Burrell prefers working with dirty people in order to extort them for his benefit, presumably because it's easier than actually finding competent people and being competent yourself for the benefit of the city.
Oh! It was a metaphor. The shit being corruption etc and the shovel being honest police work. First time around I just thought he was commenting on Burrell's personal hygiene and the general cleanliness of his office.
Daniels was such an *imposing* character that it's hard to believe that the actor, Lance Riddick, initially auditioned for *Bubbles* character....just can't picture it....
*Just as a refresher, this episode includes:* this scene, DAngelo to Avon "Let The Boy Be", Stringer asking Bodie if he's a soldier, Bodie and Poot killing wallace, Where's Wallace at the jail, and Daniels and McNulty calling off the swat team and arresting Avon Barksdale 1-on-1. that is a jam packed episode.
Yeah, Simon (nor anyone else for that matter) ever matched the writing and storytelling that he did on this show. Show Me a Hero was good, would probably the crowning achievement of many writer's careers, but it couldn't match up to The Wire.
Ozair Yahya It's a reference to being to proud to show the world you worked hard to get where you are, instead of dishonestly portraying you inherited your position in order to discourage others from working hard, so they can possibly rise to the same heights. A merit beats nepotism argument.
I practiced law for twenty plus years. This show illustrated the world I lived in. I started watching it after I became disabled. I could only watch one episode at a time. It took me a day to recover. This show is absolutely realistic, and portrays the make-up and motivations of those who rise to power in our society, on both sides of the law. It is a profound indictment of our society.
This is exactly why I tell people The Wire is the greatest show I've ever seen. It's the best visual representation of what corruption is and why it's so hard to eradicate.
@@swanningabout You know exactly what that's an abbreviation for. If this was you asking "why use the abbreviation fam" the I would have to ask if you have an issue with all abbreviations in general or just the ones made in the last 15 yrs?
Lester Diamond Are you the guy what’s his name Don Gately’s friend who did Nembutal or something and got murdered in a very bad way by that punk hitman?
Lance has this high-end actorly skill where he slowly half-blinks to indicate he's choosing his words carefully. Adds an extra layer to his characters.
Burrell transitioned from a ‘frienemy’ to a straightforward enemy in this scene. He finally revealed his true colors and put his cards on the table. As soon Burrell flopped the folder on the desk, it left the realm of dread in Daniels mind, to seeing the monster for what it was and realizing he could deal with it. He called Burrells bluff and Burrell realized that Daniels was more formidable then he realized. All that sparring with McNolty and making difficult decisions on the wire pulled Daniels out of his ‘chain of command’ shell and prepared him for this moment with Burrell.
I think based on Daniels failing marriage and understanding that he had to a dick and not agreeable- he didn’t a fuck anymore. Daniels was corrupt and not a good person. Burrell fucked up because if Daniels caved it would mean he was guilty and that would open a massive fbi investigation which would hurt a lot of the department which do to politics at the time was a no go. Burrell fucked himself daniells continuing the investigation was better then an fbi investigation into police investigation. Daniels didn’t see Burrell as an enemy but Burrell basically made it so the investigation had to go forward.
I believe anyone who joins the police force and rises higher than the rank of "Detective" is almost always a scumbag, with some rare exceptions. Because past the rank of detective, it's not about real police work anymore and ALLLL about politics. And anybody who spends their career playing politics is a total fucking scumbag.
God damn is Daniels ever awesome. "You're trying to blackmail me for taking drug money on the small scale, because my investigation leads to you and your bosses taking money on the large scale? Which of us has more to lose, are you fucking serious? Don't think I can't defend myself at home as well - bitch." Lol.
+iandhr1 If any of those characters, Burrell or Clay fell, a magical net of epic proportions would cast out and drag half of Maryland's politicians into the Bay of Baltimore for the US Attorney to just shit all over them. I just love it when Clay or Burrell or whoever is reminded about certain crooked activities, its like they just shit out their entire life in their pants lol
shawn dimery... what show were you watching? daniels never turned scumbag. carcetti threw daniels under the bus when he didnt take the governors bailout from annapolis. he screwed the entire dept along with the schools. maybe you should pay attention to what you were watching.
starsky hutch I’m asking you the same thing. What show were YOU watching? Doing the right thing is not playing politics! Not accepting the Governors bailout was Daniels saying his soul isn’t for sale. Accepting the bailout would of been a quick fix but would be real bad in the long run. Carcetti went to the dark side after he became mayor. He wanted to be Governor.
@@AB0VETHALAW I have. I'm not in the US, and I'm in a union job. We can have personal & professional disagreements with managers without being fired or disciplined. We had an argument about the seriousness of a safety breach in rules about 4 years ago.
Daniels and Slim Charles both say “do what you feel” either at the business end of Omar’s gun or Burrell’s Career ending “Firing Squad.” Everything fucking connects and I still learn new things to this day I love this show
Early on in season 1, Boadie says the same thing to the crew attempting to run them off the corners, right after the badass scene where he catches the baseball bat in slow-mo.
Holy shit, Slim is the Daniels of the Barksdale organization. They’re both cold, calculated bad asses with extreme integrity that rise through the ranks purely out of necessity and various chains of events making them reluctantly have to shoulder the weight of leadership and do what needs doing to the best of their ability.
Yeah the overlaps of the civil vs criminal world gets me everytime th-cam.com/video/LuRr-19t7hc/w-d-xo.html In the link above, Bunny Colvin pulls up in the passenger side with his #2 as driver checking in on herc and another cop posted up on a corner like how a gang lieutenant rolls by to see if the spot needs to re-up
Frankie Faison has an amazing voice and inflection. "FBI field reports...if I start asking the right questions..." I have always loved the patience the show has as far as making sure to mix in the character beats while a scene is advancing the plot. Here, once Burrell produces that binder w/ the aforementioned FBI field reports Daniels has the look of taking a gut punch, showing vulnerability for the first time in the scene. And while Burrell continues, telling him how easily replaceable he is, Daniels continues to cast his eyes downward, ceding the power in the dynamic to Burrell. But really what's going on is that Daniels is deliberating if he's ready to burn this bridge for good. Burrell finishes his spiel, and at 1:57 the eyes come back up, and Daniels is ready with his response. (A lot of Michael Corleone in that glare, btw)
+Ryan Evans And the extreme close up of the side of Daniels face at the begining is almost like a precursor to Daniel's move at 1:57 . His face has this almost arrogant but beautiful glow to it as the camera zooms out, he knows what's coming and he knows which moves to make. I always loved the intro of the scene, the close up told me the scene was going to be important for Daniels the first time I saw it.
Both of those characters showed what it meant to be middle management on both sides of the law. Both having to put up with shit from their superiors, both having to clean up the messes left by their subordinates, often with little thanks or recognition, but always loyal to the actual job.
This might be the most heart-breaking scene in retrospect. That thin little binder full of FBI field reports is what brought Daniels down in season 5. "Commissioner Valcheck" have to be the two most depressing words in the English language.
I don't know. While Valcheck is not a good character obviously.. I prefer him over Burrel. I usually prefer incompetency over a someone that will actively supress whatever the fuck you want to do.
I did 11 years in the Baltimore Police Department on Patrol, Drugs, and the Academy. What would you say if I told you it was actually like this back then?
I’d believe you without a doubt. The creator of the show used to be a reporter in Baltimore during the 80s, where a lot of these stories and characters were created from. Question, which district did you work?
This series is the freaking gold standard. The level of sophistication of the script, and the pitch perfect acting, are unmatched. I wonder why it was snubbed for awards for so long.
i don't think he is good or bad, he just does what any politically astute person would do, he tries to end the case, cover up, but when it fails he says , well OK.eventually he threw clay Davis under the bus. as most politicians would do to survive, the higher you rise, the more you must know political manouvering
This is also a good illustration on how those in power will use any leverage they can get on you to do their bidding when they need to - usually when you’ve risen to a position of some power or influence yourself.
That was the thing... the Wire had so many incredibly well written, transformative scenes like this that you (or at least I) don't see them as they're happening. I catch them on the second or third viewing and just go slack jawed, and realize 'wow, that was amazing - Simon was a master at threading the needle between creating impactful scenes, but still making them look and feel believable. Like, that was amazing to watch, but yeah, it could definitely happen. Not over the top rubbish like Law and Order SVUWXYZ (et al) where those scenes just suck with bad dialog and sh!tty preachyness.
Burrell was such a worm. He ended up getting screwed so hard by the system that he didn't even know what was happening. I actually felt sorry for him, which is shocking.
People argue a lot about what the metaphor means but that's the beauty of it - there's no one right answer. In only a few words it means so many things and tells us so much about the man speaking, the man he's speaking to, their police work, the series and our society all at once. One of the best pieces of dialogue in TV history and it's fitting that such a fine actor as Lance Reddick was chosen to deliver it. RIP.
unno. sound dope tho donut? OK sorry for butchering ebonics lol, I figure he meant Burrell's of the mindset that showing effort in any of his endeavors would reek of desperation and he'd rather coast and look like everything he does is effortless and without strain, that he's "just that good at his job."
@Jason Voorheese it means that you'd rather not acknowledge simple but uncomfortable truths and get in with it than give your best and mend tge situation. Once and for all. It means mediocrity pays off, but pays in peanuts. Droppings more like.
XMRxCARTERx 2 of the realest characters on the show, even the line at 2:01 "You do what u feel", like when Slim got caught slippin by Omar and just tells him "Just skip past the talkin bruh and do what u feel" nothing but realness
You all do realize that Cedric. ..was the TRUE GANGSTER in this entire show ? He took dirty money as a police officer and THEN..used it to put his wife in politics and raise himself up at the same time ? He did what every street hustler wanted to and did it undercover.
Not really. On the later seasons, he's asked several times why he is still in the police if he was so unhappy about it. He had the money and a promising career as a lawyer. A part of him still wanted to make up for what he did, and that's why he didn't give up with Carver, Prez, Kima, Mcnulty and not even the alcoholics that worked under his command.
One of the great qualities of this show was making you feel as incredibly frustrated with all these political game playing jackoffs at the top as the main characters. Constantly stopping anything from actually getting done with their bullshit because only their career and amount of power matters not actual police work or helping the people they're supposed to be serving. And the worst part is, that's exactly what happens in real life.
What I'm trying to understand is how Daniels has the nerve to berate Carver and Herc for thinking they stole drug money, when he himself did so in the past.
+fizman22 He obviously really regretted it. Any police officer that takes drug money, admits that the drug war is a sham and the cops are the biggest gang of all. Daniels, whatever his faults and his desire for advancement (and the pressure from his wife), obviously believed that a police department could do better than that, and later on he passionately explains how much he hates the idea that a police department could be just a lie. He truly repented of what he did, he saw how he had done wrong and he wanted to fix the situation so that cops were properly trained, would be paid properly and would behave properly, and not attack poor people just for weed or coke or booze or loose cigarettes or jaywalking or any other tiny infraction, while wall street types drink smoke weed snort coke and ignore all the laws of the country. Carver was nowhere near as smart, but he learned to care about the community he policed (from Colvin). Herc was an idiot who represented the most thuggish aspects of police culture and ironically used that to undermine the police's job by working as a PI for defense attorneys for big dealers.
Colonel Hart Good analysis. They could have done a better job showing Daniel's regret during that scene though. To me he just comes off as "more honorable then thou" despite his own past.
fizman22 that's true, but that's exactly why it's awesome. Burrell assumes that Daniels is a Burrell in the making, especially since Burrell obviously took the money his entire career. Then he sees that Daniels, against all reason and financial interests, seems to be demonstrating a brain and a spine and he's like imma need to crack down! then Daniels is like I am a fucking police officer. That's why he salutes, because he actually believes it, even if he fucked up in the past. If anything it's Burrell who's smug, and I hope this demonstration of backbone and integrity by a real cop kept him up at night. Later on Burrell seemed to regret his behaviour, but like any criminal, only when forced to. Thanks for the response and sorry if my reply has seemed harsh in any way. I am passionate about this show and other David Simon shows.
+Colonel Hart In his last scene, we see that Burrell was fully aware of his own corrupt nature and how he'd become more concerned with maintaining his career, good headlines and placating politicians than actual police work. I get the feeling he probably started off as a dedicated Officer who got worn down by the inherent problems with the Police System and when he met Daniels it may have upset him by being reminded of what he once was and what he'd eventually been turned into. Which is why his last words were basically a warning that Daniels wouldn't have it any easier. He was right, but Daniels chose to walk away instead of letting it devour him like it did with Burrell.
+fizman22 I don't think he comes across as holier then thou in his last scene. I think he said something like. "There is not enough to indict me and I have seen enough to have them indicted." Similar to here he was saying "I know I have done some dirt but the guys above me are way dirtier."
"You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel."
One of the best lines in the entire series.
One of the best lines in history easily!
Burrell prefers working with dirty people in order to extort them for his benefit, presumably because it's easier than actually finding competent people and being competent yourself for the benefit of the city.
are you quoting chalky white from BE?
Oh! It was a metaphor. The shit being corruption etc and the shovel being honest police work. First time around I just thought he was commenting on Burrell's personal hygiene and the general cleanliness of his office.
FANTASTIC line.
Daniels was such an *imposing* character that it's hard to believe that the actor, Lance Riddick, initially auditioned for *Bubbles* character....just can't picture it....
he's that good an actor that he could pull bubbles off. worked out best in the end though.
You should check him out in "Oz". He played an undercover cop turned drug addict. With his body structure it would have definitely worked out
He also had a small roll in The Corner where he was a former addict, I believe.
He pulled it off. He was a drug addict on the HBO mini-series, "The Corner". Great actor.
Also OZ where he was a undercover cop!
Gonna be missed 🙏 Iconic actor with an iconic voice 🙏 RIP sir.
One of the best roles on the best show of all-time. 👌
For Sure. He was a fantastic actor. Sorely missed.
WHERE'S HIS ICONIC SLAVE ROOOOOLE?
Another vaccine victim
loved the half ass salute at the end.
He knew he had Burrell by the short hairs
The cherry on the fuck you cake. Daniels was a badass.
That fuck you salute
Doesn't McNulty do the same thing to Rawls in S2?
Covert Middle Finger
*Just as a refresher, this episode includes:* this scene, DAngelo to Avon "Let The Boy Be", Stringer asking Bodie if he's a soldier, Bodie and Poot killing wallace, Where's Wallace at the jail, and Daniels and McNulty calling off the swat team and arresting Avon Barksdale 1-on-1. that is a jam packed episode.
You’re right....this is one of the best episodes, but there are so many....I think I’m gonna binge this tomorrow....
Yeah, Simon (nor anyone else for that matter) ever matched the writing and storytelling that he did on this show.
Show Me a Hero was good, would probably the crowning achievement of many writer's careers, but it couldn't match up to The Wire.
You're damn right it's jam-packed, but then most season penultimates were!
Season 1 was amazing TV and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
The 81 dislikes were from Eastern District DEU guys running wild ...
That's just talk.
This comment is gold made me lol
I think TH-cam deleted the dislike counter just to hamstring this joke format. Shame on TH-cam.
They were asked the right questions
😂
"You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel." - Great fucking writing.
One of the greatest quotes I've ever heard of
THOMAS SODOMIZER I bet that was David Simon's line.
Is this a reference to slavery?
Ozair Yahya It's a reference to being to proud to show the world you worked hard to get where you are, instead of dishonestly portraying you inherited your position in order to discourage others from working hard, so they can possibly rise to the same heights. A merit beats nepotism argument.
@@ozairyahya3438
Is a reference on how Burell is too lazy and incompetent to work a day in his Life and just being a corrupt idiot.
Man. I can't believe he's gone. Lt. Daniels was always one of the best characters on The Wire.
Another vaccine victim
@@Inbraneinthememsane He took the vax?
@@InbraneinthememsaneAnother sheep who thinks they're "awake".
@@zonesquestiloveunderworld go get the 77th booster shit tard - no one’s gonna miss you
@@WhiskArlington ok keep believing a 60 year old athlete dies suddenly for no appparent reason
Idiot lowlife
"If you were gonna do me, I'd already be done". One of the many great scenes in this great show I come back to now and then.
Its a perfect contrast to when Daniels has put in his papers and Burell has to beg him to stay. He always had the power even as a subordinate.
And how it came back in Season 5.
Shit, I watch the series now and again.
This is the type of show where almost everybody could've gotten an award.
Simply perfect.
Almost everybody should've.
I practiced law for twenty plus years. This show illustrated the world I lived in. I started watching it after I became disabled. I could only watch one episode at a time. It took me a day to recover. This show is absolutely realistic, and portrays the make-up and motivations of those who rise to power in our society, on both sides of the law. It is a profound indictment of our society.
Sorry to hear about that.How's everything now fam?
This is exactly why I tell people The Wire is the greatest show I've ever seen. It's the best visual representation of what corruption is and why it's so hard to eradicate.
@@MRXDS1989 fam?
@@swanningabout You know exactly what that's an abbreviation for. If this was you asking "why use the abbreviation fam" the I would have to ask if you have an issue with all abbreviations in general or just the ones made in the last 15 yrs?
And why shit stays the same
And he salutes. What a badass.
RIP Mr. Riddick. You were an incredible actor.
Yes he was!
Yeah and he was dedicated in John Wick 4 it came out just one week after his death
Least you could do is spell his name right.
He went full McNulty in this one.
Truuuue
gurkis35 the fuck did I do
gurkis35 never go full McNulty 😂😂😂
He definitely learned to respect McNulty's integrity above all else. You can see it as the series went on, he became more like him.
"Fuck the bosses"
I was recently off work with the flu and binge watched all of season one in a Nyquil-twisted marathon. Best series I've ever seen.
Lester Diamond Are you the guy what’s his name Don Gately’s friend who did Nembutal or something and got murdered in a very bad way by that punk hitman?
Surprisingly this series passed GOT and Breaking Bad on my Top 2 list
@@FreedomFighter2112 GOT? Did you watch the last 3 seasons? The early ones were so perfect it averages out ok, but my god.
@@davidgill3356 mans not allowed to have an opinion in the yt comments i swear
Lance has this high-end actorly skill where he slowly half-blinks to indicate he's choosing his words carefully. Adds an extra layer to his characters.
Burrell transitioned from a ‘frienemy’ to a straightforward enemy in this scene. He finally revealed his true colors and put his cards on the table. As soon Burrell flopped the folder on the desk, it left the realm of dread in Daniels mind, to seeing the monster for what it was and realizing he could deal with it. He called Burrells bluff and Burrell realized that Daniels was more formidable then he realized. All that sparring with McNolty and making difficult decisions on the wire pulled Daniels out of his ‘chain of command’ shell and prepared him for this moment with Burrell.
I think based on Daniels failing marriage and understanding that he had to a dick and not agreeable- he didn’t a fuck anymore. Daniels was corrupt and not a good person.
Burrell fucked up because if Daniels caved it would mean he was guilty and that would open a massive fbi investigation which would hurt a lot of the department which do to politics at the time was a no go. Burrell fucked himself daniells continuing the investigation was better then an fbi investigation into police investigation.
Daniels didn’t see Burrell as an enemy but Burrell basically made it so the investigation had to go forward.
I believe anyone who joins the police force and rises higher than the rank of "Detective" is almost always a scumbag, with some rare exceptions. Because past the rank of detective, it's not about real police work anymore and ALLLL about politics. And anybody who spends their career playing politics is a total fucking scumbag.
and the look on burrell's face when daniels called his bluff.. chef's kiss
Beautifully put.
Fuckin subtle
The cinematography, acting and writing of this show were simply amazing
So fucking word
Jonathan Cribbs
Agreed, nothing remarkable there, but everything else is on point.
Jonathan Cribbs I do believe you have a good cinematography. Reserved and humble, but very good.
+Jonathan C.
The lighting and the camera movement are perfect for this scene
+FreedomFighter2112 nothing new here, everything relating to the wire was crème fucking brule. still blows my mind away.
God damn is Daniels ever awesome. "You're trying to blackmail me for taking drug money on the small scale, because my investigation leads to you and your bosses taking money on the large scale? Which of us has more to lose, are you fucking serious? Don't think I can't defend myself at home as well - bitch." Lol.
+Colonel Hart Kind of similar to what Clay Davis said. "I do not fall alone."
+iandhr1 If any of those characters, Burrell or Clay fell, a magical net of epic proportions would cast out and drag half of Maryland's politicians into the Bay of Baltimore for the US Attorney to just shit all over them. I just love it when Clay or Burrell or whoever is reminded about certain crooked activities, its like they just shit out their entire life in their pants lol
This is one of my favorite scenes.. Daniels was a great character, smart and ultimately determined to do the right thing
Except when he becomes a scum bag boss in season 5
***** ya thats what im sayin
shawn dimery... what show were you watching? daniels never turned scumbag. carcetti threw daniels under the bus when he didnt take the governors bailout from annapolis. he screwed the entire dept along with the schools. maybe you should pay attention to what you were watching.
starsky hutch I’m asking you the same thing. What show were YOU watching? Doing the right thing is not playing politics! Not accepting the Governors bailout was Daniels saying his soul isn’t for sale. Accepting the bailout would of been a quick fix but would be real bad in the long run. Carcetti went to the dark side after he became mayor. He wanted to be Governor.
In a game that had so many snakes.
Most underrated character on The Wire. "You would rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel.
I've had the pleasure of using that line with a manager.
Good job repeating what we all just watched
@@capnskiddies lol no u havent
@@AB0VETHALAW I have. I'm not in the US, and I'm in a union job. We can have personal & professional disagreements with managers without being fired or disciplined. We had an argument about the seriousness of a safety breach in rules about 4 years ago.
Politicians, Bankers, MSM CEOs in a Nutshell
I refuse to believe this man is no longer with us. RIP Mr. Reddick. You were absolutely extraordinary in every scene you were part of.
Daniels and Slim Charles both say “do what you feel” either at the business end of Omar’s gun or Burrell’s Career ending “Firing Squad.”
Everything fucking connects and I still learn new things to this day
I love this show
Early on in season 1, Boadie says the same thing to the crew attempting to run them off the corners, right after the badass scene where he catches the baseball bat in slow-mo.
Holy shit, Slim is the Daniels of the Barksdale organization. They’re both cold, calculated bad asses with extreme integrity that rise through the ranks purely out of necessity and various chains of events making them reluctantly have to shoulder the weight of leadership and do what needs doing to the best of their ability.
Yeah the overlaps of the civil vs criminal world gets me everytime
th-cam.com/video/LuRr-19t7hc/w-d-xo.html
In the link above, Bunny Colvin pulls up in the passenger side with his #2 as driver checking in on herc and another cop posted up on a corner like how a gang lieutenant rolls by to see if the spot needs to re-up
That limp-wristed salute at the end is the cherry topping.
"I wish I were Levar Burton."
*BAM*
Daniels: "You need a new desk."
Burrell: ".....that was intense"
Where's my iconic slave role?!
Warp Speed! Don't rainbow read me nigga!
Finally the comment I was looking for
@@xDreMack AAAAAAAAAAAA
Frankie Faison has an amazing voice and inflection. "FBI field reports...if I start asking the right questions..."
I have always loved the patience the show has as far as making sure to mix in the character beats while a scene is advancing the plot. Here, once Burrell produces that binder w/ the aforementioned FBI field reports Daniels has the look of taking a gut punch, showing vulnerability for the first time in the scene. And while Burrell continues, telling him how easily replaceable he is, Daniels continues to cast his eyes downward, ceding the power in the dynamic to Burrell. But really what's going on is that Daniels is deliberating if he's ready to burn this bridge for good. Burrell finishes his spiel, and at 1:57 the eyes come back up, and Daniels is ready with his response. (A lot of Michael Corleone in that glare, btw)
+Ryan Evans And the extreme close up of the side of Daniels face at the begining is almost like a precursor to Daniel's move at 1:57 . His face has this almost arrogant but beautiful glow to it as the camera zooms out, he knows what's coming and he knows which moves to make. I always loved the intro of the scene, the close up told me the scene was going to be important for Daniels the first time I saw it.
Couldn't have said it better just watching him it's like he's playing chess and Burrell is playing checkers lol
@Mitchell D You're entitled to your opinion of course. But in mine the rest was simply the best TV ever made.
@Mitchell D I'm curious, what TV series do you like?
Andrei Palihovici easy... 2 & 1/2 dimwits
Lt. Daniels: “Do what you feel.”
Slim Charles: “Do what you feel.”
Signs of a real one ☝🏽
Both of those characters showed what it meant to be middle management on both sides of the law. Both having to put up with shit from their superiors, both having to clean up the messes left by their subordinates, often with little thanks or recognition, but always loyal to the actual job.
Yo I say that phrase wayyy too many times lol. Its the most casual "fuck you" to someone who's about to do some nonsense at you
Bodie said it once too
Another tragic loss, gone far too soon. A brilliant talent and essential figure in the series. Lance Reddick, you'll be deeply missed
This might be the most heart-breaking scene in retrospect. That thin little binder full of FBI field reports is what brought Daniels down in season 5. "Commissioner Valcheck" have to be the two most depressing words in the English language.
DLSacks fits like a glove
Shit floats to the top
I don't know. While Valcheck is not a good character obviously.. I prefer him over Burrel. I usually prefer incompetency over a someone that will actively supress whatever the fuck you want to do.
I’ll raise you a “President Trump”
@@seamusbenn2967 Trump has been the best president since Andrew Jackson.
RIP Lance. Thanks for playing your part on my favourite show 🙏
As much as I love the “Gang scenes”, it’s parts like this that make “The Wire” so special.
I did 11 years in the Baltimore Police Department on Patrol, Drugs, and the Academy. What would you say if I told you it was actually like this back then?
I’d believe you without a doubt. The creator of the show used to be a reporter in Baltimore during the 80s, where a lot of these stories and characters were created from. Question, which district did you work?
Most modern organizations under our current socio-economic thinking are like this. Kinda the point of the show.
@@hotboxyay9029 dude at the top is the real wee bey check the last name 😂😂😂
Omg are you real Baltimore police?
@@hotboxyay9029 the SED, ED, NWD, WD and the Central District.
This series is the freaking gold standard. The level of sophistication of the script, and the pitch perfect acting, are unmatched. I wonder why it was snubbed for awards for so long.
'You'd rather live in shit than be seen working a shovel' Lines like that made this show unforgettable.
Burrell was bad, but perfectly cast. This was the partying of the ways scene.
i don't think he is good or bad, he just does what any politically astute person would do, he tries to end the case, cover up, but when it fails he says , well OK.eventually he threw clay Davis under the bus. as most politicians would do to survive, the higher you rise, the more you must know political manouvering
parting
My favorite scene with Daniel's. He told his boss to go to hell! That's a gangster move. Cedric showed some heart in this scene.
Yeah. It got him into a bad spot. Chain of command.
@@KK-pm7ud Sometimes that just what you have to do though. Daniels grew a pair of balls as the season went on.
The man exuded confidence and authority in his performances. RIP
Going to mourn by watching scene after scene. Great man, great character...
I love that half-hearted salute Daniels gave on his way out like "foh" 😂😂😎
Rest in Power to Lance Reddick - his legacy cemented in a masterpiece we know as Lt. Daniels
The way Burrell tosses that notebook onto his desk kills me every time!😂😂
I love how all the bosses have Daniels' file in their top desk drawer in case he starts getting notions
@@5wheels178Burrell passed it on to Nerese who showed it to I forget whom she told to convince Daniels to play ball or else he was done.
@@roderickstockdale1678Marla Daniels. She and Cedric talk about it in the series finale
This is also a good illustration on how those in power will use any leverage they can get on you to do their bidding when they need to - usually when you’ve risen to a position of some power or influence yourself.
Daniels had some balls
Mike Reed ikr? i'd give anything to be able to talk to my boss like that
Wow, the last few seconds of this are powerful. And there are hundreds of great moments in this series. How did they even do it? Amazing.
That was the thing... the Wire had so many incredibly well written, transformative scenes like this that you (or at least I) don't see them as they're happening. I catch them on the second or third viewing and just go slack jawed, and realize 'wow, that was amazing - Simon was a master at threading the needle between creating impactful scenes, but still making them look and feel believable. Like, that was amazing to watch, but yeah, it could definitely happen. Not over the top rubbish like Law and Order SVUWXYZ (et al) where those scenes just suck with bad dialog and sh!tty preachyness.
Burrell was such a worm. He ended up getting screwed so hard by the system that he didn't even know what was happening. I actually felt sorry for him, which is shocking.
Yeah, I mean Clay warned him before, but didn’t take heed
“Do what you feel”
-every underrated character
"You'd rather live in shit than let the world see u work a shovel." Nice.. Luv the video title 2.
Bambi Beaumont yeah that was my favorite line too, because I've known and worked with people like that.
Hi what does it mean ?
Rip Cedric Daniels. One of the best in The Wire and Bosch.
That notebook Burrell pulled out was just full of sketches he made of Rawls
People argue a lot about what the metaphor means but that's the beauty of it - there's no one right answer. In only a few words it means so many things and tells us so much about the man speaking, the man he's speaking to, their police work, the series and our society all at once.
One of the best pieces of dialogue in TV history and it's fitting that such a fine actor as Lance Reddick was chosen to deliver it. RIP.
Daniels basically told Burrell to go take a flying fukk...lmfao
That salute was disrespectful lol
"You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel" - Every politician everywhere ever.
"You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel."
unno. sound dope tho donut? OK sorry for butchering ebonics lol, I figure he meant Burrell's of the mindset that showing effort in any of his endeavors would reek of desperation and he'd rather coast and look like everything he does is effortless and without strain, that he's "just that good at his job."
@Jason Voorheese it means that you'd rather not acknowledge simple but uncomfortable truths and get in with it than give your best and mend tge situation. Once and for all. It means mediocrity pays off, but pays in peanuts. Droppings more like.
Major Daniels/Slim Charles
XMRxCARTERx 2 of the realest characters on the show, even the line at 2:01 "You do what u feel", like when Slim got caught slippin by Omar and just tells him "Just skip past the talkin bruh and do what u feel" nothing but realness
"Do what you feel". Same line, Daniels vs Burrel, Slim vs Omar
Never noticed that before...good catch
@@JuanLopez-lp8ig I think Daniels and Slim Charles were two of my fav characters tbh.
When Daniels saluted him at the end, I'd like to think his middle finger stuck out a little more than the rest on his hand's fall from his head.
Try freezing the scene I think it does lol
That voice of his was powerful. A true class act of an actor.
You can't keep your eyes of Lance. He is a compelling actor.
Yes. In every scene it seems.
RIP Lance, one of the best actors in our time
Rest In Power Lance ❤
got me crying watching these videos on my lunch break
Damn, I miss this show.
Nothing is as good
One of the best scenes in the entire series
You all do realize that Cedric. ..was the TRUE GANGSTER in this entire show ? He took dirty money as a police officer and THEN..used it to put his wife in politics and raise himself up at the same time ? He did what every street hustler wanted to and did it undercover.
Not really. On the later seasons, he's asked several times why he is still in the police if he was so unhappy about it. He had the money and a promising career as a lawyer. A part of him still wanted to make up for what he did, and that's why he didn't give up with Carver, Prez, Kima, Mcnulty and not even the alcoholics that worked under his command.
@@tomstonemale excellent point
And then got himself some fine ass Pearlman blondey.
@@vka337 lololol!
Lawyer logic
RIP Lance, Daniels was one of my fav characters on the GOAT shows
I have always loved Daniels. Such a badass, and in the end he proved he wasn't going to be another corrupted pawn of the system.
The dialog in this show is amazing! Brilliant writing.
One of the most badass scenes in The Wire. He could of folded but he called the bluff like a boss. RIP Lance Reddick. As smooth as they come
RIP to an incredible actor, who brought such gravitas to every role.
I swear they slept on Avons crew bro. They thought he was just some regular drug gang but Avons team was well organized, and very slippery
Both actors in this scene, that show was amazing, shows both sides motivations, the good and the bad .
This. Case. Goes. On.
The half assed salute is the cherry on top
One of the great qualities of this show was making you feel as incredibly frustrated with all these political game playing jackoffs at the top as the main characters. Constantly stopping anything from actually getting done with their bullshit because only their career and amount of power matters not actual police work or helping the people they're supposed to be serving. And the worst part is, that's exactly what happens in real life.
“If you were going to do me, I would already be done “! The Wire ! Great acting , RIP Lance Reddick!!!
Daniels was emboldened by McNulty's callous backtalk in this scene.
That salute was essentially a middle finger. Lol.
Daniel's is to cool I can see why he'd Be Assisting John Wick
RIP Reddick. Mannhad such presence
“Detective McNulty, when the cuffs go on Stringer Bell, you need to find a new home… you're done in this unit.” RIP Lance Reddick
We need a Daniels prequel. We could call it " Runnin Wild in thr DEU."
PLEASE DAVID SIMON, PLZ ! BRING BACK THE... WIRE... NOW !!!
Love the half-assed salute. Best show ever.
That Salute at the end is priceless
That’s half assed salute was the chef’s kiss.
"You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel" . . . damn great line. And don't I know people like that.
He would've made a great Martian Manhunter.
That is Daniels best moment in the show. He is the man.
This is one of my favorite scenes
lets face it, we all have bosses like burrell in our lives
Best series ever perfectly casted.
Burrell always keeps a potential weapon in his hand when speaking with Daniels.
How did Burrell even get that file to begin with? It's an FBI level thing, and Burrell is just the Commissioner of one city.
@@ShadowSonic2 The quid pro quos that often take place. You give me this and I'll give you that.
The acting on this show is on another level.
"FBI - Field - Reports..." He said it like you should of known it was coming. Cracks me up every time.
2:16-2:30 These 14 seconds carry heavier writing than many feature films.
"You'd rather live in SHIT than let the world see you work a SHOVEL" i like that line
Me too.
Gonna miss Lt. Daniel’s for a long time. Great actor that delivered excellence. Rest well!
What I'm trying to understand is how Daniels has the nerve to berate Carver and Herc for thinking they stole drug money, when he himself did so in the past.
+fizman22 He obviously really regretted it. Any police officer that takes drug money, admits that the drug war is a sham and the cops are the biggest gang of all. Daniels, whatever his faults and his desire for advancement (and the pressure from his wife), obviously believed that a police department could do better than that, and later on he passionately explains how much he hates the idea that a police department could be just a lie. He truly repented of what he did, he saw how he had done wrong and he wanted to fix the situation so that cops were properly trained, would be paid properly and would behave properly, and not attack poor people just for weed or coke or booze or loose cigarettes or jaywalking or any other tiny infraction, while wall street types drink smoke weed snort coke and ignore all the laws of the country.
Carver was nowhere near as smart, but he learned to care about the community he policed (from Colvin). Herc was an idiot who represented the most thuggish aspects of police culture and ironically used that to undermine the police's job by working as a PI for defense attorneys for big dealers.
Colonel Hart Good analysis. They could have done a better job showing Daniel's regret during that scene though. To me he just comes off as "more honorable then thou" despite his own past.
fizman22 that's true, but that's exactly why it's awesome. Burrell assumes that Daniels is a Burrell in the making, especially since Burrell obviously took the money his entire career. Then he sees that Daniels, against all reason and financial interests, seems to be demonstrating a brain and a spine and he's like imma need to crack down! then Daniels is like I am a fucking police officer. That's why he salutes, because he actually believes it, even if he fucked up in the past. If anything it's Burrell who's smug, and I hope this demonstration of backbone and integrity by a real cop kept him up at night. Later on Burrell seemed to regret his behaviour, but like any criminal, only when forced to.
Thanks for the response and sorry if my reply has seemed harsh in any way. I am passionate about this show and other David Simon shows.
+Colonel Hart In his last scene, we see that Burrell was fully aware of his own corrupt nature and how he'd become more concerned with maintaining his career, good headlines and placating politicians than actual police work. I get the feeling he probably started off as a dedicated Officer who got worn down by the inherent problems with the Police System and when he met Daniels it may have upset him by being reminded of what he once was and what he'd eventually been turned into. Which is why his last words were basically a warning that Daniels wouldn't have it any easier. He was right, but Daniels chose to walk away instead of letting it devour him like it did with Burrell.
+fizman22 I don't think he comes across as holier then thou in his last scene. I think he said something like. "There is not enough to indict me and I have seen enough to have them indicted." Similar to here he was saying "I know I have done some dirt but the guys above me are way dirtier."
'You'd rather live in the shit than let the world see you work a shovel.'
Love that line. Thanks for posting.
Slim Charles: "Skip past the talkin, and do what you feel."
Lt. Daniels: "You do what you feel."
The game is the game!
damn... you nailed that one.
Simon threw a lot of parallels into the show like that. good catch.
"Do what you feel". It worked for Daniel's, and it worked for Slim in season 5 with Omar.