The Wire - Carcetti Discovers the Truth

[@TheDMB411987]

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]

RIP to him

[@SacredDaturaa]

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

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

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

[@anthonylesley982]

Yes sad his actor died

[@jtimagesartDivergentFRST]

Was he the dude from Oz?

[@aboubacaramine8689]

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]

Carcetti for Hand of the King!

[@alexnightingale2040]

Aboubacar Amine Nope, not as tough as Detroit

[@ChaoYun]

ChannelNameIntentionallyLeftBlank Corruption is a laaadddduuhhh...

[@KabooM1067]

Haha, golden comment.

[@nateo200]

Detroit is bouncing back. Baltimore will never bounce back.

[@croydonrudeness]

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]

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]

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

[@danielcantiego9374]

​@@agenttheater5Holy shiite

[@pntm914]

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

[@JuniorTaylor-y4r]

Like what the hell does public policy even mean lol 😂

[@rogerw3818]

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

[@samuelmuiruri4704]

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]

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

[@Stefanthenautilus]

@@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]

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

[@threenumbnuts]

​@@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.

[@giantkiller56]

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

[@KMcNally117]

It's real life bumblefuck.

[@SocialAssasin]

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

[@BTFU93]

Social Assassin Fuck Ohio State.

[@giantkiller56]

@@SocialAssasin LOL!

[@molasorrosalom4846]

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.

[@Sasso-pf1mo]

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

[@stephencronin1080]

The actor is Irish

[@johnmccarthy6775]

That's what he means​@@stephencronin1080

[@icowar]

Sarcasm Stephen

[@SH1N1NGG0LD]

....WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE GARDEN

[@Zamolxes77]

Nori S. Shieeeeeeeeeet.

[@Welyn]

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

[@coreybellamy1507]

Sheiiiiiiiiiiit

[@LouSassol69er]

Read that in season 2 intro lol

[@LoneWanderer-wp6hz]

Nori S. I beg your pardon

[@littlemissblackdress7587]

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]

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

[@sidus_7677]

Dr Pavel, I'm CIA

[@bb-anon6746]

@@sidus_7677 Lotta loyalty for a hired gun!

[@seamusbenn2967]

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

[@greggstrasser5791]

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

[@theena]

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

[@grizzlygreenwood2989]

Westeros is even more cut-throat than Baltimore.

[@asavelakuse6865]

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

[@woodwyrm]

@@asavelakuse6865 everyone suffers in Westeros when the big Named Families are scufflin' ffs, remember the villagers who come to Ned when he serves as Lord Regent?

[@3baxcb]

​@@woodwyrmYeah and everyone of the smallfolk get a genuine hate-on towards anyone connected to House Lannister. It's little wonder how easily anyone aligned with House Stark gets the swiftest safe passage through the Riverlands, from Robb to Jon/Aegon.

[@mankytoes]

Norman is a very underrated character.

[@ladislaocapule4834]

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

[@garcel1251]

mankytoes rip

[@arctic3032]

RIP

[@patmaloney5735]

Very underrated actor!!

[@andrewn.8654]

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

[@EscCtrl4452]

Norman fucking cracks me up.

[@upth3punks]

RIP Reg E. Cathey

[@ilyakopyl]

@@upth3punks Oh no!

[@blujay9191]

A great character on this show.

[@nicoleashley4498]

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

[@ilbryen9915]

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]

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

[@StevelyBruckShut]

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

[@dv7978]

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

[@shahidulkhan9566]

@@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.

[@Indycarfanatic2024]

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

[@chris_player2995]

1:02 😂

[@curtisharvey2405]

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

[@shinlanten]

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

[@reverv]

Sorry to lose such a talent.

[@aoiscomedytv]

Hey today is his bday!!!

[@ConfusedGeriatric]

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

[@MsMotoko2]

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

[@anthonylesley982]

Fucking cancer

[@chicken2jail545]

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

[@celtics8402]

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

[@samstone011995]

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

[@Jibriltz]

Such an underused actor.

[@sudstahgaming]

How can a man with a voice like that leave us

[@ronyventura9301]

Damn. RIP, great actor,great voice too.

[@diegovilla3879]

R.I.P ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@LPJack02]

RIP Reg E. Cathey (August 18, 1958 - February 9, 2018), aged 59 And RIP Lance Reddick (June 7, 1962 - March 17, 2023), aged 60 You both will be remembered as legends

[@izzjugg1709]

Pretty young rip man

[@lilmane1070]

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

[@Bugsysmooth]

@@lilmane1070WHEN THEY GO?!!!!!

[@mattkennedy371]

First time I saw him on TV it was in the mid-80's and he was on a PBS kid's show called Square One. He taught me the secret behind the 9 times tables. I still know 'em to this day. Thanks Reg.

[@karlschlenzig6884]

​@@BugsysmoothWhatever happened there

[@Senatorcraigz]

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

[@Dman4901]

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

[@johnsyers8212]

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

[@missbelled6700]

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

[@JB-xl2jc]

I also love the portion of the line "Good people who are nonetheless in a supervisory role" automatically implies that the assumption for people in a supervisory role is that they are NOT good, lol

[@thamiam77]

Mike was the only stone cold killer in the room. The Wee-bey of politics.

[@smackinbaits6693]

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...

[@connorvenier5843]

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

[@Lazyguy22]

"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]

Dude I have aspergers and I understood that

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

@@RealityCheck6T9 burn

[@williamnash4799]

One of my favorite euphemisms of all time.

[@SW4Life202]

Walt Whitman over there

[@JohnChoidotOrg]

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

[@MrKajithecat]

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

[@willsnider6784]

He is the government.

[@idclolidk]

Not yet.

[@bopbopperono58]

It's treason, then.

[@jonmacie7581]

Right by being a fraud

[@dillonv5345]

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

[@WaqarK96]

My nigga Baelish

[@leonwelcome7025]

4 real

[@igoralekseyev3347]

For you.

[@greggstrasser5791]

I was thinking “this guy is obviously gay. That can’t be Littlefinger.”

[@JG-yn7tl]

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

[@TheIkaraCult]

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

[@melvinbridgewater4955]

Norman Laughing And His Response Was Politics 101

[@nihilusJ90]

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]

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]

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]

Goddamn illuminati

[@kashandrahall9844]

Well said

[@pault1964]

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

[@nolanbravo4812]

He's not petyr Baelish. He's CIA

[@daftie-]

for you

[@leondelvechioramirez8529]

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

[@venaretro5444]

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

[@ajbahus]

"You're a big lie"

[@patgogan7324]

The masketta man

[@jacobwilske5665]

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

[@shinlanten]

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

[@basti2955]

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

[@NightWatch707]

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

[@xChemistryFTWx]

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

[@RW77777777]

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

[@truebear51]

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

[@FirmlyGrasp]

LOTTA LOYALTY FOR A HIRED COP!

[@ajbahus]

UUUU U U U

[@MrCIA-me3ef]

F O U R U O U R U

[@rafiputra9844]

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

[@JquanDumas]

Y’all some goats for these comments

[@deathrager2404]

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

[@duro845]

Norman knew his shit and damage control was his specialty

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Why he was hired yup

[@ajbahus]

Hands down my favorite opening scene on the Wire.

[@blackjames4959]

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

[@tsartodd]

crashing the Carcetti administration -- with no survivors!

[@MarcillaSmith]

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

[@denverbritto5606]

Have we started the Wire?

[@MrCIA-me3ef]

Denver Britto yes, the Wire lies!

[@startfertig1]

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]

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

[@thomassodomizer764]

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.

[@kciv738974]

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

[@kciv738974]

and RIP Lance Reddick

[@gregrock7451]

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]

Still a stand out from The Machinist

[@TheNemesis1365]

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

[@kevinkibble8342]

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

[@Candystripedshredder]

+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]

A lot of loyalty for a insubordinate cop.

[@SAOrules]

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

[@leondelvechioramirez8529]

+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]

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

[@ArcaneCompanion]

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

[@GAME4WAR]

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

[@iandhr1]

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]

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.

[@Rvns556]

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]

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]

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

[@MasterPoseidon]

@@lastraven7205 🤣

[@MasterPoseidon]

@@smooothskiiin4923 what idea? The illegal wire taps?

[@baIIshevik]

​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.

[@Tkieron]

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]

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

[@ShaAllahShabazzMBA]

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

[@fokakapelusz]

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

[@sangbum60090]

You mean CIA

[@Jackietreehorn39]

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

[@coolsenjoyer]

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

[@wangson]

Do you still feel that way?

[@MarcillaSmith]

for you

[@rjn8001]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@jcaliberty8288]

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

[@factsonly6903]

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

[@rennlc]

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

[@anthonygerace332]

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!

[@jessejzcutter4291]

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.

[@adrianselbst6777]

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.

[@GardenBound]

I watch this every few months.

[@louisgarday9404]

"We are all liars here."

[@gstqcomics2017]

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

[@Gold753]

Even greater was the fact that when he was a councilor, Carcetti used a "drop on your swords" reference in his long-winded speech against police for creating an illegal drug community. That speech got him a spotlight as a runner for Mayor, and now he needs them to do exactly that for him and he's SPEECHLESS!

[@fortnitelytv8570]

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

[@steveg7066]

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

[@baseddepartment1306]

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

[@mstephens44]

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.

[@agenttheater5]

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

[@Loonie2008]

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!"

[@terminator23destroyer15]

Daniels always been a bullshit

[@garrisonthad]

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

[@PacTheOne]

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

[@shaneconaty1731]

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

[@DouchebagAssholeify]

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

[@berzerker199]

DouchebagAssholeify agreed

[@pshomeboy2191]

PacTheOne well there's Breaking Bad

[@MrLilfee]

Boardwalk is the only one that comes close.

[@liamstfc]

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

[@vmark78]

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.

[@TerminalKitty]

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.

[@keithjefferson2196]

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

[@legendary51313]

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

[@akebullanrising3308]

Most definitely.

[@zackspark1]

RIP Reg Cathey

[@KtotheG]

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

[@SEV595]

I also love the one where Carcetti goes to the church

[@TreWimsical]

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

[@beakaHD]

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

[@bkr1895]

beakaHD Freddy

[@JBrander]

Littlefinger being angry at a Small Council meeting

[@randysavage1011]

Chaos is a ladder

[@trendybistro]

Norman is the Lester Freamon of the legislative branch.

[@5IvanDrago5]

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.

[@dolcevita209]

'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).

[@TheDude90100]

littlefinger and freddy at work ;)

[@josebasa9083]

thanks dude!

[@TheIkaraCult]

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

[@budders9958]

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.

[@EnchantedAnn]

1:13 ❣️🗯️ 3:03 RIP Reg E Cathey🕊️

[@gregsamerson4255]

Littlefinger.exe has stopped working

[@Reu8enofleon]

Norman is literally the viewer.

[@deb8911]

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

[@JavierCastillo-vc8ih]

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]

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

[@gstqcomics2017]

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

[@NxDoyle]

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]

The sopranos is better than the wire

[@thefreakyrobber0]

Sopranos was overrated and boring to me.

[@elpatas2594]

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]

Hereby Hereby: No it’s not

[@SquigPie]

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

[@Lawlzinator]

I suppose Harrenhal is off the table as well?

[@arunnathpr4448]

Norman has got no chill

[@christopherhaynes8101]

“The cops that did this have to go” Bro they your fucking cops. This seen always killed me

[@gmu2]

"what the fuck did i do?!"

[@Rob_Shoot]

Probably one of the greatest openings ever

[@PrimeTime021825]

One of my favorite scenes in the whole show

[@KingDavid683]

Man, I miss this show. Power is not even in the same league. FOH!

[@roguishpaladin]

Carcetti after this: Fuck Baltimore, I'm going to work for Westeros instead. Lt. Daniels after this: Fuck Baltimore, I'm going to work for Toys R Us instead.

[@JDrakeify]

everyone's talking about how carcetti lost his idealism and was corrupted by the office, all this is true, but i genuinely think this was a lot less likely to be the case if he had taken the bail out of the schools at the end of season 4. He could focus on solving the city's crime problems, and he wouldnt worry as much about what other people think as he wouldnt be running for governor. Its his careerism, that made him like we see in season 5, and if you look at that decision, if he had taken the bailout, i think a lot of the negative aspects of the final ending would've been better.

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Ironically enough we've seen that play out in real life time after time again. All these guys care about his getting elected to that next higher office i.e. mayor to governor to perhaps even president (ahem O'Malley)

[@ajbahus]

Had he taken the bail-out not only does he not get elected Governor but it's possible Nerese beats him in the next mayoral election too. The only reason she played ball was because Tommy was going to give up the mayor seat to go to Annapolis. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[@ротатоаск]

How would Nerese beat him for mayor if he took the money? I'm not well versed in politics but surely using THAT money to solve the school's deficit instead of the police budget would gather a lot more public votes and approval from the public, especially when he could enforce his quality arrests stance since the police department wouldn't be underfunded. If anything he'd be very popular.

[@ajbahus]

I think his advisors mentioned that if he took the bailout money they'd be giving up local control of education and there would be changes in the teacher's unions contracts that would allow them to removed tenured faculty. Potato Sack

[@ротатоаск]

ajbahus Regardless, Carcetti was definitely not stuck between a rock and a hard place. He should have risked his political career for the interests of the people who trusted him to fix the city's crime epidemic. He should have taken the money even if it meant that he would only have one term as mayor. Colvin risked his own pension to set up Hamsterdam. Daniels quit as commissioner to not become a stat puppet. Heck, you hear about police officers in violent third world countries who have risked the lives of their families instead of accepting a bribe. Carcetti had no excuse. But instead of doing the right thing, he put his political career before his people. And mind you, he could have had plenty of career choices other than politics.

[@ryangibson5462]

00:56 I love that he's so pissed, his face doesn't match his voice.

[@ironmike5534]

Mcnulty was insane man😭