1. love your content! 2. Omar's minute-long draw of his weapon is like as close as we get to modern-day Kurosawa standoffs. 3. "Worrying about you is like wondering if the sun gon' come up. Ain't bout to wyle out over it." is goddamn philosophical.
Not really because he's literally acting like fractions of an inch in the size of his bullet will make a difference in whether or not he hits his target. It's not Omar's fault, most of that scene is perfect, but some stupid writer who has never even seen a real gun tried to write a line to make him sound badass and instead made him sound like a fool to anyone who knows anything about guns. And when I say the rest is perfect I mean perfect: he warns Mouzone that he has one in the chamber, he jokes about Mouzone's short pistol tending to kick (which they do), everything suggests he knows his shit when it comes to guns. Then they fuck it up with that line.
They're talking about making a sequel man they don't need to do that the wire was perfect just like it was Michael better get an Emmy post humorously I know that when they have the image this year or I'm going to riot all by myself
If there exists a better example of "real recognize real", I don't want to know about it. Both men are 99% sure the other won't pull the trigger, but this scene dances on the knife-edge of 1% uncertainty.
Nah! The beginning of the end for Stringer was bullshitting Omar into taking out Mouzone in the first place, knowing Omar don't exactly like or trust him, and he was always gonna make sure he had the right man who tortured lover boy. Make sure he ain't being played. What did he think the deal was when Omar started robbing their stashes again, or that he left Mouzone alive? I guess he thought: *"Wondering about you 2 be like wondering if the Sun gonna come up...I ain't about to wyle out over it.(Well, Get on with it muthafu- "* 💥💥💥💥 ) 🤣
@Elliot Sala If Omar grazed him that 45 would still make him flinch. And with his vest he knew where Brother would be aiming, on top of that if they both traded one to the belly Brother is dead omar lives.
@@mikecrip If Brother was going against Omar with intention to kill him, I bet he would use something hotter than .380, like something with a bit of armor piercing capability like 7.62 Tokarev.
GM 180 because Omar has a .45 caliber round which is a very large round. Standing 20 ft away from someone with that size round. Even if he didn’t hit Mouzones center of mass which is what he’s aiming for he’ll hit an arm or a shoulder. So he’s saying even if he misses he can’t miss bc the .45 will do so much damage anywhere it hits. Ie breaking a bone leaving a whole arm useless
This is literally the best single scene in the entire series. It is a homage to the old wild west gunslingers of the past but played out on the modern day streets of Baltimore between the 2 baddest characters in the show. So many memorable lines all while pulling his gun from his waist. The mutual respect in the most serious of situations is palpitating. One of the greatest scenes in TV history
Because his name rings out. The bogeyman of Baltimore. Even the kingpins are afraid of him. The youngins scream "Omar coming" all the time so now he uses third person because everyone is scared of him.
I love how articulate they are in their own ways. They are both clearly very intelligent men. They both understand It's nothing personal, It's just the game. One of the best stand offs ever
Yes! This scene shows so much: it shows a verbal and mental duel rather than a physical duel, it shows the respect they each have for each other, it shows their knowledge of their weaponry, but more than anything I think it shows that their MINDS are the REAL weapons
@@williameddy3740 I wouldn't call Brother Mouzone a rook 🤷🏿♂️. I think Brother Mouzone and Omar are pretty equal in value but they go about the way they do things differently like a bishop and a Knight.. Peace ✌🏿
Michael K. Williams started as a dancer and uses body language at the same genius level he speaks dialog. He's like a lion coiled to spring throughout the confrontation but the subtlety that makes it all so real is how his entire face and body change once Brother Mouzon pockets his piece. He was the rare type of actor where you can always mute the sound but still know exactly what's happening. Such a loss of a fearless gift. Michael K. Williams, RIP, tragically gone at 54. You are still so missed.
I always felt like Omar does that because he is aware that he's built 'Omar' into a character outside of himself. The legend is bigger than himself but is always around him. 'Omar' still lives after the man himself was got. And still burns Marlo up!
This writing is like modern day Shakespeare. The back and forth patter between two amazing characters makes you hang on every word. Love this show. Thanks so much for posting this up!
Xx xX He's saying that with the caliber gun he has and the distance that's between them, even if he's off on his aim a lil bit.....he still gonna feel it. He still gonna connect.....he still gonna hit him.
Up there with Columbo, Hawkeye Pierce, & Tony Soprano - Omar Little is top-tier as one of television’s most exemplary characters ever. Rest In peace Peter Falk, James Gandolfini, and Michael K. Williams.
"He's resting" Showing him the same respect he showed Lamar. But with that hint of "maybe he's dead, maybe he's not" that comes with dealing with professional killers
Mitchell D, I’m sorry you aren’t capable of appreciating the absolute class here. From the writing, all the way down to the calm standoff by two of the most intellectual characters from The Wire. I’d bet my left nut that you’re the type to also microwave your food instead of choosing to pre-heat the oven and wait lol!
@Mitchell D oh, cupcake... its too bad for people like you. all sour. hating things others like with no redeeming qualities to your personality. have fun dying angry.
Ugh I just love how real recognizes real here. Brother sees Omar slowly reaching and it doesn't alarm him, seeing they're both marksmen. They both know it's more to be explained and aren't too scared or hungry for an easy, quick kill. Love it. Side note: it just shows how calculated they are. Neither one could be found or accessed to easily. They were both lured in by their right hand men being bait.
Omar knows Mouzone was up to something, because if he wanted him dead, he would've just shot Omar in the back, or when he turned around. He was verbally poking at him to see what he wanted.
A bunch of different writers worked on this show, but, to my knowledge, they were all basically novel writers, and actually wrote the screenplay for the show as if it were a novel, because the show was conceived from the beginning as being a "live action novel". This makes The Wire really stand out from other TV shows, especially because it was the first show to ever do this. However, writing of this quality isn't that unusual in the world of novels and other text-based media.
Hahaha. I was JUST about to write that comment when I scrolled down to yours! I just hear it in the Bill Duke voice, "You know you done fucked up now, right?"
"Tonight I do". How does Omar pick his guns for the night? .45 for laundry? Shotgun for the library? Desert Eagle when going out for smokes? Unarmed when shopping for cereal in his PJs?
@@johntaylorson7769 I wonder what was he thinking. Some of the craziest killers in the city is out to get me, amd Im injured right now. I should just order take out
Dude survived after fighting Weebey, Stinkum, Mouzone, Chris and Snoop, Michael, Prop Joe and Cheese but it was a little bastards that got him! Kennard comin yo
+Salvador Allende You do know that canard is French for a male duck, but also a word describing something that is a baseless rumor. It is very interesting how this name was used for the creature that would eventually kill the center-piece of the entire series, Omar Little.
yep, there are hard limits to being human. a bullet to the head is a bullet to the head no matter who fired it. you can't plan for a random event either.
Salvador Allende....if Omar had a weakness, it was he underestimated kids. There's a scene where he's in a vacant house, spying on Marlo and Michael shows up to talk to Marlo and his partner Renaldo asks who Mike is and Marlo says "He's just a kid". Throughout the Wire, he always seemed to dismiss kids, not see them as a threat. I think it's because he felt like he was so loved and revered by the kids in the neighborhood, he thought they were either groupies or again, not a threat. As we all know, he made a fatal mistake underestimating the kids in the hood.
@Truck Turner i dont think omar thought kids were "groupies" but rather it was his own moral code that he lived by. about not robbing regular working folk and such; im pretty sure he included children in that. not a threat, not to be harmed and so on. that kid who shot him was a shithead, was so glad to see his stupid litle ass arrested in the finale
I knew when I saw this for the very first time that I had just witnessed perfection, a flawless scene. Any boy who loved westerns was just glued to their TV when this came on, three minutes of big screen magic.
Omar - '''Hear them Walthers like to jump some'' Brother - ''As will you, with one in your elbow' Love the subtle comedy as either of them could die in a split second
@@Westside19th WALTHER in fact it's pronounced VALTER since its german but its commonly called WALTHER. Even the most novice of gun enthusiasts know this.
EASILY!! (They could have controlled all of Baltimore City if they wanted to--IMHO the two toughest, straight-up no BS dudes (along with Avon) in the entire series!!)
Whenever these two characters interact, it’s like something straight out of an epic poem. So much weight behind each word. Like two forces of nature clashing
'Oh I will move slow, I aint tossin nothing bowtie' 'I trust you didnt lose sleep over it' 'He's resting' 'I see you favor a .45. Tonight I do' 'Even if I miss, I can't miss' 'I dont see a sweat on your brow neither bro' 'I suppose we could stand here all night. I suppose we could' The Wire man...this show is out of this world. I am speechless.
+MrEnjoyBeats I hate sheep posers who have never even wanted to see The Wire but as soon as they read on Wikipedia that The Wire is the best show ever and now they suddenly start to love it just because they saw most other people doing it and being the sheep they are now they like it too. You probably don't even know why this is a good shor you gullible poser fuck.
Always been my favorite opening scene of The Wire. 2 hard rocks facing off, neither backing down. Incredible commentary, exceptionally well acted, set piece impeccable. Omar v Brother Mouzone. Perfection!
I've been so impressed by this dialogue and acting for so long that i completely didn't notice one crucial variable to this encounter: Mouzone has the upper hand. Omar's boy is being held by Mouzone's bodyguard. Even if Omar wanted to kill Mouzone, he couldn't without killing his boy as well, so his only option is to pull out his gun and at the very least take mouzone out with him if his intention is to kill omar. Omar's only real intent is to, as always, go out like a soldier, fighting. Mouzone always the smarter, calmer tactician. The scene speaks to both their characters.
Omar killed his boy for giving him up anyways. And he had already let Mouzone go and they both clearly realized they'd been duped. So they both knew from the beginning that they weren't there to kill eachother.
No shows on TV will ever be able to touch The Wire or The Sapranos. The Wire was brilliantly written and both shows would have made great movies. Omar and Brother Mozzone were true gangsters.
Damn I loved Omar, what a badass, that's why his death was so shocking. After all he done, all the gunfights he been in, he got got by a little kid and that was it.
That's the best way to end a character like Omar, nun of the big players could get to him. It's the worthiest way he could have been killed, Avon and stringer tried to get him but failed and so did Marlo, Snoop and Chris. Omar was as close to being untouchable as you can come.
It was an intentional subversion of his badass, almost mythic stature in the show. In season 5 he ends up alone and hobbling around on a broomstick for a cane like a skittish animal and is finally caught unawares by a little street urchin. Because as legendary as he appeared he was still just a man and suffered the undignified death that awaits anyone living the game as he did.
This could have ended so differently. Two gunslingers at the OK corral figure out Stringer Bell set them up to take each other out; thereby getting rid of two problems. This scene sets up one of the best revenge plots ever and Stringer pays the price!
The whole scene is there because Omar shot him. Mouzone has to confront him in this way so Omar can see it's not an attack.. He gambled, that Omar would not shoot him but he had no intention of shooting Omar himself. He gave Omar an opportunity to be diplomatic and it worked.
Has to be one of the best back and forths I’ve ever watched on screen. 2 of the baddest dudes facing each other, each with their own code, total respect for the others ability. I wish we got just a little more from Brother throughout the series but I appreciate that he wasn’t from Baltimore so him being in the show more would’ve seemed kinda weird considering he’s a hired gun not truly tied to anyone one organization
If a television show can elicit so many feelings just by being a voyeur, The Wire is it - This is one of many scenes in 5 series that is just exceptional. David Simon needs recognition, the greatest piece of television writing ever.
Real talk, Michael K. William's death is hitting me as hard as Kobe Bryant's. Those two were a huge part of my childhood. These past couple of years have been hell. "You come at the king, you best not miss" - Omar. God bless this man. Rest easy.
This is definitely one of the best scenes ever of 2 killers meeting in the struggle of street life, much respect for one another. I have watched this intro scene so many times and it is still classic like when the episode first aired. "Me worrying about you is like me wondering about the sun coming up, I ain't about to wild out over it" RIP Michael K. Williams "aka" Omar!!
Amazing start to what I believe to be the single best hour of scripted television of all time. Every second of this episode is a payoff of one story line or another from the previous seasons... Even though Stringer didn’t technically die until the end of this episode, as soon as these two stopped pointing their pistols at each other he was DONE!!! Great scene!!!
Love every single line. But that one line was inaccurate. Given the gun, he doesn't have one in the chamber. On a 1911, you'd have to have the hammer back to have it ready to go if he was using it safely
@@muna5066 it's a double action pistol with a safety, he cocked the hammer back and readied it. Both guns in this scene are hammer fired. Double action
@@WolfenX4 sorry but that's incorrect. 1911s are single action only (except for rare modified designs). There is a hammer and a safety. But when you rack the slide to load one into the chamber, you also cock the hammer. There is no de-cocker to lower the hammer so the hammer stays back and you then activate the safety to keep it from firing too easily from the very light, crisp, short single action pull of a 1911. So if there was one in the chamber, and it were ready for use the hammer would be back and the safety would be on or off.
Gotta love that mutual respect though. Omar knows Bro Mouzone isn't an idiot, gives him the time of day and allows the standoff for face keeping and soul, both deep down knowing no shots are going to be fired. Later, both of these guys respect the other, by just knocking out the guards, rather than killing them. 'Just sleepin''. Then later team up to take out a certain player. Dream team.
omar: "you kill my boy?" mouzone: "he's resting." --this is the same exchange the two had after omar shot mouzone; after omar shot mouzone, mouzone asked, "you kill my man?" and omar said: "he's resting."
Dang i didn't notice that. Here's something i did notice. When bub stops Omar's ride the plate is 107M703 on the yukon. Well about 8 episodes later when Avon is out of prison and has devonne set up a meet with Marlo at the fish Mart, Avon is waiting in an explorer with the play 107M703. Just a prop repeat i noticed. Oh and when poot is wearing the black and red run athletics shirt that boadie actually wears too.
This was easily one of the oldest scenes in the show cause they were the two baddest at that point. Still gives me chills even 2.5 decades later. RIP Micheal K Williams
The writers of The Wire are just something else. These characters are just incredible and the dialogue is Shakespearean / Churchillian! How in the world this show didn't sweep every possible award!!!!
I just realized that neither of them curse at all in this exchange. I don't know why that's so awesome, but it is. No slurs. No curse words. No insults.
Omar: "how'd you find me"
Me: "you know you whistle when you walk?"
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Haaaaaaaa
I know, right?!
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Like a meeting between two samurai ... the mutual respect you can just feel it.
more like two random killers
+5.56 Or 5.45? neither man killed randomly. furthermore 7.62x51
evil10 scene was genius
Orientalism is strong with this one
Greatest scene ever
Who is still here in 2024. 17y old UA-cam clip. WOW where has the time gone.
Omar listening
17 years of TV since this, still nothing better.
just started re watching the show. finished season two yesterday and forgot how good that season was. damn I love this show
Always be coming back to The Wire fam 💯
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“Even if I miss I can’t miss.”
One of the most badass scenes in the history of television
1. love your content!
2. Omar's minute-long draw of his weapon is like as close as we get to modern-day Kurosawa standoffs.
3. "Worrying about you is like wondering if the sun gon' come up. Ain't bout to wyle out over it." is goddamn philosophical.
@@mrjohnson8343 greatest drama show ever dam near greatest writing ever as well
Nah his line "if you come for the king you bet not miss"
Not really because he's literally acting like fractions of an inch in the size of his bullet will make a difference in whether or not he hits his target. It's not Omar's fault, most of that scene is perfect, but some stupid writer who has never even seen a real gun tried to write a line to make him sound badass and instead made him sound like a fool to anyone who knows anything about guns. And when I say the rest is perfect I mean perfect: he warns Mouzone that he has one in the chamber, he jokes about Mouzone's short pistol tending to kick (which they do), everything suggests he knows his shit when it comes to guns. Then they fuck it up with that line.
I was gonna make same comment about this scene. "...I keeps one in chamber in case you ponderin'...."
R.I.P Michael K. Williams, who played one of the most iconic characters ever.
Indeed
Indeed2x's
100 on it
They're talking about making a sequel man they don't need to do that the wire was perfect just like it was Michael better get an Emmy post humorously I know that when they have the image this year or I'm going to riot all by myself
Indeed from Toronto
If there exists a better example of "real recognize real", I don't want to know about it.
Both men are 99% sure the other won't pull the trigger, but this scene dances on the knife-edge of 1% uncertainty.
That last bit of yours was poetry
@@Japan705 Facts👌
That's why Mouzone called Omar "brother" at the end. He recognized that they are both part of a certain fraternity of real killers with morals.
@@YaramYahuHaGadi Both are "part of the game".
He’s resting. I love that line from both of them, no reason to kill
“Omar listening..” the beginning of the end for Stringer
Indeed
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Nah! The beginning of the end for Stringer was bullshitting Omar into taking out Mouzone in the first place, knowing Omar don't exactly like or trust him, and he was always gonna make sure he had the right man who tortured lover boy. Make sure he ain't being played. What did he think the deal was when Omar started robbing their stashes again, or that he left Mouzone alive?
I guess he thought: *"Wondering about you 2 be like wondering if the Sun gonna come up...I ain't about to wyle out over it.(Well, Get on with it muthafu- "* 💥💥💥💥 ) 🤣
Avon warned him about those away games
Stringer was a dead man the moment he abducted Brandon.
"This range? This caliber?
Even if I miss, I can't miss"
(-_-)
Brilliant
@Elliot Sala If Omar grazed him that 45 would still make him flinch. And with his vest he knew where Brother would be aiming, on top of that if they both traded one to the belly Brother is dead omar lives.
@@mikecrip If Brother was going against Omar with intention to kill him, I bet he would use something hotter than .380, like something with a bit of armor piercing capability like 7.62 Tokarev.
What does that mean exactly?
GM 180 because Omar has a .45 caliber round which is a very large round. Standing 20 ft away from someone with that size round. Even if he didn’t hit Mouzones center of mass which is what he’s aiming for he’ll hit an arm or a shoulder. So he’s saying even if he misses he can’t miss bc the .45 will do so much damage anywhere it hits. Ie breaking a bone leaving a whole arm useless
@@coolsenjoyer yea but that 380 gone travel in your body also remember brother got special hollowtips in it he made himself
This is literally the best single scene in the entire series. It is a homage to the old wild west gunslingers of the past but played out on the modern day streets of Baltimore between the 2 baddest characters in the show. So many memorable lines all while pulling his gun from his waist. The mutual respect in the most serious of situations is palpitating. One of the greatest scenes in TV history
It also reminds me of a stand off / duel between two legendary heroes from classic literature, like Achilles talking to Hector
So well said.
It was like Vegita VS Goku all over again.
Omar was Jamie Hector's Achilles heel 😭😭@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
I bet you've seen about 0.2% of shows ever made if that.
Omar is the only person to talk about themselves in a third person and actually sound cool.
It would almost be weirder if he DIDN’T. He was a true living legend
The Rock
The Rock also exists
Because his name rings out. The bogeyman of Baltimore. Even the kingpins are afraid of him. The youngins scream "Omar coming" all the time so now he uses third person because everyone is scared of him.
The Rock, Omar and Zlatan ibrahimovic
I love how articulate they are in their own ways. They are both clearly very intelligent men. They both understand It's nothing personal, It's just the game. One of the best stand offs ever
2:00 "I donn see no sweat in your brow neither bro"
Indeed!
Yes! This scene shows so much: it shows a verbal and mental duel rather than a physical duel, it shows the respect they each have for each other, it shows their knowledge of their weaponry, but more than anything I think it shows that their MINDS are the REAL weapons
Facts 💯
@@sg7031 Skill acknowledges skill.
"I don't see no sweat on your brow neither, brah." Omar showing respect.
@@Islam_is_the_truth.4no.
While slowly swerving his piece into focus
Gangster til the end.
The entire conversation and BM never stopped him from aiming his gun. He never wanted to shoot Omar
I'd hate to be the guy that chose to walk down that particular alley at that particular time...
***** smartest too.
😂😂😂😂
David White lol
David White they heard Omar whistle. they knew better
You probably could watch and they'd let you
A bishop and a knight respecting each others skills and then coming together to take out the Queen..
Thought they were both bishops, they attack stringer diagonally, no?
@@codyschwarz5155 the way Omar goes about committing his robberies is more like a knight
Jerry Alexander-- Isn`t it more like a Bishop and a Rook ?
@@williameddy3740 I wouldn't call Brother Mouzone a rook 🤷🏿♂️. I think Brother Mouzone and Omar are pretty equal in value but they go about the way they do things differently like a bishop and a Knight.. Peace ✌🏿
Stringer was the prettiest queen at the dance
Michael K. Williams started as a dancer and uses body language at the same genius level he speaks dialog. He's like a lion coiled to spring throughout the confrontation but the subtlety that makes it all so real is how his entire face and body change once Brother Mouzon pockets his piece. He was the rare type of actor where you can always mute the sound but still know exactly what's happening. Such a loss of a fearless gift. Michael K. Williams, RIP, tragically gone at 54. You are still so missed.
For real, underrated actor, really deserved more roles in the mainstream media with great directors.
Such a waste of potential man.
absolutely love how Omar always refers to himself in the third person
Omar Come'n Y'all.
"That wernt no attempt murder....I's juz put one in ol White Mikes hind quarters so he don't sit right fo-wile...."
-Omar
Omar Listenin....!
Jimmys impressed
Because Omar is actually a demon.
I always felt like Omar does that because he is aware that he's built 'Omar' into a character outside of himself. The legend is bigger than himself but is always around him. 'Omar' still lives after the man himself was got. And still burns Marlo up!
This writing is like modern day Shakespeare. The back and forth patter between two amazing characters makes you hang on every word. Love this show. Thanks so much for posting this up!
FedralBI
Perfectly said.
Who pissed in your coffee?
This show is soooooooooo good!!!
Connor Duquette I shat in it
"Omar listening " :)
"Even if I miss I cant miss" love that line
Andrew Politsky - I never fully understood it..
Andrew Politsky I love that line too
Xx xX He's saying that with the caliber gun he has and the distance that's between them, even if he's off on his aim a lil bit.....he still gonna feel it. He still gonna connect.....he still gonna hit him.
J Boone cheers man 🍻
That fact is Omar would not get a shot off cause the hammer was home
RIP Michael K Williams, one of the best characters in TV history
Obama should speak at Omar's funeral. Give a eulogy.
Loved him as Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire.
it was that H that made him so laid back tho
He sold his soul for that part they came and collected.
Up there with Columbo, Hawkeye Pierce, & Tony Soprano - Omar Little is top-tier as one of television’s most exemplary characters ever. Rest In peace Peter Falk, James Gandolfini, and Michael K. Williams.
"He's resting"
Showing him the same respect he showed Lamar. But with that hint of "maybe he's dead, maybe he's not" that comes with dealing with professional killers
Naw I feel Brother wouldn't have killed him because he speared his man's life.
It's like a scene out of a Wild West Movie! One of the best scenes in TV history!!!
slow down fam.....you probably have watched less than 5% of all tv shows in tv history...you making wild claims
It's this new thing called "an opinion." It's really sweeping the nation.
+glasstorso lmaooooo
fucking hilarious !
glasstorso 😂😂😂
I still like to respond to people with _Omar listenin'_
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I've seen this scene a million times but it never gets old. This is Tv history. Who ever wrote this piece of dialogue is a genius!
Uncultured swine...
Mitchell D, I’m sorry you aren’t capable of appreciating the absolute class here. From the writing, all the way down to the calm standoff by two of the most intellectual characters from The Wire. I’d bet my left nut that you’re the type to also microwave your food instead of choosing to pre-heat the oven and wait lol!
Mitchell D it’s on TV, it’s a story, it’s entertainment. That’s today’s art.
george pelecanos wrote the script from a story by him and david. pelecanos also came in heavy on scripts in "the deuce."
@Mitchell D oh, cupcake... its too bad for people like you. all sour. hating things others like with no redeeming qualities to your personality. have fun dying angry.
"Worried about is like worrying bout if the sun gonna come up....I ain't going to wild over it"......the GREATEST. LINE. EVER!!!!
Rest in Peace, Michael K. Williams. The world just lost an immense talent and a huge heart.
fOR REAL BRO
Yes we did
what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Something like this......
Genius.
Aaron David Kapner, the most random, but incredibly wisest comment I've ever seen on UA-cam!
Ummmm lol... irresistible?!?! I think you meant Unstoppable!
immovable force
They surender
You can just feel the mutual respect...
Shoaib Ashraf i swear
“It oozes indeed!!” in and with no man conceding an inch...” unmatched tension beyond belief!!”
Yup, all their commentary too. “He’s resting” is akin to you didn’t kill my boy last time you got the jump on me, so I didn’t kill yours.
Intensely confident from both parties.
@@Cookieboy70 Could be a reference to a certain Norwegian Blue.
That scene was a masterpiece. Kind of taken straight out of the old west. The showdown. People love the Sopranos but I like The Wire. Hands down.
why not enjoy both shows?(:
Completely different series. Cant even be compared.
The wire is a well made show.
Por que no los dos
@@ivangarcia1327 the wire was far more cheesier
Ugh I just love how real recognizes real here. Brother sees Omar slowly reaching and it doesn't alarm him, seeing they're both marksmen. They both know it's more to be explained and aren't too scared or hungry for an easy, quick kill. Love it. Side note: it just shows how calculated they are. Neither one could be found or accessed to easily. They were both lured in by their right hand men being bait.
Both of whom were "just resting." 😅
if omar wasn't gay, i think him and mouzone could get along.
Omar knows Mouzone was up to something, because if he wanted him dead, he would've just shot Omar in the back, or when he turned around. He was verbally poking at him to see what he wanted.
The most epic cold open in tv history. Every single line was Shakespearean street poetry.
Nicely put.
lol
It’s up there with say my name
That slow drawing of the gun and then aiming was perfect.
@@jatilq Oh, indeed.
The Wire is a show you watch if you want to be a writer.
Then after 60 episodes you realize you’ll never write anything as good as this show. 😄
i think homicide life on the street is also gold
I recognize good dialogue when I hear it but fuck me is it hard to write.
@@foxtrot_5084 never heard of this show. will check it out
A bunch of different writers worked on this show, but, to my knowledge, they were all basically novel writers, and actually wrote the screenplay for the show as if it were a novel, because the show was conceived from the beginning as being a "live action novel". This makes The Wire really stand out from other TV shows, especially because it was the first show to ever do this. However, writing of this quality isn't that unusual in the world of novels and other text-based media.
@@syncmonism thanks for the info
This is the moment when stinger didnt know... he fucked up
200👊🏽 boom!
Hahaha. I was JUST about to write that comment when I scrolled down to yours!
I just hear it in the Bill Duke voice, "You know you done fucked up now, right?"
He fucked around and found out.
lol stinger
And there it is😂
best stand off of all time
weall wegot that was some gangsta shit
weall wegot it really is awesome! I always loved Omar’s duster jacket to hide his double barrel shotgun.
@@dscgodflow6663 Yes it was
Absolutely like a old western
... indeed.
RIP Mr. Williams, your acting skills were superb! Not taking away anything from the other actors, but Mr. Williams' performance was legendary!
No one could’ve played Omar like Mike did. RIP.
Brother: I See You Favor a .45
Omar: Tonight I Do!!
And I keeps One In The Chamber Incase You Pondering
"Tonight I do". How does Omar pick his guns for the night? .45 for laundry? Shotgun for the library? Desert Eagle when going out for smokes? Unarmed when shopping for cereal in his PJs?
@@johntaylorson7769 I wonder what was he thinking. Some of the craziest killers in the city is out to get me, amd Im injured right now. I should just order take out
John Taylorson he’s saying he doesn’t have a particular “favorite.”
Omar is a professional, he uses whatever tool is in the toolbox.
@@johntaylorson7769 there should had been a scene for that?
Yes
Dude survived after fighting Weebey, Stinkum, Mouzone, Chris and Snoop, Michael, Prop Joe and Cheese but it was a little bastards that got him! Kennard comin yo
+Salvador Allende You do know that canard is French for a male duck, but also a word describing something that is a baseless rumor.
It is very interesting how this name was used for the creature that would eventually kill the center-piece of the entire series, Omar Little.
Salvador Allende ...talk about irony...huh
yep, there are hard limits to being human. a bullet to the head is a bullet to the head no matter who fired it. you can't plan for a random event either.
Salvador Allende....if Omar had a weakness, it was he underestimated kids. There's a scene where he's in a vacant house, spying on Marlo and Michael shows up to talk to Marlo and his partner Renaldo asks who Mike is and Marlo says "He's just a kid". Throughout the Wire, he always seemed to dismiss kids, not see them as a threat. I think it's because he felt like he was so loved and revered by the kids in the neighborhood, he thought they were either groupies or again, not a threat. As we all know, he made a fatal mistake underestimating the kids in the hood.
@Truck Turner i dont think omar thought kids were "groupies" but rather it was his own moral code that he lived by. about not robbing regular working folk and such; im pretty sure he included children in that. not a threat, not to be harmed and so on.
that kid who shot him was a shithead, was so glad to see his stupid litle ass arrested in the finale
“Wondering bout you would be like wondering if the sun gon come up.
I ain’t about to wild out over it.”
😂🤣🤣 what a bad azz
How can you pack so much comedy, drama and action into a 2 1/2 minute scene? Simply amazing.
I knew when I saw this for the very first time that I had just witnessed perfection, a flawless scene. Any boy who loved westerns was just glued to their TV when this came on, three minutes of big screen magic.
Omar - '''Hear them Walthers like to jump some''
Brother - ''As will you, with one in your elbow'
Love the subtle comedy as either of them could die in a split second
Best scene ever
Walters**
@@Westside19th WALTHER
@@Coinz8 Walter
@@Westside19th WALTHER in fact it's pronounced VALTER since its german but its commonly called WALTHER. Even the most novice of gun enthusiasts know this.
"I want to ask you something, brother."
"Omar listenin'."
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This scene is a masterpiece.
Omar listening 😂😂
Damn Straight!!!
Michael K. Williams is a national treasure. Legitimately a National Treasure.
@@SteakCutFries oh indeed. Very under-appreciated in my opinion
No its not. This is like amateur night.
RIP Michael K Williams. This is my favorite Wire opening ever, great dialogue. Omar was so unique
Mouzone: "I see you favor a .45..."
Omar: "Tonight I do.. and I keeps one in the chamber in case you ponderin'"
Amazing writing and dialogue
Keeps one in the chamber but ain't got it cocked. smh
Brother Mouzone: You kill my man?
Omar: Naw he resting.
Omar: You kill him?
Brother Mouzone: He's resting.
Me:😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Loved the reciprocity!
Mutual respect
It's cool cause it's like, if one had a different answer so would the other. I don't know how to articulate it
Sugar water dont run through them veins!
@@493HZ Professional courtesy
These scenes still give me chills, might have to watch this show again for the like 4th time lol
+Woogie Harrelson Agreed...I just shake my head everytime!!!
Power is right there too
Michael Redding *Power is fantasy and make believe compared to The Wire.....Yeah Power is entertaining, but The Wire is authentic as fuck*
Those are rookie numbers...only 4 times ?...you gotta pump them up
“I trust u didn’t lose sleep over it”
“Worrying about u would be like wonderin if the sun gon’ come up. I ain’t bout to wild out over it”
EPIC
Love those lines!!!
"The Wire" always walked the line between realistic and poetic effortlessly.
Except for when it jumped the shark with McNulty nibbling on corpses.
The epitome of game recognizes game. Perfection in character writing and assessment *chef's kiss*
"Even if I miss, I cant miss" great dialogue between two soldiers!!!!!
I admire a man with confidence
Omar listening!
Shiiiiiiit these two could've taken down Marlo by themselves.
EASILY!! (They could have controlled all of Baltimore City if they wanted to--IMHO the two toughest, straight-up no BS dudes (along with Avon) in the entire series!!)
Hell they coulda teamed up to take down The Greek and his entire crew
Michael Otis calm down now
@@socallawrence Omar don't scare!!
Definitely
“I keeps one in the chamber in case you ponderin,” is exactly what I will say if I ever find myself in this same position. Most badass quote ever.
No won’t, you just won’t lol
@@BirdGang6😂😂😂
Whenever these two characters interact, it’s like something straight out of an epic poem. So much weight behind each word. Like two forces of nature clashing
'Oh I will move slow, I aint tossin nothing bowtie'
'I trust you didnt lose sleep over it'
'He's resting'
'I see you favor a .45. Tonight I do'
'Even if I miss, I can't miss'
'I dont see a sweat on your brow neither bro'
'I suppose we could stand here all night. I suppose we could'
The Wire man...this show is out of this world. I am speechless.
+MrEnjoyBeats I hate sheep posers who have never even wanted to see The Wire but as soon as they read on Wikipedia that The Wire is the best show ever and now they suddenly start to love it just because they saw most other people doing it and being the sheep they are now they like it too. You probably don't even know why this is a good shor you gullible poser fuck.
+Charles Ferdinand are you stupid ?
+Charles Ferdinand why do you think I am? because I quote The Wire?
+Charles Ferdinand: That' interesting. I hate presumptuous individuals.
pop quiz easy question for a real fan...what did omar do to brother to make him come looking for him? and how did omar distract brothers bodyguard?
"This range? This caliber? Even if I miss I still can't miss"🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫
Always been my favorite opening scene of The Wire. 2 hard rocks facing off, neither backing down. Incredible commentary, exceptionally well acted, set piece impeccable. Omar v Brother Mouzone. Perfection!
God, the spirit of dueling cowboys, samurai, and knights, all channeled through these two in this one scene. Two evenly matched warriors.
I've been so impressed by this dialogue and acting for so long that i completely didn't notice one crucial variable to this encounter: Mouzone has the upper hand. Omar's boy is being held by Mouzone's bodyguard. Even if Omar wanted to kill Mouzone, he couldn't without killing his boy as well, so his only option is to pull out his gun and at the very least take mouzone out with him if his intention is to kill omar. Omar's only real intent is to, as always, go out like a soldier, fighting.
Mouzone always the smarter, calmer tactician.
The scene speaks to both their characters.
Great scene
Omar killed his boy for giving him up anyways. And he had already let Mouzone go and they both clearly realized they'd been duped. So they both knew from the beginning that they weren't there to kill eachother.
Almost 20 years and it still don’t get old!
No shows on TV will ever be able to touch The Wire or The Sapranos. The Wire was brilliantly written and both shows would have made great movies. Omar and Brother Mozzone were true gangsters.
Oz.......
Yes
Breaking Bad & Power?
JStar King good shows but neither can come close to The Wire or the Saprano's
Mad Men towers above them all. Just saying.
Damn I loved Omar, what a badass, that's why his death was so shocking. After all he done, all the gunfights he been in, he got got by a little kid and that was it.
Fuck Kenard man
That's the best way to end a character like Omar, nun of the big players could get to him. It's the worthiest way he could have been killed, Avon and stringer tried to get him but failed and so did Marlo, Snoop and Chris. Omar was as close to being untouchable as you can come.
B4DAMONEYHUNGRY Indeed. Omars don't walk off into the sunset. At least not in the physical.
It was an intentional subversion of his badass, almost mythic stature in the show. In season 5 he ends up alone and hobbling around on a broomstick for a cane like a skittish animal and is finally caught unawares by a little street urchin. Because as legendary as he appeared he was still just a man and suffered the undignified death that awaits anyone living the game as he did.
Redmund ^^On point...
Just imagine two kids acting this out with super soakers😂
"Even if I miss I can't miss!"
k?
Post this on TikTok and I will install the app just to watch these challenge videos
I hear those super soakers like to jump a bit
@@Illstatevid So will you, with a wet elbow
@@AxxinTheSupernova Not enough H2O to make my joints useless 😂😂😂
I cannot believe he’s gone. 😔
Michael K. Williams (1966-2021)
RIP
This could have ended so differently. Two gunslingers at the OK corral figure out Stringer Bell set them up to take each other out; thereby getting rid of two problems. This scene sets up one of the best revenge plots ever and Stringer pays the price!
The whole scene is there because Omar shot him. Mouzone has to confront him in this way so Omar can see it's not an attack.. He gambled, that Omar would not shoot him but he had no intention of shooting Omar himself. He gave Omar an opportunity to be diplomatic and it worked.
Norm Appleton Right.....you said it best
@@NormAppleton actually Avon told mozune to get Omar for the hit on stringer since he knew stringer would make a run for it if mozune was alone
"I dont see no sweat on your brow neither bro"
Has to be one of the best back and forths I’ve ever watched on screen. 2 of the baddest dudes facing each other, each with their own code, total respect for the others ability. I wish we got just a little more from Brother throughout the series but I appreciate that he wasn’t from Baltimore so him being in the show more would’ve seemed kinda weird considering he’s a hired gun not truly tied to anyone one organization
I agree it wouldn’t have made sense. First time was for business, second time was personal - no need for a third time
Remember Mouzoune shot Cheese
@@NormAppleton yeah I do lol
Anyone else rewatching old Wire clips due to the recent news? RIP to a huge talent
One of the greatest scenes in history I come back to this every year rest in peace bro
If a television show can elicit so many feelings just by being a voyeur, The Wire is it - This is one of many scenes in 5 series that is just exceptional. David Simon needs recognition, the greatest piece of television writing ever.
"So you gon rob me now? I needa remind you who I am?" One of my absolute favorite lines from the wire.
He really pulled the gun out slowly while having a whole conversation lmao. I love this show.
Real talk, Michael K. William's death is hitting me as hard as Kobe Bryant's. Those two were a huge part of my childhood. These past couple of years have been hell. "You come at the king, you best not miss" - Omar. God bless this man. Rest easy.
💯
Shut ur mouth, simp. You didnt know him nor kobe
@@salatalar8343 You must feel very comfy behind your monitor telling a random stranger to shut their mouth lol. Good luck in life
@@DocsimusPrime i do…. I am like omar in the wire. Dont mess with me
Get over it
This is definitely one of the best scenes ever of 2 killers meeting in the struggle of street life, much respect for one another. I have watched this intro scene so many times and it is still classic like when the episode first aired.
"Me worrying about you is like me wondering about the sun coming up, I ain't about to wild out over it"
RIP Michael K. Williams "aka" Omar!!
Real gangsta. The most skillful warriors ironically never have to do battle
"I see you favor a 45"
"tonight I do"
Omar is the shit
"Bird like to covert those shiny pistols"
Amazing start to what I believe to be the single best hour of scripted television of all time. Every second of this episode is a payoff of one story line or another from the previous seasons...
Even though Stringer didn’t technically die until the end of this episode, as soon as these two stopped pointing their pistols at each other he was DONE!!!
Great scene!!!
Both the best opening and closing scenes in the same episode.
Note to self: Never pit the two most lethal men on the eastern seaboard against each other using a flimsy lie as a pretense.
Which episode? Been wanting to watch the series again!
This show is secretly a modern Western
R.I.P. Omar Little, easily one of TV's most memorable characters.
"Tonight I do. And I keeps one in the chamber in case you ponderin'" -Omar
Love every single line. But that one line was inaccurate. Given the gun, he doesn't have one in the chamber. On a 1911, you'd have to have the hammer back to have it ready to go if he was using it safely
A magnificent show down
Such terrible dialogue.
@@muna5066 it's a double action pistol with a safety, he cocked the hammer back and readied it. Both guns in this scene are hammer fired. Double action
@@WolfenX4 sorry but that's incorrect. 1911s are single action only (except for rare modified designs). There is a hammer and a safety. But when you rack the slide to load one into the chamber, you also cock the hammer. There is no de-cocker to lower the hammer so the hammer stays back and you then activate the safety to keep it from firing too easily from the very light, crisp, short single action pull of a 1911. So if there was one in the chamber, and it were ready for use the hammer would be back and the safety would be on or off.
Someone needs to put some Ennio Morricone on this scene.
Herb Alpert: Lonely Bull
RIP man
No shit
Having watched this show many times, I can say with absolute conviction:
This is my favorite scene across all 5 seasons
Gotta love that mutual respect though. Omar knows Bro Mouzone isn't an idiot, gives him the time of day and allows the standoff for face keeping and soul, both deep down knowing no shots are going to be fired. Later, both of these guys respect the other, by just knocking out the guards, rather than killing them. 'Just sleepin''. Then later team up to take out a certain player. Dream team.
omar: "you kill my boy?"
mouzone: "he's resting." --this is the same exchange the two had after omar shot mouzone; after omar shot mouzone, mouzone asked, "you kill my man?" and omar said: "he's resting."
i think the parallel has to do with the two being on the same level. in terms of being prepared, knowing the game, etc.
they also say the same thing when Omar takes his clock to prop joe. Joe asks what happened to his man at the door. "Siesta papi".
Dang i didn't notice that. Here's something i did notice. When bub stops Omar's ride the plate is 107M703 on the yukon. Well about 8 episodes later when Avon is out of prison and has devonne set up a meet with Marlo at the fish Mart, Avon is waiting in an explorer with the play 107M703. Just a prop repeat i noticed. Oh and when poot is wearing the black and red run athletics shirt that boadie actually wears too.
The beginning of a beautiful friendship...
“Ain’t not sugar water running through them veins” I use this line up to this day
Powerful scene, makes me want to watch the entire series again.
This was easily one of the oldest scenes in the show cause they were the two baddest at that point. Still gives me chills even 2.5 decades later. RIP Micheal K Williams
Everyone is talking about the dialogue but the shot of them facing off on the alleyway is like a Baltimore western.
2:30 This is when you know Stringer is already dead
The writers of The Wire are just something else. These characters are just incredible and the dialogue is Shakespearean / Churchillian! How in the world this show didn't sweep every possible award!!!!
this is the best scene ever written in a series ever ....the confidence these brother have in themselves is jus fukin insane ....
Classic the wire got so many great scenes so many gems man this generation would never appreciate or understand
They'll Never Be Another Omar Little RIP MKW🙏 Keep Whistling in Heaven brother
“Omar listening.”😂😂😂
One of the greatest dialogues in tv history!
The respect these two had for each other was beautiful to watch
I just realized that neither of them curse at all in this exchange. I don't know why that's so awesome, but it is. No slurs. No curse words. No insults.
Morgan Freeman: Thus, it was at this very moment that Stringer Bell f*cked up....