignoring corruption. Hence, the system never change .
+Kidz24 ANd that perfectly sums up the corporate world and large companies too. That's why we're still watching clips of this show all this time later. It was incredible.
@@josephballerini3730lol some people just got it like that. I see some women walk and I’m just like damn. And it’s beyond attraction. Its admiration for how she probably carries herself
Marla Daniels character is the central theme of the show, that the system itself can corrupt an otherwise decent person. She runs for office because she genuinely thought she would be able to help people. She helped Cutty set up his gym to get kids off the corner. She talked about the needs to help out recovering addicts. But then she gets in office and becomes about self preservation and is willing to ignore "the dirt." The system often corrupts an otherwise decent person.
She said, “you can’t lose if you don’t play.” That never meant she wouldn’t play the game, it just meant that she understood it. I mean listen, the game has been there before any of us and it’s going to be here after we’re gone. Crazy man. Shit is kind of deep.
Just heard about Lance Reddick's passing. Came here to watch one of my favorite scenes/lines from the Wire, from one of my favorite characters. Lance Reddick lives on!
Rip Lance Redick🕊️🕊️ crazy I’ve been rewatching the wire for the 5th time cus this is GOLD. He did his shit in Oz as well. Timeless acting with conviction. Gone too soon fr😢💔😭🕊️
A tragic story about a good man who is forced to choose between being a powerless puppet or being a powerless nobody... you either become the tree that doesn't bend and breaks, or the tree that bends too far and is already broken.
I love how it's never quite answered whether Cedric was actually corrupt at one point during his career. His unflappable morality suggests that it's not true, but it's also possible, like Carver, that he discovered morality through a mistake
Daniels as a younger officer pocketed, likely, hundreds of thousands of dollars when he was running in the Eastern district. He was living like a retired Colonel when he was on LT salary.
lol people who claim Daniels's wife was a selfish gold-digger either have never watched the show or didn't pay attention. Even Daniels himself tells Rhonda that his wife stood by him when he was climbing the ladder and that now he should do the same.
gshooting "lol" if you watched the wire and came out thinking that there's only one side of the story to everything, the show clearly went over your head. People can always call her a gold-digger, since she was obsessed with careerism. While it's all good and dandy that she supported him while he was climbing the ladder, what does it say about her if they had to separate because climbing up the ladder was so important to her? Also, she was far higher up than Daniels was. The show made it quite clear that people found it odd he was married to someone like her, way above his perceived station in life
You don't understand what a gold-digger is. This is the definition from google: "a woman who forms relationships with men purely to obtain money or gifts from them." If she's already ahead of Daniels in terms of a career, she's by definition not a gold-digger
gshooting if it's the term alone you're quibbling over, then yes, she's not. But that doesn't make her any less of a gold digger in terms of power. There's more than one possible meaning to a phrase depending on usage
I wasn't "quibbling" over anything. That's what my original comment was about. If you didn't want to comment on it, you shouldn't have commented. I gave you the definition. Don't start making your own up. She's a gold-digger because she wants to be a politician? Eh, no.
@@andre7250 That's unfair. Daniels himself credits her with supporting him through a lot of tough times. Just because we didn't see that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
@@JimmySteller She was a loving wife but it was fairly clear her ambitions came first, which is what tore them apart in the first place. He didn't want to play the game and she did. She wanted him to progression in his career because it would help in her rise as a politician. However for Daniels to climb it would require him to get his hands dirty by making morally questionable deals. This is why people like Rawls and Valchek climbed because they had no problem playing the game by doing favors, backstabbing, and blackmailing. Daniels was focused on catching major criminals to clean up Baltimore. His wife hated that especially since she had her eyes locked on being a politician and Daniels was ruining her chances. This clip perfectly sums up their marriage and why it failed. His wife was focused on her career so much that she was ok with Daniels being a part of why the system is broken. While Daniels is ok with tanking his career to trying and fix the system. This scene is pretty great.
@@supersizesenpai I definitely agree, it’s a great scene. I only object to the complete vilification of Marla when she wasn’t nearly as bad as some of the other characters in the show. Plus Cedric has skeletons in his own closet too.
The amazing thing about this show is that this is how Corporate politics works too. I used to be naive and think that you could push up through hard work, then I realized all the people getting promotions never did any work. They just talked during meetings, took credit for work they didn't do, and threw people under the boss when things went wrong. In the end, those in management never did much of anything except talk about others work as if it were their own and blamed others when things went bad; essentially they did nothing but get paid.
I realized the same thing late, from low level supervision to upper management to political appointees, its ALL POLITICAL, its lies after lies ,cut throats and back stabbing , I experienced and saw that kind of B/S my 2nd time up for supv promotion I declined for personal reasons , I be darned to get people suspended and fired from their job over something lowkey that those CROOKED minded people fabricates major ,its morally WRONG to do that . good frican bye.
Don't forget Colvin. Also Carver turned out being pretty good police as well. I was happy for him, he deserved it. But ultimately I think he'll meet the same fate as Daniels and Colvin if he continues trying to do the right thing as he goes up the ladder...
No. During Hamsterdam there is a series of scenes between Colvin and Carver that leads to Colvin explaining to him why he ain't shit as police. I did a pretty thorough recap on another video.
When here right away after the news... such an amazing actor for such a great character of one of the best (maybe even the best) series of all times. RIP Lance ❤
Burrell had the FBI investigates him. Mcnultys friend mentions it in season 1. I believe Burrell leaked the report to Campbell because he thought that Daniels was shit talking him in the news
Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather, he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank just outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold
@Shack83 That's part of my point tho. Him going through with exposing Carcetti not only would have brought him down, it would have brought her down with it. That's why she says that it would destroy her career as well. Truthfully I think they were supportive of each other professionally, which shows how mature they were considering their marriage was a reck.
Maniac50AE Daniels didn’t just care about Marla, he cared about Rhonda. Daniels could have gone to war with the system by exposing the truth about the “serial killer” but it would have tanked Rhonda’s career. He didn’t want to do that.
Daniels was more good Police than natural Police. Regardless he's the type of commander the natural Police want because he'll listen to their advice and allow them to work their magic.
Moments like this really clarify and validate the absurd brilliance of Bunny Colvins' "Hamsterdam" initiative. For once, the police got what they wanted, the pols got what they wanted, and the community was delighted and pleased with the results...and for that, Colvin had to sacrifice his whole career, put his head on the chopping block, and take one for the team lest they all be utterly and completely ruined when the truth came out. It's one of the ways that "The Wire" likewise crystallizes the problems and conflicts in real-world Baltimore and real-world everywhere else. You have communities beset by problems which, when push comes to shove, they either don't want to make the tough choices needed to solve them, or deny them outright. They then abdicate responsibility to the politicians, who promise to solve their problems...which often involves adopting conflicting goals and methods while the people who demand they take action then stonewall and fight them every step of the way. Meanwhile, the cops are expected to run themselves ragged and takes massive risks serving and protecting communities full of people who mistrust, hate, and resent them. *"The cops don't give a damn about fighting crime in the community!"* So they step up their efforts. *"The cops is like a big, racist occupying army that's always harassing and mistreating them community!!"* So much for that. *Drugs are destroying our community!!!"* The cops mount massive sweeps and sting operations. *"The cops are always hasslin' the young brothers tryin' to make some money to help support their families! They can't get real jobs, because everyone's racist and won't hire them."* Ta DAAAA!!! *"The cops need to rid our streets of these thugs!!"* So, the cops do just that: *"The number of young black males locked up in prison is up 8% over the last year!! IT'S RACISM!!!!!!"* *"Our young men are dying at the hands of criminal thugs, and the cops don't care!!"* Very well, then: describe the young man who shot your cousin to death last night. Can you recall what he looked like? *"FUCK THAT!! I ain't no punk-ass snitch talkin' to no poe-lice!!"* Good people suffer, the sleazeballs and opportunists who play their role in the game get rewarded for going along and getting along, and anyone who dares to give a damn too much gets ruined.
Tho this was in one of the last episodes of the series, it was one of Daniels’ best scenes ever It showed the type of man he was, that he was against the bullshit status quo & wanted to change things up. RIP Lance Reddick
The tree that doesn't bend, breaks Cedric Bend too far, you're already broken Marla Broken bends break, bendy break brakes bend Cedric! BENDY BRAKEY BRICK BRACKS MARLA!
Hurts how much that line rings true. Just keep passing the buck down the line, nothing ever gets fixed and the generation that comes next is left with a list they can never complete.
it's not just BPD. it's every other state and country where the money can flow between good honest hardworking people and deceitful evil corrupt criminals and industrial, political entities.
The show was based on BCPD and the people who ran the city. To include former mayor and governor O’Malley. The bankrupted the city and still became governor lol.
And then Cedric became the man for me. I really need to finish this show after seeing how brilliant and deep it gets with moments like these later in the show. This is the stuff of legends right here
I disagree ,if you you talking politics yep ,but he did better staying with his own ,that lawyer was McNutty late night beer infested jump off .. Daniel's he settled, that's what I calls LAZY he could have done way better than dat.
Marla Daniels was far from a leech. She supported Daniels for a long time without question, even he makes that clear. He returns the favour by helping her make a good impression politically. If anything, Nerise Campbell is the real leech, plotting and scheming and taking advantage of everyone she can. Marla plays the game but Nerise is playing it on hard mode and thus screws over people whenever she has to. She’s the one who manipulated a good man to resign so she could bring in someone who was compliant to her wishes. The circle continues as it always does, and she contributed to it spinning on. If anything, Marla was loyal to Daniels, she’s there trying to advise him on his options, while also pointing out how much they both have to lose with this.
The people in the wire are like real live grown ups, especially Daniels, I guess all our grown ups were cast in the wire or maybe they all live in Baltimore.
Lance Reddick, Legend. The whole clip is great but @1:00 - @1:10 is even better. And to think, all the so-called experts iand critics n Hollywood didn't even *nominate* this show for a single Emmy over it's 5 seasons. Well, David Simon is laughing last; you can't talk about the greatest shows in history without The Wire being mentioned.
RIP Lance Reddick. My favourite character in one of my favourite ever shows. Daniels was a good man. If only him and Colvin were running things, or people like them in reality.
Besides the point of this scene about everything running in circle, I liked how it also shows the farewell and acknowledgement of McNulty being a kickass cop by Daniels. He didn't wanna hurt him by coming out with what he knew. I pointed this out because we never really got a farewell between both of them.
The ironic thing is that McNulty chose the same thing...he knew enough to probably destroy a ton of people but he chose not to because it would've hurt Bunk and people HE cared about.
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This was the first scene I thought of on hearing the news. It defines Daniels, completing his character arc and ending The Wire as a better man than when it started. Not many characters had an ending as good as that. Rest in peace Lance Reddick. No one could deliver a line quite like him.
Truly a lost 😓🙏🏾
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So messed up, way too soon to lose him. Thinking about it I think this might be his best scene in the show, so I came here.
*_"Bend too far, you're already broken"_*
Classic line
My nigga Zavala.
Zavala ftw. I sided with Vanguard lol.
Daniels is like a living samurai
He yells at McNulty like he’s a Guardian
@@armyofninjas9055 F***ing nerds...
Daniels is a very unique character in the Wire, one who started becoming corrupt, AND THEN STOPPED. One of the few characters who actually LEARNS from his experience.
I don't think he was necessarily that corrupt.
When Carver and Herc handed Daniels that stack of money, Daniels knew what was up. He then explained how management created the culture of unit when Carver wanted to be sergeant. Daniels came from a culture he described as corrupt, like Carver kind of did. That Daniels participated in the corruption enabled by management does not reflect that badly on him if we accept one of the premises of the show.
And I think that premise is that stopping the selfish game from happening requires incredibly strong, principled leadership. Maybe on several levels. We saw this in this scene (where Cedric is unable to act honorably), where Stringer and Prop Joe were unable to stop the violence (even though neither probably had particularly honorable reasons for doing so), where Freaman was not able to go after Clay 'Shiiiiiit' Davis without timing it to the elections, etc. Being principled is not just a choice in the Wire, it requires that corrupt forces of the world are fought against enough to prevent you from doing so. And is often not possible.
It's always hinted the he was corrupt, but it was his UNIT (before the show timeline) that the fibbies were aware of. It is mentioned that has some $100Ks not accounted for, but we never find out why. Maybe it was a rich uncle after all or his wife whose backstory is never explained.
@@banyarling I think the idea is that he did take drug money, but he was so ashamed of what he'd done he vowed he'd never let that happen again. It's what made him so driven and unwilling to compromise in the future.
@@ShadowSonic2 This is feasible, but the leverage issue is almost a plot hole.. Daniels’s corruption (IF true) seemed a fatal sword of Damocles compared to the dirt he had on bosses like Burrell, namely juking the stats. We’re talking political damage, even career-ending, versus certain prison time for Daniels.
(Thinking about this also makes me reevaluate Herc’s story, since he didn’t really pose a threat to the mayor.)
@@banyarlingDaniel's leverage is his skills. The incompetence and corruption levels around him are so high, that his superiors fear the system might very well collapse if they don't occasionally allow a deserving, hard working manager to do his job.
RIP Lance Reddick (December 31,1962-March 17,2023). 60 is too early 😢 🙏🏾
Indeed it is. Fantastic actor gone too soon. 😢
Daniels was the perfect blend of a career climbing bastard and a guy trying to do things for the greater good. He's the epitome of that tug of war, but he cares more about doing the right thing rather than doing things for his own selfish reasons.
J WYH And that's what you call a virtuous man!!!
Not always - when the series began he was very much in the political game, but Character Development happened. :)
In Carcetti, the ambitious side won out, so he wins and Daniels "retires". Brilliant juxtaposition of those two characters.
correction: he cares. but only if hes still pulling in a huge paycheck for being a high ranking officer. otherwise, he dosent actually care.
And in the end love made him choose, but question is was it the right choice? I mean Pearlman was a careerist too.
This guy auditioned to be *Bubbles*
So glad he was Daniels.
And now he's Commander Zavala! 😊
They didn't make mistakes with the casting
@@RealityCheck6T9 Reg E Cathey would've been a good Lester Freamon. Originally he auditioned for that role. But like you said, everyone was well casted.
the hell is commander Zavala? Some Star Wars BS?
@@basti2955 A video game, Destiny.
Before the wire he played as a drug addict in the tv show Oz and the Corner. I guess he was comfortable with that role
Rest in Peace Colonel Cedric Daniels, his acting was simply realistic, brilliant and sublime too, he acted this role to perfection ❤🙌👏
Right perfection Smh
Nah, not Colonel. We'll always remember him as Lieutenant.
To me, Daniels through all 5 Seasons proved he wasn't a hump or tool. He was tired of seeing half-assed or no kind of efforts put into the police department other than advancement. He's no saint to be sure, but he is far from a devil. He did do well by his wife by standing with her during her political climb up. Despite the fact the marriage was only in name only they had enough respect for each other to help guard each other when the time came.
He was the most skilled person in the show tbh. He understood every part of the game and he showed that he could do well in virtually any role. I like he spent 5 seasoms climbing to ladder just to say "fuck it" and start somewhere else. What a badass.
“Bend too far, you’re already broken”. Remembered that line from when I first saw the show, words to live by.
For some reason most people cant grasp that this is the theme behind the entire show.
People come in with honest intentions. But due to the system they alienate what the idealistic ideals that they had. Now its about saving their careers and ignoring corruption. Hence, the system never change .
+Kidz24 ANd that perfectly sums up the corporate world and large companies too. That's why we're still watching clips of this show all this time later. It was incredible.
+Big R Yes. It's "The Game" across the board. Corruption from the oldest official the the youngest hopper, destroying everyone's integrity.
+Big R Happens in more industries than just police.
John BDD Exactly. That's why Simon says The Wire isn't a cop show. Its a show about the death of a city.
Anyone noticed than whenever Cedric walks... he walks like a fucking boss!
Facts!
I wonder if that’s close to his natural walk. I saw him in another show and he walked similarly.
@@josephballerini3730lol some people just got it like that. I see some women walk and I’m just like damn. And it’s beyond attraction. Its admiration for how she probably carries herself
Marla Daniels character is the central theme of the show, that the system itself can corrupt an otherwise decent person. She runs for office because she genuinely thought she would be able to help people. She helped Cutty set up his gym to get kids off the corner. She talked about the needs to help out recovering addicts. But then she gets in office and becomes about self preservation and is willing to ignore "the dirt." The system often corrupts an otherwise decent person.
Don't agree. She did it all to get ahead. Marla was a ruthless player from the get go. All things she did, she did to win.
Agree with never mind. Marla is incredibly selfish.
No. She was a selfish biatch
Nah Marla was a kunt. The gall she had to even ask Daniels to get back together. Hhahaha delusional bich
She said, “you can’t lose if you don’t play.” That never meant she wouldn’t play the game, it just meant that she understood it. I mean listen, the game has been there before any of us and it’s going to be here after we’re gone. Crazy man. Shit is kind of deep.
Just heard about Lance Reddick's passing. Came here to watch one of my favorite scenes/lines from the Wire, from one of my favorite characters. Lance Reddick lives on!
Rip Lance Redick🕊️🕊️ crazy I’ve been rewatching the wire for the 5th time cus this is GOLD. He did his shit in Oz as well. Timeless acting with conviction. Gone too soon fr😢💔😭🕊️
A tragic story about a good man who is forced to choose between being a powerless puppet or being a powerless nobody... you either become the tree that doesn't bend and breaks, or the tree that bends too far and is already broken.
I love how it's never quite answered whether Cedric was actually corrupt at one point during his career. His unflappable morality suggests that it's not true, but it's also possible, like Carver, that he discovered morality through a mistake
Burrell mentions Daniels 'ran wild' in the western district, we see how nutty that place is, Of course
@@reubena7854 eastern*
In the scene with Burrell Daniels seems to copt to it.
Daniels as a younger officer pocketed, likely, hundreds of thousands of dollars when he was running in the Eastern district. He was living like a retired Colonel when he was on LT salary.
She wants you to go undercover into Oswald State Correctional Facility and infiltrate the drug game.
and become an addict then commit a murder then beat a guy in a wheelchair
And all she’s gonna do is sit on a stoop all day smoking cigarettes and being on dope
Then get shanked by Hughes
@@Martin-Querns *Carver
@@MrHockeyguy99 his name was Hughes in OZ
lol people who claim Daniels's wife was a selfish gold-digger either have never watched the show or didn't pay attention. Even Daniels himself tells Rhonda that his wife stood by him when he was climbing the ladder and that now he should do the same.
gshooting "lol" if you watched the wire and came out thinking that there's only one side of the story to everything, the show clearly went over your head. People can always call her a gold-digger, since she was obsessed with careerism. While it's all good and dandy that she supported him while he was climbing the ladder, what does it say about her if they had to separate because climbing up the ladder was so important to her? Also, she was far higher up than Daniels was. The show made it quite clear that people found it odd he was married to someone like her, way above his perceived station in life
You don't understand what a gold-digger is. This is the definition from google: "a woman who forms relationships with men purely to obtain money or gifts from them." If she's already ahead of Daniels in terms of a career, she's by definition not a gold-digger
gshooting if it's the term alone you're quibbling over, then yes, she's not. But that doesn't make her any less of a gold digger in terms of power. There's more than one possible meaning to a phrase depending on usage
I wasn't "quibbling" over anything. That's what my original comment was about. If you didn't want to comment on it, you shouldn't have commented. I gave you the definition. Don't start making your own up. She's a gold-digger because she wants to be a politician? Eh, no.
No one, and I mean no one uses gold digger in the way you want it to be. Daniels' wife didn't marry him for power. Just give it up.
"People I care about.". That line killed Marla.
Yeah it did
She only cared about herself!!
@@andre7250 That's unfair. Daniels himself credits her with supporting him through a lot of tough times. Just because we didn't see that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
@@JimmySteller She was a loving wife but it was fairly clear her ambitions came first, which is what tore them apart in the first place. He didn't want to play the game and she did. She wanted him to progression in his career because it would help in her rise as a politician. However for Daniels to climb it would require him to get his hands dirty by making morally questionable deals. This is why people like Rawls and Valchek climbed because they had no problem playing the game by doing favors, backstabbing, and blackmailing. Daniels was focused on catching major criminals to clean up Baltimore. His wife hated that especially since she had her eyes locked on being a politician and Daniels was ruining her chances. This clip perfectly sums up their marriage and why it failed. His wife was focused on her career so much that she was ok with Daniels being a part of why the system is broken. While Daniels is ok with tanking his career to trying and fix the system. This scene is pretty great.
@@supersizesenpai I definitely agree, it’s a great scene. I only object to the complete vilification of Marla when she wasn’t nearly as bad as some of the other characters in the show. Plus Cedric has skeletons in his own closet too.
The amazing thing about this show is that this is how Corporate politics works too. I used to be naive and think that you could push up through hard work, then I realized all the people getting promotions never did any work. They just talked during meetings, took credit for work they didn't do, and threw people under the boss when things went wrong. In the end, those in management never did much of anything except talk about others work as if it were their own and blamed others when things went bad; essentially they did nothing but get paid.
HealthyMealthy true indeed
I'll be 50 in 3 weeks. Shame I just learned this fact so late in life
Spot on !
I realized the same thing late, from low level supervision to upper management to political appointees, its ALL POLITICAL, its lies after lies ,cut throats and back stabbing , I experienced and saw that kind of B/S my 2nd time up for supv promotion I declined for personal reasons , I be darned to get people suspended and fired from their job over something lowkey that those CROOKED minded people fabricates major ,its morally WRONG to do that .
good frican bye.
Modern managerialism
Don't forget Colvin. Also Carver turned out being pretty good police as well. I was happy for him, he deserved it. But ultimately I think he'll meet the same fate as Daniels and Colvin if he continues trying to do the right thing as he goes up the ladder...
Daniels kept him on the narrow way. He had a chance
No. During Hamsterdam there is a series of scenes between Colvin and Carver that leads to Colvin explaining to him why he ain't shit as police. I did a pretty thorough recap on another video.
@@banyarling That particular scene/convo was Carver’s turning point as a character
@@TreWimsical exactly, Bunny basically told him he was shit police
Moral of the story, it's like the missus said way back when:
"You cannot lose if you do not play."
@betatalk357
But it's not like him quitting the post nullifies the possibility of using that past against her. He was still married to her for years.
Those last two lines. Exceptional dialogue.
When here right away after the news... such an amazing actor for such a great character of one of the best (maybe even the best) series of all times. RIP Lance ❤
He had "more money than a LT ever should." Based on his parallel with Carver, he likely pocketed confiscated drug money.
Wonder how word got out. Valchek maybe? Lol
@@nomongosinthaworld Burrell checked his income expense report I guess
Burrell had the FBI investigates him. Mcnultys friend mentions it in season 1. I believe Burrell leaked the report to Campbell because he thought that Daniels was shit talking him in the news
So a good cop stole drug money that a scumbag politician would have stolen anyway? Good.
Wow, reminds me so much of my time in the military. Same scenarios, nobody learns anything, nothing changes. Raking leaves on a windy day.
anyone else love Lt. Daniels' voice? it's actual ASMR
Rest In Peace to the actor who played daniels he just died today we lost Omar and prop joe now officer daniels 3 wire legend gone
Just came here to raise a glass to Lance Reddick. Titan of the industry, often relegated to a side roll, and always killed it with every performance.
"we've stepped into war with the cabal on mars..."
Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather, he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank just outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold
Thank you both.
No TV show will ever top The Wire.
Marla is an honest politician who knows morals won't get you anywhere. She'd make a better mayor or governor than Tommy.
A way better one lol, Carcetti is dog shit as a mayor, only won on a lie
@Shack83 That's part of my point tho. Him going through with exposing Carcetti not only would have brought him down, it would have brought her down with it. That's why she says that it would destroy her career as well. Truthfully I think they were supportive of each other professionally, which shows how mature they were considering their marriage was a reck.
RIP this absolute legend
His ex was so obviously there to stop him from screwing her career at the political trough.
the cared about each other ,no matter the circumstances
The other lady that's trying to be future Mayor masterminded this entire thing.
Maniac50AE Daniels didn’t just care about Marla, he cared about Rhonda. Daniels could have gone to war with the system by exposing the truth about the “serial killer” but it would have tanked Rhonda’s career. He didn’t want to do that.
The main was the pure class. A actor that bought so much depth to Daniel.
“Bend too far, you’re already broken” I love that he’s not even looking at her when he says it. He’s talking to himself just as much, if not more.
"you got a law degree, you won't starve."
99% of people that got a law degree in the last few years are getting a kick out of that.
ii121 But Cedric had connections.
@Garrr Lick 100% truth
Degree PLUS years of police management. But fresh law graduates? Many of them become plumbers. (good money too)
Well most people don’t get to write “Former Police Commissioner” on their resume.
Daniels, like Lester Freamon, was natural police !!!!!
No!! Lester was way more clever!!
them 2 was good friends you can see they started on the force about the same time .
Natural PO-LEASE
@@SD4philly no they didn't lol Daniels didn't even know about Lester until they worked on the Barksdale case
Daniels was more good Police than natural Police. Regardless he's the type of commander the natural Police want because he'll listen to their advice and allow them to work their magic.
RIP Lieutenant Daniels.
Moments like this really clarify and validate the absurd brilliance of Bunny Colvins' "Hamsterdam" initiative.
For once, the police got what they wanted, the pols got what they wanted, and the community was delighted and pleased with the results...and for that, Colvin had to sacrifice his whole career, put his head on the chopping block, and take one for the team lest they all be utterly and completely ruined when the truth came out.
It's one of the ways that "The Wire" likewise crystallizes the problems and conflicts in real-world Baltimore and real-world everywhere else. You have communities beset by problems which, when push comes to shove, they either don't want to make the tough choices needed to solve them, or deny them outright. They then abdicate responsibility to the politicians, who promise to solve their problems...which often involves adopting conflicting goals and methods while the people who demand they take action then stonewall and fight them every step of the way. Meanwhile, the cops are expected to run themselves ragged and takes massive risks serving and protecting communities full of people who mistrust, hate, and resent them.
*"The cops don't give a damn about fighting crime in the community!"* So they step up their efforts.
*"The cops is like a big, racist occupying army that's always harassing and mistreating them community!!"* So much for that.
*Drugs are destroying our community!!!"* The cops mount massive sweeps and sting operations.
*"The cops are always hasslin' the young brothers tryin' to make some money to help support their families! They can't get real jobs, because everyone's racist and won't hire them."* Ta DAAAA!!!
*"The cops need to rid our streets of these thugs!!"* So, the cops do just that: *"The number of young black males locked up in prison is up 8% over the last year!! IT'S RACISM!!!!!!"*
*"Our young men are dying at the hands of criminal thugs, and the cops don't care!!"* Very well, then: describe the young man who shot your cousin to death last night. Can you recall what he looked like? *"FUCK THAT!! I ain't no punk-ass snitch talkin' to no poe-lice!!"*
Good people suffer, the sleazeballs and opportunists who play their role in the game get rewarded for going along and getting along, and anyone who dares to give a damn too much gets ruined.
Daniels: Bend too far, and you're already broken.
Random kid: You mean like a paperclip?
Tho this was in one of the last episodes of the series, it was one of Daniels’ best scenes ever
It showed the type of man he was, that he was against the bullshit status quo & wanted to change things up.
RIP Lance Reddick
these last words are like lava burn
An immeasurable talent gone too soon, godspeed Lance
The dialogue at the end... simply sublime!
Rest in Peace Lt. Daniels!!
The tree that doesn't bend, breaks Cedric
Bend too far, you're already broken Marla
Broken bends break, bendy break brakes bend Cedric!
BENDY BRAKEY BRICK BRACKS MARLA!
man you shoulda written for this show, then it coulda really been somethin great
"while one generation trains the f**king next how NOT to do the job" . . . still brings a chill down my back.
Hurts how much that line rings true. Just keep passing the buck down the line, nothing ever gets fixed and the generation that comes next is left with a list they can never complete.
0:49 pause! lmao
Heheh....alright, you get that one.
lololol you clown
gstacks814 Lol...good catch pal!
Haha
lmao
The man was a pro-fucking-fessional. Rip, you absolute legend.
So Burrel gets fired for juking the stats and Daniels pretty much shares the same date by not juking the stats. Man you gotta love politics.
i always thought he was in great shape for his age. rest in peace. great performance on the wire
"Bend too far, and you're already broken."
Damn i love this dude. Rest in peace. Thank you blessing us with your presence
Daniels' enunciations hit harder than Chris & Snoop on a clean-up run.
It must be those abs.
Rip, Lance was a great actor, amazing performance in this show
Its all in the game yo
Heartbroken just heard he got his wings Rest in Peace
Rest Peacefully Daniels 🕊️
Mr Reddick is one of the best to ever do it. Comdedic roles, dramatic roles, he ate them all.
And his ex gives her real reason for him juking the stats at 2:12.
RIP, you were incredible. Such a loss
The writing on this show is top fucking notch 👌🏼
It's funny how this crap lines up perfectly with BPD in real life.
it's not just BPD. it's every other state and country where the money can flow between good honest hardworking people and deceitful evil corrupt criminals and industrial, political entities.
@@JohnSmith-fh5du for a second I thought that was Borderline Personality Disorder, then the penny dropped
The show was based on BCPD and the people who ran the city. To include former mayor and governor O’Malley. The bankrupted the city and still became governor lol.
@@bsmall1412 also david simon, the show's creator, was a police reporter for The Baltimore Sun for 13 years, so he knows what he's talking about.
My favorite character. Man let alot of stuff slide but not the truly important stuff. Morals.
RIP legend. Too early.
RIP Daniels
Rest In Peace
And then Cedric became the man for me. I really need to finish this show after seeing how brilliant and deep it gets with moments like these later in the show. This is the stuff of legends right here
Too damn soon.
RIP Lance
Rip Lance
One of the many chess stalemates of The Wire, right here!
Not stalemate, actually checkmate
I NEED A PREQUEL SHOW TO SHOW THE INFAMOUS EASTERN DISTRICT DAYS!!!!!
As soon as Marla said that Cedrics noncompliance to the mayor would cost her her own career, i knew right then that Daniels was going to step down.
I love the loud sound of the leather chair crunching
@2:01 did you see the look on her face when he said that ppl I care about will get hurt? priceless!!!
I will say that Daniels upgraded BIG TIME from Marla to Rhonda.
Facts.
Right. From Marla straight to McNulty's sloppy seconds.
Only in the looks department
I disagree ,if you you talking politics yep ,but he did better staying with his own ,that lawyer was McNutty late night beer infested jump off .. Daniel's he settled, that's what I calls LAZY he could have done way better than dat.
Deputy commissioner of operations 😢Cedric the wire and oz tv classic rip my brother 🙏🙏😔
I really hate Daniels' ex-wife. She is all about her and moving up. She cloaks it in concern for him and his career, but it's always been about her.
RIP Lance!
RIP the legend
The crazy thing is that whatever is in that file, Cedric seems like he is way beyond it, and he just never came off as someone who was corrupt
Rip :(
I always hated his wife in this show! She was milking off the long career he had.
where was Jimmy to tell her "another career in the balance"
you obviously never watch the show more than one to say that...
Marla Daniels was far from a leech. She supported Daniels for a long time without question, even he makes that clear. He returns the favour by helping her make a good impression politically. If anything, Nerise Campbell is the real leech, plotting and scheming and taking advantage of everyone she can. Marla plays the game but Nerise is playing it on hard mode and thus screws over people whenever she has to. She’s the one who manipulated a good man to resign so she could bring in someone who was compliant to her wishes. The circle continues as it always does, and she contributed to it spinning on. If anything, Marla was loyal to Daniels, she’s there trying to advise him on his options, while also pointing out how much they both have to lose with this.
My man had to stop himself he was going off
The people in the wire are like real live grown ups, especially Daniels, I guess all our grown ups were cast in the wire or maybe they all live in Baltimore.
Yah, real grown ups..:) Thought the same thing at times...
RIP OG😤
RIP
My favourite character from the whole series. If more civic leaders and politicians were like him, the world would be a much better place.
Daniels is a hero among cowards. Even his ex-wife put her ambitions over her ethics.
Eternal rest grant unto Lance, oh Lord,
and may perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul, through the mercy of God,
Rest in peace.
Amen
Lance Reddick, Legend. The whole clip is great but @1:00 - @1:10 is even better. And to think, all the so-called experts iand critics n Hollywood didn't even *nominate* this show for a single Emmy over it's 5 seasons. Well, David Simon is laughing last; you can't talk about the greatest shows in history without The Wire being mentioned.
Rest in Paradise 🕊️
RIP Lance Reddick. My favourite character in one of my favourite ever shows. Daniels was a good man. If only him and Colvin were running things, or people like them in reality.
His wife never loved him. only herself and her career
But it's in keeping with the ultimate theme of The Wire. The system is broken, and the good people suffer.
Rip in peace Lane! One of my favorite actors ever thank you 🥲
I just realized this guy voiced Ra's al Ghul in "Beware the Batman"
Holy shit. I didnt know that....
Besides the point of this scene about everything running in circle, I liked how it also shows the farewell and acknowledgement of McNulty being a kickass cop by Daniels. He didn't wanna hurt him by coming out with what he knew. I pointed this out because we never really got a farewell between both of them.
Gaurav Jain He didn't want to hurt Rhonda, not McNulty
He was talking about Rhonda when he said people he cared about would get hurt. He wanted McNulty and Freamon indicted for what they did.
@@ear322 shame when someone like the op misses the point. You are right, he wanted them indicted, wanted to push that but didn't for Rhonda.
The ironic thing is that McNulty chose the same thing...he knew enough to probably destroy a ton of people but he chose not to because it would've hurt Bunk and people HE cared about.