The Wire - The King Stays The King

D tries to teach chess to Wallace and Bodie...

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[thestranger4812]

The writing in this scene is incredible.

[IndependentGeorge76]

If you want to see some cool callback to this scene, watch the scene where Bodie is shot defending his corner. He stands out front and fires diaginaly left and right, representing the way the pawns attack.

The Wire had some fucking great writing, no doubt.

[chronotriggerfan]

The King stay the King.

[psesi]

bodi almost made it to the end of the game....

[uaintshitnigga]

anyway the guy is the horse

[Jackin4Beatz1]

That wasn't Mike who killed Bodie. It was the other kid that was on crutches who took the gun charge for them in season 5

[reverendreg]

One of the greatest scenes (and tutorials for chess) ever in television.

[Chiangsta]

RIP to all three of them

[IndependentGeorge76]

@Rudy Robelez it's all there though. Look at the deliberate l shape that Michael takes before shouting him. In the scene with mcniulty prior to bodies death bodie says 'we're just like those pawn bitches on the chessboard'. It's all there...

[Rudy Robelez]

I agree with goal2004, the way the scene was edited it doesn't seem as though you are correct about Bodie's shooting.

[uaintshitnigga]

and then comes mike "the horse" from the back...

[Sean Norfleet]

Slim charles was the motha fuckin "smart ass pawn"