The Wire - Carcetti Discovers the Truth

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  • Opening to the series finale finds Mayor Carcetti utterly speechless after Rawls, Daniels, Pearlman and Bond tell him just who the homeless serial killer really is. (Season 5, Episode 10 "-30-")
    Featuring:
    Aidan Gillen, Reg E. Cathey, John Doman, Lance Reddick, Deirdre Lovejoy, and Dion Graham

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  • @TheDMB411987
    @TheDMB411987 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1591

    Norman Wilson has the coolest damn voice on the show. Loved the way he said "boss", and his laugh. Like an older Slim Charles. Minus the gangster element.

    • @StudioMod
      @StudioMod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      RIP to him

    • @SacredDaturaa
      @SacredDaturaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@StudioMod Ahh fuck. Didn't know he died. Gone too soon.

    • @MRWINDYMETHANE
      @MRWINDYMETHANE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@StudioMod Wow, I had no idea he died. RIP

    • @anthonylesley982
      @anthonylesley982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes sad his actor died

    • @jtimagesartDivergentFRST
      @jtimagesartDivergentFRST 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Was he the dude from Oz?

  • @aboubacaramine8689
    @aboubacaramine8689 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6281

    You see now why Littlefinger is so good at the Game of Thrones ? It's because in his previous life he had to deal with the toughest realm ever : the city of Baltimore.

    • @channelnameintentionallyle1557
      @channelnameintentionallyle1557 9 ปีที่แล้ว +234

      Carcetti for Hand of the King!

    • @alexnightingale2040
      @alexnightingale2040 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Aboubacar Amine Nope, not as tough as Detroit

    • @ChaoYun
      @ChaoYun 9 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      ChannelNameIntentionallyLeftBlank Corruption is a laaadddduuhhh...

    • @KabooM1067
      @KabooM1067 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Haha, golden comment.

    • @nateo200
      @nateo200 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Detroit is bouncing back. Baltimore will never bounce back.

  • @pntm914
    @pntm914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    "We are going to discuss this first as a matter of public policy"
    Daniels: "Ahhh the bullshit begins"

  • @rogerw3818
    @rogerw3818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    Daniels' expression when he realizes that they are going to sweep it under the rug is perfect.

    • @samuelmuiruri4704
      @samuelmuiruri4704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that is his entire thing as a character in the wire. when burrell suspends the investigation and he has to release Damian price and return his money, same shock and realization, here, same. he has a conscience and dedication but the system is telling him to go fuck himself. when he is sent to the registry in season one, he looks outraged, miffed, but by season five, he just rolls his eyes like, well here we go again

    • @RaphialLee
      @RaphialLee ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I don't know why he cares, he did a lot of dirt himself coming up.

    • @Stefanthenautilus
      @Stefanthenautilus ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@RaphialLee He probably did like Herc and Carver during their stash bust more than once, but nothing on this scale. The naked cravenness on display in that room was a shock even to him.

    • @Chibbykins
      @Chibbykins ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Stefanthenautilus yup. And he never went as far as McNulty

    • @threenumbnuts
      @threenumbnuts 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@RaphialLee Good people shouldn't let bad shit slide because they, at one point in their past, were also bad. If they do that, they never became good.

  • @croydonrudeness
    @croydonrudeness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    Norman's character is absolutely brilliant, he's so cynical because he's seen it all and so is just enjoying how ludicrous the situation is that they have helped create. All top actors, all top writing, just fantastic. Please for the love of god make another series with this intelligence and nuance and such great components...come on...

    • @agenttheater5
      @agenttheater5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Plus there's the added irony that I think he gets that this would be a great story to write on at the newspaper but that the only reason he heard about it was because he left the newspaper for politics, and since he's now in politics he couldn't write the story because then it would send his ass down the river as well as Carcetti's, but still he's just sitting on a great story that no one else would be able to get so there's a defining career moment for him except now he's in the wrong career. I'm half sad he didn't get to write on it.

    • @MarcoBoneMan
      @MarcoBoneMan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Never gonna happen again, this was a unique flash in a pan.

    • @HeadbuttCzech
      @HeadbuttCzech 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤1❤11

  • @giantkiller56
    @giantkiller56 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1786

    I love how Carcetti is so flabbergasted he can't form a sentence. I've had that feeling.

    • @KMcNally117
      @KMcNally117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      It's real life bumblefuck.

    • @SocialAssasin
      @SocialAssasin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Oh I'm sure you have. Mostly on saturday afternoons in the fall watching the maize and blue.

    • @BTFU93
      @BTFU93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Social Assassin Fuck Ohio State.

    • @giantkiller56
      @giantkiller56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SocialAssasin LOL!

    • @molasorrosalom4846
      @molasorrosalom4846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      If you were the head of a city, and something like this fell on your desk, you'd be flabbergasted as well.
      Your legacy would be ruined.

  • @SH1N1NGG0LD
    @SH1N1NGG0LD 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1694

    ....WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE GARDEN

    • @Zamolxes77
      @Zamolxes77 9 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Nori S. Shieeeeeeeeeet.

    • @Welyn
      @Welyn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      SH1N1NGG0LD lmaooo I legitimately said that right as the clip ended then saw this in the comments

    • @coreybellamy1507
      @coreybellamy1507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sheiiiiiiiiiiit

    • @LouSassol69er
      @LouSassol69er 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Read that in season 2 intro lol

    • @LoneWanderer-wp6hz
      @LoneWanderer-wp6hz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nori S. I beg your pardon

  • @nicoleashley4498
    @nicoleashley4498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    LT. Daniels is the ultimate "Lawful Good" character.
    whereas McNulty is Chaotic Good.

    • @ilbryen9915
      @ilbryen9915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      LT. Daniels is at best Lawful Neutral, there is dirt on him too, he took drug money and blames his own subordinates for doing the same, hypocrisy is not good.

    • @shahidulkhan9566
      @shahidulkhan9566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Daniels was a pawn. He just constantly got shuffled around. In the end it was the two women he loved that played him.

    • @StevelyBruckShut
      @StevelyBruckShut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@ilbryen9915 That's not hypocrisy. It got him fucked and he tried to save his detectives from doing the same

    • @dv7978
      @dv7978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shahidulkhan9566 how did he get played by the two woman?

    • @shahidulkhan9566
      @shahidulkhan9566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@dv7978 his ex wife wanted to become a politician and his current lover wanted to be a judge. He had to sacrifice his career to ensure they got their part in the cover up of city hall. His whole police career had amounted to nothing more than compromising his own ethics for others. He wanted to out everything because he wanted to reveal the dire circumstances of the police department. The duking the stats to the halting of police investigations.

  • @Sasso-pf1mo
    @Sasso-pf1mo ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Carcetti gets so mad in this scene he turns Irish for a minute

    • @stephencronin1080
      @stephencronin1080 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The actor is Irish

    • @johnmccarthy6775
      @johnmccarthy6775 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's what he means​@@stephencronin1080

    • @icowar
      @icowar หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sarcasm Stephen

  • @littlemissblackdress7587
    @littlemissblackdress7587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Such a brilliant group of actors. They disappear into their characters and you forget they're acting. Aidan Gillen is amazing, he's so unique in his screen presence and he has a magical quality and great charisma. He's great to watch.

    • @osco4311
      @osco4311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He was so good in this role that it took some time for me to see him as Littlefinger

    • @sidus_7677
      @sidus_7677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Dr Pavel, I'm CIA

    • @bb-anon6746
      @bb-anon6746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@sidus_7677 Lotta loyalty for a hired gun!

    • @seamusbenn2967
      @seamusbenn2967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bb-anon6746 or perhaps he’s wondering why you would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane

    • @greggstrasser5791
      @greggstrasser5791 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@osco4311
      I was looking… that can’t be Littlefinger… this guy is gay…

  • @mankytoes
    @mankytoes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1032

    Norman is a very underrated character.

    • @ladislaocapule4834
      @ladislaocapule4834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He also fucks with the president of United states in House of Cards 😂

    • @garcel1251
      @garcel1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      mankytoes rip

    • @arctic3032
      @arctic3032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      RIP

    • @patmaloney5735
      @patmaloney5735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Very underrated actor!!

    • @andrewn.8654
      @andrewn.8654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      One of my favourite characters in the show. He always told Carcetti the truth.

  • @theena
    @theena 4 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    The first 25 seconds is Carcetti realizing he's better off in Westeros.

    • @grizzlygreenwood2989
      @grizzlygreenwood2989 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Westeros is even more cut-throat than Baltimore.

    • @asavelakuse6865
      @asavelakuse6865 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@grizzlygreenwood2989 at least it's restricted to the upper class in Baltimore anyone get's hell for other people's fuck ups.

  • @shinlanten
    @shinlanten 6 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    Sad day....Reg E. Cathey (Norman), Born August 18, 1958 - Passed away February 9, 2018

    • @reverv
      @reverv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry to lose such a talent.

    • @aoiscomedytv
      @aoiscomedytv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey today is his bday!!!

    • @ConfusedGeriatric
      @ConfusedGeriatric 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man that sucks, didn’t know he was gone.

    • @MsMotoko2
      @MsMotoko2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ConfusedGeriatric I just realized he was that bbq guy with the restaurant in House of Cards too.

    • @anthonylesley982
      @anthonylesley982 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fucking cancer

  • @EscCtrl4452
    @EscCtrl4452 9 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    Norman fucking cracks me up.

    • @upth3punks
      @upth3punks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      RIP Reg E. Cathey

    • @ilyakopyl
      @ilyakopyl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@upth3punks Oh no!

    • @blujay9191
      @blujay9191 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A great character on this show.

  • @chicken2jail545
    @chicken2jail545 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Carcetti is so shook up here. I was waiting for him to say, "but Shansha, I love you!"

  • @LPMAN02
    @LPMAN02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    RIP and long live Reg E. Cathey (August 18, 1958 - February 9, 2018), aged 59
    You will always be remembered as a legend.

    • @izzjugg1709
      @izzjugg1709 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Pretty young rip man

    • @lilmane1070
      @lilmane1070 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@izzjugg1709yeah, it’s sad when they go young like that.

  • @curtisharvey2405
    @curtisharvey2405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    This is why I love the wire. It goes a lot deeper than just the streets. It reveals problems in different levels of law enforcement, different levels of government, education, journalism, the average labor worker's life, the court room It shows so much and how it all ties together to create 1 fucked up reality

  • @WaqarK96
    @WaqarK96 10 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    My nigga Baelish

  • @Senatorcraigz
    @Senatorcraigz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    "Good people who are nonetheless in a supervisory role here are going to suffer..."
    About fucking time!

    • @Dman4901
      @Dman4901 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Senatorcraigz all I could think of was tales from the hood 😂 about fucking time

    • @johnsyers8212
      @johnsyers8212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mike Steintorf completely changed the energy in the room with that line.

    • @missbelled6700
      @missbelled6700 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@johnsyers8212 Every time I see this scene, the cold and forcefully bureaucratic way he delivers it gives me shivers. Too real...

  • @celtics8402
    @celtics8402 6 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    R.I.P Reg E. Cathey 1958-2018.

    • @samstone011995
      @samstone011995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      R.I.P. I loved the whole season the most, which surrounded him and Carcetty standing up.

    • @Jibriltz
      @Jibriltz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Such an underused actor.

    • @sudstahgaming
      @sudstahgaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      How can a man with a voice like that leave us

    • @ronyventura9301
      @ronyventura9301 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Damn. RIP, great actor,great voice too.

    • @diegovilla3879
      @diegovilla3879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      R.I.P ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @connorvenier5843
    @connorvenier5843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I love for the first 35 seconds he's completely speechless like he's just trying to comprehend the atrocity of what he's been told

  • @MrKajithecat
    @MrKajithecat 10 ปีที่แล้ว +873

    McNulty being a true maverick and checkmating the government of Baltimore.

    • @willsnider6784
      @willsnider6784 10 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      He is the government.

    • @idclolidk
      @idclolidk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Not yet.

    • @bopbopperono58
      @bopbopperono58 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      It's treason, then.

    • @jonmacie7581
      @jonmacie7581 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right by being a fraud

    • @dillonv5345
      @dillonv5345 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      no problem being a fraud when the system is already a fraud.

  • @TheIkaraCult
    @TheIkaraCult 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Aidan Gillan is amazing in this scene, he's completely convincing as someone who's been bombarded with this insanity.

  • @smackinbaits6693
    @smackinbaits6693 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Been doing a yearly marathon of the wire...mostly the holidays...and this is the best punchline to the show...the element is comedic and serious at the same time and the actors...you can't get anyone better than playing each roles...

  • @melvinbridgewater4955
    @melvinbridgewater4955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Norman Laughing And His Response Was Politics 101

  • @shinlanten
    @shinlanten 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    *_"What Mike is saying we need to be very careful on how to proceed"_*
    aka, keep quiet or you're fired!

    • @basti2955
      @basti2955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the Greatjon Mike must be the character i hated the most in the whole show.

    • @NightWatch707
      @NightWatch707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No, Carcetti thought his threat might backfire so he was trying to soften it. That guy went a little bit too far.

    • @xChemistryFTWx
      @xChemistryFTWx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Worse; keep quiet or we'll arrange for you to be the one that gets hit with the criminal charges for all this.

    • @RW77777777
      @RW77777777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if evidence can be manufactured to create this mess...
      evidence can be manufactured to show it's Big Mouth's fault

  • @Lazyguy22
    @Lazyguy22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    "We are going to address this first as a matter of public policy"
    Translation: we are going to address this first as a matter of how to cover the mayor's hide.

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Dude I have aspergers and I understood that

    • @CynicalOldDwarf
      @CynicalOldDwarf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RealityCheck6T9 burn

    • @williamnash4799
      @williamnash4799 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of my favorite euphemisms of all time.

    • @SW4Life202
      @SW4Life202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Walt Whitman over there

    • @JohnChoidotOrg
      @JohnChoidotOrg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's a bureaucrat, but he's a good bureaucrat.

  • @JG-yn7tl
    @JG-yn7tl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    R.I.P Reg E Cathey, this was one of his best roles imo. Such a talented actor.

  • @duro845
    @duro845 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Norman knew his shit and damage control was his specialty

  • @nihilusJ90
    @nihilusJ90 9 ปีที่แล้ว +677

    I like how Norman saw the irony in this situation (and wishes he could write on it, as a reporter), but there's still another layer of irony on top of that, which is unknown to him. It's that people from his own 'tribe' (reporters) are using the very same lie and manufacturing their own lies, contributing to the whole fiasco. And once the bubble bursts, there are already too many people involved to let the truth come out.
    And thus comes the ''discuss this first as a matter of public policy'' which basically means ''If y'all could swallow this shit, so no one loses their job, that'd be great''
    That's why none of the top people ever take responsibility, and things like this never get to court... In a sense, they ARE above the law.

    • @OOHyeahpeggyhill
      @OOHyeahpeggyhill 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      well said. David Simon once said the fifth season of the wire was all about what wasn't reported... all the huge truths that slip between the cracks

    • @ZIGZAG12345
      @ZIGZAG12345 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      That was one of the things that made The Wire so outstanding to me. As well as being entertaining, it was almost educational, showing you layers of corruption from seasons 1-5 right from the police and street dealers, all the way up through "the system" into the higher levels of politics. After it all finished, and with that profound but sort of harshly realistic/depressing ending, it just felt like a wonderful experience.

    • @calebproductions5970
      @calebproductions5970 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Goddamn illuminati

    • @kashandrahall9844
      @kashandrahall9844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said

    • @pault1964
      @pault1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now up to date Baltimore had 39 billion dollars to help clean up,where is the money

  • @jacobwilske5665
    @jacobwilske5665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Petyr Baelish, Freddy, Commander Zavala, and Don Falcone all in one room.

  • @nolanbravo4812
    @nolanbravo4812 9 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    He's not petyr Baelish.
    He's CIA

    • @daftie-
      @daftie- 9 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      for you

    • @leondelvechioramirez8529
      @leondelvechioramirez8529 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Tell me about Bane, why does he wear the mask?

    • @venaretro5444
      @venaretro5444 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +Leon Delvechio Ramirez Nobody cared who he was before he put on the mask.

    • @ajbahus
      @ajbahus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      "You're a big lie"

    • @patgogan7324
      @patgogan7324 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The masketta man

  • @kciv738974
    @kciv738974 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I still remember this scene years later. Amazing plot thread and his reaction was so well acted.

    • @kciv738974
      @kciv738974 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and RIP Lance Reddick

  • @gregrock7451
    @gregrock7451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    God, I miss Reg Cathey; one of the truly great character actors of a generation and then some.
    He had both the physical carriage and acting chops to easily dominate any scene he was in...but instead he did what all great character actors do: he made everyone around him, including the "A-Listers," better by giving them someone to play off of.
    One of those talented "Hey...It's That Guy!" actors who never really got his due. Not that I think he'd have framed it like that, were it possible to ask him.

    • @SuperTed641
      @SuperTed641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still a stand out from The Machinist

  • @truebear51
    @truebear51 12 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Carcetti: Now what's the next step of your master plan?
    Bane: Crashing this plane... with no survivors!

  • @ajbahus
    @ajbahus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Hands down my favorite opening scene on the Wire.

    • @blackjames4959
      @blackjames4959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine is when Ziggy gets caught up with Cheese.... That whole process...

  • @FirmlyGrasp
    @FirmlyGrasp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    LOTTA LOYALTY FOR A HIRED COP!

    • @ajbahus
      @ajbahus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      UUUU
      U
      U
      U

    • @MrCIA-me3ef
      @MrCIA-me3ef 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      F O U R U
      O
      U
      R
      U

    • @rafiputra9844
      @rafiputra9844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      "Or perhaps he's wondering why someone would cut the funds, after finding out 22 bodies in the vacants!"

    • @JquanDumas
      @JquanDumas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Y’all some goats for these comments

    • @deathrager2404
      @deathrager2404 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JquanDumas can you imagine that? they are some goats for these comments.

  • @tsartodd
    @tsartodd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    crashing the Carcetti administration -- with no survivors!

    • @MarcillaSmith
      @MarcillaSmith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      NO! They expect one of us the Governor's Mansion, brother

    • @denverbritto5606
      @denverbritto5606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Have we started the Wire?

    • @MrCIA-me3ef
      @MrCIA-me3ef 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Denver Britto yes, the Wire lies!

  • @ArcaneCompanion
    @ArcaneCompanion ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mike's speech towards the end about how to proceed with the events is honestly such a great way of threatening a person without any hostility

  • @rennlc
    @rennlc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of, if not the, greatest TV shows ever made.

    • @anthonygerace332
      @anthonygerace332 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! Not only the greatest drama -- but at the same time the greatest comedy. So McNulty has fucked up the city government of Baltimore -- and maybe even the state government of Maryland!

  • @TheNemesis1365
    @TheNemesis1365 12 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    In my humble opinion this is maybe the greatest scene in TV history.

  • @liamstfc
    @liamstfc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Aiden Gillian is amazing in this scene, Reg E Cathey immaculately becomes the viewer watching all this go down, but the absolute pinnacle of this scene is Lance Reddick's Daniels leaving the room. His expression as he walks through the door on exiting could burn through concrete. Should just show this in acting classes and say "yo, this is how you do it" because it's not big, expressive or showy, it's all in tone and delivery. Hell, The Wire is a 60 episode showcase of tone, body language and delivery

  • @Rvns556
    @Rvns556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    It’s beautiful how McNulty can be viewed. Personally, I think he is the best cop on the show. People can say he was selfish, he didn’t care about anyone, but he cared about the job & only the job.
    The city ate him alive. He was crafted by his experiences in the street, the mass corruption, and seeing endless dead bodies with nobody giving a damn about them.
    I know it’s a show, but for a second just put yourself in his shoes. He consistently sees murders, see what it is doing to children, learns of his friend’s (Bodie) death, chases serial killers who tear apart the city he loves, and absolutely nothing is done about it all so people can make more money and have more power
    Is McNulty the bad guy? Or is he a product of his environment? Every level of Baltimore in the show is corrupt. He’s the only character in the show who is corrupt to stop people from dying.

    • @lastraven7205
      @lastraven7205 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The problem is that he doesn't realize that to fix Baltimore all he needs to do is ship them all back like Lincoln and Malcolm X wanted to do.

    • @smooothskiiin4923
      @smooothskiiin4923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well… him and Freeman that is. After all, Lester came up with the idea.

    • @MasterPoseidon
      @MasterPoseidon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lastraven7205 🤣

    • @MasterPoseidon
      @MasterPoseidon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smooothskiiin4923 what idea? The illegal wire taps?

    • @baIIshevik
      @baIIshevik 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​I love McNulty. Nothing wrong with rigging a system that is inherently rigged to benefit the powerful people, for the greater good. He saw the big picture.

  • @startfertig1
    @startfertig1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    this is so good comedy. bullshit so big they cant even fire the people who caused this disaster because they build a whole house of cards on top of it and everything would collapse. and the black guy is losing it. pure gold!

    • @Adamdidit
      @Adamdidit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      well..you know....he knows a thing or two about a house of cards
      also it shouldnt have taken 4 years for someone to nail that

  • @Tkieron
    @Tkieron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    One of my favorite lines/speeches in the entire series is Daniels saying "The cops that did this, they gotta go. You cannot be telling me I have to live with this."

    • @dannyboy5362
      @dannyboy5362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmfao I just laughed at this comment cause I thought the same thing. Daniels was like these fuckers gotta go.

  • @jessejzcutter4291
    @jessejzcutter4291 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love this scene.
    1. Rawls and Mcnultys ex sticking up for him in their own way. Rawls saying that lie led to some bust. Mcnultys ex saying consequences if it comes out.
    2. Jobs being threatened when daniels says he wants to fire detectives responsible.

  • @michaelkitz2090
    @michaelkitz2090 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Norm laughing his ass off is the best part of this scene

  • @ShaAllahShabazzMBA
    @ShaAllahShabazzMBA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Welcome to Baltimore, New York, Chicago, LA and you can add to that list at your leisure

  • @thomassodomizer764
    @thomassodomizer764 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    lol at Norman over there cracking up! Funny scene because had a guy actually do something like this in a meeting once while the boss was raging on us.

  • @iandhr1
    @iandhr1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Norman was always a character I liked. I loved his reaction at the end "I wish I was still at the newspaper so I could write on this mess. It's too fucking good"

  • @renatoh.santos5212
    @renatoh.santos5212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I love how Norman laughs his ass off hahahahaahah
    He knows that if Carcetti falls, he can always work for another guy, or another... and the cycle goes on.

  • @GAME4WAR
    @GAME4WAR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    1:24
    "Everyone is getting what they need behind some makebelieve"
    That is some 4D Chess right there.

  • @kevinkibble8342
    @kevinkibble8342 8 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    TELL ME ABOUT MCNULTY! WHY DOES HE CREATE FAKE MURDERS?

    • @Candystripedshredder
      @Candystripedshredder 8 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      +Kevin Kibble
      As I recall, there weren't sufficient police resources (or interest) to make a case against Marlo Stanfield, who was, in fact, dropping bodies all over Baltimore unchecked.
      McNulty tied pretty ribbons around dead bodies and wrote ribbons into old Coroner reports in order to make it look like a nutty serial killer was operating in the city.
      The non-existent serial killer brought Federal attention (and Federal funding) to the Baltimore Police Department, which afforded McNulty and his fellow officers the basic resources (roadworthy cars, paid overtime, etc.) that they needed in order to do their jobs effectively.
      TL:DR - The murders weren't fake, he simply jazzed up the suspect's profile.

    • @leondelvechioramirez8529
      @leondelvechioramirez8529 8 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      A lot of loyalty for a insubordinate cop.

    • @SAOrules
      @SAOrules 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      +Leon Delvechio Ramirez Or perhaps he's wondering why someone would manufacture an issue before running a gubernatorial campaign.

    • @leondelvechioramirez8529
      @leondelvechioramirez8529 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      +SAOrules at least you can talk. Who are you and why are you running for governor less than a year into your first term as mayor?

    • @Lazyguy22
      @Lazyguy22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      No-one cared who I was before I juked the stats.

  • @louisgarday9404
    @louisgarday9404 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "We are all liars here."

  • @fortnitelytv8570
    @fortnitelytv8570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Aidan is soooooo underrated I swear!!! It breaks my heart 💔 poor guy deserves awards

  • @agenttheater5
    @agenttheater5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Reg E. Cathey...I always loved his voice...Norman was one of my favourite characters.....

  • @factsonly6903
    @factsonly6903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is literally one of the best scenes in the entire show 😂😂

  • @adrianselbst6777
    @adrianselbst6777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That Mike Steintorf guy who grabs Rawls later is a great addition to the later seasons he's smart and plays the game and reads the room beautifully and he's low key the reason Carcetti keeps everything under the radar and gets elected.

  • @baseddepartment1306
    @baseddepartment1306 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Guy in the gray suit delivers the smoothest "keep it under your fucking hat" in history

  • @trendybistro
    @trendybistro ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Norman is the Lester Freamon of the legislative branch.

  • @steveg7066
    @steveg7066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Reg E Cathey was such a cool dude with a great voice. I wish we had more of him when he was here. And wish we had more of him as Norman

  • @GardenBound
    @GardenBound 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I watch this every few months.

  • @rjn8001
    @rjn8001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    Why are no other Wire heads talking about the fact that Tommy Carcetti is running for President? You know that bland Dem that nobody talks about? The one sitting behind Hillary and Bernie? The one they ignore at every debate? That's Martin O'Malley, former Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Governor - the exact inspiration for Tommy Carcetti.

    • @stephengrigg5988
      @stephengrigg5988 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      wouldn't you if you were in charge of the city? The creator described the show as "a city dying".. haha he's wanting to shut that shit down

    • @JohnDoe-tq3ye
      @JohnDoe-tq3ye 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Because Baltimore and Maryland are the only places idiot enough to elect him. Actually, the character is a lot more charismatic than O'Malley. He was an asshole

    • @raggedcritical
      @raggedcritical 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      John Doe There is no "idiot enough to elect him" anymore. After Trump there is no too stupid - The US is at peak fucktard.

    • @301.allday
      @301.allday 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      raggedcritical *Kirk Lazarus voice* Everyone knows you never go full fucktard

    • @jcaliberty8288
      @jcaliberty8288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@raggedcritical record low unemployment possible peace with North Korea whatever son

  • @QUINTBLINT
    @QUINTBLINT 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best opening to a season of the The Wire (Final Season).

    • @KMcNally117
      @KMcNally117 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And it's the last episode

  • @gstqcomics2017
    @gstqcomics2017 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    God I love that "drop on your swords" line!!! It's so Shakespearean.. biblical even.. delivered perfectly.. these writers weren't humps

  • @legendary51313
    @legendary51313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man he reacted to that beautifully, he's a great actor man.

  • @fokakapelusz
    @fokakapelusz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Irrelevant info: When I'm watching GoT it's not Petyr, not Littlefinger, it's Carcetti. Tommy Carcetti. Always.

    • @sangbum60090
      @sangbum60090 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      You mean CIA

    • @Jackietreehorn39
      @Jackietreehorn39 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Orange Tortoise deangelo was on there too. Bob. But he will always be the kicker from the waterboy to me.

    • @coolsenjoyer
      @coolsenjoyer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One thing is damn sure. The actor's American accent here is way better than whatever he's trying to do in GoT.

    • @wangson
      @wangson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you still feel that way?

    • @MarcillaSmith
      @MarcillaSmith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for you

  • @TerminalKitty
    @TerminalKitty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I fucking love this scene. He's speechless, breathless, he keeps trying to run with a sentence but it all leads back to the same realization. Such good acting.

  • @edwardkiel3496
    @edwardkiel3496 9 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    He didn't truth so good

  • @PacTheOne
    @PacTheOne 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    god damn! why hasn't there been a show with the quality of "the wire" in the last ten years?

    • @shaneconaty1731
      @shaneconaty1731 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Game of thrones, narcos, house of cards, boardwalk empire..

    • @DouchebagAssholeify
      @DouchebagAssholeify 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Comparing Game of Thrones to the Wire is a crime against humanity.

    • @berzerker199
      @berzerker199 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DouchebagAssholeify agreed

    • @pshomeboy2191
      @pshomeboy2191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      PacTheOne well there's Breaking Bad

    • @MrLilfee
      @MrLilfee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Boardwalk is the only one that comes close.

  • @KtotheG
    @KtotheG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this intro. It's #2 behind the Omar vs Brother Mouzone's Old West standoff.

    • @SEV595
      @SEV595 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also love the one where Carcetti goes to the church

    • @TreWimsical
      @TreWimsical 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The ones with McNulty’s great night and the street shootout the following episode are Top 5

  • @mstephens44
    @mstephens44 14 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Such a great scene. This scene was the payoff for the season long storyline. I couldn't stop laughing when the Mayor was left virtually speechless and Norman being the Greek Chorus of it all.

  • @JBrander
    @JBrander 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Littlefinger being angry at a Small Council meeting

  • @deb8911
    @deb8911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To think, carcetti took joy going after Royce’s seat because of hamsterdam

  • @beakaHD
    @beakaHD 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Just realised that's the ribs guy from house of cards

    • @bkr1895
      @bkr1895 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      beakaHD Freddy

  • @vmark78
    @vmark78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And that! Right there, is why The Wire was such a great show. All that "matter of policy" line is exactly how those private closed door talks work. And from that the truth is massaged.

  • @zackspark1
    @zackspark1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    RIP Reg Cathey

  • @keithjefferson2196
    @keithjefferson2196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Seeing Carcetti at a loss for words is priceless lol, McNulty you are the man Lol

  • @randysavage1011
    @randysavage1011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Chaos is a ladder

  • @dolcevita209
    @dolcevita209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    'But if we...(sigh) 'How can...?,' 'So this means, uhh...,' 'But...' 'So lemme just understand this.' This monologue was great from Mayor Carcetti (Aiden Gillen).

  • @Loonie2008
    @Loonie2008 13 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I love the quote, that comes right after this scene, when Daniels is furiously considering just spilling the beans to the newspapers about all of this:
    Rhonda Pearlman: "This is my career. This is everything. You go public and it hurts Carcetti. Maybe he doesn't get to be governor, but he's still the mayor and Bond is still my boss and you know the weight will not fall on them, it NEVER does!"
    Daniels: "Christ!"

  • @garrisonthad
    @garrisonthad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn, even these TH-cam clips can draw you in to the entire show. This TV Series was BRILLIANT!

  • @JavierCastillo-vc8ih
    @JavierCastillo-vc8ih 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    And that's why I think this is a great scene. Lazy writing would of had him exploding in anger or giving some self righteous speech immediately. Instead, it's closer to real life in that he is stunned. He can't form words because of how monumental of what just got dropped into his lap. We all have been there and can relate. One of my favorite scenes.

    • @theliato3809
      @theliato3809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know that feeling so much. Just not sure what to say in these situations that got you thinking real heavily.

    • @gstqcomics2017
      @gstqcomics2017 ปีที่แล้ว

      He delivered the hell out of that drop on your swords line.

  • @EnchantedAnn
    @EnchantedAnn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1:13 ❣️🗯️ 3:03 RIP Reg E Cathey🕊️

  • @TheIkaraCult
    @TheIkaraCult 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Daniels' little knowing look at 2.40 is magnificent. He knows what's about to happen

  • @5IvanDrago5
    @5IvanDrago5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The more I watch the show and these clips, Norman and Clay Davis are my favorite two characters. Would have loved a spin off of Norman consulting Clay on the campaign trail.

  • @gmu2
    @gmu2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "what the fuck did i do?!"

  • @prs223
    @prs223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In the end, his character and fate in The Wire was so much better than in Game of Thrones.

  • @gregsamerson4255
    @gregsamerson4255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Littlefinger.exe has stopped working

  • @_daybreaker_
    @_daybreaker_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was in this moment where he realized that chaos is a ladder.

  • @danmiller600
    @danmiller600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    RIP Reg E. Cathey

  • @budders9958
    @budders9958 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That's what happens when you have managers and supervisors that don't know jack or less care about the industry or trade they are managing over. There just in it to keep rising.

  • @Reu8enofleon
    @Reu8enofleon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Norman is literally the viewer.

  • @Rob_Shoot
    @Rob_Shoot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Probably one of the greatest openings ever

  • @arunnathpr4448
    @arunnathpr4448 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Norman has got no chill

  • @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459
    @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There was a serial killer in a way, it was Marlo Stanfield.

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    You can say that The Sopranos is the best drama series ever. You can lionize Breaking Bad as a work of art. You can laud Game of Thrones by epic sweep. All reasonable.
    But nobody has yet topped The Wire.

    • @herebyhereby2874
      @herebyhereby2874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The sopranos is better than the wire

    • @thefreakyrobber0
      @thefreakyrobber0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sopranos was overrated and boring to me.

    • @elpatas2594
      @elpatas2594 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hold The Sopranos the slightest notch above The Wire. Both are the top of the list for best shows in the history of mankind.

    • @knight7se7en
      @knight7se7en 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hereby Hereby: No it’s not

    • @SquigPie
      @SquigPie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Sopranos and The Wire are apples and oranges. It's really just down to a matter of personal taste which one is better.

  • @NC2871926
    @NC2871926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    No, they didn't manufacture a situation to get paid at all. They manufactured a situation to catch an actual serial killer

    • @shookness100
      @shookness100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They manufactured a situation to get money and resources for that case.

  • @ixat00
    @ixat00 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You have to love how Norman just cringes, either in pain or laughter...

  • @gargamel1940
    @gargamel1940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Everybody is getting what they beed behind some make belief :)