Agreed - his WTF was one of the sweetest episodes ever. He seems to be a guy that's extremely gracious about the luck that led to his second career (and his wife's second chance at life), and very happy to get to play with his heroes. But when he's not reigned in he can be unwatchable.

Agreed - his WTF was one of the sweetest episodes ever. He seems to be a guy that's extremely gracious about the luck that led to his second career (and his wife's second chance at life), and very happy to get to play with his heroes. But when he's not reigned in he can be unwatchable.

If you have Phoenix already on your 10. then you don't need Fly. We understand Walt's inner conflict as he watches (spoiler redacted). Fly is brilliant, but merely a vocal expression of that guilt we've already seen on Cranston's face - and a reflection of his responsibility to Jesse that will be stated through action…

If you have Phoenix already on your 10. then you don't need Fly. We understand Walt's inner conflict as he watches (spoiler redacted). Fly is brilliant, but merely a vocal expression of that guilt we've already seen on Cranston's face - and a reflection of his responsibility to Jesse that will be stated through action…

I think for TheWire you'd have to pick episodes that hit the overall themes of corruption and cover-up more than McNulty as a character. Some of the most important moments in the series stem from episodes that have little to nothing to do with Jimmy.

I think for TheWire you'd have to pick episodes that hit the overall themes of corruption and cover-up more than McNulty as a character. Some of the most important moments in the series stem from episodes that have little to nothing to do with Jimmy.

I'm not sure that's really a two-parter, though, anymore than "The Cat's in the Bag" and "The Bag's in the River" would be.

I'm not sure that's really a two-parter, though, anymore than "The Cat's in the Bag" and "The Bag's in the River" would be.