The Wire ~ Lucky or Smart? (Malik ‘POOT’ Carr)

[@That_GuyYouTube]

He’s definitely lucky, he could have died many times during the show, but he was smart enough to realize he could end up like all his previous friends, all for nothing, so he got out of the game.

[@acedarebelMusic]

So was he lucky or smart? Or you’re saying both?

[@Michel-hq7kb]

Exactly what I was gonna say lucky because they’re a few that get out the game. Smart because seeing that there’s only two options of the game and knowing both have no good ending

[@killahki]

Smart because your luck or lack thereof has nothing to do with you, you can't change it.

[@simpdown1404]

Anybody making it out of the streets with their life and freedom can consider themselves extremely BLESSED.

[@BrooklynEli]

FACTZ‼️💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏

[@slickbillgod9253]

he's both. he played dead when mfs upped directly where he was posted at and survived. if thats not the epitome of being lucky & smart idk what is. And he wised up and got out of the game and got him a job.

[@downtoearthproductions]

Poot was that "smart ass pawn" not Slim. Poot made it on the other side(legal life) but still remained working for somebody. His last scene, he's working at Footlocker and his uniform is black and white which symbolizes chess(Black and White pieces).

[@Snaz.17]

@@downtoearthproductions never thought about it like that, very nice…

[@houseofmatrix6174]

When pawn crosses it turn into any piece

[@Jaycean]

@downtoearthproductions I like your pov. The black and white stripes could also be a symbolic jail suit. No longer worried about jail due to street life in the past. He now does his time as a civilian

[@tangeni_mos]

Interesting.

[@chriso8193]

It wasn't a foot locker, it was called Jacob's Athletic Shoes and Sportswear. I thought there was nothing symbolic about the shirt. It symbolizes a popular shirt worn in a popular show store. Or we can say he did referee the Pit....lol.

[@marlonthomas8042]

Poot played the middle extremely well Like stringer said: you gotta be fierce but show sone flex He was able to learn and read the room Was willing to bus bus gun but didn’t live by it - a la prop joe Took nothing personal - always business Played his role but didn’t get too tied - he always seemed to treat his bosses indifferently but showed outward respect His vice was women - which besides std’s and getting his phone broken he never suffered consequences of He always listened more than he spoke He was a mirror of slim Charles in that respect - playing his position until he could transition

[@LorenzowakefieldEllison]

He got burned by the same chick repeatedly let’s not forget

[@marlonthomas8042]

@ true but in the grand scheme of things Only ever did year long stretches in prison etc Bodie, Wallace, dangelo, stringer, avon, stink, wee bay, savino, bird He was really the only original barkesdale crew member that survived pretty unscathed

[@rzasha]

“World Goin’ One Way, People Another.” Definitely smart. There’s no luck on those corners

[@FREETHEWORLD999]

“Thought you said it was getting colder out”

[@elohimentertainment8166]

Not luck at all

[@marquesjohnson6359]

The wire is one of my favorite shows,i think poot was lucky and smart he was lucky because there were a few times he could've been killed and was smart enough to know when to get out

[@pcharl01]

Who was he going to rock with after Bodie died?

[@jasonminter5978]

Little bit of both

[@VoidVirtue]

Poot Was That Smart Ass Pawn In The End. Bodie Was That, But He Broke His Own Code... Being Caught In The Same Jam In Which He Had To Take Wallace Out For.. That's How Bodie Got Checkmated. I Feel If He Didn't Agree To Give Jimmy Info Karma Wouldn't Have Allowed Monk To Spot Him Talking To The Detective, But The Airs Always Align Justice. I Don't Believe Bodie Woulda Took The Stand But He Was Gonna Spill Info On The Low To Get Rid Of Marlo. But The Game Is The Game And He Broke His Code To The Game He Agreed To Play. D'Angelo Wallace And Bodie All Have That Code Breaking Moment That Aligned Their Early Exit. Poot Stuck To His Code, Almost Got Caught A Few Time In The Face Of Death But Somehow He Made It Out That Position. Bodie Knew This In His Last Moments, As He Knew What Was Done Had Came Full Circle... He Know What He Sad To McNulty So He Stood Up Like A Mf Man As He Told Wallace.

[@DaQuestion]

That was his corner and he didn’t run nowhere. Not allowing them to put him up in one of the vacants either. He was right there.

[@dbcooper4917]

Bodie thought he was bigger than the game

[@s4mp_founder]

Poot wasn’t lucky. He was just balanced. Wasn’t striving for everything, to him hustling was just a job taking him where it went. He didn’t violate any codes and gotten out of the game after experiencing enough of it. The two things in that life that bring people to death or jail. Is their drive for it and bad decisions. Sooner or later both are bound to land you in classic circumstances.

[@antoniobaugh707]

Yeah poot was just a lucky low level pawn if he had stayed in the game a little longer he would have been knocked off just like bodie

[@brandonbates9259]

​@@antoniobaugh707 You could say that about any of the characters lol or anyone in life..But as we saw,Poot didn't do the things that Bodie did to get himself killed..After Bodie died,Poot didn't seek revenge , he wasn't getting in the back seat of a cops car,he didn't let any pride get and emotions get in the way... That's everything Bodie did after Lil Kev's death

[@antoniobaugh707]

@@brandonbates9259 bodie only seeked revenge for lil kevin because lil Kevin lied to him about lex instead of just being upfront about it

[@s4mp_founder]

@@brandonbates9259 💯. Bodie was suppose to take over (we saw the entire series that he was really the gem to throne) but because he was so use to being up under Stringer and Avon. He wasn’t use to doing what they did to get where they got. He got a final chance standing up to Marlo (that if he got Prop Joe, Slim, and a few others on his side) by warring he might’ve came out victorious. But instead he folded and confided in the only person he never should’ve. Bringing his demise.

[@brandonbates9259]

@@s4mp_founder Facts,as Slim said "That's the thing about the old days,they the old days"..Bodie didn't adapt

[@teflonjohn4018]

Slim Charles was smart, Poot was lucky

[@tcwilson815]

Poot had a little of both he had some quotables about life throughout the series ive seen many people in real life go through what Poot went through and Survived

[@who_else_but_dee2821]

He definitely played it smart and was lucky mostly 50/50 more balanced he wasn’t a street guy at all he just played street and like a chameleon just blending In

[@detroittraee]

He was lucky as fuck , couldn’t died with dude when snoop shot that corner up on the back of the motorcycle

[@obadiahpeoples1834]

I want to say lucky but .... Both...my favorite character MARLO ..... but what i do like about poot is him getting out of jail doing time with avon & nem and not exactly working for MARLO but coolin on the corner with bodie giving him company not switching sides but just loyal to his friend and stayed side by side with bodie until his demise instead of running away at first problem.. he tried

[@thomaswilson591]

There are alot of poots in the hood, the usual path is jail and then out the game, come out and do something else, the second route is the close call like what happened to poot and boody on the corner. Usually, it's a I was supposed to be there when everyone got killed or arrested.

[@chiefredcloud9049]

Snoop almost boxed him in a drive-by HELL YEAH he was lucky

[@yoCBOOGiE]

Finally I found a video on Poot. Poot was the “smart ass pawn” Bodie Wallace and Dee almost about snitched that’s why they died.

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Mostly lucky but there is smart in there, because he understood as he says "that life gets old" better to be working a legitimate job and live to be 80.

[@jefeking2117]

Lucky! Snoop almost got him

[@ghostface3652]

But she didn’t because he was smart. It’s not like he got hit and made it from the hospital

[@IronClinch92]

Any of the characters in the wire the were standing healthy at the end needed luck and smarts to do so. One of if not the best show of all time. The wire, Sopranos, GoT, Mr inbetween I can rewatch anytime.

[@BrooklynEli]

Do you watch a man's world podcast? ya style is kind of similar to his he does these analytical videos on the wire to.....🔥🔥🔥 Video bro keep it up

[@G-TV_TheOneManArmy]

Look like he's taking a break I haven't seen him upload in a min I'm gonna have to check his stuff out to see if he still posts

[@Snaz.17]

@@BrooklynEli yes, huge inspiration, shame he doesn’t post no more

[@BrooklynEli]

@@Snaz.17it feels like it but different u doing a good job 💯💯💯... bro been m.i.a....🫡🫡🫡for stepping up we need these vids u got yaself a new subscriber my guy

[@Snaz.17]

@ thank you my brother 🙏

[@BrooklynEli]

@@G-TV_TheOneManArmy yeah my man been tryna get low...idk we might have to put Brother Mouzone on him for that next video😂😂😂

[@Chitango76th]

Lucky asl

[@Kaibbyli]

Luck worked in his favor with him being smart enough to get out the shit after seeing what happen wit Brody he knew his role and played it then got out when shit was enough

[@ke-shawnshoemaker3408]

He Was Both 💯

[@aceofspade3728]

BOTH!

[@bronxishomenomatterwhereig3149]

If Slim is the smart azz pawn ( he was more of a knight or bishop ) that made it to the other side? Poot is the smart azz pawn that realized he was one. At which point either you have the skill and ambition to get to the other side like Slim. Or you don't play. He wised up and stopped playing the game where pawns die quick.

[@devyvalentinoify]

Poot was smart and lucky! Poot had the most reasonable quotable and best decisions, but Bodie made him do all the dirty work from "Grab the White Boy" "Killing Wallace" but Bodie be still alive and living well if he listen to Poot though...

[@denden51]

its a mix luck and smartness . you cant ask marlo "i want out of the game" but he disappered

[@lancenwokeji6349]

Great video. I have so much more respect for Poot now. Watched this while listening to Fear No Fight by Secession Studios.

[@TheChicagoJunkie]

Lol dukies name comes from his real name DuQuan (not sure on spelling), pretty sure it wasnt a mean name given by Namond. Dope vid though!!

[@michaelpace243]

Well it probably plays into the obvious neglect he gets at home. As with kids(especially hood kids)you know they can be a little harsh especially when they know his home situation.

[@elohimentertainment8166]

Exactly, shorten version from his actual name

[@jamalwashington4475]

Both things could be true.

[@THEREALNeMsH674]

Poot the only one to make it...🤷🤷🤷

[@mrkodak1709]

Song?

[@LorenzowakefieldEllison]

I always respected poot

[@xavieredwards2002]

It’s crazy that bodie crashed out for little Kevin. Kevin got what he deserved. Bodie just didn’t like Marlo. And I feel like poot was only in the streets to get girls.

[@RichieDavid83]

Poot was a pawn. Wasn't smart, strategic or a leader. He was just there.

[@bronxishomenomatterwhereig3149]

He was smart enough to realize he was one. And in their game? Pawns die quick. And he knew he was only ever gonna be a pawn in that game. And made the smart move to stop playing

[@warhammerhawk4187]

A coward is a coward. He could set up his own but never go to war against his enemies. Killed wallace and left bodie to stand like a "man" alone. And told dukie he gotta stay in it longer while saving himself only. He is the old head YOU DONT LISTEN TOO!

[@Mikewick55]

Lucky and smart🤷

[@Sebi-u2d]

I love poot

[@roycejetjones5363]

That hairline was wickid lol

[@briansmith5444]

Lucky for sure

[@jeremybrown9611]

He's both if ya ask me

[@Supremmo]

You also forgot Stinkum lol

[@whubbardjr]

Super lucky nothing more

[@VladimirMomperousse-e3c]

And smart. Playing dead was brillant.

[@xNice_-]

Scary