The Wire 5x10: McNulty's Wake [with subs]

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

"Because brother, when you were good..... you were the best we had." The words McNulty was waiting to hear his entire career.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

Yup. Now he's just got to provide for 4 kids with no job, no pension, and no skills besides being a detective. Some may disagree, but I really hate Kima for what she did. She ended the careers of the two best, smartest, most dedicated detectives in Baltimore. Just because they broke the rules to bring Marlo Stanfield (a REAL serial killer) to justice.

[@truongsonbui5972]

@@CheerfullyCynical829 That's exactly what make her one of the few actual good person in the whole series. Think about all those people, Rawl, Carcerty, or even Daniels, all of those people would cross the line for shits like clearance or order. She's good police and knows that it's her duty to uphold the law, and if she bends the rule because she think she's doing the right thing then she's no better than those bosses of hers. Like how Carcerty made the majors juke their stats so he could be governor so he could 'do more for Baltimore', Herc and Prez and Carver at the beginning felt glad to mess the hoppers up because they think they are protecting law and order.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

@@truongsonbui5972 The bosses bend the rules and juke the stats so they can get more power and promotions. Entirely self-serving. Lester and Jimmy faked a serial killer so they could take an EVIL MURDERING B@ST@RD by the name of Marlo Stanfield off the streets. A guy who killed 22-24 people without batting an eyelid. Do you really not see the difference here? They didn't do it for personal gain, they did it because it was the moral thing to do.

[@amberbali8881]

@@truongsonbui5972You never walked the line in your life.

[@truongsonbui5972]

@@amberbali8881 That's the thing, people don't have to actually do the thing to have an opinion, retard.

[@monteije]

he finally gets what he wants, he's the smartest man in the room. it;s all he's ever wanted. superiority. but we all still love our jimmy

[@ohmeohlife3012]

Freamon is the smartest man in the room...

[@flameracer93]

@@ohmeohlife3012 He's acknowledged* as the smartest man in the room. His ego was massaged.

[@ComputerJunkie00]

@@ohmeohlife3012 I'd say they were about equal in different ways. Freamon had experience and his methodical nature, while McNulty was more intuitive and had the moxy to pursue it.

[@caseyhouser9839]

Just a brilliant scene. Captures everything that made the show the best to ever do it

[@ryanjohnson9732]

Fuck you guys.. I thought he actually died

[@dandunkle6400]

"Brother, when you were good you were the best we had." Brings a tear to my eye no matter how many I watch it

[@iandhr1]

"If you were lying dead on some corner it was probably Jimmy that done ya"😅

[@Denm2]

Natttural pooolice

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Ray Cole's wake is the one that got me choked up.

[@mr3000sr]

@@iandhr1 best line of the show

[@jamesbibby3115]

Natural po-lice

[@dakritic]

The most bitter sweet finale in Television history. The Wire taught many lessons and society learned nothing.

[@markvonschober6872]

The current administration revels in its failures.

[@supertoyg]

Nobody ever learns anything - including McNulty.

[@SandmanGotBeer]

Perhaps now is the time for a season 6

[@intifadayuri]

Its never too late to learn, Nietzsche's works gained relevance way after his death

[@Brian-od9ep]

we learned no lessons. we acknowledged no mistakes

[@nickgillen9030]

The split second when Landsman says he would hope it was Jimmy standing over him and it cuts to Bunk silently agreeing is masterful. Partners to the end. I fucking love this scene.

[@towlertechproductions5120]

It's a look that says "yup. He's not lying."

[@tarabrara1350]

To me, it always felt like an expression of subdued jealousy. Of course Jimmy is his friend, but I don't see Bunk readily willing to give up the bragging rights of "best we had" with him not even in the contention. But everyone else I have talked to seem to agree with your point of view. Just the way I see the world I guess.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Bunk respected authority and chain of command unlike Jimmy.

[@joshmurray8953]

I love how when someone makes the “bullshit” comment in the back and every one laughs, Landsman’s face stays serious. He meant what he said.

[@jamiestewart48]

@@joshmurray8953 The eye contact between Landsman and Jimmy when he's said it, they hold it for a second and it is actually really good.

[@YsbrandBosma]

This scene made me sad in some way, because I knew the moment was near to say goodbye to all these wonderful characters after 5 brilliant seasons

[@maxh276]

Yep, it's bittersweet yet uplifting

[@nateajv12]

Yeah this is when the end really hits you

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

The part outside where he tells Kima "if you felt it needed doing detective, then it did" was when it really hit me hard that my beloved series was almost over.

[@Paulkingdom81]

Bingo. Its crazy to think a show can affect you in that way, but the wire does exactly that. Its why we keep going back to it, right?

[@bnt719]

Don’t be sad it ended. Be happy it happened. Still brings a tear the eye this scene.

[@alexjames4770]

The “wakes” for the detectives leaving homicide are honestly some of the best cop side scenes in the show. And it’s one of the few times the show actually confirms Landsman is a good guy underneath his super rough and oftentimes inappropriate personality, especially since he leads the wakes and not the current Major or Rawls. One of the few times the cops are genuinely happy together.

[@_devolve]

Landsman confirmed he was a good guy when he threw Bubs back and didn’t take the clearance. Fuck the numbers.

[@markycypress8484]

Also, when Bunk snapped at him in S05 he was very understanding and just walked away.

[@leonidas9808]

Landsman is really a good guy. His scenes with Ziggy, Bubbles and when he save Jimmy's ass are the proof

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@leonidas9808 i remember hating Landsman for leaving them bodies in the vacants to rot, and then one episode later I loved him again for how he treated Bubbles.

[@TheIkaraCult]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Yeah, that was a big part of his character. He's so disconnected that he can allow dozens of dead people to rot and their families to have no answers because he doesnt want the difficulty, but when reality forces itself on him in the shape of Bubbles he has to act. Tells a real story about the disconnect that middle management can have in a large organisation.

[@cityhawk80]

"What the Fuck did I do?" is to the Wire as "I made a huge mistake" is to Arrested Development

[@rajanworden4361]

Underrated comment

[@Apocalypse3434]

Or "I got a bad feeling about this" to Star Wars

[@ravifonseca8]

Not gonna lie. just finished the show and this send-off almost had me in tears. After a fantastic 4th season, this one had very critical developments. Undeniably one of the best TV shows ever.

[@cicranelnaz]

The best

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

I liked when he was fucking those two escorts during in the raid 🤣

[@eliyahanyahsha4458]

I cried 🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@dezmundo1251]

Almost??

[@theurbancowboys]

I watched it twice already and season 345 are just gold. U cnt go wrong and this and the office have the best endings of a series ever

[@octm1]

i loved this scene the build up making it seem at first McNulty “passed away” then showing McNulty looking at the camera like”got you” to the viewer..great ending to a show

[@marcteenhc9793]

Yes...because all viewers actually believed he was laying cadaverous on a pool table in a bar downtown, right?

[@octm1]

@@marcteenhc9793 it's not that serious...

[@hank1519]

@@marcteenhc9793 wasn"t there a real wake earlier in the series?

[@mohammedashian8094]

@@hank1519 yeah Robert F. Colesberry an executive producer on the show

[@hank1519]

@@mohammedashian8094 Thanks

[@smackdown9d9]

When Lester announced his retirement, he said 32 years, and Charmaine added, "and 4 months." It's a nod to the 13 years and 4 months Lester spent in the pawn shop unit after he got booted from Homicide. Great writing.

[@zoomzoom670]

*chardene, charmaine is the hottie from the sopranos

[@oliverreyes334]

No shit sherlock

[@altwhitmann7899]

All the pieces matter.

[@drumm23]

RIP Shane, you genius.

[@charlieburns4272]

This scene for me intertwines the history of the irish in america ,the struggles, that romantic, nostalgic feeling brought home perfectly with Shane McGowan and the Pogues playing in the background. Everyone drinking in an Irish bar. Its reminiscent of the "American wake" that people were given in Ireland in the 1800s and early 1900s when they were sailing to America. A big pissup to say goodbye. You were as good as dead to them because Youd probably never come back. This is the most Irish scene in the wire. It's so well done. Fair dues.

[@vadlamudisaikrishna]

No fictional creation has caused a wider smile on my face. The corniest scene on the show. And I mean it as a complement.

[@maxh276]

Fr it was perfect

[@FatGouf]

I puts other fictional hero cops who were also pain in the ass to shame.

[@timgimmy609]

⁠@@FatGoufThe True Detective season 1 cops felt more human to me. I generally thought the street characters were much better written and acted than the cops in The Wire.

[@dadbodtee4987]

"Brother, when you were good you were the best we had." The best compliment you could ever give Jimmy

[@BlauRFasan]

"Tell me something Jimmy, how do you think it all ends?"

[@TacSav253]

Ha! Never made that connection. Great catch

[@siphillis]

“Aw shit! He was right all along! Should’ve listened to the man.”

[@Khan.WrathOf]

You probably dont even hear it when it happens

[@bchen0709]

“The job WILL NOT save you, Jimmy. It won’t make you whole, it won’t fill your ass up.”

[@jmartinstlaurence]

@@bchen0709 But we damn sure try to make it, don't we?

[@alexa.4483]

Mcnultys shoe marked. Shows how he walked the streets like Bubbles said in the 1rst season. "You wanna know he for real? Check the bottom of the shoes."

[@leonidas9808]

Another gem from the KZbin comment section, thank you for that

[@mr3000sr]

Good catch !!!!! You a true wire fan

[@jamesbibby3115]

mcnutly said a detectives is only as good as his informants. his was bubbles and omar. bunk was great homicide but mcnukty and Lester could do any field. even when mcnulty says to Lester who can do what they do he doesn't mention bunk still, bunk was lead detective when greggs got shot

[@nikicarrie4071]

What was bubbles talking about

[@Slickford_IV]

It's gum. Gumshoe is a nickname for a detective. I just noticed it myself just now. What a great detail.

[@gonzaleo]

"You were the best we had."

[@PaintinWitMrCooper]

2:10 "...and 4 months". Shardene must get an earful at home lmao!

[@khoabuivan4458]

It's also a nice detail to show that Lester finally let the injustice done to him go.

[@johansmallberries9874]

They say the worst part about dying and having an Irish wake is that you don’t get to attend it. Glad that’s not always the case.

[@rickyhurtado]

In the end, he gave us the clearances. What an ending to one of the all time greats that television has ever given us.

[@benjaminvermeylen3784]

As far as television show send offs go, there's this scene and then there's everything else.

[@ATMOSK1234]

Idk all good things is as good as it gets.

[@obannon7740]

Shit, if you were lying there dead on some corner, it was probably Jimmy that done ya.

[@conk-n9u]

Fuck you! If you caught the case, you'd be standing there pissing in my ear!

[@StackerBA]

Saw this a whole bunch of times and this was the first time I noticed Lester's girlfriend/wife adds *and four months" after Lester says 32 years, just like Lester would say how long he was in the pawn shop unit.

[@christopherhawkins7388]

D'Angelo really got done so. You lose one girl to one of the men that locked you up and your b/m to the man that got you killed. I know he killed a man but after all this God should consider letting him into heaven!!!!

[@leonidas9808]

@@christopherhawkins7388 Damn, never noticed that, poor Dee, one of the few good guy on the drug side

[@fawzeabdelftah380]

Nearly had a heart attack thought he actually died.

[@maxh276]

A bittersweet, yet uplifting ending. The whole journey with these characters was incredible. The Wire will always stand the test of time as one of the greatest TV series of all time.

[@lobsterdfw1]

This scene is so full of joy, it's awesome, I just keep coming back to it

[@BacchusAurelius-yj4mb]

Landsman's dialogue is always so good. "If you gentlemen will spare us this unfortunate homoerotic lapse, I will conclude my eulogic remarks."

[@Kazz-u2s]

*elegiac. Sorry I'm one of those.

[@mrbond9882]

Bravo Vince

[@lastmadcow]

what a scene . what a series. EPIC

[@tonymatrisin4328]

Epic is well said

[@AA-qb7ni]

This scene and the final montage had me in tears. One of my favourite episodes EVER.

[@vasudeva418]

The best TV show ever, and epic story of gigantic proportions that will never be forgotten. Tolstoy, Homer, Simon.

[@amileoj9043]

Our Balzac and our Dickens, into the mix.

[@JeepWrangler1957]

Having done 20 years on the job, this was the most accurate police drama ever.

[@rohitdewal3446]

3:35 one of the funniest lines ever .... delivery by Bunk Priceless

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

I love that even some of the cops who were that close to him still came, as did his friend in the FBI Fitzy. The part outside where they make peace with Kima and Jimmy says "if you felt it needed doing detective, then I guess it did" was beautiful. That was when I knew my beloved show was about over.

[@patbax7805]

U know you're a fan when you cry at a funeral and the laid out isn't dead. Loved this show.

[@SandmanGotBeer]

I love the "wake" scenes. As someone who has carried the shield of both a patrolman and a detective, the camaraderie and humor displayed is 100% accurate. The Wire does and always will stand as one of the top 3 most realistic shows in how police are portrayed as people.

[@cursedcaracal04]

What are the other 2 if I may ask sir?

[@SandmanGotBeer]

@@cursedcaracal04 Southland (the most realistic as far as the day-to-day rigors of the job AND balancing that with a personal life) and NYPD Blue

[@intifadayuri]

No matter what happens with the world, The Wire will always resonate with us

[@chadberserk1050]

Literally the greatest ending to any TV show ever. The Wire does not get the love that it deserves. Love Sopranos. Love Breaking Bad. But The Wire gets you deep.

[@TonySoprano007]

This scene was actually the show saying goodbye to us...

[@corydrummond67]

Bunk was so underrated! He was a great detective

[@mohamedem8455]

The Wire is maybe the best TV show i ever seen. So many classic scenes. And this song... fuck. It made me cry. We can disagree, we can fight, but at the end we all keep the best from the others. And this, this is humanity. And The Wire perfectly catched this part of us.

[@aminuahmad6605]

This is the greatest scene in the history of television.

[@Youtube304s]

Another reason why this show is maybe the best ever. No let down ending. Character development that meant something. Profound without being preachy.

[@ronswanson1410]

I really loved every wake scene. In the end, you got to respect the love within the tribe that exists for he people who are given the impossible burden of fixing everything in a city while being in a position to eat shit so their higher ups can triple down on their own career advancement.

[@SirAlmightyAllseeinjah718]

This might have been the cops last scene to film all together

[@tonymatrisin4328]

Lethal Weapon was good, love the Wire

[@glenncanning8189]

The shot at 4:42 always gets me. The portraits of Ray Cole & Raymond Foerster, watching from above. Gives me the feels.

[@cantaloupe05]

Honestly one of the most feel good scenes in TV history

[@mikek3883]

I wonder what this scene was like to film? They seemed to catch something genuinely touching. It's the realism that's great about the wire. And even at its most sincere, there's never a bum note.

[@ric94]

I'm happy McNulty didn't get killed in the entire Wire Season

[@randomguy2369]

Sometimes I wish I had a group of friends I could drink with and have some laughs

[@folkengames]

Your future friends are out there. 100%. They won’t be able to find you without your help though. Go get em.

[@coderedtonio]

What a beautiful amazing scene the great Jimmy McNulty and Lester Freemon God I still miss this show years later l….never be another Wire

[@liamstfc]

Delaney Williams absolutely nails this

[@davidsmyth8647]

Greatest TV show ever, somewhere between art & poetry.

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

"So, $500,000 dead.." McNulty aggressively pops up: "How about alive?"

[@jorgejefferson8251]

" Jimmy..there you go again, giving a f*ck when it's not your turn to give a f*ck"

[@kelvinloyola6070]

The irony of the Wire was to point out the American dream was dead and that just maybe the last bit of America that we have left is the great American detective… and how our system has beaten them down.

[@Ahsannn]

One of the best scenes of the greatest ever show.

[@NickyPInICT]

Saw this video in my feed while I was in season 4 and shit myself at the title. As the last episode went on, I waited nervously for my spoiler to come true. When Jimmy opened his eyes I couldn’t believe it. Just another instance of this show finding a way to knock me off my feet.

[@clone800flamme]

Probably one of my favorite TV scenes ever. Whenever I haear down in the hole it makes me want to cry a lil bit! 10/10 series, seriously

[@frandovian]

Such a bittersweet scene, god I really don't want to leave this series and move on, but all good things must come to an end, just like Jimmy & Lester's career in Baltimore PD

[@bartoszsekowski511]

If I was laying there dead on some Baltimore street corner, I'd want it to be you, Jay Landsmann, standing over me, doing the eulogy.

[@mohammedashian8094]

Man, if you were lying dead on some corner it was jay landsman that done ya 😂

[@joshtheprune]

This is what feel-good TV looks like when you understand how to write characters.

[@highlybaked8417]

Such a beautiful way to send off the characters we all loved

[@motionsinfilm.822]

Just finished the show, I literally had a heart attack thinking jimmy was really gone, my god this show is amazing 🙏🙏

[@Bragglord]

One of the most bittersweet moments in any show ever. A wonderful sendoff to some brilliant characters. I shed a tear with a grin on my face the first time I watched this.

[@RogueBoyScout]

Oh puhlese. There are many coming over, making the American Dream happen to this day. There are still "native" Americans (as in born Americans), that haven't forgotten what it take to make the dream happen. The problem with most Americans is that they are so spoilt, they think they can get the dream by sleeping on the job. IYKYK.

[@lostayup]

The saddest part of this scene is that the bunk lost his partner

[@roger_melly5025]

Re-visiting this after Shane McGowan's funeral earlier in the week. Great song for a great TV series.

[@rd1084]

This show has the best and most accurate cop banter I have ever seen in a series or movie. Outstanding!

[@Amir_Nassir]

J. D. Williams

[@salihammar5184]

I just finished the show, and a deep sadness hit me so hard, then i get to read the comments i know i wasn’t a lone

[@kinGsaL1515]

Man I'm gonna miss binging this show

[@Paul-vf2wl]

Why? You need to binge it at least 6 times before you really get everything.

[@kinGsaL1515]

@@Paul-vf2wl I basically binge it with random youtube videos

[@chriswelcome8102]

"Shit, if you were lying there dead on some corner? Probably Jimmy that done ya!"

[@danielchou12]

They don't make tv this good any more .

[@brianlynch4607]

Fine, I'll watch The Wire again

[@ilikethepizza2527]

The Wire isn´t as focus in emotivity as it is in protraying Baltimore as genuine and cynical as it is. That´s why this moment, as corny as it is, hits so hard... because it is real.

[@workingonmyself]

Not cynical. Just realistic.

[@jerrylin1415]

Mcnulty and Bunk were real drunk in this scene. Read it in a book. Below is a oral recap from mcnulty actor Dominic West. Apparently he and Wendell Pierce, the Bunk actor often get drunk together after shooting “ I remember I was lying on the pool table, and Wendell said, “Fuck it,” because it was our last day. He said, “Come on, let’s drink whiskey because we were supposed to be drinking whiskey.” All I had to do was lie there and pretend to be a corpse, so I got hammered, and so did he.” Excerpt From All the Pieces Matter Jonathan Abrams This material may be protected by copyright.

[@simplemoney90]

This part of movie is very inspire ! I miss you The Wire !

[@fawzeabdelftah380]

I'll always love this show!

[@sarbsingh6091]

Just finished. I spoiled myself by finding this video in season 4. Kept me looking out the whole time for when Mcnulty was gonna get got!

[@673AWSF]

I saw one of the best things ever in this bar at a hardcore show. It involved a tire iron. RIP Shane

[@davidcamassar2739]

One of the best shows (and scenes) of all time baby!

[@davidrendall7195]

My police career came to an end with a blistering bonfire of a fight with the bosses. I was confined to an office under guard, while a pair of leg chopper Inspectors set about restoring their careers, from some ill judged actions over my welfare. Should we charge him with threatening behaviour or section him under the mental health act. I was still fighting, I was up for the next round, six hours later when my Sgt intervened - either he goes to the hospital, you arrest him, or he goes home, you can't detain him anymore. The entire cargo investigation team had stayed on duty, without overtime, to step forward when someone had to take me to hospital. They wanted friends to walk me out the office. Four of them put me in an unmarked and en-route to the hospital they did my wake. They told me I had been a good copper and everyone hated how I had been treated. They listed a few of my moments, laughed at a few of my f*** ups, and ticked off the number of Lids (uniformed police bosses) I had made splenetic in my time with CID - this is the mark of a true 'Tec. And when I looked like I was going to cry they said "You're done brother! you ain't coming back from this one! And you will be missed!" A hundredweight was lifted form my chest, and I began a recovery that continues. I miss the work every day, I don't miss the job. F*** the bosses.

[@shooter7a]

This was literally the first scene from The Wire I ever saw. I did not know of the show, I did not really watch TV at the time, I did not have HBO. I was traveling for business, and was channel surfing in a hotel room, and I caught this scene, and was completely captivated. I had to know what show it was....

[@caseyhouser9839]

One of the best scenes in TV history

[@mattrushing7010]

Brother, when you were good, you were the best we had.

[@cmjohnson61]

Because of the Wire, I now know the lyrics to "Body of an American". And I enjoy the song.

[@charleshowarth9944]

The send-off from a group who are rude, obnoxious and crude also happens to be exceptionally moving - one of the many contradictions that make The Wire what it is.

[@Fhhhhhhhhhgee]

McNulty died? I didn't even know he was sick.

[@BirdGang6]

“If I was lying dead on a Baltimore street corner I’d want it to be you standing over me, catching the case” Cool, now I’m crying!

[@kgizzle92]

Jay was always in Jimmy’s corner…he was the big brother he needed!

[@davidbanerjee1879]

A beautiful piece of television.

[@lewiyonas3255]

3:57 correct me if I'm wrong but is that John munch (guy in the middle)

[@Viele411]

This show was so damn amazing. Jimmy was the King Cop. Bunk and Jimmy were as entertaining as Omar and Marlo.

[@jerryoshea3116]

Fantastic Series..

[@johnn8223]

"Put the fucking song on, Hugh!"

[@Snipe6ib]

This show captured the gritty reality of big city police, while showing glimpses of their humanity (good and bad) and camaraderie. Don't think we will see another show like it.

[@joeywalraven2840]

this might be the best scene in the whole show

[@PatricioCarlosJr]

This scene makes me freaking *emotional* :´)

[@dennisgreen3430]

For five years (and 4 months) I lived in Baltimore. I moved there the night Snot was killed, ripping and running at the dice game, and moved out when Jimmy got out of his car and was looking over the city then said "Let's go home".

[@markvonschober6872]

Gotta say Lester was the real winner in the end….. Closed his biggest case and got the stripper in the end.

[@IDF1987]

@HyrraPettor It really was the "wake" for the show.

[@Ant-yq5ze]

I was here. We were here fellas. We witnessed this greatness.