Hell On Wheels - Mr. Durant Speech

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

Durant's reprise of this speech in the final episode is a thing of beauty.

[@clementcalderon9956]

I can’t find the reprise on KZbin? Anybody got a link?

[@mylesspear]

@@clementcalderon9956 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSTkKeVpZyVirs

[@MD62383]

Not a reprise, the words are different, but similar.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

He truly is one of the best characters ever. He wasn't unstoppable his schemes and actions had real consequences and he didn't always come out on top. But that's what made him seem so realistic. Plus he was never a coward

[@jaycee5243]

Definitely a great character, and he had some really great lines in this show

[@mattfischer4468]

Well said

[@TheHonoredMadman]

On rewatches he really carries the show for me. I love Anson Mount as Bohannon but man Colm Meaney fuckin dominated this portrayal of Doc Thomas Durant

[@EngelishRyan]

Durant: Is it a villain you want? I'll play the part. After all, what is a drama without a villain? What is the building of this grand road if not a drama? This business is not for the weak of heart. It is a thorny, brutal affair that rewards the lion for his ferocity. But what of the zebra? What of the poor zebra? Well, the zebra's eaten, as the zebra should be. Make no mistake, blood will be spilled, lives will be lost, fortunes will be made, men will be ruined. There will be betrayal and scandals, and perfidy of epic proportions, but the lion - shall - prevail! You see, the secret I know is this. All of history is driven by the lion. We drag the poor zebra, kicking and braying, staining the earth with its cheap blood. History doesn't remember us fondly, but then history is written by the zebra for the zebra. One hundred years hence, when this railroad spans the continent, and America rises to be the greatest power the world has seen, I will be remembered as a caitiff, a malefactor, who only operated out of greed for personal gain. All true, all true, but remember this: without me and men like me, your glorious railroad would never be built.

[@wtg2989]

Yep, that's what he said in the video...

[@devincedillo3117]

I hate these comments

[@tzujka7699]

It‘s sad..., because you know that he is right.

[@osmans1694]

@@devincedillo3117 nop

[@phil4826]

That’s capitalism in a nutshell, it recognizes the innate selfish competitive nature of man and channels it into a force for improving the overall society.

[@derenathor]

12 comments for one of the greatest speeches on TV. I am so glad this show made it to season 2...

[@karl8621]

I'm definitely using this during a job a interview.

[@5RWill]

This is one of the best monologues ever. Right there with Russel Crowe's speech in Body Of Lies IMO. Damn it's good.

[@xsyuan7378]

A truly magnificent hurray of the Hell on Wheels

[@The0Dark0Warrior]

There is so much truth behind this speech... Villains and Lions are what society needs in order to move forward. As cruel as it sounds this is the truth.

[@Helxas]

The0Dark0Warrior It exists in a symbiotic state. The lion cannot survive without the zebra. It starves without the zebra. But the zebra cannot survive without the lion, either. The zebra grazes and fears the lion... Without the fear of the lion to keep the zebra in check, it only grazes. When it's legs collapse under the zebra's own weight, it grazes on the grass that it can still reach. And then it starves. The lion needs to be the villian. Otherwise the zebra only grazes.

[@EmptyMan000]

Basically all villains do is keep people on their toes and sharp against conflict. Beyond that, they're better off dead.

[@Krobra91]

@@EmptyMan000 "We drag the poor zebra, kicking and braying, staining the earth with its cheap blood. History doesn't remember us fondly, but then history is written by the zebra for the zebra. "

[@mikeg905]

Strongly disagree. They certainly play a role but no way it is the whole story of man. Otherwise how did we get to all this greatness?

[@MikeTooleK9S]

@@Helxaszebras will wear lion pelts

[@elofkjellson3906]

But then, history is written by the zebra, for the zebra... Utter chills. There is so much truth to this monologue!

[@Sindraug25]

O'Brien! Quit screwing around in the holosuite and fix my replicator!

[@Roadrun98]

I can hear the railways calling to me

[@BodyElectricMedia]

Mr. Durant is the best character in this show

[@Krobra91]

Such a powerful speech! In contrast to modern times... change a word here and there and you have a speech that goes from a TV SHOW reality to modern life situations

[@amandad401]

I love this monologue. Very well written. Great show.

[@superimposedtab]

"Miles O'Brien" has never sounded so badass.....

[@HMB95]

EPIC speech!

[@Squabk1ng22]

Everyone given the monologue props and not the actor who delivered it with such impact

[@liandre9035]

i find it better in german though, he sounds kinda... drunk? in original? but maybe its supposed to be so, like the booze easing your tongue XD And maybe i find it only better in german because initially ive heard it in german. In german he puts more energy and agressiveness, therefore more superiority in certain aspects of the speech.

[@PaladinOfNerds]

I gotta re-binge this.

[@lethalus3494]

Doing that right now!

[@AlejandroCastro-z2g]

The best western series ever

[@glitz1992]

So happy this is online! thank u !

[@DinosaurAssassin]

Looked for this as soon as I had finished the first episode :D

[@jordanhicks5131]

America the lion, we need more men like this today!

[@KanoaB123]

Love this speech!!!

[@johnperrotto64]

Profound! Marvelous actor!

[@pdog109]

fucking EPIC! Love this show, vastly underrated

[@taerial879]

In season 4 Thomas Durant's screen time is limited. But with John Campbell HoW has an even greater character!

[@MM-qi5mk]

Durant is reality. Like Barnes in Platoon

[@colbeausabre8842]

And in 2929, the Union Pacific is , if not the greatest, one of the greatest railroads, on this planet

[@Cobrahn]

Best 'villain' ever

[@steveparadis2978]

One serving of DELICIOUS LARGE HAM coming!

[@Mr.BlueOfficial]

music?

[@KingsofSparta]

Music is called "weak of heart"

[@aseriesofgrunts]

What is the building of this grand road if not a drama?

[@Winaska]

Was anyone else pissed off that they never really resolved the original plot line of Bohannon trying to find his wife’s killers?

[@bennettfender1546]

General St. George not really part of his arc was moving on from the past before it ruined him.

[@KINGCURTIS_YT]

Uhhh, he killed them all, one in an out house, one during confession, elam killed Johnson, and cullen wrongfully killed Harper at the end of SE1, them, along with a few others i cannot remember but are shown to be killed in a flashback

[@bombidil3]

Either all railway men were strikingly similar or they made Sir John A MacDonald an American character.

[@thesmirkingwolf]

I LOVE this.

[@Pipso001]

1:35 Can anybody tell me why he's pronouncing "history" as "haistree"? Never heard this before,

[@spectre2575]

I think he's drunk and slurs some of his words.

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

and Irish

[@Pjr2032]

Red Dead became a tv show and they called it Hell on Wheels

[@Winaska]

PJ Reeves you’re not wrong

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

They should make a red dead game following this era.. directly after the Civil War ended.. maybe they can even have it centered around a bohannon like character and you start the game off in a civil war battle.. then head west to seek your fortune.. maybe become a lawman or outlaw.. whatever you choose. Maybe a bit of both. Idk, this was the most interesting period.. when Indians still lived free on the Plains, reconstruction was in full swing, and you could still ride for weeks or months at a time without seeing anybody.

[@flashkirby101]

It's a good thing this show came out when it did. A confederate main character would more then likely NEVER be allowed this day and age. Bunch of snow flakes destroying anything and everything that has to do with the confederacy. Because you take down statues and destroy paintings doesn't mean it didn't happen people. Just destroying old relics that we can never get back again.

[@bennettfender1546]

What about when the Zebra breaks the lions jaw with a kick and it dies from starvation Durant? What do you think of that?

[@thesmirkingwolf]

I mean, the meek inherit the earth from time to time- but they can never hold it. The natural order of nature is always thus.

[@KINGCURTIS_YT]

@@thesmirkingwolf well said, very well said, bravo. This is linguistical skill at its peak

[@gravenewworld6521]

That’s when the communist revolution happens.😂

[@BeelzebubBeelzebub]

Trump