The Wire - Stringer and McNulty Discuss Business

[@OlderG0ds]

That coulda been real awkward if Mcnutty rented an apartment from String and was his landlord. Yo string my shower won’t work can you send someone. Yes weebey will be there next Friday at 2 am

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

Haha. Funny. But String was trying to sell him a high-end downtown condo, not rent him an apartment.

[@mjxw]

lol @ Weebey is coming by to fix the shower at 2 in the morning. There should be a spinoff sitcom!!

[@SNIFFMYBADGER]

Weebey "Sorry y'all, my fish got stuck in the plumbing"

[@zinozee8929]

Underrated comment

[@tyronebutlerii2273]

Lol,Lol That's funny.

[@marqueswilliams345]

Lol I get the feeling Stringer Bell would've hooked McNulte up on one of those condos for real lol lol

[@imablazeuonfiya]

of course. that's money in his pocket for stringer

[@AdolfHitler-qs7qr]

Marques Williams I wouldnt of gave MCnulty that card wouldnt want someone who is trying to bust me snooping but thats me.

[@deeznutz9869]

If McNulty actually asked, sure. But Stringer knew that 1. McNulty would never ask and 2. that McNulty probably couldn't afford it anyway

[@tyrion9999]

@@deeznutz9869 sure he would of been hooked him up for free. As a way for Stringer to have McNulty in a compromised situation ethically, Hence why McNulty rejected it out of hand

[@jakejohnnn]

He wanted to be a legitimate business man so deeply.

[@811chelseafc]

I love McNulty's smile when Stringer tries to "sell" him the condo. He knows what Stringer is doing, and it reminds him why he's so enjoying chasing him.

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

driven by addiction at all times... such great characters.

[@1badjesus]

agreed 👍!

[@Mauro7789z]

Im from Argentina. Can you explain me that sentence? Is it a threat to " sell you a condo"?

[@811chelseafc]

@@Mauro7789z Nah more like "I'm so untouchable, I can even make money off of you, the guy chasing me."

[@chrisdoby]

@Timo Cruz sir No, its not a bribe at all. Its all a very tongue in cheek conversation. Stringer is clowning McNulty with that line, its fake kindness when he knows he would kill him if he could, and that McNulty would arrest him if he could. They are playing their roles in the game, and in that moment, String is getting the best of McNulty.

[@George32027]

''You disappoint me, String. I had such high fucking hopes for us'' lol

[@dtox12]

love that line

[@Fakename70]

Love how String ends it by pointing him towards the door

[@djds4rce]

Makes fun of how stupid our movie arch nemesis are

[@TubeEamo]

Even Stringer enjoyed that line.

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm3153]

@@djds4rce lol

[@JohnLutherable]

Two Englishmen enter in a print shop

[@stephengrigg5988]

"Ello kingpin"

[@universalconquest4447]

Plot Twist: Only one of them is wearing underwear...

[@othelliusmaximus]

McNulty: Oi Bell where's the food Bell: kisses teeth McNulty: I know you're on the roads with Avon and have the mandem running the towers. Bell: Yo listen bruv man don't know no Barksdale. But I can get you in a new yard fam. New westside flats innit.

[@munstrumridcully]

@@othelliusmaximus I could picture that exact convo happening on Top Boy, verbatim :)

[@Deandre07112]

😂😂😂

[@Lordofcookiejars]

Prezbo was always good at asking expositionary questions...

[@RossRossford]

+Smoochiekins And nothing else

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

There's Proposition Joe, and there's Exposition Prezbo.

[@samstone011995]

I felt so sad, when he had to become teacher... He had so much potential

[@deb7457]

sam stone Yes, he had potential.... but NOT as a policeman in the field. He’s messed up twice! He took away a boy’s eye, and killed an undercover police officer.

[@kerrondarby4166]

So true 😂

[@samharris7077]

That one was shit business card, especially seeing as he has his own print shop

[@SUPERMAN90744]

Now let’s see Paul Allen’s card

[@jermainerace4156]

I really looks like a scissored out strip of regular thin copy paper and way too large a font.

[@juanaceves6363]

That’s probably why McNulty was really disappointed

[@AllThingsKen]

Yeah i was just thinking that. Shit looks unprofessional as hell lol

[@MultiHemlock]

Why oh why didn't he go eggshell with ramalian type?

[@aali87]

Stringer is such an interesting character due to his major flaws. His street smart got him to the level he was at in the game. The more he starts becoming aspirational about the legit world, the more removed he is from the game. The merger of the 2 muddles his judgment as the series progresses. In earlier episodes he talks about how the product they sell can be inferior but it will still sell; precisely because its addictive drugs. Distribution channels i.e. corners therefore are key. He loses sight of this later when he talks about how product superiority is more important: something Avon understood far better ('I want my corners'), precisely because his worlds didnt merge - he was in the game only. Stringers demise is due to him trying to apply legit world strategy to the drug world and vice versa. As Lester says here, he is far removed from the game at street level now, both mentally and physically. While the sordid tactics of the drug game have mirrors in the legit world of business, there are fundemental differences and nuances too which he failed to appreciate. Ultimately this diachotomy destroys him. He underestimates the street aptitude of those around him, in lieu of his own (somewhat deluded and missplaced) business acumen. The Wire is just incredible. So intricate and complex at every level.

[@homeboy7753]

Ateeq Ali the only mistake he really made was sending Omar at brother Mouzone. He should’ve sent one of his own hitters at brother Mouzone not Omar who you had beef with for years

[@VAswang]

@K Will Interesting POV on McNulty, although I would not give him THAT much credit.

[@markm5927]

True. He also got played by Clay Davis because he didn't know that world as well as he thought. Then he tried to put a hit on him, which really underlined how he was struggling to dance between the drug game and the legit business world.

[@MrAra213]

Ateeq Ali The reason Stringer changed his opinion on street corners over product superiority is when he got a hold of Prop Joes product he saw a rise in turnover with less real estate. But i agree with everything else. He lost sight on how to handle street issues and made some big mistakes. Main one being the Omar/Brother Mozoune situation.

[@rodollaz938]

I wish i could copy and paste this. 😁

[@blueoak5262]

After String's death, McNulty could tell by his apartment and collection of literature that String worked hard to try to become a legitimate businessman.

[@djmeatman6664]

Also when nulty was chasing string and saw him actually going to business class

[@elp5668]

I tend to think Stringer had an unfortunate combination of intelligence and snobbery. He was intelligent enough to get to his position in the game but then he began thinking he was better than the rest of his fellow players. Look at him taking economics classes and trying to dip into the legit business world. He was doing that stuff mostly to play the game better and further his own ends. If he truly wanted out of the game he might have been able to make it happen but he didn’t know any other world. It’s an interesting exercise to ponder what might have happened if Stringer hadn’t been killed but obviously the odds are against any player surviving long enough to even start to honestly want to live a legit life.

[@mistameff3528]

@@elp5668 If he wouldve sticked more to his own guns WHILE also listening to Avon I think Stringer wouldve made it. He wasnt smart enough for Clay tho.

[@jefferycrouse4652]

Part of his problem was he couldnt let go of the game. The first speed bump he finds in the business world has him hitting up slim charles to drop Clay davis. He wanted to be legit but keep all the benefits of being a gang boss. He wanted the best of both worlds but ended up with the worst of each, ripped off by davis and gunned down by Omar​@@mistameff3528

[@the100thtimelord2]

String was still dealing drugs, even if he was in real estate. He was just not touching the drugs directly. But String was never going to become a "legit" businessman, as we see when he tried to get that Senator to "bribe" the government, and then Levy opened his eyes on how things actually work.

[@marchfifth1754]

McNulty is lucky Chris Partlow didn't see him littering.

[@YungStatikz]

"Go by him slow ..."

[@marchfifth1754]

SKUDUSKUR hahaha

[@chadhawthorne2673]

You play too much. Lls...

[@Mink-yu8nu]

I know! Bloody litterbug!!!!

[@jigrodrigues]

March Fifth loool

[@transformersrevenge9]

Anyone notice how perfect rivals String and Jimmy were for eachother. Both were very narcissistic and egotistical men, who wanted to prove themselves right. Both were like ''fuck the bosses'', both did things their side didn't approve off (String being businessman in a gangster world, and McNulty committing fake crimes as a cop). These two were made for eachother.

[@007ndc]

IRL both actors are British and thought they were doing the show for a couple of months lol

[@RD-zx6py]

Both were narcissists who thought they were much smarter than they were.

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

"He tried to sell me a condo" XD

[@tswagg504]

String's sales pitch was pretty good though.

[@StephNuggs]

Like selling a salad to a dog

[@dubdeuce1517]

I would've copped.

[@doctorHOUSE]

This is the De Niro v Pacino Heat moment of the TV universe!

[@LegoMatt222]

12 Years Later, McNulty and Stringer reunite together as Sea Lions in a Disney Pixar Sequel.

[@flisko123]

www.imdb.com/title/tt2277860/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3

[@TheEj1313]

oh. my. GOD. You just made my fucking day

[@jeremygreenidge5209]

Yo, I forgot about that in "Finding Dory". Haha.

[@thomasharrison2741]

I had no idea. I must now obsess over Finding Dory. Thank you. My day is made.

[@zerohedge7031]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt…….

[@fahim.foysal]

String ends again by saying "Officer" instead of "Detective", just amazing banter between the two.

[@TheBlackKakashi]

I wish we could’ve gotten one more scene with String and McNulty

[@tiffoari5304]

You did, it was string stretched on the floor and Mcnulty mourning his loss. 😂

[@jay_odotnet]

That’s what I loved about the show. You couldn’t get too attached to anyone. Game of Thrones dibbled and dabbled into that but this show made it seem so real. Everyday people.

[@TheBlackKakashi]

@@tiffoari5304😂

[@apollobx709]

Man, best series of all time. So many great characters.

[@mr78K]

I love the subtle agression in the exchange and Stringer wishing McNulty "a nice day, officer" when he corrected him earlier in the scene. Stringer felt untouchable at this point and didn't mind being cocky.

[@Ahmedkhan8802]

Stringer and McNulty go back a long way - little did we know this would be their last dialogue together. Notice that as McNulty is leaving Stringer addresses him as "Officer," contrary to McNulty's having earlier corrected him with "Detective" - a half diss, half good-natured kidding on the part of Stringer. Idris Elba and Dominic West are both as English as Englishmen come. It's neat to watch them both handle their American roles so well. Nice scene.

[@raoulhery]

Too bad, he didnt ask Stringer where's wallace at

[@Ahmedkhan8802]

Salvador Allende That would have been a howl - a perfect comeback to the diss. However, it would have been a stretch because McNulty had no way of knowing that D'Angelo said it. Amusing thought, though.

[@andreasiversen3440]

+laureen hobbs His mother is from Ghana and his father is from Sierra Leone, that is not "as English as Englishmen come"

[@Ahmedkhan8802]

Andreas Iversen I know about Elba's genetic ancestry. Nonetheless, he was born in London; he speaks, acts and lives like an Englishman. He's fully English in character - his ancestry has nothing to do with it. Character is everything on this topic.

[@Ahmedkhan8802]

Addendum to the comment: Stringer knows about "Detective" already. After all, the first time we see Stringer is in the first episode, in the courtroom, where he flashes his "Fuck You Detective" cartoon at (the very amused) McNulty. I knew I was going to love this show when I saw that cartoon.

[@BlauRFasan]

1:08 Impressive, very nice. Let's see Avon Barksdale's card.

[@kevinnewton1888]

That subtle off-white coloring, the tasteful thickness of it…

[@dondejones3986]

That's bone. And the lettering is something called Silian Grail."

[@DemonOfDublin]

Let’s see Paul Allen’s yellow tops.

[@Raphie009]

"You're disappointing me, String. I had such fuckin' hopes for us."

[@cennon]

They were almost friendly to each other.

[@sjc4091]

I think deep down they respected each other

[@joefriedman9843]

@@sjc4091 Yea I would agree with this. McNulty definitely respected how organized and careful the Barksdale organization was. I'm less certain of Stringer's opinion but I have to imagine he was also impressed with the work the police did in season 1.

[@emiliodelbozo3155]

@@joefriedman9843 makes sense consdiering that "it's all in the game" is one of, if not the main thesis for the show. both sides understand they're doing what they do to pursure their own agendas.

[@prodby511]

1:22 his accent comes out when he says “loft apartments” 😂

[@RealityCheck6T9]

Good spot

[@bigol9223]

Both of em peek out every other line

[@theredball]

"Have a nice day officer":.. McNulty- CHERRIO!

[@ArnoldDarkshner99]

It really do.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Lmao that’s kinda jarring

[@vwa9832]

he called him officer after he said it was detective

[@EVILWAFFLE543]

Same shit

[@ThommyofThenn]

Socially dominated

[@aliceinthewired]

@@EVILWAFFLE543 Police are pompous and feel an overwhelming compulsion to remind everyone around them about their accolades and current position. Being referred to as "Officer" a second time was to demeaning to him.

[@EVILWAFFLE543]

@@aliceinthewired lmao....thinking too much......i can say with clarity cops do not give a shit either way

[@MathisR412]

Admiral Jason Baily And I can say with clarity that you’re wrong af bout every 9 outta 10 officers. Lol

[@JonathanHatch1967]

This scene shows what truly elevated The Wire above other 'cop' dramas- it let you see the whole business of dealing illegal drugs. A lesser show would have shown you the corners and that's all. But The Wire showed you that the drug business was not simply a collection of illegal acts; it was a multi-level corporate plan, and now Stringer had gotten to a point where he was legit enough to be virtually untouchable. Masterful story-telling...

[@MixtapeEntertainment]

Look at that subtle off-white colouring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God... it even has a watermark.

[@TimSPC]

This is such a simple scene, but Clarke Peters nails it. He is such a joy to watch.

[@INTOTHEFOLD]

I never noticed that he says, "have a nice day officer" at the end. After McNulty told him he was a detective. Just a subtle lack of respect. Gotta love this show.

[@DuaneJasper]

Deliberately calls him an officer twice, then by the end of the series he actually does go back to the beat. McNulty always had this weird status rivalry thing with Stringer. He's increasingly frustrated about his position in life up until Stringer dies, then this nagging feeling is exorcised from him, and he goes back to being content with his lot as a uniform. Perhaps the dialogue here is deliberately prophetic. Given that it was written by full fledged Authors I wouldn't be surprised.

[@SelectiveApathy82]

Good catch! This show is full of brilliant subtleties like that. That's precisely why it's the greatest show ever.

[@SankofaNYC]

They use Prez all for explaining shit to the audience in these seasons lol

[@betterinsodapop]

Just two nice Englishmen having a nice conversation.

[@anthonygerace332]

Yes. Stringer should have invited McNulty to afternoon tea.

[@upstating]

"Have a nice day, OFFICER." Dat parting shot.

[@tonyreyes3780]

That’d be funny. Imagine working at a printing shop and finding out your boss is secretly a heroin kingpin and your place of employment is really just a money washing front.

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

It is far fat far more common than you could possibly imagine. You ever seen a mexican restaurant survive for 10 years with no more than 4 customers a day? Ever seen a payday advance shop that has literally never had more than 10 people in it during it’s entire existence? A car wash with no working equipment but the lights still look open. Then you’ve seen one of millions of laundering organizations and shell companies that exist only to turn dirty money into clean money, no actual profits necessary they make them up.

[@leroystokes8501]

They probably already knew. He had to school the youngins and tell them that he doesn't want it running like a corner.

[@vazak11]

There's actually a lot of stories like this floating around XD

[@KabooM1067]

When stringer appeared in The Office. I immediately though, "Oh crap, shit's about to get serious in here." And I wasn't wrong lol. His serious strong businessman personality is really well done.

[@aarongoldstein8472]

Omar didn’t kill him. He has a vest and escaped before the cops came. He want to Scranton pa

[@Kammbamm7]

It’s crazy both these guys are British 💯💯

[@laphonz]

McNulty was always excessive when it came to Stringer. While he's scouting String in this scene, he gets inpatient and confronts String, and in the scene of Avon's arrest with Daniels, he does the same thing.

[@bajs3666]

Taylor Giavasis Thats because it became an ego thing for Mcnulty, it wasnt his goal to put stringer away cuz he was a bad guy, it was to feed his own ego. He was narcisstic as fuck, and i loved the character

[@laphonz]

***** I think he obsession to put String away was because of both reasons. Now when he coveted Marlo's arrest, things became personal for him

[@bajs3666]

Taylor Giavasis To be honest Mcnulty was an self-obsorved asshole. he was a "good guy" but it was primarily for his own reasons. When he failed his family he took the work as a substitute to be good at "something". Mcnulty is my favourit character, him and slim charles :)

[@laphonz]

***** No, I think he was persuasive, excessive at times maybe. He truly cared about people and he had a strong passion for what he did for a living. He did anything he could to serve justice, even if it meant conceptualizing a false theory about a serial killer on the lose in order to have a amoral drug kingpin locked up for life.

[@laphonz]

***** How do you know he cheated on every women he been intimate with? Where did you indicate this spew from? Did you forget the plot where he was the only person who was investigating D's death even though no one else cared? Do you not remember how guilty he felt after hearing about Bodie's death? And how persuasive and driven to take Marlo down after so?

[@stefanc4520]

String still called him "officer" even at the end lol

[@OGJeffyBaby]

Me: waiting for an accent slip between McNulty and Stringer: Stringer: “… loft apartments…real nice.” Me: YES!

[@Potatoshaneko]

McNulty could have handled this so much better. Stringer won this little skirmish.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

At least in the season finale he got Stringer on the Wire and he dissed Avon as he cuffed him. I mean the only way Stringer could avoid prison was to die at the hands Brother Mouzone and Omar.

[@Capcoor]

How would you have handled it?

[@redhawk44109]

Butt Sucker no 5 which was his parole violation and another 25 for conspiracy to commit murder if daniels took it to federal he likely got 10 to life no parole

[@BigDawgJ92]

redhawk44109 to bad his boy owned to all the weapons even the grenade lol, of course they knew it was bullshit, but it’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove in court.

[@pouihurmen]

redhawk44109 nope, Avon only did the 7

[@komuncents2172]

The final "officer" from string was the cherry on top. McNulty corrected him once but string dont care lol.

[@amandawashington4239]

"Leave it to Lester". Now that would have been a good show. 2:19 Lester helps those of us who are a little slow, by putting everything in a nice little package and giftwrapping it for us. My favorite detective!

[@jasonfaulkner8644]

1:30 "You disappoint me Stringer, I had such hopes for us." Bell plays it smart and boring. The confrontdation was not satisfying in the way McNulty had hoped.

[@J53320]

Either you think like me or I think like you lol but that’s on point bro

[@BIRISHPM]

God damn, bring back The Wire. With all the crap shows on HBO now, a new Wire would be a hit - as long as they did right.

[@FISTFISHDOG]

Watch the over shows David Simon writes on.

[@jakep1979]

Yeah but instead of Baltimore, how about make it Chicago.

[@jakep1979]

***** Who shot you?!

[@MYacono]

set it in Paterson,NJ

[@calilyricist24]

Every show would be a hit as long as they did it right, lmao.

[@newyorkersliverentfree]

"I'm not around the way no more you want to find me I'm right here."

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I wish this scene went on another 5 minutes. Like the coffee shop scene in Heat.

[@isaachaze1]

what, they going to start analyzing each other's dreams? "I dreamed I was at ihop eating some waffles and then i fucked the waitress when she was done with her shift." "Really? What do you think that's about?"

[@RaenRyong]

I wish McNulty brought a sleeping bag with him and never left

[@alvaroplol]

I just love how they're saying one thing and thinking the other. What a scene.

[@steveking5799]

1:36 His accent drops when he says "officer", great actor though

[@habibullahabdul420]

Steve King o

[@mikem591]

He’s running with the hounds but his heart is with the fox.

[@uptowndanram6753]

"You disappoint me String, I had such fuckin' hopes for us." LOL, enjoyed the brief moments of banter these two had during their Season 1-Season 3 rivalry.

[@dudeseriously57]

The Wire is incredible to this day. Greatest show in TV history.

[@micperez819]

Most def

[@be4unvme]

man there will never be a show like this, the wire and the corner is too classic

[@Sectionmillionaire-fg8mm]

i kinda wonder what B&B Enterprises stands for. Bell and Barksdale?

[@Lamporre]

Pretty good guess.

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

Yes

[@chrispappaterra2982]

Black Brit’s...

[@chrispappaterra2982]

Should have been BBB’s...Bloody Black Brit’s....

[@vicdmonejr6264]

It's cool how these guys admired each other

[@SelectiveApathy82]

I think McNulty admired Stringer WAY more than vice versa. Dude was obsessed with him.

[@mmageek]

"Officer..." "It's Detective..." "...Have a nice day officer" Cold blooded

[@TheSchemer1]

1:35 Blatant English accented slip "officer".

[@TheSchemer1]

Half-so I would imagine - bear in mind they see each other as worthy opponents.

[@TheSchemer1]

yes it is - you got a problem with it maaaaaate

[@Ahmedkhan8802]

Stringer already knows about "officer" vs. "detective." After all, the first time we see him in the series he's flashing his 'Fuck you detective" cartoon at (the very amused) McNulty. I knew I was going to love this show when I saw that cartoon.

[@johansmallberries9874]

"Oi, copper" I actually thought the more pronounced slip was on "search warr'ent"

[@kerrajohnson3203]

*WE KNOW WHY STRINGER SAID OFFICER. THE POINT IS HE LET HIS BRITISH ACCENT SLIP!!*

[@kcrl1]

01:36 Idris' accent breaks here, he says officer in his real voice! This scene was freaking awesome!!!!

[@jackfahy2283]

Love how he calls him officer even when he told him first that hes a detective

[@ytkenny5]

Yeah McNulty really got burned on that one!

[@universalconquest4447]

@@ytkenny5 One could say he went from McNulty to McSalty after receiving such zesty stinger from the Stringer himself!

[@ruairiose7335]

"You want something copied man?" Stringer was a cool customer, not the least bit troubled by McNulty sniffing around.

[@wasteman99]

I kno. even its so old i still come on here and watch these little clips, just to remind me of the best show

[@gatorboy74]

Kept calling him "officer" 😂👍

[@mrdarkshoe]

Chris after seeing McNulty litter, "Go by them slow"

[@nobodysfavorite4465]

Idris' British accent came out in two moments here: when he says "Loft apartments" 1:22 and "officer" 1:36.

[@TheReneOlivierre]

Definitely on the second "officer" his accent dropped.

[@crocop4life]

I like how stringer called him officer again after he said he a detective.

[@CourierAsy]

THE FUCKING GALL ON STRINGER! I just now noticed! He mentions Court papers because he knows that Joe has a guy on the court, which Lester and McNulty only find out about way before Stringer's dead. God dammit, alright, time to rewatch The Wire for the 5th time, fucking masterpiece of writing.

[@TheKersey475]

*A man with a uni-brow walks in* Stringer & McNulty: "OFF! OFF! OFF! OFF! OFF! OFF!"

[@jeremygreenidge5209]

Haha. Good one.

[@SKY-nv1mi]

McNulty is over here acting like Stringer has an inelastic product and he doesn't!

[@carcosa_swamp]

If String ended his career right then and there he'd have forever lived in McNulty's head rent free.

[@valereirenfro9040]

So true! Applies to today as well. It's why this show is so brilliant!

[@shaunoezkewl8271]

Damn I love this show so much. Breaking bad, The sopranos, all the other shows that exist just don't come close to the brilliance of this one.

[@MahiTanMazy]

Does it get better after season 1? I really enjoyed both BB and Sopranos and watched them all, but Season 1 of the Wire just felt a bit slow to me with too much focus on the detective work and not enough on the criminal side.

[@andrew7taylor]

It will be very slow, all five seasons. But as they chase realism, not action, it should be this way. Plus, there's more time to flesh out characters. "You want one way. But it's the other way."

[@michaelotis223]

Shaunoez Kewl the Wire is on a throne of it's own design.. It's not that nothing comes close, it's that there's no competition to begin with!!!

[@djkurse9209]

The sopranos is comparable, without sopranos the wire probably wouldn’t have gotten made

[@michaelotis223]

J2theB ahem, before Sopranos there was Oz

[@MrBoothyboy1988]

Two English actors - incredible performances. I miss the wire 😔

[@paulwardBSc]

Two great actors, two great characters

[@cooljayhu]

"I had such fucking hopes for us." That line gives me chills and thrills. Best line of the series

[@BScott7220]

the dialogue is so poetic - "ain't no way a police is gonna tie a can to his tail.."

[@trashacct1198]

Of course Mcnulty and Stringer seem to have a connection. They both think they’re the smartest guy in the room 😂

[@charijohn6687]

Wanna sign a copy man 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Writtenmirror]

I hope whoever is reading this goes on to achieve their hearts truest desires! Sending you all love and positive energy. Even one day when I'm long gone, may this message live on and continue to be a source of comfort to one and all 🙌🏾🔥🖤

[@slykoopanafreshkangol5939]

Love you too.

[@capnskiddies]

Well thanks for that. It got me out of the bed. Sounds small, it isn't always

[@Writtenmirror]

@@slykoopanafreshkangol5939 Many thanks 🙏🏾⚡💯

[@Writtenmirror]

@@capnskiddies No worries at all! Go forth and conquer...

[@Mozes316]

Almost. Turns out he wasn't hard enough for them in there... and maybe... just maybe (definitely) wasn't smart enough for them out there. I loved it when Avon hit him with that line.

[@JayCity10]

I agree with your comments. And regardless of what Stringer Bell did both good and bad, he along with Omar, are always voted among the two best characters on The Wire. That says a lot about the great actors who played them.

[@HarryUnchained]

thanks for including the iconic mcnulty's curse at the start

[@garyfrombrooklyn]

Idris and Dominic forget they're in Baltimore... Stringer mutters to his employee "Bloody cozzers, get back to work I'll handle this" McNulty "Stringer, me old son. I've not seen you 'round the estate. You alright mate?" Stringer "Nah, guv...I've been here, haven't I? You need summat copied or wot? Stick a pin...where are you callin home these days? I've a got some flats hear Central London you may be interested in. I'll put in a good word for you." McNulty "You havin' a Turkish, son? You disappoint me, String. I had high hopes for us." Stringer chuckles "Well... this me now innit...mind how you go...cozzer."

[@supersupersomething]

Such a good goddamn show. Breaking down how it's done with verve.

[@cuitlamcuautencos8306]

Two Amazing English Actors, convincingly playing American roles. For the record Baltimore accents are not the easiest, nor the most represented on the American TV and film screen, it’s not like the Boston or NYC accents.

[@adamtheagent3978]

two of the best characters on the show!

[@yoh.3230]

Real estate in Bmore? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettt

[@wiz_dropbomb2134]

“Have a nice day officer” lol

[@ldk3037]

This is my favourite scene in the entire series.

[@timw9745]

‘He tried to sell me a condo’ always got me laughing

[@blue20pk]

say, where you living man?

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

1:35 "....Detective!"

[@TheReneOlivierre]

Trying hard to do an American accent? Mate, they pulled it off really well. Most people are only finding out that these actors are English; so in my books they've done bloody well!

[@HPmob420]

I miss this show

[@BendyTheTomato]

wowzers

[@skeebz77]

Brits are superior actors and actresses.

[@duro845]

***** lol

[@ronedwards7207]

they do there homework and are more particular about getting things right in acting and mainly in theatre work. go to a British production then go to a American production and tell me how many times they do a scene or a line over

[@Ellen24493]

Except the Scottish

[@newerest1]

lol no

[@annparks6492]

Wood Harris gives an interview on Vlad tv and is asked about this. He says he thinks they are better because they grew up with shakespeare among other things.....

[@antonego9581]

god what a great scene

[@franknitti9288]

That little dude was perfect for the print shop or office max!!! He comes to work early, he checks all the inventory he keeps the bathroom immaculate!!! Where's that guy we need him for our transportation and cleaning business

[@frozenray0079]

Cat and mouse. Love it

[@KellySmunt303]

Fuck, i forget they both English. Fucking bosses.

[@Earthling..]

It's amazing to think that both these guys are actually English. Great performances.

[@premodamaze705]

It’s crazy knowing that McNulty and Stringer’s actors are both British with heavy accents but you would never know from watching the show

[@kcv0605]

Absolutely - and v different English accents as well (Elba is urban/London and West is old school posh as all hell). But both English accents I somehow associate as being “hyper English”. Always trips me out.