"only reason im here is cuz Cutty spoke for you" i love all the indications that Cutty was an absolute titan in his day

Colvin saved Namond from becoming the next D'Angelo

To see a man ask his former adversary for permission to raise his child so that he can give him a better life is so profound and beautiful. The Wire is in the top 5 shows I've seen in my lifetime.

"I'm talking about Namond here, Mr. Bryce." Colvin knew just how to say it.

That's two grown ass men talking, you can feel the respect, experience and wisdom on both ends.

"...you askin' too much." "Yeah....but I'm askin'."

always liked wee bey as a character. definitely one of the thinking gangsters in the barksdale crew. he wasnt just another dumb soldier.

Agreed, and to me this scene is the interpretive key to the whole series: "You want to fix the streets? Ask the streets for permission." Colvin's humility and his willingness to treat Wee Bey with respect changes everything.

I love how Bey's body language when Colvin says he wasn't made for the corners. Wee-Bey breaks eye contact and pulls back. It cuts him deep, since he knows its true. To hear another in the game see it too, is hard, but Bey accepts it.

Everyone should not forget cutty's involvement in all this

If only more kids in these circumstances were given this opportunity. Wee Beys humanity shines through in this scene.

This is modern day Shakespeare. Art at the highest level.

Wee bey KNEW his son could end up like D'angelo, who was never cut out for the corners

Scenes like this is why The Wire will forever be the greatest TV series in my eyes

I love the way Bunny engages with Wee bey on street level and uses the term 'we' as in the collective throughout the conversation. Here was an excellent community cop at his very best

"You asking too much!" "Yeah but I'm asking!" Higher level dialogue right there.

“I’m talking bout Naymond here Mr. Brice” Powerful line to me

I love this scene, because Colvin is speaking to "Mr. Brice" as a man, as an equal, even though opposite sides of the law. Colvin came with respect and love, and Wee-Bey saw that shit. I also loved when his bitch wife was getting snippy about it, and Wee-Bey put her in check. "Man come up in here saying my son can be any damn thing he pleases." "Yea anything but a soldier". "Well look at me up in here, why the fuck would anybody want to do this if they can be something else." That, to me, was very touching/emotional because Bey being locked up for life, would obviously enjoy having a son to visit, etc, but he knew it was in his SON'S best interest to go with Colvin and have a better life. Wee Bey made the SELFLESS decision because despite whatever else, he was a good father who loved his son. I think Colvin's speech really got to him when he told him that Naymond just ain't made for those corners, but he could go a lot of other places in life, better places. Just two men who been through a lot of the same things having a conversation about a boy they love and care about and obviously Bey agreed and that's why he had his son go live with Colvin. The writing on this show is just brilliant. It knows how to evoke emotions.

This is a powerful scene.

A big reason why I absolutely love watching The Wire is because the show is as real as it gets for most of the time. This scene is an example of that, the characters act, talk and think as human beings and this gives you mature and interesting dialogues. The Wire is the most mature and intelligent show I've ever watched.

This scene has a very powerful message.Even from behind bars,serving a LIFE SENTENCE,a father made the difference.Outstanding!

In the midst of a depressing season with depressing outcomes, is this triumphant scene where there is a that shed of light in this world we need to keep going.

Colvin had the gift of understanding a situation and talking in a way to diffuse any escalation in tension. He did this well a number of times: when he addressed his men as a major - in their introduction to hamsterdam - and in his homily to Carver, about community policing, who changed considerably because of it. He capped all of that with this masterful delivery of empathetic oratory in a potentially explosive confrontation with Weebey.

one of the greatest scenes ever made

There so many incredible quotes in this dialogue, my favorite: "You r asking too much" "Yeah, but i´m asking"

Bey knew his son wasn't cut out for the game. That's why he gave him up to Colvin. He knew his son was gonna end up dead. Bay saved his son's life.

Wee-Bey should have said for pit sandwich and some 'tato salad...

1:32 I love that little moment. All the barriers between them were gone in that little bit of reminiscing. Back when they were kids, before they became cops or criminals or whatever path of life that they took.

I am so proud to say I got the same chance Namond got... Proud that folks like Wee Bey existed in my world to force me to know dont go their path. Damn this show captured so many gritty scenes and kept it 100. This is one of those scenes...hits so close to home for me. The hood is rough but thankfully folks do exist who will look out for you--even if they doing/did wrong. Im proud of Wee Bey.

The Wire conveys more complexity in minutes than other TV series do in seasons.

1:05 - Amazing how Colvin found common ground...’Our kind’..’You and I’...Weeby initially looked at Colvin wearily and adversarily, but as soon as Colvin found that common ground you could see Weeby’s defenses start to come down. He also pointed out there shared history which Weeby could relate with. He started to intrinsically trust Colvin, sensing Colvin had his son’s best interest at heart.

It's conversations like this that will save our youth. I'm still alive because of a conversation. Great scene.

Bunny was a underrated character. Being real with Cutty helped set this whole meet up. He also put in a good word with that nurse who ended up with Cutty.

I seriously think this is the most well written and thought out scene from any tv show. Amazing scene.

I feel that the actor that played WeeBey doesn’t get enough credit. This was one of my fave scenes from the show.

01:12 That hand gesture moment is when Weebay realised Colvin seen thru his son and has best interest for him

This is in my opinion the greatest scene from the entire series. It's just perfect.

*No* *code* *no* *family* *and* *damn* *sure* *no* *respect* Marlo.

Incredible scene. I got tears. This is about love for a child that the world doesn't see as a child. This is a life or death decision. So deep.

Fuck it then. For another Pitt sandwich and some Tata Salad, I'll go a few more! Bunny shoulda just offered up a Sand-O. lol

I keep getting the impression from the first few lines of dialogue that Colvin used to be a friend of several Barksdale soldiers as a kid.

Simply one of the best scenes in television.

Colvin is one of the best characters in the show.

He called him "Mr. Bryce"....Ultimate respect to me! Colvin was addressing him as his regular name vs his street side and that made Bey think because this was a cop showing him the upmost respect because Colvin also said "But i'm asking"....Bey knew as a cop that Colvin has the power to just take Namond if he wanted to but he gave Bey that respect as a father and as a man!

Mr. Bryce.....the respect level he gave weebey is wat helped! He didn't call him by his street name or inmate number....smart man

"You asking too much." "Yeah. But I'm asking." Bunny pulls no punches, and Wee-Bey respects that, plus they both see the future for Namond. Great scene.

I love how, even if these killers commit depraved acts and become totally dehumanized, most of them are still human, and are not totally beyond some positive contribution to society, if given the right chance (the exception: Marlo). It's obviously really hard for Wee-Bey to give up his gangster ideology and admit that under difference circumstances, he might have been different - and better - and in admitting that, to give the chance to be different and better to his son.

this is my favorite scene of the whole damn show. namond becomes the exception that breaks the rule, the one ray of light peaking through the clouds. and it's beautiful that it comes down to this original decision; this old school, west baltimore understanding between a career-cop and a convicted murderer

This was a POWERFUL scene from a truly great series. Wee Bey was always one of my favorite characters. He was streetwise and tough but he had an incredibly human side as well.

Brilliant!! They clearly knew each other and grew up together, both being from the street! This reprises the idea of cycle! We can assume that Randy will grow up and become WeeBay and Naymond having an opportunity, will make something of himself...Colvin! Best show ever

Its kinda sad cause Randy wanted to be adopted really bad Naymond got adopted......hmmmm..

Name one scene that explains empathy better than this one. I dare you. I double dare you!

Bunny Colvin, the Charles S Dutton of the Wire.

Most heart to heart talk .

"West side we knew... is dead man." Most people can relate to the world changing too fast. Brilliant scenes like this is why The Wire is a critically acclaimed top 10 series of all time

Just a beautiful show and a beautiful scene that realizes The Wire's genius, as we see characters, especially Wee-Bey have incredible depth.

Colvin’s the Ned Stark of The Wire.

Namond was given the biggest blessing of his life. From his father serving a life sentence. The show was pure Brilliance.

“Man come down here to say my son can be anything he damn please”

The guys on this show who don't ever have to front or put on a show like there tough because every one knows they really are that tough; those are the ones who are actually able to make some reasonable decisions at times without having to worry about how it's perceived. Weebay giving up his son or even taking this meeting is a perfect example. Avon letting Cutty leave or half the shit Omar did also fit

Some of THE best writing and acting took place right here in this scene. Incredibly powerful moments!

The stare at the end has a compassionate intensity to it. Wee-Bey is checking for the sincerity in this man's eyes! Can he trust this man with his son? What a great scene.

2:12 You can hear the sudden seriousness of Colvin's tone and how it caught Wee-Bey's attention. Solid acting!

So many parent-teacher conferences I wanted to say those words to some parents 'you know your child'.

They should have ended the series on this episode. This scene gets the whole story in 3 minutes. 2 guys, 2 jobs.... both on those corners in one way or another.

One of the greatest scenes in TV history

My children would not last a day on the streets I grew up on . Hell I been away so long I don't think I , would last either.

"I'm talkin bout Namond here Mr Bryce"

The Wire, thank you all for understanding like me, Nothing comes close to this

Look at the way he speaks to Weebay. He doesn't look down on Weebay, in fact he relates to him. Weebay shows resistance but Colvin still politey persists with patience and keeps a subtle tone in his voice after a little bit of humour. Beautifully powerful.

This scene is yet another reason why The Wire is the TV Show GOAT.

the scene is so great and Colvin is so right about this new breed. No code and no respect for anything

This is one of the realest scenes in the entire series.

Drop-dead awesome acting by both Hassan Johnson and Robert Wisdom. One of the greatest scenes from THE greatest show.

One of the coolest scenes of the show. The way these two interact. There is so much chemistry.

Brilliant how he wins his trust, equating the two of them based on their shared experience, and making Namond out as someone better, someone who can move past all the shit. This way Wee Bay doesn't need to be defensive. He's not being accused of anything. He's not being belittled. And his son is being praised. But then he also presents the truth - that Namond doesn't have the hardness necessary for corner life. That he needs help to get away from all that. So now Wee Bay has to decide if he's a father or not.

PRAISE GOD FOR THIS POWERFUL SCENE I LOVE HOW COLVIN CONVINCES WEE BAY TO CARE ABOUT HIS SON!

I love that bunny keeps calling him "Mr Bryce"... showing him respect.

The colvin, carter, cutty, wee-bey connection this crazy. All well written characters 👌🏿

Hmmm educated, stable, and honorable man asking to guide my son to be the best person he can be or Delonda....tough call

TATER MAN!!!!

The dialogues in The Wire are pure genius. Take this conversation for example, I challenge anybody to find waste in this conversation. It's just perfect. And the actors are just impeccable!

For real, I think that exchange at the end is my favorite moment of dialogue from the whole series. "You asking too much."..."Yeah, but I'm asking." So much packed into Colvin's character right there.

One of the most powerfully written scenes in The Wire, bolstered by two incredibly subtle and grounded performances. To have been on that set! ❤

Colvin arresting guys like wee bey and now asking to care for his son... crazy how the tables turn

"Talkin shit to hide his self ". He said a mouthful with that one. I grew up wit a lot of guys like that.

Wee-Bey Classic. Would have liked to see him in his own series

Anyone notice how the top of the pane begins to blur as Bunny starts to get through to Wee Bey about his son? I thought it was meant to represent the division between the two characters and their worlds but it dissolves when they connect on a human level.

Fucking tremendous scene

So many great scenes, this was a highlight of highlights.

One of the most powerful scenes in the wire!

Stone cold killer and street cop showing mad respect for one another. Bunny Colvin was the conscience of this series. Even Bill Moyers once said that Colvin was his favorite character.

Wee-Bey realized that basically Bunny was Namonds new Dad and had to hand him over. However, he knew that Namonds life was going to be sparred and under Bunny he would go on to a better life. He handed him over because he trusted Bunny and knew he would still be able to see Namond, because Bunny would make sure of it. Sometimes the cops and the guys they arrest have a bond - even though Bunny probably beat up on Wee-Bye...’back in the day’...

Brilliant conversation between two real men.

"its' in your hand man", man powerful words, that really make think Wee Buy to let go of his son off the corners

This show has dialogue that's almost too good and witty to be realistic but somehow it's executed in a way where you feel as if you're watching a real life conversation

"The west side we knew... it's dead, man."

This is without a doubt one the greatest scenes in 'The Wire'!

I love Colvin. Thanks for uploading this great scene.

This might be Randy and Namond in 20 years, time moves forward, nothing changes