The Wire - McNulty Finds Out What Happened to Bodie

Carver tells McNulty about Bodie's death, so McNulty asks Poot who murdered Bodie. (Season 4, Episode 13 "Final Grades")
Featuring Dominic West , Seth Gilliam and Tray Chaney

[@jonathanmorales8225]

What a lot of people fail to realize, is that this was Marlo's demise. They never gave Marlo's group a closer look until Bodie was killed. Mcnulty wanted revenge so bad, he even made up a fake serial killer to use funds the city didn't have. Also, he used illegal wire taps. In a way, he risked his career for Bodie.

[@abg44]

Jonathan Morales this comment is a few years old but i rewatched the series and I noticed that at the end. He always wanted Better for Bodie hence why he kept him close to him. But it was dangerous to do so.

[@jasminehill6312]

@@abg44 Very dangerous. U always thought that they greatly underestimated Marlo's crew

[@jasminehill6312]

@@abg44 *I *

[@kingjaymoney5616]

He couldn’t do right for d’Angelo so he did right by bodie

[@atthecore4560]

Facts.

[@melvinbrennaniii2355]

"Who dropped him?" "Y'all did." McNulty = broken

[@alekshukhevych2644]

He didnt answer the question though!

[@WithoutRemorse12]

@@alekshukhevych2644 He practically told them they screwed up.

[@hotboxyay9029]

Kind of similar to McNulty telling Deangelos mother it was his fault he was killed.

[@FAMIZ26]

@@hotboxyay9029 fucked up cause d'angelo didn't snitch, he wanted to do his time and be left alone but stringer didn't believe him

[@ANTHONY0808able]

Yes, Poot's words crushed McNulty

[@brian27610]

poot lowkey my favorite side character, tough enough for the street life, smart enough to know when to get out

[@ohnoqurl]

Yes, this!

[@ballerhooper9921]

Poot is a fake ass friend left my boy boddie to die instead of holding it down he was quick to leave his brother behind

[@mDelto]

@@ballerhooper9921 Poot would have died on the streets with Bodie, especially without a gun. He even offered Bodie an opportunity to gun it, but he decided to stay. Can’t get mad at him for wanting to live.

[@OrangeJuiceDripping]

@@ballerhooper9921 Bodie told him with his last gaze that it was okay to run, that he should.

[@ballerhooper9921]

@@mDelto yea I can see why he would run but common this the street I’m sure poot had if not could of got a hold of one and just stay with my boy bodie and as he was running he ran right passed bodies soon to be killer so he literally turned his back on bodie

[@afrodude4782]

My man Poot looks emotionally drained. His movements are lacking energy and life like he usually is.

[@JH-dr4xo]

Bodie was his bro

[@chicken2jail545]

Nice acting by him and McNulty there.

[@JAMAICANGOLD567]

The streets/Life will do that to you..

[@patrickgogan3517]

Desensitized to all the death/crime

[@5wheels178]

that shot of Poot on the corner always stuck with me. Grieving his friend but having to go back to work for the dickhead who had him killed

[@Frivolitility]

The police are really bad at protecting witnesses in this show.

[@creepinoutdaziploc3115]

New York undercover they were pretty ass too

[@Maxphyte]

+CreepinOutDaZiploc yeah they were especially ass on that show. Couldn't even protect their own

[@creepinoutdaziploc3115]

+Maxphyte Bruh they had the worst habit of interviewing witnesses out in the open knowing damn well snitching is taboo is Harlem

[@AdvancedEverything]

That was actually Carcetti's initative as councilman lol

[@Augready]

In other words they are pretty realistic to actual american police during the crack era huh?

[@massivegat5087]

The worst part about Bodie's death is that nobody except McNulty and Poot really cared or remember him. He was a soldier his whole life. Never did no wrong, played the game straight and honest. Forgotten by his old organization after it fell apart, no respect, no promotions, gets capped in the back of the head and dies like any other. It's brutal. Shit is so sad because his own words ring true. Bodie really is old. The new breed that is Marlo and his people are cold and without honor. Bodie's from a time that has passed. A time where the game had rules and your name would ring out if you had heart. Now he just ends up a loser in a game that's rigged against the honest player, the soldier doing his duty. Brings you back to season two and the economic disparity surrounding the docks and the larger economy. "They used to make steel there, no?" One of the truest themes of The Wire is the demise of honest folk. The working class, so to speak. Whether you're in the game or on the job site, there's no room for the honest man with a heart in America anymore. Bodie's just another example. A man doesn't get ahead anymore, he just gets dead.

[@robertrussell5124]

Real talk!

[@incognito3743]

facts……. No morals……in the streets or your 9-5. It truly is a “dog eat dog” world.

[@kryss7781]

I was happy seeing his name "Bodie" graffitied near his corner in the end scene

[@defenstrator4660]

Oh he did wrong. Where Wallace at? Tell me that.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

His grandma did. No matter how gangsta someone is they were still someone's little boy at one time.

[@1BluvfreshBeats]

Poot is like the embodiment for guys who've made it out but lost so much getting out

[@miscetc-tm2yt]

Yeah, his hairline.

[@lyricsfromsweden]

McNulty wasn't just upset because his case was thrown out the window, he actually cared for Bodie. And that's why his death was the saddest in the entire show, it had the cop-dealer bond to it.

[@agenttheater5]

+lyricsfromsweden Think it's possible that he might be coupling it with the guilt he probably felt about Wallace? I loved them both!!!

[@yochill1]

bodie... never got enough credit...he coulda bin that pawn who made it across the board....he killed his boy wallace... nd poot shot him up 2... they lived 2gether... this scene is one of the only where u pheel real bad fr poot... he had nothing left.... lost his brother... bodiee didnt give a fuck if he died.. or if he snitched.. he started 2 go crazy cuz marlo was buggin the fuck out nd he did have 2 go....thats why he considered snitchin....the game is rigged.....though he looked down upon school nd asked michael "u gon be an astronaught? a paid lawyer?" bodie really coulda bin somebody....... very strong very smart... coulda bin a hell of a lawyer...

[@CGoody564]

Yo Chill he did make it across the board.. Snoop was coming at him diagonally (bishop), Chris was walking him straight down from the side (rook), and o-dog came around the alley and turned the corner (Knight)... It took three of the most valuable and powerful pieces to trap what was supposed to be a lowly pawn... He wasn't just a pawn anymore; he was a queen, the most powerful piece that still gets their hands dirty, and is extremely tough to defend or attack without your own queen, a significant numbers advantage when it comes to points/pieces left on your side the board, or a decimated pawn structure on your opponents side. The thing is, even with the strength of a queen, it needs support or else it will be overwhelmed by the opponents lesser valued but still powerful pieces; there aren't many situations where a queen can take out their high valued pieces without getting trapped or removed itself. Had Bodie had any support, he stood a good chance here. Sadly, he was too brave for his own good, whilst everybody else tried to save their own ass.

[@Isoviaergatis]

lyricsfromsweden Omar's death was the saddest dude... They exterminated all his relatives. And he was fighting the bad guys. He was no one's loyal dog. Then he gets got like a puppy by an 8yo. Shiiiiieet.

[@Capcoor]

Cory Goodman Great analysis!

[@Steven-uk2fz]

Poot just looks dead inside, it was wise of him to get out eventually

[@kharizmatikone1481]

No doubt! Not only did he loose his first best friend (Wallace) his mentor (D'angelo) but now he loses the only friend he had left (Bodie). He's lost more than his fair share from the game so it's only right for him to take his ball and go home. The game is rigged like practically everything else in life

[@willia3r]

@@kharizmatikone1481 also to mention he saw the complete destruction of the organization(Barksdale) he grew up in, which had barbecues and basketball 🏀 meetups like actual family and friends. With the new organization(Stanfield) that family and friends aspect was pretty much gone. All that was left was simply grinding to exist. Not much to live for in that situation. Might as well get out before the drug-trade destroys you or you destroy yourself🤔

[@CarryTheThree]

@@willia3r plus he was getting shot at and having to shoot, he probably couldn't get a pack unless he went to a different side, marlo took over the west

[@MeowMeow-ij9dk]

That sucks. McNulty knew it's his fault Bodie was killed.

[@Nukie5050]

Yep,, he was guilty & hurt at the same time...

[@7205buttas]

It wasn’t tho. It was over territory/the corner.... did you watch the show?

[@Onigirli]

@@7205buttas We're still waiting for your apology, lad. Don't be neglectful

[@ctaylor8446]

McNulty had a lot of collateral damage

[@jleezypd1445]

Edriss Scofield I thought the same thing, I thought Marlo’s people took him out cause he wouldn’t back down from them

[@phreshprince6172]

The saddest part of this was that Bodie weren't just out for Marlo's head cos he was another rival dealer. Bodie just hated the way Marlo did people, Bodie was 100% game all the way through the series til he saw Lil Kevin being carried out, then he changed and became all heart. THAT LOOK he gave Poot just before Poot ran was really sayin "Im not letting them do me like they done the others (like Lil Kevin), I gotta do this...."

[@ShizzGriffin]

+Phresh Prince very accurate !!!

[@saneman4207]

Bodie killed his life-long friend Wallace just to impress Stringer.

[@nali878]

Sane Man Wallace a bitch made nigga

[@Robomonkey101]

Noor Ali you don't bang though... wallace wasn't about the life he was just cast in by life he was poor af trying to support shit ton of kids

[@nbaghst]

Sad thing about all of that is...if he knew the truth about Little Kevin, he probably wouldn't have taken that stand

[@CharleyCarey]

Bodie dying still hurts. JD Williams brought that dude to LIFE. I'm sure it helps that I had never seen the actor's work before Bodie but he made that dude seem so real.

[@gregorylipscomb5688]

He also played a character on OZ that he did very well.

[@bridgetown1966]

that was so depressing to see poot put up no resistance... he was just spiritually crushed by that point.

[@v1llian30]

Yea that was the nail for him.. he was checked out.

[@JamesBrown-vt9kr]

Yeah but at least he didn't loose it like Boodie did when Marlon killed Lil Kevin. People letting it seem like what he said didn't contribute to them coming after him.

[@danielmckeown2600]

Nearly the end of 2019 and there’s still nothing that comes close to this show!

[@dutchy5406]

No kidding man....show is legendary.

[@SubscribeatandIwilldoastripper]

Eammon Wright spot on with your analysis and The Wire and Sopranos best 2 series maybe ever. You got good taste

[@SubscribeatandIwilldoastripper]

Eammon Wright 10 movies The Town, Goodfellas, Casino, Training Day, Rounders (cause I love poker), King of New York, Bronx Tale, Gone In 60 Seconds, Face Off, and Troy. Take care from USA

[@theoeguia3302]

Exactly. The wire is the best show ever. Fuck Game of Thrones and Power and fuck Breaking Bad.

[@Ok-bv2kk]

The Sopranos is right there

[@likeicareusewe]

And this one event leads McNulty to the biggest decline he has on the show. He's a mess in Season 5

[@tedof87]

I thought it inspired him to get back to real police work and go after Marlo. It's his always self-obbessive drive at work and the police department's lack of interest (money) that led to his decline in season 5.

[@likeicareusewe]

Ted87 It does both, but he's a wreck. He becomes hell bent on getting Marlo taken down because of his guilt over Bodie's death. His hate for authority grows to even greater heights too. Even Bunk tells him he's a wreck in S5. Bodie's death was the point where he stopped being "real police" and starting breaking the law himself to get things done

[@laphonz]

Likeicare usewe Sometimes laws have to be broken in order to achieve things. Not all laws are justifiable for a lot of instances. Laws were created for people to abide by so that society won't be chaotic but the problem is that the law can also be an enforcer of chaos. Laws have the potential of being an antagonist to peace. Laws and principles are capable of protecting criminals and allowing more crimes to take place. We know who were responsible for a lot of the occurred murders in West Baltimore (Avon). But the police need hard-to-get proof in order to initially lock him up. Why do our police enforcement need proof of A's crimes? Just lock him up due to recurrent association of being a drug lord, and then the problem will be solved. A rocket scientist don't need to be called in order to recognize the obvious.

[@LanceVanceDance2012]

Taylor Giavasis Laws are there to protect our civil liberties. In law the most fundamental principle is that you are innocent until proven guilty. You mess around with laws and they can be abused by those in power against its own people. You have to see the forest from the trees. You can take down Avon but the game don't change another person will take his spot. The whole point of the wire is that it shows you the forest from the trees. If you want to get deep into it, drug laws are created to control a segment of the population which is superfluous to economic production. That's also why the prison industrial complex is there. Laws are created to protect the wealthy from poor people. The wire shows you how the system is from not just the gangs, the courts, police force, media, politics. Its all maintaining the status quo, the system is designed to keep the drug war going. Removing gang leaders just changes the players, the game stays the same. Mcnulty cant see the forest from the trees, its like a game for him to catch the big guys. Avon is not the reason the drug war is happening, the system is causing it. Avon just filled a spot as ceo. when he goes there will be a need for another gang leader. its a perpetual cycle. You need systematic changes to end the war on drugs(war on a population) and actually take serious measures to help the poor communities find jobs. politicians are lazy, its easier to maintain the status quo. Easier to criminalize drugs, which pretty much is a war on that population as they dont have decent jobs so major motivator to do drugs. instead of solving the problem of poverty you can blame it on drugs, throw them into the prison industrial complex. the police get more jobs and funds to fight the 'war on drugs'. The guy who made the wire talked about it, very smart man.

[@phuturephunk]

Danny Ryan Gets it. That's it in a nutshell. Well stated. You actually 'got' The Wire.

[@cagehfh]

This show played with your emotions... Character development was so good, that you identified deeply with main or bit characters. When they died, you react as if they were close friends, family. You wonder why did they kill off characters like Dangelo, Stringer, Omar, Prop Joe or Bodie? The answer: The game is the game...

[@GRiZZiNK]

Agreed. & people like Namond suppose 2 live. Although most judge is character cuz of his wannabe tough guy act but he & the viewer knew that he had a higher purpose than the corner. Just 2 show just cuz your a gangster by relation or a product of your environment u can change into something positive with the rite guidance (Bunny)

[@fredrickjohnson9473]

cagehfh you are so right about that

[@shivzzi]

The game is rigged.

[@mjkrbjcw]

i don’t know how many close friends or family you’ve lost but i bet you would be a bit more upset than when bodie from a make believe tv show got killed

[@user-zb5fc3hy8m]

man true story

[@rikimaruakanomad2]

bodie's death is what caused jimmy's downward spiral in season 5

[@smartyjonez5470]

rikimaruakanomad2 Yea but it was also the biggest reason why the case continued in season 5. And towards the end u see him becoming a much better person

[@charlesmiller9843]

He went back to drinking

[@PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls]

And Marlos crew downfall...that was a body they couldn't hide in vacants...them and Michaels dad.

[@londonacid1]

Jesus, this was a good show

[@julio87th]

londonacid1 what you mean "was"

[@Augready]

Because it ended years ago and there is NO good shows on tv anymore. Not like this one... and they never are as real as this one gets, they are always full of bullshit commercialism.

[@londonacid1]

AugReady fargo and the Americas are the only shows on t.v. that come close to wires quality.

[@tonybleau6219]

londonacid1 what?! 😂 they can't even scratch the wires boot in terms of quality Hahahaha the wire is in its own league really so nothing can lol

[@abdulshaheedcrutchfield3315]

Jesus isn't real

[@smartreign33]

Killing Bodie was the only mistake Marlo ever made. It put him in McNulty's sights.

[@JaSamsimplythebest]

I love the affection Carver and Mcnulty developed for Bodie. Ha ha ha. I loved Poot in this "so cuff me or kick my ass of this corner for you do me the same" That's great stuff right there

[@zhuzhong74]

"for" => "before" you do me the same.

[@Putaspellonyou]

With each passing year every time I am at a breakfast buffet or a continental and ask, "yo they got Honey Nut?" fewer and fewer people get the joke. Sad.

[@rolondorivas6562]

Putaspellonyou ....Is it a joke or a reference?

[@rolondorivas6562]

betatalk357 ahhhh.nice

[@Sully0020]

@betatalk357 Wait I thought it was because Omar loves Honey Nut Cheerios

[@jeffreykirton1780]

😂😂😂

[@Putaspellonyou]

@betatalk357 um...okay. But it's really about Omar.

[@MrMojoSuper]

Off. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: You're a soldier, Bodie. Preston 'Bodie' Broadus: Hell yeah.

[@josephhopeless829]

Poot was really one of the best characters, I'm really glad he made it out ok in the end. He really should've gotten more screen time.

[@robertryan399]

He didn’t get more screen time because he got out of the game. Poor was the only real survivor of prop joe, barksdale, and Marlo organizations because he got out of the game….

[@SamuelPearlman]

The storylines were written so tight, this was a masterpiece of a series.

[@kevantereese2428]

Man I feel so bad for Poot you can feel the hurt he's feeling every friend he had is dead DeAngelo,Bodie, and Wallace I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy.

[@cityofdrugz4472]

I know that feeling

[@Dayy-zy1qw]

The dudes you just named all of them was snitching

[@louisgarday9404]

Mcnulty was always "lighting fires and then walking away from them." what was different about this he didn't walk away from this fire he lit. He made it right in is own way.

[@ronhitler-barassi2624]

@40 Phil P "I mean I don't think in this ENTIRE SERIES was there every a moment where there was a scene or even an incident when we said ok that's a little far fetched or a moment that reminded us we were watching a fiction." Haha I don't know about that. That whole final season storyline about faking a homeless serial killer was pretty retarded. Other than that I agree though

[@BruteStrength99]

What fire did he walk away from?

[@sangun123]

@@BruteStrength99 its a line from the show, arguably the mess he started season 1 by talking to the judge, he almost had carver retire

[@jupiterbrando]

This was the saddest scene to me. When Wallace died in S1, McNulty said "well, that opens up Stringer Bell" or something. He didn't care. It was all business. But in this scene it was clear: He cared about Bodie. It wasn't highlighted like the others, but I think that was one of the father-figure relationships of S4, like Namond and Colvin or Dukie and Prez. They didn't spend much time together, but McNulty and Bodie had a respect, and even friendship. You just don't really notice it until here.

[@doveyhandwand]

Doesn't make sense because Wallace was a merely a kid. Seems like McNulty should have cared more about his murder than Wallace's.

[@youdontknowmegigna]

"With Wallace gone, that's Stringer out of the box." Though, when McNulty gets the news from Daniels about Wallace, you can see his disappointment on his face. He wasn't any relation to him, so he didn't care about him *much*. . but he did care *some*.

[@Fakename70]

McNulty became so emotionally attached to the case and, to a lesser extent Bodie, he lost sight of the fact that Bodie being seen with him could/would get him killed.

[@deb7457]

Fakename70 I agree. Being seen with McNulty was a big mistake, especially during Marlo’s reign of terror! But Bodie was always with the police in season 1-3, during Avon’s reign.

[@sumoni]

@@deb7457 Marlo didn't trust bodie regardless. Bodie was always resistant to Marlo taking over. Plus Marlo kills off his own men at whim except chris and snoop. Avon knew Bodie was all in and wouldn't have believed he was snitching.

[@knightsonofjack]

@@sumoni I think it was also how Bodie flipped out when they found Kevin's body.

[@deb7457]

Rusty Shackleford True! But I don’t think he cared anymore.

[@justin9767]

@Rusty Shackleford u know bodie was avon barksdale nickname real guy. He real rest might be made up

[@kieranrussell3793]

I had visions on bodie being the top dog at the end of the show purely down to his stuborness and strong heart...by far the hardest death to take in the full 5 seasons

[@mrneutral8423]

Mcnulty's face says it all. He respected Bodie. Or at least empathised with him. Bodie was bad, but he knew (they all knew) that Marlo's shit was way worse. McNulty was the type of guy who would rather Bodie stay in position, knowing that the streets would be far more organised with someone like him on the corner, rather than some code-less psychopath like Marlo, Snoop, Chris etc...

[@Richard-Espanol]

Chris was one of the more terrifying characters in the show for me. Dude treated murder like it was stocking groceries. When he shot that innocent delivery lady at the market after helping her pick up the stuff that fell over, it just cemented how cold that dude was.

[@mrneutral8423]

@@Richard-Espanol Yeah that was real evil.

[@knielsen50]

Bodie killed his close friend, let's not talk about code with Bodie. His arc was interesting but let's not hold him out as some paragon of virtue.

[@nikelover911]

@@knielsen50 You right, we love Bodie as a street soldier but fail to acknowledge his short comings

[@symbiotex5795]

@@knielsen50 It was technically Stringer that killed Wallace, he just had Bodie do the dirty work. If Bodie were to have refused to do so, I'm certain he would've met his fate far sooner.

[@BENNY_MAC]

Shortly after this is when Poot realized he needs too get out the game. Poot was a smart ass pawn

[@cooleywilliam8558]

Hell yeah he gt a job

[@jonathangonzales4115]

The smart pawn was supposed to become a king. And not end up working at Foot Locker

[@BENNY_MAC]

@@jonathangonzales4115 nah. He didn't have a chance, the streets were getting more vicious. He played it right, he was smart also so he will rise in status in the legit world. Did you see the actor Tray Chaney who played Poot in "We Own This City"? Its a show made by David Simon. Super good if you're a Wire fan. Also its a real story! Fucking crazy.

[@reallyfe8045]

@@BENNY_MAC he did exactly right plus he did what no one expected him to do he got out. He was never looked at like the smart one but ended up wising up at the end.

[@dreamquesttv]

@@BENNY_MAC And Marlo plays the ill-fated detective, Sean Suiter. There's a companion piece documentary about that case called The Slow Hustle, which was directed by Sonja Sohn (Kima Griggs).

[@dannyh5937]

I've seen this show from beginning to end at least 5 times and certain scenes always get me, this is one of them.

[@stevencoffin328]

Poot: *holds up two middle fingers* "these are for you McNulty"

[@lostayup]

It was at that moment mcnulty decided to create a serial killer

[@stuckonautomatic]

How depressing: Bodie gets capped and the next day Poot is back on the corner just like another day at the office.

[@bryanterry7012]

Streets never stop lol

[@Eagles2020]

Yup the same corner bodie got killed at

[@cuddybud5316]

That’s the game yo 💯

[@margraveofgadsden8997]

Well, realistically speaking, if one of your co-workers died, even if they were murdered, would the business you work at stop?

[@bryanterry7012]

@@margraveofgadsden8997 man I'm dead 🤣😂

[@JaSamsimplythebest]

I can't stand Marlo. That was the one bad guy that the writers never made sympathetic to me. I even had a little sympathy for Chris but never for Marlo.

[@tedof87]

That was the point of his character. Marlo had no redeeming morals. If you did like him (I hated him at first just because he was Barksdale's rival) it's because he's such a badass.

[@StayFrost224]

Good thing about Marlo is his ending..he didn't die but he got a fate much worse and that's his reputation that got tarnished due to Omar.

[@tedof87]

Chris Martinez Not just that, he can't even regain his reputation since he is out of the game.

[@mrsofreshsoclean8174]

The game isn't supposed to be sympathetic. The writers were just writing the truth.

[@tedof87]

***** I think he wanted to be feared more than respected. At the very least he thought they were the same thing,

[@diallo1347]

I've been hooked on watching these clips that I decided to go back and watch the whole show

[@southtxxbox]

Done that at least 3 times...with a year or 2 in between....This, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad....starting to wonder if anything will ever match those...like music from the 80s...can't be duplicated!

[@user-dp5go8hr6w]

@@southtxxboxman great shows

[@clifton12345]

He cared so much about him.

[@adeebakausar606]

I'm shocked at how Carver did not care about bodies death

[@Adrian.G-More]

+adeeba kausar remember season 1, when bodie assaulted the fat cop in the pit and got a beatdown? escaped boys village and herc/carver chased him ever since-no love since then, Carver was hurt more about randy going into a group home than this...

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

especially when carver loses his shit over randy going to a damn foster home..he had a long standing relationship with bodie.

[@fuloran1]

Yeah, but he knew Randy before he was hard, not Bodie. Bodie was a corner boy the whole time.

[@leviathanmg]

Carver knew for a while before McNulty did. He might have processed his grief earlier. Plus, it's not a big question mark as to how these corner boys will turn out eventually -- dead or in prison. They know this; it's part of the job. McNulty's sadness and frustration lay in that he respected Bodie, understood him as a kindred spirit in terms of getting fucked by institutions and also had a real shot at flipping him in order to take down the Stanfield crew.

[@oceandark3044]

The thing is, the parallel is between Bodie and McNaulty. That's why McNaulty has so much sympathy for guys like Bodie and Omar, yet Carver doesn't. For Carver, these people are part of the game he plays. McNaulty is a soldier, one who does what he does so well that his own bosses have a love-hate relationship with him. McNaulty is to Daniels what Bodie was to Stringer. So when Bodie died, Carver just lost a good informant. He didn't see Bodie as being an actual person, though. Just a lost cause that he could hopefully make some inroads with. McNaulty knew, though, that Bodie was like him. And I think Bodie knew, too. Despite technically being on different sides of the war on drugs, Bodie and McNaulty had more in common than either had with their own people.

[@tonybleau3817]

fuckin HATE that bodie died

[@Feeblesteeble]

the wire is my personal fav show of all time..the sopranos may be more entertaining but the wire was smarter..better written..and pretty much accurate with what goes on in the world today

[@ChairmanMeow1]

+mike Olson one doesn't have to be better than the other. they're both amazing.

[@CitizenToxie72]

+Chairman Meow the wire is objectively better. the sopranos has some downright terrible episodes. every episode of the wire is gold

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

CitizenToxie72 terrible episodes of the sopranos??? In which alternative universe were those episodes shown???

[@STFCstoneroses]

+Nite Owl The Wire unfolds like a novel. The Sopranos is like a painting and obviously too subtle for some. Both genius.

[@CitizenToxie72]

Dan Jones lol @ sopranos being subtle. Its a great show and i love it but it doesn't have shit on The Wire. How about the long stretch of awful episodes where Tony is in the hospital? Practically unwatchable.

[@penoyer79]

via wiki Of the seventeen front-line Barksdale Organization gang members featured in seasons one to three, twelve die during the course of the show and three more are imprisoned with long sentences. Poot in many ways is the "sole survivor," and the foil to the heavy casualties suffered particularly by Barksdale's organization. This is despite the fact that he survives being shot at three times, more times than any other character except Omar Little. He distinguishes himself from the other two remaining survivors, Slim Charles and Dennis "Cutty" Wise, as the only low-level player who is able to completely move away from drug trade after the organization's collapse.

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

You can tell that McNulty and Carver both really cared about Bodie. You can see it in their eyes when Carver delivers the bad news.

[@prosperwithcj]

That scene with poot on corner by himself looking sad was heartbreaking man. His boy just got killed he’s like fuck it I’m done

[@KingFreddyG97]

He had that same look Bodie did when slim told him lil Kevin dead, Poot been through some shit with the killing of Wallace ( which ate him up ) losing Dee and The whole organization he once was apart of go down and to lose his best friend really had him down bad

[@Mauriceneverneededagimmicc]

Bodie probably had the most heart of anyone of them characters on this show.. wallace was snitching so they x'd him. Bodie was hesitant to off wallace poot grabbed the gun and finished off wallace

[@NeoNitty]

For what it’s worth,nulty carvs and the rest of the crew practically saw bodie and them grow up on those corners. So, on some levels, I’m sure they had an affinity for Bo and them as they came of age cause they knew they weren’t the worst kinds. Scene after scene after scene,man it’s just taking me back. I’m appreciating the show even more now that I’m getting a chance to see strictly certain scenes no episode,and the powerful messages a lot of them bring.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

"God damn it Sergeant you're on the brink of insubordination".

[@DuncanUdaho67]

SOORGENT GET YOOR ASS IN HERE

[@prollemchild1121]

Bodie killed Wallace cause he snitched.... Bodie got killed cause they thought he snitched #Ironic

[@NewVergas]

He was going to snitch anyway and probably killed later, the fact that he died before he snitch did nothing but be a main cause for Jimmy's mental breakdown in Season 5

[@Eagles2020]

@@NewVergas how do you know he was about to snitch? It didn’t look like it to me

[@purescrub8187]

@@NewVergas Talking out of your ass as per usual huh?

[@roydemeo509]

@@Eagles2020 dude did you not watch the scene with McNulty and bodie on the bench ? He literally says he will "do what I gotta" to take Marlo down

[@leonardoacevedo89]

Here's where Macnulty lost his soul.

[@JstPF-93]

This show hits you in the heart left and righf.

[@mikereddaway2443]

This was the moment where McNulty gets back in the game

[@SyrupBuccaneer]

Legends say McNulty drank the whole bar that night

[@rafeekoliver9784]

funny someone said Stringer bells is link to a lot of death because if you really think about it Bodie, little kevin,Lex wouldn't be dead if Stringer bell wouldn't have snitched on Avon in season 3

[@taysmith9321]

Explain

[@Tkieron]

You don't understand how deep it goes. If Fruit hadn't fucked Lex's gf Lex wouldn't have killed him. Fruit worked for Marlo so Marlo had Lex killed. Kevin was supposed to tell Lex but told Randy to tell him. Thus getting Kevin killed. Kevin in the vacant got Bodie so pissed he smashed the cop car and got arrested. Getting out he was seen riding with McNulty. Thus seen as a snitch. Thus getting him killed. The Wire (and the game) is so wild it's mind blowing.

[@bspoon2529]

SirDistic exactly so many variables to the game of life that can determine life or death

[@nevermindme8922]

If stringer wouldn't have snitched marlo's hole crew would have been taken out when slim Charles had his sights on them at the rim shop.

[@MrAra213]

@@Tkieron There are sooo many domino effects in this show it's crazy. So much could have been avoided if certain characters hadn't made certain decisions.

[@hughmckendrick3018]

Television at its best. Dominic West and the entire cast, fantastic talented actors and actresses.

[@agenttheater5]

Sniff sniff......first you failed to protect my poor baby Wallace.....and now you've failed to protect Bodie! But don't you dare hurt Poot, he's the only Pit Boy left!!!!!

[@brohan914]

+agenttheater5 He's busy at Foot Locker now fam

[@latenightcashews]

sole survivor of orange couch squad :(

[@zero1188]

wallace left witness protection the cops arents at fault

[@justmeblac7273]

Nah Wallace went and start boxing he cool

[@DraccoXX]

@@justmeblac7273 nah he went back to his home country of Wakanda. Top secret government shit, the body was a fake. Bodie and Poot are Wakandan too and were in on it

[@jesseedwards5999]

Shout out from new Zealand " this dime was on tv at midnight onece a week years ago ..im so glad I watched it ..no one I know here ever herd of it..best tv one could ever watch ..luv to all those doing it tuff somewhere

[@rumpleforeskin9543]

Same here in Australia, I had to record it on V.H.S

[@jeromeashley9972]

All i got to say is money ain't got no owners only spenders in my onar little voice😂😂😂😂

[@RDoubt96]

“Corners indicted, cmon get!” 😂😂😂

[@ting280]

Bodie and Omar were the only two characters that stood up to Chris and Snoop, both got hit in the back of the head by a kid when they weren't looking

[@jaykay4775]

ting280 damn i just realized that

[@FEWGEE1]

I really didn't like Bodie at first. Mainly because of how he did Wallace dirty, but by the time he died, he'd become one of my favourite characters.

[@djShuttlenyc]

He was following orders AND he didn't even do it.

[@RipsharkTV]

Bodie had to kill Wallace. He didn't want to kill him. If he didn't, he and Poot would get killed, along with Wallace.

[@FEWGEE1]

He volunteered to kill Wallace. He convinced Stringer that it needed to be done. It was nothing to do with following orders.

[@IhateYourLife]

Poot out there looking like a WW1 soldier suffering shell shock.

[@SDG.12]

Its ironic cause Mcnulty was the one who made it possible for Marlo to come to power by being obsessed with chasing Stringer Bell But Bodie's death is also the reason Mcnulty came back to major crimes to chase Marlo through hell & highwater

[@pentalway]

Right, and actually arresting Avon and his crew before they were gonna attack Marlo and his.

[@andria234]

@@pentalway that arrest doesnt happen of String doesnt snitch

[@phunkyphresh3799]

Then someone else would get drug peddling power

[@TheBlackKakashi]

Poot changed his life so fast that you forget that he went back on that same corner before going to footlocker.

[@100bandsantana]

This show opened all the doors for these others series

[@HugoMUTHAFUKKINBiggs]

technically it was Bodie who finished Bodie off.. he couldve tried to run be he didnt. He knew what they came for as a type of "last of my kind" final stand, he wanted to die like a real soldier. Shot on the streets, defending his corner, even though he was viewed as a potential snitch. Might wanna watch the whole series again. Bodie's character development was pretty thorough

[@paulprecour3636]

As a Pawn, Bodie COULDN'T run, or move backwards. Only forward, or attack to the side. To his credit though, Bodie had to be taken by two Bishops.

[@andria234]

Karma came back to Bodie. He couldn't understand why Wallace was turning into an informant when he and poot killed Wallace. But when they killed Lil Kevin he finally understood but Bodie got the same treatment

[@redhawk44109]

@@andria234 that's false Bodie had to kill Wallace because he was snitching he even told Wallace he shouldn't have came back to Baltimore second lex killing fruit followed by Kevin bringing a known snitch on the hit is what cost Kevin and Bodie their lives

[@iank3924]

@@paulprecour3636 I see what you did there

[@andria234]

@@redhawk44109 actually not false. The comparison is events that pushed each character to turn informant. Wallace's event was the way Brandon died as a direct result of Wallace's action. Bodie' was a him giving Lil' Kev bad advice to go see Marlo. In the total story Bodie and Wallace snitched.

[@SubZeroJill]

Dominic West didn't really get enough recognition as Jimmy McNulty and that sucks..... he did care about Bodie and this bit highlights that 💔

[@tonybleau6219]

Wierd how carver was so indifferent to his death

[@TheDa6781]

Herc and McNulty, the kings of collateral damage.

[@sumoni]

Poot looks so depressed. I wonder if he's high as well? He looks like an empty shell standing on the corner.

[@Argos-xb8ek]

I mean literally everyone he hung out with ended up dead.

[@midnightcowboy9104]

So you think hes high because he looks depressed? Please get out into the real world. You sound ignorant.

[@bradgauldin8643]

Called acting

[@sumoni]

@@midnightcowboy9104 I think you're the one that is guided by ignorance.

[@sumoni]

@@bradgauldin8643 No, it can't be. I mean.....are you sure?

[@creepinoutdaziploc3115]

You see the hurt in Poot eyes too

[@briangrant175]

McNulty and Bodie both knew the game was rigged.

[@shortyrags]

I love how you can hear the Lieutenant yelling at Carv about Randy in the background. It's those little details that make the environment so vivid.

[@coolzhowful]

real shit

[@JR-wx2xf]

Boddie was a G and Went like one one of my favorites

[@araynova]

You wasn't puttin' his a** up in no vacant neither!

[@TxxT33]

smart ass pawn

[@meh23p]

This was the event that more or less directly caused McNulty to rejoin the MCU. It's true that he couldn't contain his curiosity when the bodies were laid out in the gym of Daniels' old school, and that he was going to turn Bodie into an informant to show Lester and Bunk he hadn't lost it, but it was only when Bodie died that he seriously considered leaving his easy life as a patrolman. He had been skeptical when Carcetti and Freamon had told him that it was going to be a new day, but only when Bodie dies does he dare to believe that it might be true. And I honestly believe that if it had been, he could have handled the MCU without all the anger getting the better of him.

[@CIII328]

I know this may sound odd, but I blame Stringer. Think about it: almost all of the deaths of the significant characters such as D'angelo and Wallace are all linked to Stringer. Plus, Stringer was making underhanded deals with Marlo while Avon didn't want anything to do with him. This gave Marlo more power, and he eventually took over Barksdale's crew. Bodie however was loyal to the Barksdale organization, so he never really cared for Marlo and vice versa. And he obvious was going to go out like a punk. It was just mass confusion all spawning from the business ventures of Russell Bell. But it's really cool how everything in this show ties together. Even the small things add up to something big.

[@LorFire]

Stringer was the dumbest of them all

[@saneman4207]

+tick 2000 Stringer thought he was smarter than everyone & could play them all off against each other. Watching his gradual fall as it all started to crumble for him was great I thought.

[@sexxmode3197]

+tick 2000 Snake

[@gonzalomn4047]

LOL if you want to blame somebody blame Cutty for not being capable of shoot Fruit. In a causal chain, that's the fact that leads you to Bodie's death. And if you still want to blame Stringer for something, do it for snitching on Avon.

[@pshomeboy2191]

Gonzalo Mano how's Fruit responsible? Monk was the one who spotted Bodie with McNulty

[@spicypickle889]

The acting here is subtle but potent. You can see real pain in both their eyes when Carver breaks the news to McNulty. Powerful stuff. They both really cared about him but because he was a criminal they have to carry it with a straight face around their colleagues. This is paralleled in the next scene when Poot is standing on the corner totally emotionless despite having just lost his best friend. He too has to carry the pain with a straight face because Bodie had been labeled a snitch. Bodie had been "caught between the sides" as McNulty described it to Brianna regarding D'Angelo.

[@donaldleider7382]

Put these episodes back on TV, the wire was the finest police show ever to air!!!

[@internetname9102]

Bodie killed Wallace for talking to police and several seasons later gets killed for doing the same thing.

[@lowdown4444]

Yep

[@justaddressmeasking6625]

"The game is the game yo" ~Omar Little

[@Bruh-hl9yb]

The irony

[@tarrantgrant1908]

Poot killed Wallace

[@drjoe2323]

Damn ur right

[@rangerwalker5369]

Despite Bodie being a street thug and drug dealer, he was solid, stood his square and fought to the death, which is what made McNulty take a like in him. Marlo was supposed to be this big bad boogie man from the west side of Baltimore, but he didn’t earn the respect or reputation like Barksdale or his organization.

[@joseluisrivera99]

It's funny how out of the original 3 boys from The Pit (Poot, Bodie and Wallace) only Poot made it out alive, not even D'Angelo, the first one to try and get away from the game made it.

[@memzi9425]

2020 and still a great show, next one, The Wireless 🔥 *equipment updated*

[@Frivolitility]

Poot blames McNulty, but he didn't stand by his friend when it went down.

[@JimmySteller]

+Hari Narayan Khalsa It's easy to stand with your friends when doing so doesn't mean you'll be shot and killed for it. Not everyone is brave. And even fewer people would admit to not being brave.

[@farkhead6659]

he didn't even have a gun. I had the same argument with someone else i

[@noface_rshard9645]

+FARK HEAD exactly the fuck could he have besides die also

[@Gellex1990]

+Hari Narayan Khalsa to be fair, I think Poot would have stood with Bodie if Bodie had run. It was a dumb move staying on that corner out in the open against an unknown number of enemies. Poot saw that it was something they wouldn't win. I liked Bodie, but he died like a fool. He did well spotting Chris and Snoop early in the dark, I think he could have gotten away too.

[@king_arcabious4269]

+Gellex1990 That's where I'd actually like to disagree. Bodie didn't die like a fool, he died like a soldier defending his posts and didn't want to go out the way many of the others had met their makers in the empty houses. Bodie knew the moment he spotted Chris and Snoop he was going to die and decided he had the power to at least choose how he died. Poot knew it, and knew Bodie wouldn't want Poot to die with him

[@elevate32767]

It will be very tough to top The Wire. Perfection.

[@oliverheartt]

i felt bad for Poot, him and Bodie were real friends, after bodie was gone poot realized he was alone with noone in his corner. you could really feel poot's pain at the first of this scene

[@GenerationExcrement]

this is that one time in the entire show where poot didn't come off slapstick or as background, and what he said was short, sharp and concise and really made mcnulty stop and think on what his actions brought about...

[@nittybang9143]

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[@jslfcs7087]

Nitty Bang LOL. Sometimes it looks like people think this was a real life shit. I mean , when you go through these comments. And the saddest part...some of you really IDOLIZE bastards like these here in the SHOW. TV Show.

[@deb7457]

jslfc S Yep!! Just like ppl who love them Corleones!

[@jslfcs7087]

Deb 7 Yes. That's right.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Fuk outta here with that bullshit yo!

[@royortega3721]

@Eric Johnson im still heated they was outta tater salad

[@briangrant175]

The Cops expect people to risk their lives snitching in order to get criminals off the street, the least McNulty can do is risk jail and his career to get Marlo off the street. Marlo a man he put in power in the first place by being so single-minded in going after Stringer Bell. When Body said people like Marlo had to fall, McNulty said that for that to happen someone's going to have a step up a little. McNulty stepped up, big time in season 5, IMHO. And finally for the right reasons!

[@HumbledRich]

McNulty and Bodie is the realest friendship that will ever be, brothers

[@jesseedwards5999]

What a show ! Respect from new Zealand.....

[@tonyqueen5314]

Can come here and read the comments all night.

[@jaspersdeblin4158]

Dude… The actor portraying Poot got me in this scene. That is as drained as you’ll ever be.

[@mattxonweigh7486]

Hurt my heart to see Bodie cooperating with McNulty! I’m glad the writers wrote him off before he could tarnish his reputation!

[@AGTTMAOOTB]

On the report it should of said Bodie was KIA because he was a true soldier ✊🏿

[@dirtycee6887]

That's real! 💯

[@anthonypatterson5061]

I always wondered why the guy who played McNulty didn't get more roles, he was a great actor.

[@TheS33dasac]

He did.

[@themessengerkenswift707]

Poot actually told him the truth...and he knew it. You can see the painful expression on his face after what Poot said...that hit him hard.

[@CGJUGO80]

1:24 McNulty is an emotional wreck.

[@chaci1]

I actually liked the respect McNulty low key had for Bodie. I truly believe McNulty never wanted Bodie to die.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

I love the Wire. The fact we feel terrible about Bodie dying shows how good the writing is. After all, Bodie did murder Wallace; but that's all forgotten after we "join his side" and get angry with Marlo's crew. The show was brilliant.

[@mattxonweigh7486]

He killed Wallace for the same thing he died for ironically!

[@bryanthulbert7450]

He shot Wallace but Poot gave the finishing blow. You can even see in Bodie's face then he really didn't want to kill Wallace

[@zinozee8929]

Bodie’s death was the push mcnulty needed to demolish Marlo.

[@codysnyder90]

I loved this scene, there was a mutual respect for one another and for life here. McNulty was as real as a cop can be, he genuinely cared for Bodie. Poot understood that and respected the man in return, but there's a way for cops and dealers and Poot has always had a pretty good public front regarding "it is what is." Powerful scene indeed.

[@RazrHack]

I genuinely consider Final Grades to be the best episode of television ever broadcast. Even above Ozymandias.

[@SDG.12]

personally i felt Middle Ground was the best Wire episode, followed by Final Grades & then Bad Dreams/Port in a Storm

[@RazrHack]

Middle Ground is second for me, then I'd probably put -30- next. Middle Ground is also in my overall top ten.

[@wreckingKREW1]

+1 Best episode of the best show in television history. Middle Ground is way up there as well,no doubt. I think The Hunt from season 1 rates super high as well.

[@Ratchet2431]

Me too. Final Grades is a perfect episode, although not as ornate as Ozymandias. The last two episodes of season 4 I love. In fact the whole season 4 is my favorite season of all series

[@pauliewalnuts100]

RazrHack Fuck Ozymandias and fuck Breaking Bad. The most overrated tv show in history and it doesn't hold a candle to The Wire or The Sopranos.