It's more like he realizes that "calming" isn't going to work, this guy's getting the shit kicked out of him whether he's there or not and he'd rather not get blood on his shirt.
@@selenama No it didn't. Omar broke his code and his promise not to drop bodies when he killed Savino. Kenard killing Omar had nothing to do with Omar and his broken code or broken promise. Kenard was just a street kid and corner boy who knew there was a bounty on Omar's head.
Yeah a man does but I can't respect Omar cause he snitched so much I can't play the man card and soon as your in shit u snitch..and in real life Omar info would get shredded by a public defender his record and rep will fuck a case up
Daniels heard the insults Bird threw at his detectives and was momentarily possessed with the strength that mothers have when pushing cars off their babies.
4:15 "I wish I could tell you that Bird fought the good fight, and the police let him be. I wish I could tell you that - but Baltimore is no fairy-tale world."
Bird's best bet would have been to keep his mouth shut. The way he kept mouthing, he was asking to fall down 4 flights of stairs and hit every one of them.
Yea but they had to have him cuffed pussy ass cops I came back to this comment and I see the ignorance i posted, Bird was a POS. He deserved that beat down I posted that from a place of anger and a genuine dislike for the cops sorry, cops are some real pieces of shit to I take back my previous comment but its still Fuck the Police
at some point I figured Bird was dropping them insults in order to drive the cops to beat him up more, so he could get his lawyer down the road to get all charges dropped thanks to the police brutality. It's a dumb move to make, but then again the only thing Bird was good at was "bring out the best in people" as Omar says.
One of the subthemes of that show was intelligence and how having it or not, and the type you have, plays out in your life. Bunk was very, very intelligent on a lot of different levels, and pretty much the instant he saw he'd made that connection with Omar he knew how to play it.
Delaney Williams was so good at this part that he got the part over the real Jay Landsman... The real landsman would get a Cameo/role in season 3 as Lieutenant Dennis Mello, Bunny Colvin's 2nd in command.
it’s kind of cool how in the midst of being in arms reach of baltimore’s known jack boy, he tells bunk he knew him from school and gave him props for being a black dude playing lacrosse
As shrewd, methodical and deadly as Omar was, I think he didn't want to go there with Bird. He even told the cops to be careful when dealing with Bird because "Bird will not think twice about getting down". It was a strategic move on Omar's part to get rid of Bird this way, he already had his hands full with Wee bey.
You're right, Omar was an ambush predator who knew how to calculate his risks and Bird was just an extremely violent and paranoid person who would have been difficult to take out.
@@siviwemeleni1135 he got that drop on Monzon, which was the difference. Bird was a wild card and was as aware of Omar as Omar was aware of Bird. Omar gave a fuck when Wee Bey had him begging for medical help and a ticket to New York.
@@renzopeterson153 You're giving Bird way too much credit. He was just another dumb, violent moron with a gun who would kill anyone that looked at him funny. He wasn't smart like Wee bey and he sure as hell wasn't feared like Brother Mouzone. Omar was about as scared of Bird as he was Marlo or Avon. Which is to say: not at all.
My favorite part of the scene, he plays it so well. Fully believed he was caught off guard, "Is he playin' me?" for half a moment. Shows Omar's attention to detail and memory too, fantastic writing and acting all around.
But the thing is, he's so good at policing he understands it's a moment they've connected a bit and an opening to ask about other murders because Omar's guard is down a little.
@@dxwallace55 One of the super-cool things about this show was how its fascination with intelligence, the different forms it takes, and how that plays out in a person's life and social relations, was a huge subtheme that was always in play. Most of the principal characters were highly intelligent, although some-Herc comes to mind-were less so. But if you look at Stringer and Avon, you can see that Stringer's intelligence didn't really serve him well on the street, which he had less and less interest in, or in the so-called legit world either, where his lack of experience was a handicap. Avon had adapted his intelligence perfectly to the street, but in the end it wasn't enough, because his concern with his rep undid him.
@@mfreeman313 All well said. I find so many "interpretations" and observations about the Wire from a million different angles Love hearing what stuck out to other people the most. I remember Bunk's eyes lighting up when Omar mentioned Lacrosse or as Omar calls it ("That Game with the Stick"), I just wanted to digest the implications of it. I could relate to Bunk because I was an "egghead", wanted to be hard like any young kid, but back in Chicago, the gang-bangers didn't let me hang out with them, they called me "School Boy" just like Bunk, baseball was my thing (Back then, if you were book-smart, then you better play sports to fit in!!!)....but lucky the gang-bangers gave me a "hands off" pass, because their mothers knew our mothers. My eyes would light up today if some gang banger remembered me playing baseball....
Kevin A Moveable Feast, A Farewell To Arms, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Old Man and The Sea, and I also own a complete collection of his short stories. You rookie.
I love how throughout the series Bunk is always a murder police. McNulty and Freeman chase after big criminal conspiracies, Prez has his puzzles, Herc and Carver want to make rank and Kima almost becomes the new McNulty, but Bunk is always eyes on the prize Homicide. He hates being detailed to the Sobotka case, but he gives Landsman clearances all 5 seasons. He's a career guy in his own way, and also maybe the one true Natural Poh-Leece. Send that man to True Detective!
Bunk was ok. Good from the aspect of being a homicide detective. But in his interactions with Randy Wagstaff you can see that he's lost a piece of his soul and is a touch corrupted by the job. Bunk has some idea what happened to Randy from talking with Carver and Herc but all he cares about is pressuring Randy into giving up info. Sure that's being a good murder police but if the Randy helps him, the kid is going to pay an immediate price for the second time. Bunk couldn't care less. Catching the bad guys, closing cases, and winning is more important to Bunk than people are. Bunk has been in the job so long he doesn't even see Randy as a child who needs healed, helped and protected. He sees another street thug he needs to work to get info. Don't get me wrong, I love Bunk but he's missing a heart.
@@engg84 He was single most effective officer in the series. Though his skills were handy, it was how he balanced ideals and pragmatism that made the difference.
The Wire is one of the most credible and well written shows ever. Lovin it. The characters are deep and nothing is as simple as it seems. Omar is my favorite but the show isnt lacking in awesome
811chelseafc Nah, he probably had prior run ins. Bird is a pos gangbanger enforcer; you don’t think he’s had attempted murders, drug distribution, and etc charges since his teens?
That bond between bunk & Omar is too great, they had the school connection which means they grew up in the same neighborhood & knew the same ppl just went separate ways in life but fate brought 'em together & there was a mutual respect. Bunk was genuinely upset when he was at Omar's murder scene. Typical big homie, lil homie relationship
Peep the scene again after Omar is killed. When he grabs the list outta Omar's jacket, he displays an upset demeanor finding out Omar was on the hunt again & basically led himself to his own demise after explicably giving bunk his word that he was outta the game
the 5 second scene in 3:13 of Mcnulty and Bird staring down was a perfect example of this show's effective use of runtime and brilliant editing. In that 5 seconds, it conveyed how the interrogation was going. I know it's a minor detail, and anyone can infer that it's not going well by how Bird was badmouthing every soul he met there, but still. The fact that they put it in alone is enough. Also, it's a hilarious enough scene on it's own. I crack up every time I see it.
This reminds me of the Boondocks episode where Stinkmeaner was yelling all types of foolishness in the background like "YOU ALL TESTICLES WITH NO SHAFT! WHERE'S YO SHAFT RAH-BERT?!?" Bird had me dying.
The way Daniels walks in with that look on his face as he tears up the photo reminds me of when Marlo said "Aight, enough of this shit..." after he said the price of the brick going up 🤣🤣🤣
One of the funniest scenes in the whole series. The fact that you can still here Bird talkin shit inna background as the camera pans over to Bunk and Omar is fuckin HILARIOUS! A stroke of comedic genius, whoever made that call.
Thanks for the upload. Always loved that little caught 'back in the day' smile on Bunk. And shows how sharpminded and sensitive Omar is. Used to rewind it even because it's so subtle in Bunks face.
Because Omar quotes it back to Bunk when he's begging him to essentially save his life by transferring him out of the cell block he ends up in after Marlo frames him for robbery and murder. That's why I love this show. Something that happens multiple seasons later calls back to a crucial earlier moment, and trusts the viewer to pick up on it.
Dude, when you’re so insufferable that CEDRIC DANIELS, a dude who epitomizes the police ideal of fair play and good work to the point where he resigned as commissioner because he didn’t want to cook the booms, decides to take part in a brutal beatdown of you, you know you fucked up. Kima and Jay make sense; they’re detectives who get their hands dirty on the regular. But Daniels? It takes a special kind of POS to get him involved like that.
@@ChemySh McNulty is full of himself, though... he believes he can smash anything. He still tried to go at Kima when they were in that hotel room together... and he kept pursuing that reporter chick after she told him she had a boyfriend.
@@KtotheG That's kinda the whole point of McNulty's character. He thinks he's a 1920's PI out to win woman over,lock up the bad guys, beat corruption. He's also the case in point to what would happen to such a person. Comically out of place romances (like the lawyer, don't dip your pen in the company ink fellas), doing corrupt shit to get at the bad guys(the homeless serial killer), and eventually making his superiors so angry at him that they kick him to beat cop without too much fuss. His character is where the romance of those early detective movies hit the wall of the reality of modern policing.
@@Cordman1221 I think McNulty's character was based on one of the writers, who was a Baltimore city cop... he was fair to the criminals, he went through a divorce, he was smashing everything in sight and he was drinking a whole lot. I'm sure they used poetic license to flesh out McNulty's idiosyncrasies a bit more. I don't know much about old movies, so you could be right.
The Wire is the most lovely thing in the recent history of storytelling. To see game of thrones killed by incompetence, not that that show has anything to do with this one, this is pure gold!
This clip leaves the funniest parts. When the detective peers thru the window and sees Bird 'sleeping in la la land'. Omars line, "Bird sho knows how to bring out the worst in people." Lol
Thugs like Bird who probably have an IQ lower than 90 and never went to high school, only understand inner base instincts like strength (violence). Too ignorant and stupid to know any better.
The scenes with Omar and Bird were my fav in the entire series. Omars testimony, the scene where Bird walks past Omar and McNulty on the way to jail. So funny 😂
What I like about this show and esp this scene with Bunk and Omar is that Bunk takes a second before he grabs the clipboard and makes a decision that effects the rest of the series. And it's that he see's Omar as himself. He knows a few bad decisions is the difference between him and Omar. But one that distinction is made, its done. You can't go either way again. You are what you are at that point. After Bunk here's Omar remembers him he perks up as a cop and see's value in him. A chance to clear a lot of murders and have an ace in his pocket for all future murder's. He knows he can trust him as he has no reason to lie as even tho Omar is a bad person, he embraces what he is and uses it as a strength every day. Which is what Bunk does. They respect each other a lot because they are the same person. Married to the person they chose to become.
I never picked up that Bunk says that line first and then Omar kind of carries it the rest of the series. Like so many others their characters keep intertwining over the years. It's so relevant to the entire show as well. You see honest portrayals of the consequences of the adherence to whichever individual code that each character follows played out over time.
Lol Kinda funny how this scene also showcases the police's abuse of power when they beat up Bird, who's currently not a threat. But as a viewer you're just like "Yeah get him, beat his ass up!" Lmao
Finally watched this series. Honestly there isn't anything in the modern era of television/streaming that comes close to this. 150/100. Best show period.
The writing of this show was a major reason of how real the characters felt. And this is the only show in which all the characters were interesting in their own ways.
Landsman was one of the most underrated characters. On the surface he's just comic relief, but he adds a lot to the Homicide Unit storylines, and his constant wisecracks make his serious scenes all the more impactful. Plus this entire show is based on his real-life counterpart.
