o-dog killed bodie

[@TwoGraves284]

I love that line "You ain't putting me in one of them empty ass houses, neither” Bodie was a real one.

[@kalebanth8323]

Such a crazy and sad scene but that shit made me laugh when he said that 😂

[@TheBrandon3style]

Chris and snoop would walk people into the vacants to do them. They knew they wouldn’t be able to do that with bodie. They took him serious lowkey

[@bigstein098]

@@radricdavis8508 No I think he won that battle but lost the war. End of the day he got got.

[@vincent5318]

A real fool!

[@MultiKushie]

@@vincent5318how was he a fool? Did you even watch the show 😂😂this was bound to happen since day one

[@jwansaz_music]

No dramatic shots. No villian speech. No music. No slow mos. No overglorifying the death of one of the major characters. This show is truly genius keeping it as real as it gets.

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

Thats how it is.

[@chap666ish]

it is not heart breaking

[@gerard4039]

Yea , encouraging peoples to become dumb and dead !!!! That’s the truth .

[@gavinschulte3017]

How?

[@3000Degreez]

Factz

[@volsdeep9395]

“You ain’t putting me in one of them empty ass houses neither”

[@DredScott2010]

@Steevy Horton This was way over the top in response to what this guy said. lol

[@DredScott2010]

@Steevy Horton The original comment seems to be about the gangstafied legacy in which bodie left, like the intangibles. Your response was about the literal stuff like tactical positioning and shit like that.

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

SuperNintendo Chalmers Exactly. Dude had me scratching my head wondering why all of that was even necessary given the context.

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

Steevy Horton You seem to be missing the point my man.

[@Jwask23]

I was locked up in Baltimore for about a year. The city jail. The bad jail. So I've heard bunch of sht. And the stories about the bandos, were serious

[@vincentvitale4604]

The fact they needed a plan for Bodie instead of walking him into a vacant says it all, they knew who tf he was

[@GameTimeWithUptownBlaque]

💪🏿

[@Nobody2x]

An informant

[@ifuzegaming]

@@Nobody2x he accepted a meal from McNulty

[@crispychicken7668]

@@Nobody2x Nah he was a real gangsta. Loyal to barksdale til the end. Would’ve popped Chris and snoop that’s why they needed o dog to sneak up.

[@Nobody2x]

@@ifuzegaming Man when they pulled kev out that bando dude was screaming it was Marlo 😂

[@AnodyneRain]

The scene where Bodie dies is so damn well written. Throughout the show they make multiple references to the game chess and how their all just pieces on the board. Bodie even goes so far as to acknowledge he’s a pawn. In this scene we see Marlo’s elite “pieces” coming at him. Chris in a straight line down the sidewalk, like a rook. And Snoop cutting diagonal across the cars like a bishop. Bodie steps forward and engages with them before O-dog steps out around the corner and gets him from behind, like a knight. And Bodie didn’t retreat because pawns can only ever go forward.

[@wyattcalvillo5423]

An amazing take on this scene truly. It probably wasn’t what they meant but damn I felt it

[@SelfHatingLionsFan]

I don't know if you made this observation, or someone else. I will say it sounds familiar Whoever made that observation killed it tho

[@exaviercastro3360]

I wonder what happens to donut does he die and the show is it different ppl every season?

[@kevindurtanula]

Probably the craziest thing I’ve ever read

[@ArchibaldEdits]

Great inference.

[@lewissmith175]

You could just tell in this episode that he’d had enough. The final conversation he has with Jimmy on the bench is chilling. “I just feel so old, I’ve been on these corners since I was 13.”

[@GeronFletcher]

Yeah… poot smartened up at the last minute. It ain’t meant for a pawn to win. Bodie said I’m a smart ass pawn… not smart enough. DAMN

[@khoraaaa]

@@GeronFletcher "being smart ain’t enough for this game"- stringer

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

When Bodie talked to McNulty about helping bring Marlo down he said "don't ask me to live on my knees" which is almost a direct MLK quote.

[@doaver2.125]

@@GeronFletcher Brodie, already was prepared for death. He didn't want to be in Wallace 's shoe. He knew he would have done as Wallace had...

[@matasa7463]

@@GeronFletcher a smart pawn looks to stop being a pawn. But even if you make it across the board… you’re still just another piece, stuck in this shitty game. Poot understood, so he got out. If only Wallace did too… Also, Omar should’ve just stayed away. He had gotten out, he had won, but he just couldn’t drop it… the streets always had him, so he was doomed to come back and die on it.

[@nzcx9347]

such a major charachter and they killed him off like he meant nothing, this show was brutal man

[@Schyderap]

It shows the chess theory. Bodie was ultimately a pawn so his death was irrelevant. Sad but true.

[@Thejeanyus]

nah bodie was about to rat because he was done being marlo's pawn thats why he died

[@youngmanupkcakris8877]

right. Dee brought that out in season 1 to Bodie, the whole chess theory. Bodie was my favorite character besides Prop Joe. Marlo got both of em knocked off.

[@jimbojimbo7103]

That's life for ya.

[@bigboss2174]

Bodie wasn't a pawn. It took 3 of the Most powerful pieces to take him down. The King, The Queen, The Knight, and a Pawn. If anything he was a bishop piece. Not a pawn, he didn't die a pawns death and he was a very important piece in the game to get rid of. You don't send all of your best pieces to take down and trap 1 pawn.

[@cameronlamb1869]

"you aint putting me in no vacant either" I think this line is the most relevant of all the reasons the writers made Bodie choose to fight to the death on his corner, outside. Knowing people were coming to kill him, that they wouldn't stop if he ran away, he would have at least have a say in what his legacy would be. people that knew about him would know within the next day, rather than being MIA

[@noaccount4]

In the final montage of the Wire, you can see on a memorial on the wall next to a mural of an angel, one of the names is Bodie's name. It's a bit of a mixed ending for Bodie... On the one hand, people remember his name but no one remembers Marlo. Marlo had no code, everyone Marlo murdered was hidden in the vacants so no one knew Marlo did those killings, and Chris deliberately hid all of Bodie or Omar's taunts against Marlo so everyone just thinks Marlo let everyone run his name into the ground and did nothing about it. In that sense Bodie triumphed over Marlo. But what Dee said about pawns always being pawns and the King always being the King came back to haunt him. A pawn can reach the end and become a Queen, the same way Slim Charles went from being a soldier to being the head of the post-Marlo streets with the Greek connect. But the King's still Avon, and when Avon comes out of prison, he'll take over from Slim Charles where he left off. Bodie was always there for the Barksdales but when Bodie needed their help, the Barksdales didn't even notice one of their pawns getting capped. Dying on his feet and not on his knees was the only real choice he had left.

[@tylerchambers6246]

@@noaccount4 People knew all the bodies in the vacants was Marlo's doing, thanks to Chris and Snoop, so it still contributed to his deadly reputation even if legally the murders weren't tied to him

[@warrencrawfordart]

@@noaccount4good summary. And I like the Zapata nod at the end of it.

[@NathanBullock-w9n]

​@DaHuntersTrophyhush wiki bot mor on

[@NathanBullock-w9n]

​@@tylerchambers6246marlo was a punk 😢

[@ck891]

When Bodie and Poot last look at each other, it’s utterly heartbreaking. “Bodie, come on man”

[@talktometv9393]

Yeah LIKE HOW poot ain’t have a gun on em to shoot dude that was going after bodie?

[@AmazingJayB51]

Karma for what he did to Wallace🤷🏾‍♂️

[@zackcrier610]

Wordddd, felt that Last time vibe hate that shit yo loll

[@YurrGTrain]

@@AmazingJayB51 but Wallace was ratting u know how this street shit go all 🐀 must die 💯

[@heavingearth6727]

@@YurrGTrain when you look at the scene again you could tell they really didn’t want to but they were soldiers in their head and knew they’d be getting popped if they didn’t follow orders

[@nycommittee5859]

Killing Bodie was the beginning of the end for Marlo and his crew. It made McNulty go into full on obsessed mode.

[@messiahurquhart9278]

BX WH when he do that it’s only a matter of time

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

JD Williams should've had more big roles after this. I only remember him from OZ, in the Sopranos as a guest star, in 2 episodes of SVU as an undercover cop. I'll always know him as Bodie.

[@villeDify]

@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. he was froggy in pootie tang too

[@villeDify]

@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. you right Dirty Dee was in the wire as well I totally forgot

[@africanlogic757]

McNulty Trash that woman did the work and that other guy

[@FloRizzle138]

Man the resolution in Bodie's face when Poot pleads one last time for him to leave his corner. He knows it is most likely his last stand but he feels he can play it no other way. Massive props to J.D Williams for his portrayal of Bodie. A very underrated character.

[@sultantouma5437]

I don't know that he is underrated at all. At least from the comments that I see; not from mainstream sources mind you, but from people who really get into the series, Bodies character arc is one of the most important, possibly the most poignant in the series. There are other great characters of course, but from killing Wallace (his low) to taking this stand which is really connected to Kevin and what he perceived as the unique evil of the Marlo crew; Just a great character and I think as time goes by may be in the top 3 although its admittedly hard to choose that way.

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

Some retreat and some make a stand. You don't know which 1 u are until u get put in that situation. Taking his corner is taking his livelihood and respect he spent his hole life building up

[@bombarded15]

@@RUTHLESSambition5 Wasn't about the corner, its' because Marlo put a hit on him for being seen with McNulty and he knew Chris and Snoop would make him dissapear "in one of them empty ass houses" so he opted to go out fighting on his turf

[@jacka1227]

I agree. He was not underrated. He had great character development and growth. One of the best characters on the show

[@BrianMusic12]

Seeing kevs body pulled out of that vacant really fucked bodie up too

[@annoyedok321]

Holding the camera on the corpse longer than usual and showing the wounds really emphasized the death as important. It was like a memorial to the actor and his role.

[@orthotech9758]

As much as I hated Bodie for doing Wallace, his death touched me even more. He told Wallace to be a man before he killed him, and here's Bodie standing his ground and defended his block until the bitter end.

[@runupabage5730]

At the end of the day he was about to talk just like Wallace Avon/Stringer and Marlo did what they had to do to protect them and their crew

[@hbrotha1866]

Bodie was a true soldier who followed orders and showed heart. A mans man

[@GOML1112]

@@hbrotha1866 a mans man? Dats kinda gay

[@lukasmadrid1945]

@@GOML1112 your dads gay, i know cause i banged him

[@CursetheVandal]

Wallace got what he deserved

[@yangdax]

Poot stood with his boy, at least until Bodie gave him the blessing to run

[@TCthaCrisis]

*Bodie

[@c.t.7289]

Then he ran striaght to foot locker. Lol

[@Mason42192]

@@c.t.7289 facts😂

[@catchtheseshanahands3750]

@@c.t.7289 😆😆😆😆 nah that shit was called Jacob's it was a bootleg version of Foot Locker

[@13Gangland]

Come on dude, you can easily edit your post to fix Birdie, why leave it like that? Who the heck is Birdie?

[@sapphire4465]

The way Poot looks at Bodie before he says "come on man.." Damn they was homies for sure.

[@anthony66615]

Yeah. The best part was when bodie gave poot the ok to run. If he didn’t do that poot would’ve stayed

[@zaytime4156]

@@anthony66615 Yupp loyalty at its finest that’s a real friend

[@NathanBullock-w9n]

​@@zaytime4156😂😂😂💯💥

[@elohimdagod]

Bro left at the time he needed back up the most

[@DAVALOSLUIS]

@@elohimdagodPoot was unarmed (most people wouldn’t stay) and even told Bodie to run with him. Bodie literally nudged him to leave. Did you not watch the scene?

[@rwarren4637]

Bodie went out like a TROOPER. And how Poot pleaded for him to run. Poot looked at Bodie like:"please bro". And Bodie was like:"it's cool bro. This how I'm going out". Classic.

[@rafeekoliver9784]

Bodie stuck to the same words he told Wallace before he killed him in season one. About standing up being a man that's why when it came to running off his corner he didn't he stuck true to his word

[@ampocalypsew3883]

And got a disrespectful death getting shot from behind, heck if anything Bodie was a coward for shooting an unarmed teen. He got what he deserved

[@DrizzFizzlebeatz]

Ampocalypse W well Wallace decided to tell the police who killed Omar’s boyfriend Brandon. He was sent into hiding until he could testify in court. After Kima got shot they forgot about Wallace who stupidly decided he wanted back in after he turned informant. He was snitching on stringer bell of all ppl he should stayed gone.

[@ampocalypsew3883]

@@DrizzFizzlebeatz true but I can say least give Wallace some slack because he is only a child, he grew in the streets which while he did Adapt he wasnt meant to be in that Environment. And even though him coming back was stupid where else you think he could have gone? Not to mention he thought he would be safe with his supposedly friends. And if you really want to call someone foolish its definitely Bodie, this fool decided to stay in his corner instead of retreating and fighting another day. His death showed how stupid his morals are. And dont get me started on that punk ass bitch who act u6 ally made it out of the game while he convinced Bodie to kill Wallace

[@Fr3sHxCartel]

Ampocalypse W lmfaooo this is all true but Wallace knew the rules of the game, Wallace was the one that got Brandon killed by informing the Barksdale crew where he was so he basically told on a murder he was involved in, however he was young and the way they did Brandon got to him Wallace was the oldest brother of about 5 and he took care of all them alone hence why he is even selling drugs in the first place but he knew the rules and should’ve stayed gone even his friends told him that before they killed him

[@ampocalypsew3883]

@@Fr3sHxCartel again he is young each of these kids do stupid shit, like Randy taking "5 dollars to stand by the door so some kids can have a damn 3 some with a girl* and him snitching. Not to mention Namord pretending to be someone hes not, and Michael for getting into deep. But I give them the benefit of the doubt cause their young and domt know much about the world. Bodie was an idiot for staying his ground even after seeing he is outnumbered and wasnt watching his own back, and to make matters worst he *HE KILLED A CHILD* so yeah fuck

[@ProdbyGdai]

All bodie’s homies ran except poot when the first shot rang out. Yu see who ur real friends is when shit start cracking ...

[@DJQuan718]

Facts Spider and them jetted outta there lmao. Poot real tho he wanted to make sure Bodie good

[@iVince905]

Its all in the game.

[@hunnitstyles2359]

Why would they stay an get killed like him especially if it’s only one pipe out there smh surprise you still alive saying dumb shit like that

[@iii2stackz4iiifuccaoppwese66]

@@hunnitstyles2359 man you a lame quit woofing with your suburban ass

[@mandalor-8315]

Poor ran too ..

[@lyricsterboy]

Anyone notice how Bodie spoke his death to existence? "I told lil Kevin to shoot y'all both in the head twice " *Gets shot in the head twice.

[@CGoody564]

Swee what I find more astounding is thinking back to the chess analogy at the beginning, and comparing chess pieces to the direction the shooters were coming. One approaching diagonally (bishop), one approaching from the side (rook), and one sneaking up around the wall and turning (Knight); it took three extremely valuable pieces to trap what was supposed to be nothing more than a pawn.

[@vlLEGTxSQUADX]

Swee tru

[@Melohalo]

Well if you're shooting someone with the intention to kill the common practice is to shoot twice. It's called "double-tapping".

[@Magnacardia]

Jay H white boi sit your internet thug ass down

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

Jay H, thanks. So it wasn't any mystical metaphysical shit, but rather, standard shit that soldiers would've been living by and dying by as far back as they could remember.

[@angry_zergling]

2:38 Damn, that sad, knowing smile to his friend as he slapped his shoulder to give him permission to bail and running was an acceptable thing to do. "I'm dead. I don't wanna die, but I'm gonna so I'm going out on my own terms. And I appreciate the support, but nothing can save me so you need to get out of here." Bodie is probably my favorite character in this series.

[@jayebarz5673]

Gets me every time man..

[@Dee_Nice89]

​@@jayebarz5673 Bodie was like: get yourself out while you still got the chance homie, If I go down I won't let you go down with me 💯

[@serrahighsfinest]

When he motions for Poot to run by slightly pushing on the shoulder gets me everytime and the face Bodie makes while doing it kills me.

[@latinoheat4657]

This scene got me good, took some time off of binge watching it after this episode..

[@coreyhall1150]

He KNEW it was his last dance.

[@tgal164]

Same here. It was his last embrace of his brother.

[@marssmith4478]

He seen poot was scared So he told I’m to go It’s like he saved his life at that one moment before O dog came out 🤦🏾‍♂️Damn

[@tofutoph]

You see the toughness in his face go away for a second when motioning at Poot to run away. It was such a subtle touch. No cheesy dialogue just a look.

[@benconnor3206]

I felt the fear and hatred Bodie had of becoming one of the victims in the vacants. It’s a terrifying thought and some of the episodes in the vacants put most horror films to shame

[@KtotheG]

They showed the first death in the vacants with a kid on his KNEES, crying and begging for his life. Now juxtapose that with Bodie's death... dying on his FEET, not begging, not crying, but fighting to the end. Bodie died a soldier, not a coward. Those two scenes also recalls MLK's famous quote: "I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees."

[@weffydaprince3463]

Kory Green mlk was a bitch

[@rajatbhateja5299]

What adds to the scariness in that scene is how Snoop is concerned about them not having enough quicklime. She does not care that someone is begging for his life. It was just a 9 to 5 job for Chris and Snoop.

[@PreeMarket]

Agreed. The old face Andre always scared me Cos he just walked with them into the alley and was complaining about the rats and his peoples... How can a man knowingly and freely walk to his death. Terrifies me

[@ElBrillante4]

Kory Green that’s Emiliano Zapatas line although I’m sure there are variations of it throughout history

[@kerrajohnson3203]

Bodie's spitting skills were A1 lol

[@Reese_Turner5043]

Lol fareal fareal! Can't nobody spit cool as Bodie😂

[@dustypaint]

that means strong teeth. no gaps 'tween them teeth

[@Reese_Turner5043]

@Khabib cherrypicking Weight bully Lol me too, still can't get it ryte😂

[@Reese_Turner5043]

@Khabib cherrypicking Weight bullylol😂

[@Reese_Turner5043]

@Khabib cherrypicking Weight bully lol we need to ask Bodie how he did it lol

[@AJ8871]

went from hating Bodie after he killed wallace to being genuinely sad that he was killed. great writing and character development

[@JKlutz3]

string told him to do wallace, fortunately string ended up gettin what he had coming

[@zanebrolin4817]

Bodie is my favorite character. You hate him in Season 1 after he kills Wallace, but by the time he dies, he has a place in your heart. He went out like a man

[@StuUngar]

“You’re a soldier.” McNutty

[@amitkenan3878]

From his perspective, Wallace was a friend who stabbed him in the back

[@Screemcheese]

Wallace stabbed him in the back and was a snitch. That’s the game. I never blamed Bodie for that. Bodie is the most genuine/ solid character in the show

[@talpho3301]

@@Screemcheese wallace is a friend at the end of the day though, the show exploits the game and how in the end, noone wins. It wasnt wallace or bodies fault.

[@KrushgrooveOG]

This! I felt the exact same way about him.

[@tonio1uptop941]

Damn he said “and you AINT puttin me up in one of those empty ass houses neither” he knew he wasn’t gonna make it

[@siikliidii3380]

For me, this was the saddest death on the whole show. Loved Bodie.

[@sinekonata]

Wallace. Omar. Bodie.

[@69DangerousD]

@@sinekonata Innocent bystander. Not that there are many of them around these days.

[@duaneshadd777]

Bode. Omar .cheese

[@duaneshadd777]

@San Diego yo fam I like the way Michael took Snoop out to. But they did big Kev wrong.😴

[@briansmith9959]

No doubt Bodie....was loyal!!!

[@bensmarzynski8757]

Everyone saying they killed bodie like nothing, I thought it was the greatest death on the show. He stood his corner like a real OG, truly an awesome scene

[@juliomendez7100]

Mcnulty: "You're A soldier bodie." Bodie: .... "Hell yeah."

[@TCthaCrisis]

[Bites into sandwich]

[@SpaceGuerilla]

that was my favorite scene

[@elipav484]

@@SpaceGuerilla Mcnulty: "You're A snitch bodie." Bodie: .... "Hell yeah." fixed it for you

[@SpaceGuerilla]

@@elipav484 he didn't snitch on nobody. they just saw him with a cop, more likely a friend. they had a bond between them. two dudes eating something in a peaceful place.

[@Geezeneese]

@@SpaceGuerilla nah he was going to testify against marlo

[@fanistermcdunna]

The chess move symbolism in this scene was so crazy

[@ATLKing404]

pawn can't retreat

[@BumpPumper]

grabs the gun diagonal right. shoots diagonal left. shoots diagonal right. dude comes out of the vacant one space, turns 90 degrees, like a knight, walks up to Body. knocked off like any pawn. Brutal.

[@xDreMack]

@@BumpPumper plus Snoop the Rook comes straight down the street while Chris the bishop moves diagonally across the street. This is why The Wire is the greatest show of all time.

[@BennyNegroFromQueens]

@Miki Miyazaki So wrong. I feel sorry for you actually.

[@georgethompson1991]

Miki Miyazaki nah man. Watched em’ both. The Wire has it beat. The writing, acting, symbolism, character development. The whole nine, The sopranos was good but it didn’t stack up to the Wire.

[@cflorez1986]

there's something really brutal about that second bullet. how he's laying there and the force of the shot rocks his head slightly. also...no music, no build up or anything: they do him in, and that's that.

[@ylcaddy1630]

cflorez1986 when it happens it won’t be cinematic

[@AbruzzoPride]

That's how it is in real life, there's no music, there's nothing glamorous about getting whacked. If your lucky you got one friend like poot who stay right til the final bell.

[@gd-lockc7618]

Shit turn me on

[@KaijuComics]

Shit looked real ong

[@GeronFletcher]

I love that they don’t use a soundtrack in the show. Except like the intro. Only music in cars passing etc. just the sounds of the streets

[@Hayes_in_Environment]

Bodie was one of those characters who could have been any sibling, cousin, etc while also being in the streets. His connection to being someone you may know and love was uncanny. Great acting and screen play!

[@bobbyconnett9109]

His death still killed me more than all the other death's. Greatest show of all time

[@GreatBirdOfHope]

Bodies was a piece of crap who killed Wallace for ne real reason.

[@Biguhaul]

@@GreatBirdOfHope stringer ordered bodie to do it he was a soldier who did what he was told

[@v1llian30]

@@bossshxtonly Nahh.

[@PaintinWitMrCooper]

Hardest 8 seconds to watch was when the camera just lingered on Bodie's corpse. They knew this loss was gonna sting.

[@samiekallen4442]

They knew they could not show his face cause how piss we would have been because of the death

[@VillianEra.Q]

I just watched this episode, them leaving the camera on his body hit me hard

[@scotty2hotty364]

I literally stood on my feet and said “this for my boy Wallace”

[@jay1jayf]

that wasn't stinger, it was Marlo's order. You idot.

[@kharizmatikone1481]

@@scotty2hotty364 I felt that way originally but after watching this show multiple times, I grew to like bodies character. Bodie and Poot killed Wallace strictly on orders otherwise all 3 would've been killed by the end of season 1.

[@dashawnglenn8819]

Do y'all realize the was probably one of the only times chris and snoop didn't just walk their victim down the alley. They actually had to come up with a plan and triple team bodie

[@spearofconquest]

yeah, they knew he would see them coming from a mile away and he did, at night with to no light on the streets.

[@frankthetank1369]

Don't forget they couldn't get Omar.

[@biscuit2193]

@@frankthetank1369 Kenard sure tf could tho

[@frankthetank1369]

Remember dead is dead. 5 guys 10 your still dead!

[@Mumra2K]

The plan was to break in Michael and be there in person to see how he carries himself on the hit. Less about a triple team. Snoop et al know how to hit, their body count reflects this as well as how they trained Michael.

[@hybridgamer4708]

Idk why but I love the little call out of “y’all ain’t putting me up in one of them empty ass houses neither!!” It was a true testament to Bodies strength and his willingness to take a stand… so admirable in a way

[@KwisBwown]

bro bodie a rat

[@oscarschmidt_]

⁠@@KwisBwowni just don’t get it

[@jonathanblaze1648]

Bodie (a pawn) is being attacked by 2 bishops (Chris and Snoop, moving in diagonal lines). But Bodie has another pawn (Poot) protecting him. Poot leaves, making Bodie now unprotected, and he gets taken out by a knight (L shape move) he didn't see.

[@mistersir4180]

Damn 🤯.

[@lazerwolf001]

That’s a good catch , the movement was there , he died for the square

[@MrBabyStunna101]

wow thats what d said in season 1

[@waltergaines201]

Wow what an eye

[@sircrackboi]

DAMN what. thats so spot on

[@MySalsaSalsa]

I like how they stop mid conversation and stare at Donut.

[@GreatBirdOfHope]

They had to see if it was a threat who would shoot them up

[@saaimhaider8703]

@@GreatBirdOfHope They didn't want no smoke with donut

[@Rock4ification]

“The same mentality that told my brother not to duck”

[@jibreelcarr1170]

Sing about me

[@jibreelcarr1170]

@@faysal1463 when poot was trynna get Bodie to recover and fight another day but he didn't listen he stand tall

[@jibreelcarr1170]

@@faysal1463 to Kendrick Lamar song sing about the first verse when he was talking about his friends brother

[@eyedeally5981]

its from the kendrick song "sing about me, i'm dying of thirst"

[@GeronFletcher]

Man FACTS

[@spencerpencer]

this was the richest, most emotional death in the series. the chess symbolism, bodie’s resistance and the lingering shot of his dead body all combine to produce a truly unforgettable moment of television.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

And the end credits theme plays 😞😢

[@number3stunner118]

For some reason, this death actually pissed me off, and also surprised me. I really hated Marlo's crew. Didn't like anything about them.

[@paxsopranodynasty7555]

Neither did I

[@Duzz14]

Kellen east only thing they’re good for is making you love the Barksdale crew that much more

[@pouihurmen]

nomo whites yet he never got to wear the crown, hmmm.

[@number3stunner118]

@@Duzz14 the Barksdale crew felt like the protagonists by comparison.

[@Duzz14]

Kellen east definitely. Very true. They were monsters for the most part too. Reminds me of what Butchie says “Avon’s father was pure evil, the son is no different”

[@3000Degreez]

Poot was a true friend to Bodie & stayed there to the end!!! He stayed right there amongst bullets being fired. Loyalty!!!! The best show ever

[@nopoint808]

Fuck that I thought he would’ve fired back

[@3000Degreez]

@@nopoint808 Poot didn't have no heat on him tho

[@jnnlis]

Yeah he stayed as long as he could for him 😭

[@happyheavenly4200]

he left when he realized bodie was on a suicide mission

[@jnnlis]

@@happyheavenly4200 yeah he knew it was a wrap

[@peterwieser4631]

Bodie just wasn't smart( -ass ) or he would hsve backed off and returned to fight another day. Ultimately it had to be this way though because pawns can't retreat and go backwards in chess . Loved how he played his part , regardless.

[@metsrus]

well Spider and Poot retreated.

[@ThinkPIONEERing]

He was just trying to get across the board, but he wasn’t the smart ass pawn he thought he was. He was nothing special, he was gifted at times but the timing of things got him cornered and he ran outta moves.

[@33GLOCK]

@MegaJf16 Exactly atleast u payed attention lol

[@ArmedNDangerous]

He was with it too bad he had a weak add crew

[@thomaswilburn6263]

its about honor. urban black culture is an honor culture.

[@larrinj.2905]

At least he didn’t get put in one of those vacant houses and went out on his shield. RIP Bodie.

[@thaistomp]

Yeah he wasn't about to let them walk him into one of those vacants like they did so many others. Bodie was the realest.

[@TheRealPoPorter]

I like how the kid drove by and for a split second they all became one thinking “THIS LIL KID DRIVING A DAMN CAR” 😅

[@LIVIA1797]

Chris looks so stunned lmao

[@willdigital3d683]

Like am i seeing this?

[@BOMBBSQUADD]

That was donut lol

[@painandglory22]

Bodie was a great character

[@avitaavitas4110]

TikTokDocNoc sure was. Left the actor typecast like a mfkr, too! Just like Avon.

[@33GLOCK]

@Dana Jo Lol he definitely got LUCKY

[@LeadSlinger_]

Best* character

[@rickiehawkes5665]

Bodie was a real person who just passed last year

[@paulw.9015]

A lot of character building

[@drekennedy9095]

Just like chess He couldn’t move forward or retreat So he got shot in the head TWICE just like he told Kevin 2 do his enemies And he got knock off the chess board Outstanding acting

[@sublimelove23]

O-Dog maneuvered in just like a Knight too. What a show this was.

[@Mike-ge7pe]

@@sublimelove23 def. Snoop was the bishop and Chris was the Queen. So ridiculously good

[@tshyne8007]

Man, the scariest thing about living in Bmore, is walking through those damn alleys at night. I would walk around the block before walking through an alley at night.

[@jayteegamble]

Bodie knew he was a pawn and he died like one. Notice how O-dog moves in straight lines, 1 up and 2 over like a knight.

[@fatmooselips3110]

jayteegamble you’re stretching the hell out of it

[@33GLOCK]

@@fatmooselips3110 your're just slow.

[@Avidsaur]

Blackwolverine 31 you’re big mad

[@sinekonata]

Bodie moved forward only. He thought he could become queen if he played the game long enough. He got stuck and found out how unlikely his dreams were to happen and how unfair the game was. When he had second thoughts and tried to move back, he realized he couldn't any more. I don't know about the knight but yeah the pawn analogies were clearly stated in the show, no coincidence there.

[@govindkrishnan6839]

What is Poot then?

[@Anton-os5lk]

Damn when bubbles killed his only last friend that shit left me sad. But when bodie died... Nah man I was heartbroken. I loved how this show managed to make you feel bad for crackdealers, cops, addicts etc. They just portrayed how some people are sentenced to the street life the second they're born

[@KtotheG]

The show was an argument AGAINST the drug war. A lot of viewers don't get that. Every season, every episode, David Simon was making his case as to why this country should either legalize or decriminalize drugs.

[@amd1273]

Bodie died to get McNulty back into the mix for the final season

[@tonysantu27]

They was pushing H not crack. But ay they all drug dealers at the end of the day

[@Anton-os5lk]

El Javao yeah you right. Lol

[@brandonbates9259]

@@youngbobbydinero Yea I think he knows that lol you can't watch the show and not know that...He just meant the Bubbles and Sherrod situation was sas

[@izelkay]

I like how they waited until Poot left. It's like that scene with Wee-Bey in Season 1: "His boy break we gonna let, but if he raise up I'm on 'em, see?"

[@dmwalter9004]

bodie wasn’t trying to be hard or build himself up with that “I don’t give a fuck” line. he genuinely did not care about anything anymore and was more than willing to meet his death head on if it meant going out on his terms. soldier.

[@kinglevi6878]

Yeah he went out a true G, a real street soldier!!! And that don't mean shit in the end.

[@ProBreaker]

A pawn can become the most powerful piece in the game if it reaches the end, but it can never retreat along the way. Bodie was all about loyalty and fairness, something Marlo knew nothing about. Bodie knew he could never reach the end working for him, and was willing to snitch, because he had to keep moving forward.

[@Tr3llmia]

🐀

[@WiR3DGaMiNG]

a pawn cant do it alone though its nothing without the stronger pieces

[@TribalScan.]

​@@Tr3llmia🤡

[@pisko2119]

the scene that brought back mcnulty

[@losr98]

I remember feeling so much anger when Omar died but Bodie...this hit different. Shit really made me sad. He was one of the best parts of the show. That "shoot y'all in the head twice" line always cracks me up. Poot begging him to run with him is so heartbreaking and that last look they give each other before Bodie pushes him away.... They don't make shows this good anymore

[@jaykisuke3397]

What was sad about Bodie death? This the same dude that killed his childhood friend

[@losr98]

@@jaykisuke3397 they were all flawed people. That didn't make them all bad. Bodie and Wallace were both victims of the environment they were born into. You can still feel bad for both of them.

[@jaykisuke3397]

@@losr98 nah you're just gullible. So if you killed your childhood friend would his family down the line accept you on the street with no consequence?

[@losr98]

@@jaykisuke3397 I don't see what that has to do with what I just said but I can tell you're not capable of full comprehending my comment or even what the show was actually about.

[@joshm7004]

Just asking what was sadabout bodies death is stupid…. Bro he’s the last left from the old days (barksdale crew) there was no D’Angelo, Bey, Stink, String was dead at this point, Avon locked up, poot was locked for a min. Honestly If you don’t think bodies death was the saddest I swear you really didn’t watch

[@king2781]

Bodie was my favorite character on the wire. Dude was solid. They did him dirty but he went out like a soldier

[@caesarplaysgames]

“And you ain’t puttin me up in one of those empty ass houses neither!” At least he went out fighting on his own terms, his own way.

[@wiseguy5511]

He knew he was about to be up in a Vacant!

[@jamesw1313]

It’s a fucked up code, but he stuck to it. He went out on his feet on his own terms with a hot barrel on his pistol. No bitch in him.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

@@jamesw1313 it's debatable if pool remain that old dog will have not gotten a shot off or they both would have gotten killed but at least he went out swinging on his feet

[@GreatBirdOfHope]

Yea I'll just stand in the light and try to wildly shoot at people who are in the dark! Lol dumb

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Echoing Colvin's words, it was a new generation out there, Bodie's death was likely the catalyst that prompted Poot to get out of the game and lead a normal life.

[@Raphie009]

As tragic as this was, the way Bodie went out earned Marlo's respect.

[@htmm5167]

Fuck Marlo's respect, body was soldier from start to end.

[@swissadonis815]

Fuck Marlo and fuck what he would have thought. He was a psychopathic mf with no code

[@DAllanRixxTV]

How explain🤔

[@tavonburns3905]

It didn't lol ​@@DAllanRixxTV

[@beatricekiddo8531]

He knew his name

[@v8Buster87]

Damn man, Bodie was one of the OG's of the show too..... To see the downfall of the barksdales to come from the street, and not the police and all their investment was just crazy.... The way the show displayed the street level operations of an organized crime group is crazy. Because even at the end of the entire show.... the police never even got close to the "greeks"....... who would just keep the spiral of drugs going with new buyers.. The greeks were the real winners of the show. Some characters got a decent ending , most died, went to prison, or resigned in shame, but the greeks are just gonna keep the game going..... took almost no losses, and avoided law enforcement the entire time.

[@KillerDiaguR]

They were levels above the street, but they'll be some sorry ass people themselves, you just don't get to see it

[@cosmicprankmusic]

They did get kind of close to them at the end of Season 2, but yeah, they were elusive and prepared for heat.

[@iorilamia]

White man always wins

[@ninjachannel007]

@@KillerDiaguR Probably not. They wash that street money through legit business and get out before it reaches home. By the time somebody like Marlo or Avon gets arrested, they've already bleached everything.

[@karimmoop9560]

@@KillerDiaguR they would have been arrested by greek police or interpol; at the very best; the BPD doesn't even know there name

[@seanmcqueeney7867]

Fuck man... When Poot says "come on Bodie" it made my heart sink. Everytime

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Its like at the moment Poot and Bodie looked at each other for a second, they were saying goodbye

[@GooblyWoobly69]

That last look between Bodie and Poot man…

[@meztizo_americano86]

Bodie should have told him to run to a barber

[@J_dub-c2g]

​@@meztizo_americano86😂😂

[@A.fordbey.99]

It's O-Dog , I remember when they were discussing the whole headshot thing while training

[@TimCsbE]

Blocklegendzzz •the details of this series wow

[@donettabennett3613]

Yeah o- dog did kill bodie

[@UNCRLS]

cause is the great show

[@sultan5760]

Plus when Chris and marlow were taking about killing bodie marlow told Chris told to get his pup started- as in Michael- but Chris said he worked for bodie it best be someone he ain’t know for the first body.

[@villavelli]

I like Rolla, he died for some shit that wasn’t even true too

[@789tundra]

Damm it took 3 people to kill bodie even Chris and Snoop hesitated on this one they both knew bodie was real!

[@youngbobbydinero]

Naw marlo told them earlier in this recent episode to lay low because they just got booked for a burner & the cops was finding all the bodies in empty houses so he said get shorty to do it..

[@jdreacts6322]

@@youngbobbydinero Wonder what they would’ve did if Bodie caught O creeping up behind him lmao

[@johndorney7812]

@@youngbobbydinero True, but I mean technically they would both have been guilty of murder before the law for their part in it afaik. If it could be proved that they planned the hit and set it up etc of cours.

[@410districttv6]

@@johndorney7812 chris and snoop were just the distraction to get his attention away from the actual shooter who came from the blindspot..Nobody expects it and thats the purpose

[@johndorney7812]

@@410districttv6 Right, but I'm saying, if they were caught by the law, their part in the killing, even just by providing distraction, would still mean they were guilty of murder in legal terms. So instead of hanging back here, they were still taking a risk even though O Dog actually pulled the trigger.

[@homework1992]

Yo, the fact that O-Dog and Bodie had that brief exchange was foreshadowing to the T! Homie was looking at his killer and didn’t even know it!

[@narasimha-dev]

that cold grill he gives him driving up. O Dog already fucking hated him. this show excelled at getting masterclass acting moments out of unknown local actors

[@TheBroligarch]

I really admire the writers discipline here. It would’ve been immensely more dramatic to have Michael kill Bodie, but they went with realism instead.

[@jeffsamuels2539]

Huh

[@wa.a.s.nfa.2786]

A man's got to have a code... for all the highs and lows of the game, Bodie stay true to his principle. It didn't have to go down that way, but it did none the less.

[@thisiswamoo]

"why ain't in your repertoire no more"

[@derricktalbert6554]

I still use that, mainly to my women lol

[@thegreyoneedwards6296]

Use that with my kids on the regular. Always asking "why?"...

[@pbluma]

@@thegreyoneedwards6296 People like you shouldn't have kids.

[@paulprecour3636]

Bodie can't run backwards because he's a Pawn in the game. Knight moves from corner shadow (two up, than sideways) and takes him. Felica and Chris both bishops (attack diagonally) . Omar (and Brother Malone) Rook. Rooks take Queen (Stringer).

[@chickenman7801]

Omar and Mazoune are bishops when they took out Stringer, shooting him at angles. Plus Omar and Mazoune holding the purity of their code in faith. I think Wee-Bey was the rook. Notice his straight forward movements when Avon is attacked by Omar.

[@ryanbesco8067]

The wire has the best atmospheric lighting I’ve ever seen in movies and tv shows.

[@Deeznuts-zr7qe]

Bodie: spider what's the count? Spider: I don't think we ain't gone sell out today mane. Shit trip me out every time

[@jappiejojo777]

Sad how Poot tried to warn his buddy, but he didn’t wise up.

[@josecanal7556]

Bodie was a soldier but also he was tired of this i think , like when he told Mcnulty he felt old .

[@Wrooblas]

the only one who survived from the original Avon's crew is Poot, because he quit. We can see him later in season 5 working in a shoes store. sad, but true

[@TheIkaraCult]

Ive watched The Wire through many times now, and this is the death that still cuts me up the most.

[@Cosmic_God_Particals]

Wallace is in heaven with this clip on repeat all day LOL

[@jnnlis]

Lol

[@CrisisHipHop]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@joshuagregoire9504]

Lol that's a funny thought 😂

[@jeffsamuels2539]

Wallace a dope fiend

[@TonySoprano007]

During the ending scene Bodie's name is written on his corner, whereas Marlo is a nobody... Bodie's legacy is left on the corner for everyone else to see...

[@SuperChuckRaney]

Bodie just didn't have the makings of a varsity athlete

[@juanmacias8787]

Super.Chuck fuck you uncle June lol

[@SankofaNYC]

This is my shine box, I ain't going no where!

[@randellgoering3425]

Sankofa NYC I'm dying!!!! Lol

[@MrAngusyoungistheman]

If you’re going to lie, you should tell Bodie there’s a broad in the car waiting to tongue his balls.

[@seantaylor407]

😂🤣

[@DarkWaveOnSteroids]

It’s crazy how season 1 we all hated Bodie, then fast forward, he ends up being alot of our favorite character. Salute to JD Williams, no one could’ve played this character better than him, The Wire started to go downhill after they took him off the show. You know a great actor when he can make you hate him and then turn around and make you root for him and then makes you sad when he’s gone. He was the heart of the show.

[@jalfrezi365]

Always thought it was Michael, every day's a school day!!

[@killaluckee09]

jalfrezi365. Man i thought same thing i just knew mike did that

[@antwonejones22]

jalfrezi365 man I thought the same thing in middle school watching thing back then Highland Town Middle School was open I miss them days.

[@LazyLDM]

That was mike wasn’t it

[@HazeStash]

Lee Mays No, it was O-Dog.

[@weebey8358]

It was obvious yal. Gotta pay attention. Chris asked for it not to be Mike cuz he knew Bodie cuz he worked for him. It would have maybe made Mike nervous once he approached to shoot Bodie. So send in the goon lol

[@probablynot7611]

that extended shot of Bodie’s body is one of the most vicious things i’ve seen from this show

[@a2izo]

It's heartbreaking because he knew his time was up, even when his mans tried to get him to give up the corner you can see the actor portray genuine sadness. Live and die, but it's all in the game and every player knows that and it's kinda bittersweet but mostly bitter.

[@Kommunik8Moor]

Bodie is one of the characters on the show that viewers gravitated to. It was like you knew him and felt it when they killed him off

[@keenandreher5479]

funny shit, snoop like to creep but Chris do walk downs. also isn't that rolla from power sitting in the passenger seat?

[@teamhoamlan4422]

dead ass that's roller

[@CGoody564]

Think back to the chess analogy; Chris walking straight on (rook), Snoop moving in a diagonal direction (bishop), and o dog coming around the corner (Knight); it took three extremely valuable and powerful pieces to take down what was supposed to be a pawn.

[@janitorthrow2588]

Cory Goodman Jesus fucking Christ, dude. You're on some next level shit.

[@anthonyknight3623]

keenan dreher you guessed it that's rolla

[@Billycruz718]

Yes it is ghost got revenge for bodie in power 🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@oOo-dj7pt]

He didnt care because was so tired after all the power shifts and those kids dying, he didnt even know what it was he was fighting for anymore.

[@nevermindme8922]

Like he said when he was talking to mcnulty. The game is rigged

[@SUEDUCE]

This shit hurt foreal Bodie stood tall and ultimately knew he was going to die! Bodie looked at Poot like well this is goodbye,He was a real one.

[@millergoldagency]

One interesting thing about this scene is that Snoop and Chris came at Bodie shooting. They were there to kill him, but they didn’t even attempt to walk him into a vacant, they knew he had too much heart to go out like that.

[@Babyliv1001]

Bodie was so rare. Smart yet brave. His character to me was one of the most complex characters in the series. He just didnt see a way out, he got in too deep

[@rommelthedesertfox3089]

Smart yea selling drugs very smart

[@kharizmatikone1481]

@@rommelthedesertfox3089 He didn't say his act of drug dealing was smart, he meant his character in general! There's plenty of smart drug dealers out there known and unknown. Big Meech for example.

[@vicvega24]

If Bodie retreat, he would've still been killed days later.

[@204ThugLyfe]

the realist nigga on tha show

[@Tee-OhBee]

204ThugLyfe nah, that’d be Slim Charles.

[@HeavensSeeker1]

He killed Wallace though

[@tydeprince719]

Khalil Jebali Wallace was a snitch he had to go that's the game and the game will always be the game

[@LeoSlimTV]

719 YunGn and he snitched too.

[@B_Chasnika]

People like you don't know. Marlo was the realest. At the end of the series he goes to his old corner, asks if they know him, they say no, and he's fine. Not because he's back in his old hood but because people "knew" Omar...a legend and look where it got him. So him being unknown after getting rich made him milk that moment.

[@b0nkert0ns7]

Bodie’s death reminded me of Ellsworth’s from Deadwood. Two dudes who were universally respected regardless of what side you were on, and a kill that marked shit had gone too far.

[@Kilaknux]

Kind of a weird thing to notice, but most of the criminals in this series have shit for aim. Even guys like Omar and Wee-Bey miss targets standing in the middle of the street at any range further than point blank more often than not. Bodie, on the other hand, was shooting in the dark at two very experienced hitmen, in abundant cover and came damn close to hitting them with every shot. Another thing to add to Bodies already extensive list of things he's much better at than he should be.

[@thunderdick6117]

That's real life people in gangs don't hang out at the gun range . I lived in a really fucked up spot in the projects most of my life and something could pop off and like 50 shots could be taken and nobody gets hurt or sometimes an innocent bystander would get hit . It's a bunch of hood dudes shooting at each other ain't a damn one of them got a John Wick gene in they entire body.

[@v1llian30]

Snoop didn't miss much either. She actually makes fun of other cities for missing so much. 'In Bmore.. we aim and hit a niggah, y'heard?'

[@permitted_277]

"Boy worked for Bodie, first time must be someone he ain't know"

[@BIGDREAMER444]

bodie was a true warrior

[@maheshguptha9796]

Hell yeah

[@RARARAZZ]

A true pawn

[@AE-yr6mo]

A true fool.

[@BIGDREAMER444]

@@AE-yr6mo why a fool

[@BIGDREAMER444]

@@RARARAZZ he was a pawn but he had the makings of a leader he had his own lil crew it's just he couldn't go against marlo and win dude had a empire

[@7blife]

Bodie was a ronin. A samurai with no master to serve at that point. Lifeless. No reason to live anymore. His purposed was served and was already basically dead. He wanted a "samurais" death and welcomed the opportunity to finally die as one.

[@CGJUGO80]

_Never mind you "why". "Why" ain't in your repertoire no more, nigga._ Ice cold, man. So cold, in fact, that it freezes ice.

[@lovrboy670]

This is the moment poor didn’t want to run the streets anymore when his best friend got kilt

[@carlamarlene2927]

I had a miscarriage. when I first saw Bodie, he looked exactly what I imagined my child would if he'd have been a boy. I cry so hard everytime I watch Bodie bc I know he'd have grown up a dealer's son

[@CStewWV]

When Poot pleads with him is great scene. Bodie knew no use running because they would catch up to him eventually and maybe end up in the vacant so go out on your corner and maybe take one of them out too. Amazing show