Comments on: So…McNulty

By: ashleymorris

ashleymorris — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:39:12 +0000

So when Simon does his show in New Orleans, I want a scene where a bunch of people walk into this place. The camera zooms in on me, looking up at the sign, pans to the sign, pans back to me, and I say “Who the fuck was McNulty?”

By: virgotex

virgotex — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:22:41 +0000

iHell, they are going to miss him like nobody’s business.

I know I am.

Me too.

I give McNulty a hard time but there’s no denying he’s a charmer.

And a lot of the time, it scares me how much I can relate to him:

“What the fuck did I do?!”

Indeed.

By: Adrastos

Adrastos — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:23:17 +0000

Love the sign, Ray.

As to McNulty offing himself, I’m on the fence. He’s such a narcisst that that argues against it but he’s also self-loathing, which argues for it. I’m inclined to think he’ll muddle through or even wind up under the bridge.

By: racymind

racymind — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:06:03 +0000

Damn. THE final episode and I am up to my neck in crap to do at work tonight… no getting out of it. [heavy sigh]

I will be hitting OnDemand at 0730 or as close to it as I can. I don’t expect Jimmy is suicidal, but he could be up to getting really, really hammered and with that there is always the risk of something bad happening - couple that with the enormity of his screwups and the despair he must be feeling, Jimmy is practically demanding some sort of “brush with fate.” But, drunks usually manage to not kill themselves, so I expect a more institutionally appropriate fate for Jimmy. Suspension, disgrace, loss of face are coming his way, dead or alive. But there are no saints in the BPD and many did benefit from Jimmy’s deception, so there will be sympathy for Jimmy and his actions. Hell, they are going to miss him like nobody’s business.

I know I am.

By: ashleymorris

ashleymorris — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:11:41 +0000

Me, either.

By: virgotex

virgotex — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:16:02 +0000

I think the irony is that McNulty himself probably hasn’t thought about it much. Not that any of us know our own future but some have goals and overarching concerns that point them in a direction. As you point out, McNulty’s actions have most likely severed his connections to the people closest to him, his reality. And it seems like he was never really that concerned with those connections to begin with, so I don’t sense he feels a great anguish at losing them. He seems more bewildered to find himself staring at a big closed door. He obviously gets that this is a massive fuck up but he seems unable to grasp it emotionally. Which, to me, feels very realistic. Like how real-life narcissistic addict personalities operate.

I think the writers and the actor have done a great job of not going for the usual dramatics here.

Personally, I don’t see suicide.

By: Hiromi

Hiromi — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:15:13 +0000

As other NuPaccers have noticed, his drinking hasn’t been really notable the last two weeks, but he’s been wearing his crushing despair on his sleeve.

Right. Just because you stop drinking, it doesn’t mean you stop acting or thinking like an alcoholic.