Thread 212758659

Why is he so retarded?

He only became retarded when he wanted to catch someone, he was completely normal when his mind wasn’t on the job

He was a self sabotuer but was clever. That river current is pure writer fantasy level up. No way anyone would have been able to think of that.

he was natural po-lice

>>212758923
Gay Rawls
Gay Rawls

reminder he was fucking pic related while married and his wife forgave him and took him back publicly. dick game must straight up hypnotize women

He represents the ultimate endgame of alcoholism, his brain was completely degenerated but he also lacked anxiety and inhibitions which actually improved his performance as a police officer and allowed him to fuck tons of women of the regular. Unfortunately most people die of liver failure before reaching this point.

>>212758659 (OP)
The fuck did he do?

>>212758659 (OP)
I do that

>>212759018
>Unfortunately most people die of liver failure before reaching this point.
I am not most men.

>>212758659 (OP)
High IQ with low impulse control and irreverent sensibilities

>>212758918
>That river current is pure writer fantasy level up.

no one knows what the fuck you think you mean by this

>>212759018
most alcoholics give up before they fuck their string of 10/10s

>>212759018
alcohol inhibits "anxiety" (read: unfocused fear) and "inhibitions (read: being afraid of things that might happen and reacting to them as if they are real). (read: read: ALCOHOL INHIBITS FEAR) faggot.

>>212758918
>>212759406
It was a very cerebral to ponder how the body they found could have been moved by river currents. To then do the actual calculations and present as proof to ascertain which department was going to get jurisdiction was genius. The fact that he did it purely out of spite of his captain is above and beyond petty. He is a detective in Baltimore. A writer gave mcnulty an intelligence boost to be able to come up with that. It is as an incredible feat as when Omar jumps out of the window.

>>212758659 (OP)
>tha fuck did I do?

as a mick, I empathize

>>212758659 (OP)
>the scene where he goes to the paper and he and the report both know theyre lying

cmon thats fucking great

>>212759903
>The fact that he did it purely out of spite of his captain is above and beyond petty

his captain put him on the fucking boat, and gave him all the free time he needed to spite him.

if you're going to fuck a subordinate over, don't give them free time.

his terrible accent and idris' similarly bad accent make the show so annoying on rewatches

>>212759001
reminder Dominic west hid in the bushes like solid snake when the paparazzi was after him for cheating on his wife with lily James

>>212758659 (OP)

He wasn't retarded. He had autism-level detective powers. He just drank too much and he never went to college.

>>212760009
people don't like the fifth season because of how closely it resonates with the zodiac, and you have a journalism industry insider writing it.

>>212760114
then he left this little gay note

>>212760114
Relatable.

>>212759903
someone who actually knew what he was doing wouldn't need "four or five hours" to generate such a report. That's why you had the dude with the slide rule, from the "associate of mines" (i think) almost instantly calculating how much oxygen was in the cargo container and where they died.

>>212758659 (OP)
He was just an extreme risk taker and thrill seeker. Any time consequences came, he was ready because he knew the risks. Retarded is doing something and then being caught by surprise like Prez when he shot off his gun in the office and blinded the child trying to be tough. McNutty was just a chad who didn't give a fuck.

>>212760136
No one likes the last season because they kill Omar off very anticlimactically in the shittiest way possible.

>>212760402
it was response to criticism that he seemed like a superhero.

>>212760402
Omar sucks
I have no idea why so many people hate Brother Mouzone but have no problem with Omar, who is a much worse, much capeshittier character

>>212759903
He was working at sea so he would have been trained on tides, nautical charts, and currents. Standard methods for estimating the drift of a corpse would also be something a detective in a port city would know where to find. It's a matter of plugging variables into an equation based on things he knew - current, estimated time of death, and the route of the ship. He did not invent a new calculation all by himself, he just looked up standard methods and applied them.
So it's really not that big of a leap. The impressive part was that he sat quietly and did his homework for once, which was out of spite as you said.

>>212760477
He should have died in firefight against Marlo and his crew. Even if he didn't kill them, it would have been better than getting merked by some niglet.

>>212760114
>muffled "What the fuck did I do?" in the distance

>>212760114
>>212760141
kek

>>212760535
he did as far as all the street niggers were concerned.

this is a reflection of how the street niggers talked about Bumpy Johnson

>>212759001
Lily James seems like a bit of a community bicycle.

>>212760724
primo butt mistress if your wife has become boring, though

>>212760110
considering this is the singular time we hear Idris try to do baltimore nigga accent I find it very novel

>>212760402
that was literally the best way to get rid of him because it was the reality they had avoided for years

>>212761309
you also have the fact the person omar was based upon was still alive, retired, in the show, and would've heard stories about his epic shootout with all the drug dealers he stole from ever, who unified just to take him down.

>>212760402
thats kinda the point he wasnt phased to go against anyone but let his guard down around niglets cause he didnt think they were trouble goes back to the whole series message that the game is getting more vicious

rewatching S1 rn, the scene where Day Day tells Cedric about how he'd rob the mansion they were in is way funnier than I remember. You have to hang around real drecks but if you've ever heard one of these types rant about how they'd rob or con a place or person its pretty funny these types can be pretty convincing and well thought out.

>>212761420
you also have the fact that old nigga assuredly lied about most of his amazing exploits and probably took stories from dead people and said he did it and probably did shoot quite a few people but most of them definitely weren't sociopathic genius drug kingpins or their military operator lieutenants

>>212761532
this and he was also a much bigger druggie than they let on

>>212761598
was he gay in real life? it seems like that would be an HBO addition, and if so, how did he feel about that?
irl if he was gay there'd be non-criminal black dudes on the street trying to stomp his head in just because

>>212758659 (OP)
He gave a fuck when it wasn't his turn to give a fuck

>>212761532
>>212761598
>>212761694
you're clearly just talking to yourself.

>>212758659 (OP)
They're having a Wire marathon on HBO right now and I got sucked in as I always do. I love when String thinks he's going to get Slim to hit Clay Davis. Avon belittles the shit out of him.

>>212761770
No, retard. I did post earlier about how Omar is worse than Brother Mouzone, though.
And about the bad accents.

>>212760402
That's realism. It happens in a way you don't expect when you don't expect.

>>212761443
*fazed*, not fucking phased.

>>212761794
the neutral good quote isn't from bubbles.

>>212758659 (OP)
>not marrying that red head sugar momma sex hungry jew lawyer
fucking moron it shoulda been me

Why didn't Avon go all out before getting put into prison again for a second time?

>>212761935
Yes it is

>>212762044
Go all out? Like have a shootout with the cops when they busted him?
Because he's not a fucking idiot. He didn't want to get killed. He had a good lawyer. Him behind bars is still pretty high living. He gets everything he wants including food delivery and he runs the crime.

>>212762193
nope. its from walon

>>212761770
youre an idiot im one of those posts you responded to

>>212758659 (OP)
White man bad, obviously. Are there any decent Caucasians in the show? I forget, I don't think so though.

>>212762044
he was preparing to and the cops caught him easily the 2nd time

>>212762044
because US law had backed up on the idea that severe sentences would reduce crime.

>>212760082
He demoted him to a less active department to punish him for being in subordinate towards city officials.

>>212760265
The mine guy only did the oxygen, they show mcnulty doing the calculations.

>>212762481
Mcnulty, Landsman

Fake serial killers is a totally lejit thang not sure why that of all things in this show got so much pushback

>>212762592
>less active
why bother replying if you're going to reinforce the point?

>>212762643
you really think the guy thats on trial for killing a CEO is the guy who actually did it?

>>212760494
Did they show any other patrolling on the port doing the calculations or even caring beyond reporting the incident? He is a cut above the rest. It is possible to do those calculations but not for a run of the millennium guy. The training seemed to be minimal since mcnulty never learned how to tie a boat knot and bubbles had to show him how.

>>212762647
To prove you wrong and thereby prove me right.

>>212762794
You've proven yourself wrong.

>>212762725
>It is possible to do those calculations but not for a run of the millennium guy.
No it's not and >>212760494 spelled it out for you

>>212762481
Fuck off back to /pol/, schizo. We at /tv/ don't think that showrunners make television to preach "white man bad, drug dealing black man great". You're incredibly simple-minded and brainwashed into ruining all of the media you watch by looking for some undercurrent of 'anti-white propaganda' you were convinced "they" are putting there to, like, demoralize people or shift the social consciousness or whatever your kooky nonsense of the week is. You're predictable and fucking stupid. But you have to keep posting that shit. You just won't stop.

>>212762643
>totally lejit thang
uh, what? it's out of character for McNulty in any case, and it ruins the chill vibe of the show by introducing thriller aspects.

>>212759018
He was thin and had his hair, so alcoholism wasn't a factor
If he was a fat and balding alcoholic like me he'd be in a much tougher spot

>>212763080
holy btfo

4 > 2 > 5 > 1 > 3

>>212762831
The boss didn't transfer him to give him more free time as a reward, he did it as punishment. The mundane passage of time was not supposed to ever come back to bite the boss.

>>212763492
I just love them all like my babies. Each season is great for its own reason and I'm sad that there's never going to be more.

>>212763612
>things can't happen unless they're intentional

you're retarded.

>>212763612
Someone thinks McNulty rode a boat as a reward?

>>212763698
no, he's just got that special (read: normal) type of autism where nothing ever happens by mistake.

>>212763080
Thanks for speaking for "we" at /tv/, but I don't remember electing a representative, so kindly stick your speech where only your boyfriend goes.

>>212763693
>>212763698
The guy in the beginning of the response said that the boss shouldn't have given mcnulty free time if he didn't want those bodies on his desk, I stated it never crossed the boss's mind that such an event could occur.

>>212764071
Duh. McNulty went out of his way to pay Rawls back for putting him there. But Rawls never would have seen it coming. He always underestimated McNulty.

>>212762617
calculating how much oxygen a dozen whores would consume in x time vs the volume of a sealed hidden compartment of a shipping container is not something someone without a college education could calculate in a few minutes.

>>212764071
you are just a moron. nothing about >>212760082 implies rawls intentionally rewarded mcnulty. but that rawls didn't expect to be fucked over by a guy he fucked over.

Season 4 just started and I don't want to get stuck watching all night. It was nice to watch the end of 3 again though.

>>212764191
>>212764263
Agreed, if you follow the thread that is what the second person couldn't get.

>>212758659 (OP)

some people are just born fuckups who can’t get out of their own way, no matter how talented they are. iirc it’s implied that the whole reason he joined the police force was because he had to drop out of college after knocking up his gf.

>>212760114
>hid in the bushes like solid snake

lol

>>212763080
Show em those poltards bro. Good /tv/ don't care about that shitttt

>>212759406
Watch the Wire zoomie

Citizens of Baltimore, I'm Carcetti. Uh, you don't get to bring unsolved cases.
Don't worry, it works against the reelecting mayor, the black man.
ROYCE? Get the police on board I'll start my campaign.
The campaign lists reduced crime rate and restoration of the schools but none of the funding. First one to give me a solution gets to be police commissioner. Who paid you to cook the stats? Lots of loyalty for a man about to retire. Who wants to try next?
Or perhaps he's wondering why someone would campaign for reduced crime then slash the police budget.
At least you can talk, who are you?
(Clay Davis) It matters not who we are, what matters is that for $20K I can give a good word to the governor about you
If I put your donation through an investigation would you die?
You'll find that it's extremely corrupt
You're a black guy
... for Baltimore
Well congratulation Davis you got yourself caught, what's the next step in your master plan?
SHIIIIIIIIIET

>>212760110
>make the show so annoying
LIKE A 40 DEGREE DAY

>>212762335
I think Bubs repeats it though

>>212760402
shittiest way? It was poetry. The game has changed. Omar did not keep up. He was fighting with rules of yesterday. And absolutely no nigger gets left behind in drug wars, not even superhero plot armor ones.

>>212759001
SLAG!

>>212761794
>avon
>has enough money to go into real estate with String and stop killing people
>doesn't
Yeah that's evil not neutral

>>212758659 (OP)
He is american.

>>212758659 (OP)
was literally the most intelligent or lucky detective on the show. he was just an asshole sometimes

>>212760402
>because they kill Omar
I like the character but there are at least 5 others more interesting characters that die before him. You had 5 seasons to learn that good characters will die on a moment's notice.

>>212762619
Prez is probably the greatest white guy in the show

>>212760114
>I cheated on my wife?

>AYO BUST THAT CRUST NIGGA
Did he have to provoke Omar like that?

>>212759406
>>212768364
nothing better than replies from people who haven't watched the threads topic going "huh? wha?" like a couple of boomers that saw a woman with a tattoo

>>212763492
1st that low? come on now