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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

RIP Shane, you genius.

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.

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

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."

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

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.

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

"You were the best we had."

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Probably the best five minutes of television ever made.

Nearly had a heart attack thought he actually died.

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

3:27 Landsman doesn't react to the corny joke Bunk makes because he tries to communicate something truly heartfelt to McNulty. It's a deeply intimate, true moment of real cameraderie and apprecition between to them, no matter if they liked each other or what menial bullshit happened between them. This show was a MASTERPIECE.

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

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

what a scene . what a series. EPIC

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.

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

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

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.

Bunk was so underrated! He was a great detective

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

This is the greatest scene in the history of television.

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

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.

Honestly one of the most feel good scenes in TV history

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

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

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

Delaney Williams absolutely nails this

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

One of the best scenes of the greatest ever show.

Greatest TV show ever, somewhere between art & poetry.

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

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.

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

They did a fantastic job making these characters seem like real life co-workers. It never felt disingenuous or contrived. This cast was perfect.

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

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.

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

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!

I'll always love this show!

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

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.

They don't make tv this good any more .

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.

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

One of the best scenes in TV history

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.

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

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

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

A beautiful piece of television.

Man I'm gonna miss binging this show

God i love this scene so much

Greatest show of all time

This scene makes me freaking *emotional* :´)

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.

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

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

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

I love how the whole bar laughs after every wisecrack lol

Best scene ever.

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

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....

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

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.

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.

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".

Probably my best scene in The Wire.

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

this might be the best scene in the whole show

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

from the heart!

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.