+buddyjesus Yeah they mentioned, seeing him, they didn't mention anything about they being the cause for it, but yeah, they broke their own rules all the time.
Stringer's appealing to the culture side of things with Brodie. That culture that Avon lives by. It's scenes like this that show Stringer's greed and 2 face. He's always on that enlightened "business mind" if he's winning but as soon as he gets screwed or afraid he goes back to "the hood" to help him show muscle. Same way he tried to tell Slim to assassinate Senator Davis. He's always fighting the traditions against Avon, the person who really honors the culture & traditions (Sunday truce, Brother Mouzon, etc). Very deep dialects to consider.
@@GhettoArabSage but in the end Avon also has to have it both ways too. He betrays "hood" loyalties by lying to Stringer's face in the balcony scene saying that they'll always be brothers. He also refuses to tell Brianna about what happened to D'Angelo and leaves Jessup early by snitching on people he hired. Hell, in the show's first episode, Avon talks with D'Angelo about William Gant and insists if they killed him, a citizen, there must have been a reason. And later, he's cool about Stringer killing people who weren't even witnessing. He obviously respected the culture more than Stringer or Marlo, but he had to compromise in order to save both his reputation and his crown. Avon's not like Omar and Slim Charles, who live and die by their codes.
This is a heartbreaking memorable scene. Stringer knows young men always want to prove something and used it to manipulate Bodie into killing Wallace, which he could barely bring himself to do.
ndogg20 - people are willing to take other people down to gain street cred, reputation. High school boys sexual assault teen girls all the time to lose their virginities, up their sex count. Really young girls, 12,13. People are fucked, damaging so many lives purely for reputation.
Reminds me of this quote from the Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary: "You have these 19-year old kids with huge hearts. They will do what you ask them. The issue is are you asking them to do something worthwhile? That's up to the adults, and that's where the failure comes. The failure isn't the kids saying 'I'm not gonna do this', because that's not the way they are built. 19-year-olds don't know to take a raincoat on when it's raining. That's why they're so good at being warriors. They'll do it. They won't even ask you a question. The responsibility is on the grownups to make sure they're not being wasted, because they'll do what they're told and they'll do it well."
Stringer would kill if need be, the man isn't exactly non-violent. He is just better suited for cerebral warfare. Every successful criminal organization needs those types. Let's not forget when Avon went to attack Stringer, what happened? He quickly shut Avon down. Stringer was the Tom Hagen of the Barksdale Organization, he didn't need to play the role of a Sonny. In The Game, which one typically lasts longer?
house cleaning 🤷♂️when you enter the game yourbirth cert. is voided .ie kenard ,randy dukie and obviously michael.hell omar was on his G shit as a baby lol
Comment sections on The Wire videos are always enthralling and insightful discussions about character motivation, cause and effect, foreshadowing, callbacks, consequences... Well done everyone. Y'all high school English teachers would he proud.
I just finish watching season 1 ten minutes ago and was in this video and was all "why am I here?" and realized it was mostly to scroll down in the comments and hear other people's thoughts.
Stringer was such a sympathetic figure in later seasons its amazing to see him talk to Bodie like the devil incarnate. That snicker when he hears about the grandma's house is bone chilling.
I never saw him as sympathetic personally, the guy just realised he was a great businessman and wanted out. He began to forget what his business was built on, but that didn't stop him from making cold decisions like the D'Angelo hit. Greed became his new vice, instead of wrath, but he was still a sinner.
I was really interested in Stringer’s character, to the point that I liked seasons 4-5 a lot less with him not in them. But I don’t think I’d ever describe him as “sympathetic.” Ruthless might as well have been his middle name.
@@rjamesyork yeah "sympathetic" is probably the wrong word but in season 3 he was the voice of reason trying to stop all the bloodshed and he just fails and fails while getting humiliated by the Clay Davis con. You can't help but root for him a bit in season 3.
When was Stringer a sympathetic character? As the show goes on he starts to betray and double deal, lose the respect of people around him, lose touch with the reality of gang life, etc. One of my favourite characters but he got increasingly malevolent over time.
I wouldn't use the word "sympathetic" to describe Stringer ; ) but it is true he wanted to make the game less violent, more business-like and that's a step towards civilization - even if it had a little to do with being humanitarian. I personally felt for him in the scene with Colvin where he said "looks like you and me both are trying to make a sense of this game".
@mcharleau I don't know... Stringer showed complete disdain for D'Angelo, Poot, and Wallace but it's clear he saw something in Bodie. Whether it was the ability to manipulate him or the fact that Bodie had real street potential can be argued till the end of time but the fact remains that Stringer saw something in Bodie.
Bodie shows that this isn't how you make it to the top. You need connections and luck. Incompetent people reach important positions on both sides of the law simply by knowing the right people. A man like Marlo might improve his position, but never in the long run.
The game is rigged. But it definitely has a lot to do with the Barksdale organization getting taken out. If they stayed together beyond season 3 he might've been able to step up and be a top Lieutenant eventually. But after he was the last man standing he was either an independent on his own or having to take Omar's package which he really didn't want to have to do.
@Akshay Natu Yeah, I meant Marlo but said Omar. Probably because both of their names are made of the mostly the same letters and I had a brainfart. The only people taking Omar's package is his fellow gay stickupboys.
***** Ya I remember seeing an interview with him when the Behind the scenes special of this show came out and I was just blown away that dude wasn't even american but played this role like it was Nothin!!!
D'angelo put Wallace in a bad position. He knew Stringer was looking for Wallace and was suspicious of him and he just let him right back in and put him back on the money. He should have sent him back to his granny's
JaSamsimplythebest maybe so. But Dee did try one last time to convince Wallace to go back to school. When Wallace stated that he wanted to stay in the procjects Dee warned him about "...loose talk, second thoughts and snitching".
+Leonard Andreas Gundersen Yea but that warning wasn't enough, I don't think he was clear enough to Wallace. He should have made him realize that his life was in danger, I guess Deangelo underestimated how ruthless they were, he thought they might just back off when he said let the boy be
push come to shove Wallace put Wallace in a bad position and if needed somebody would've taken a ride up to Granny's house to deal with him.......like Levy said anybody that can hurt you....
Wallace was dumb for not understanding what the situation was, but that was natural. he was just a kid, not fully understanding the consequences of his actions.
Wallace only knew the projects. It ended up being the same for Bodie. They both died because they couldn't live in a world outside the one that molded them. This is what a lot of people don't understand when they ask, "Why don't they just move away if it's so bad there?" Move away to what? This is all you know, all that's fed you. It's shit but it's familiar. "This is me, right here, yo."
Stringer is like "wtf, I wasn't telling you to kill your best friend. All I was saying was that if you keep up the good work there might be opportunity for you in the future. We were just going to get Wallace into a education program, he might not be cut out for this game but we see a bright future for him I'm I.T."
Then he should have said: "You ready to put the work in?" Body Nods "You got Computers Made Easy: From Dummy To Geek by James Bernstein, the paper version and not the kindle version, because the kindle version is shit"? Body points down and shows the second edition of Computers Made Easy: From Dummy to Geek by James Bernstein (the paper version). Stringer nods in approval "Alright Soldier" Body steps out of the car, ready to do some educatin'
"What about you? You built for this shit?" "No doubt." "You ready to put the work in?" These lines along with the acting, and mixed with the Mos Def's "Hip-Hop" in the background is mixed so well that it feels like Bodie is elevating within the ranks of the organization. This show is so subtle yet it's so easy to follow at the same time, it's genius.
JD Williams is great in this scene. I personally think he outacts Idris Elba here. The moment he walks towards the car, you can tell from his body language that he is going to be asked to do something murderous. He is very uncomfortable, but fights it so that he can show show Stringer that he is not. He even tries to very subtly tell Stringer that Wallace isn't a threat when he says 'he's just a punk, is all'. Great scene and a standout moment for JD Williams.
I disagree... Saying he's just a punk made it easier for Stringer to say ready to put in the work.. I would of said he's not a snitch tho just need to get more training. Plus any static D gonna come lookin who did it. You might wanna have a sit down with D before he get got..
Bodie’s slight nod when Stringer asks him if he’s ready to put the work in was great subtle acting. I also love the side of his mouth crease up when he says ‘no doubt’ too, like he’s trying to impress Stringer.
@@jada8047 They don't say two things in the scene. Obviously that it's an order to kill his friend-- but they also never say he's a snitch. Bodie can't utter that one either. "Not ready for this shit" means he probably went to the cops.
SonicLeute "Little Kevin was killed for no reason" - not true. LK got out of jail and was off the map for a while. Bodie advised him to go see Marlo and get out in front of any potential accusations of snitching, instead of waiting to be called to explain himself. So he went, Marlo didn't believe him and then had him knocked off. Bodie found out later and naturally felt guilty about it.
The Irony in this scene is the fact Bodie had no problem with Offing Wallace, but fast forward 6 years later Marlo Ordering Little Kevin”s Hit due to him not following through on his orders.. and. Bodie felt like how D”Angelo felt when he heard about Wallace being Killed. String didn’t know if Wallace was snitching, or not. Marlo made his decision basically on a small problem coming back to haunt him had he let Little Kevin Lived.
You almost question Bodie’s age throughout this show. Then you remember here and there that he lost his brother. Probably the only male figure he had in his life and ever since he’s been looking to fill the void. I bet if Cutty asked him, Bodie would have went to that boxing gym and became a BEAST.
Then he will find someone that will kill him n the dude he wanted dead. So it really ain’t as easy as u make it seem I grew up in the inner city shit be wicked like that frfr I can tell by yo UA-cam name u ain’t spent a day in the streets💯
Young niggas with no guidance be eager to prove to older dude they with that. That’s why he asked him in this same video if we was built for the game he manipulated him
Bodies looked up to String like a father figure. Bodie was always loyal to String as String favored Bodie and knew he would do whatever he wanted. However, I think String fundamentally liked Bodie. However, he for some reason always looked down on 'D' and was his enemy. 'D' ended up being String's undoing. Should have just left Deangelo alone. String was always covering his tracks. That was why he got rid of Wallace. Strange that Avon said he wasn't 'street' enough, when String did a lot of Avon's dirty work off him.
mikem987 String was as street as they came, Avon was just upset/grumpy because of the situation going on. Stringer is the same one who went to war with him over those towers, maybe wasn't a action man, but a Commander is more valueable then a solider on the field of battle. Avon knew what he was saying was bullshit, just butt-hurt over Stringer's decisions and Marlo getting the best of him for a slight moment, Marlo was so close to death lol.
Those are interesting insights. I remember he looked shocked when it came time to pull the trigger with Wallace and had to be prodded along by Poot to do it. He was no cold-blooded killer deep down. I believe he was fundamentally a tough kid from the hood, he just wasn't that pure soldiers like Wee-bey, Chris or, the way Cutty was 'back in the day'. Bodie was tough, but he was more of an entrepreneur like String. I think it showed up, when Bodie ran his own corner shop after the dissolution of the Barksdale crew and he had trouble recruiting muscle. I remember being kind of surprised because I thought he would have recruited a harder crew to himself, but it was primarily comprised of local guys looking for some work. Michael was 'built' like a Wee-bey or a Cutty, but he had that independent-streak which led him to be sort of 'the next Omar' after having a go in the 'corporate world' with Marlo. Good insights...
+Devante Davis in season 3 String went off the reservation so to speak and became pathetic getting punked on and off the street by Marlo, Avon, Clay Davis, Levy, the Polish builder....
When Avon said snatch a life he ment kill someone himself kinda like in scarface when tony said his boss never killed anybody he always had someone else do it for him
Yeah exactly, so Stringer saying that he ordered Dee to be killed still doesn't give Stringer any objective points from Avon's POV because it still means that he never killed someone personally
@@TheDiegoo17 Naw, you gotta remember that a lot of Stringer's clout came from being affiliated with the Barksdales. You gotta realize that Avon was gifted a family business. Butchie explains it all in season two when talking to Omar.
String didn't need to be told shit, the whole purpose of that lil meeting was for String to get Bodie to handle that. He just did it in a smooth, non incriminating way.
One of the very best scenes. When Stringer asks about Wallace, you can sense Bodies conflict. He doesnt want to lie to his Boss, yet he tries to defend Wallace, saying he's just a punk, as opposed to a liar or snitch. Then Stringer asks Body if he is capable of killing a kid, his friend. And Bodie says " No doubt" and the way he says it, you feel his sadness at this realization. There is so much going on here that isnt spelled out, truly good writing here.
I like how a few characters (the actors) - were originally cast on Homicide: Life on the Street, and show up again in this wonderful cable drama. It all takes place in different parts of Baltimore. Amazing!! Prop Joe, the judge.....etc. Cool, how Simon worked on both television dramas.
I’d have no idea what String was getting at but I’d have to just go with it and pretend I know what he’s talking about. Basically the same way he asks Jim for a “rundown” in The Office
Wallace wasn't innocent and was a complete detriment to the show. Avon and Stringer carried out a extremely brutal murder that would've gotten them at the least life in prison if they were connected to it. Hell, you can even throw hate crime in there because they brutalized Brandon because he was gay.
@@JayJackson1981 The initial comment was speaking to Stringer being as cold and calculating as Marlo if not worse; authorizing murders. They were all in game in different capacities and not 'saints'. Difference Wallace and Brandon though is Wallace was a worker in pit selling drugs under Barksdale. Where as Brandon was not only an accomplice of Omar in his robberies but also his gay lover. Omar lived underground and was not an easy target throughout whole series, they couldn't get to Omar but got someone close to him, only reason they killed him that way; to send a message. Brandon just like Wallace should of known better and been prepared he got caught slipping.
D’Angelo was over his head. Had to know they were going to come back for Wallace. Even though he wasn’t built for this type of game, you would think he would have been a little less naive about the Barkesdales finding a way to get intel about Wallace. He had to know “just leave him be...” wasn’t going to work.
Whoa I never realized this was the scene where Stringer ordered Bodie to take out Wallace. It was too subtle for me to catch it. I just thought it was a regular scene between two cool cats.
Very telling that Bodie instantly knows who “that boy” is. He already has a sense that Wallace wouldn’t be allowed to just leave and come back. He was well-versed in the game.
People who fanboy the Barksdale organisation while villifying Marlo are absolutely blind. There was no difference whatsoever between them. They were both ruthless, cold and murderous to an extreme degree.
@@MrTheGuitarNerd The creator of the show spent years doing ride alongs with the Baltimore police department and lived two years in the streets with a heroin addict just do to research. David Simon earned his cred.
wee bey wouldnt be happy if he knew people were talking business in the car!!
ay no bullshit i just realized that shit, but it wasn't enough PC to implicate him in a murder
BigBlunt75 True but they did mention "omar's bitch"
U know that kinda bugged me in the back of my mind as well.
+buddyjesus Yeah they mentioned, seeing him, they didn't mention anything about they being the cause for it, but yeah, they broke their own rules all the time.
lmfao ....Wee-bey ain't walkin' out at all. I guess she forgot he had a life sentence with no parole.
I'm starting to think I've spent more time watching Wire clips than I spent watching the whole show.
we're here for the hood chyt. nobody cares about the carcetti or any of that bs
@@W333dm4n the whole show is brilliant. All scenes.
@@christiancharles2866agree to disagree
Ditto.its been my initial exposure.the task is understanding the timeline on these muggs ( circa 1969)
lol yep me too
I think in this instance bodie was so hyped about impressing stringer that the idea of killing wallace hadn't settled in for him...
good insight
OG TRIPLE OG OG BREH!!! agreed
Don Johnson and you can see it in the scene where he kills Wallace. It was a bit too much for him. Poot had to finish it off
Mature Gaming Channel u r right- that was not Bodie at all -
I think it really hit him when he was pointing his pistol at him
I would have been like "So just to be clear you want me to kill him right ?"
lmao
😂😂😂
GD Nygma - nah I'm smart, I knew what he was saying. But LOL anyway.
You would've been like that dumb nigga who said, "...like a 40 degree day." String woulda kicked you out of the car and gave the job to someone else.
LOL.. BEST COMMENT I SEEN YET, and you probably wouldnt have made it out that car with both legs in tact either.. soldier..LOL
"Ready to put the work in?"
Stringer putting Bodie on the same way Marlo does Michael in season 5.
The never-ending game.
As Bodie's first words " Same old, Same old "
Stringer's appealing to the culture side of things with Brodie. That culture that Avon lives by. It's scenes like this that show Stringer's greed and 2 face. He's always on that enlightened "business mind" if he's winning but as soon as he gets screwed or afraid he goes back to "the hood" to help him show muscle. Same way he tried to tell Slim to assassinate Senator Davis. He's always fighting the traditions against Avon, the person who really honors the culture & traditions (Sunday truce, Brother Mouzon, etc).
Very deep dialects to consider.
@@GhettoArabSage but in the end Avon also has to have it both ways too. He betrays "hood" loyalties by lying to Stringer's face in the balcony scene saying that they'll always be brothers. He also refuses to tell Brianna about what happened to D'Angelo and leaves Jessup early by snitching on people he hired. Hell, in the show's first episode, Avon talks with D'Angelo about William Gant and insists if they killed him, a citizen, there must have been a reason. And later, he's cool about Stringer killing people who weren't even witnessing.
He obviously respected the culture more than Stringer or Marlo, but he had to compromise in order to save both his reputation and his crown. Avon's not like Omar and Slim Charles, who live and die by their codes.
Season 4
Just finding sheep to do their bidding
String: ''you got heat?'
Bodie: ''I got a copy of it right here in my waistband''
Bodie: yea man the extended cut and everything
@@Mr1Alex91 alright soldier
😂
Bodie: "I'm a really big Michael Mann fan, my personal favorite of his is Mindhunter, but you could also make an argument for-"
there's a flip side to that coin
This is a heartbreaking memorable scene. Stringer knows young men always want to prove something and used it to manipulate Bodie into killing Wallace, which he could barely bring himself to do.
ndogg20 - people are willing to take other people down to gain street cred, reputation. High school boys sexual assault teen girls all the time to lose their virginities, up their sex count. Really young girls, 12,13. People are fucked, damaging so many lives purely for reputation.
Reminds me of this quote from the Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary:
"You have these 19-year old kids with huge hearts. They will do what you ask them. The issue is are you asking them to do something worthwhile? That's up to the adults, and that's where the failure comes. The failure isn't the kids saying 'I'm not gonna do this', because that's not the way they are built. 19-year-olds don't know to take a raincoat on when it's raining. That's why they're so good at being warriors. They'll do it. They won't even ask you a question. The responsibility is on the grownups to make sure they're not being wasted, because they'll do what they're told and they'll do it well."
@@XxxX-wx3er wtfffff man well I agree with what you said at first but you just kept going lol chill man
Stringer would kill if need be, the man isn't exactly non-violent. He is just better suited for cerebral warfare. Every successful criminal organization needs those types. Let's not forget when Avon went to attack Stringer, what happened? He quickly shut Avon down. Stringer was the Tom Hagen of the Barksdale Organization, he didn't need to play the role of a Sonny. In The Game, which one typically lasts longer?
@@thetraveler1182 avon had a bullet wound and had been drunk from sipping during and after bullet removal. Don't really count that tussle
Strings evil ass laugh when he says hes down at grannys house...
Lol
'Cause he's the Big Bad Wolf.
Killa Skrilla It's like he was the big bad wolf smh lol
@@leviathanmg lmao
He had zero respect for family.
@@jamaalmoses8821 nah in this case he knew Wallace became a snitch and had to go
Crazy cus the way stringer says “alright soldier” at the end is said in such a fatherly manner you almost forget he just put a hit on a 16 year old
A baby basically
@@averydarkguy5296 practically
house cleaning 🤷♂️when you enter the game yourbirth cert. is voided .ie kenard ,randy dukie and obviously michael.hell omar was on his G shit as a baby lol
@@batchagaloopytv5816 all apart of the game
@@averydarkguy529616 is not a baby practically; 16 is almost grown.
Comment sections on The Wire videos are always enthralling and insightful discussions about character motivation, cause and effect, foreshadowing, callbacks, consequences...
Well done everyone. Y'all high school English teachers would he proud.
I just finish watching season 1 ten minutes ago and was in this video and was all "why am I here?" and realized it was mostly to scroll down in the comments and hear other people's thoughts.
It's called colloquial English, duh.
And only 10% of it is actually true. Just speculation and hearsay.
Was gonna say the same.
IfYouDisagreeYouAreWrong no place for you.
Bodie's day was already made when he was told String wanted to talk to him. It was the best day of his life when String invited him in the car.
Kind of surprised Stringer talked business like that in the car.
Stringer was such a sympathetic figure in later seasons its amazing to see him talk to Bodie like the devil incarnate. That snicker when he hears about the grandma's house is bone chilling.
I never saw him as sympathetic personally, the guy just realised he was a great businessman and wanted out. He began to forget what his business was built on, but that didn't stop him from making cold decisions like the D'Angelo hit. Greed became his new vice, instead of wrath, but he was still a sinner.
I was really interested in Stringer’s character, to the point that I liked seasons 4-5 a lot less with him not in them.
But I don’t think I’d ever describe him as “sympathetic.” Ruthless might as well have been his middle name.
@@rjamesyork yeah "sympathetic" is probably the wrong word but in season 3 he was the voice of reason trying to stop all the bloodshed and he just fails and fails while getting humiliated by the Clay Davis con. You can't help but root for him a bit in season 3.
When was Stringer a sympathetic character? As the show goes on he starts to betray and double deal, lose the respect of people around him, lose touch with the reality of gang life, etc. One of my favourite characters but he got increasingly malevolent over time.
I wouldn't use the word "sympathetic" to describe Stringer ; ) but it is true he wanted to make the game less violent, more business-like and that's a step towards civilization - even if it had a little to do with being humanitarian. I personally felt for him in the scene with Colvin where he said "looks like you and me both are trying to make a sense of this game".
I love the parallels to working class life. Bodie is being offered a promotion here. You do not turn down a promotion when your boss offers one.
Max Monas that old addage: who do i have to kill around here to get a promotion...lol
Also, in the game, when offered a hit job, you don't turn it down or you will be hit. So it's not really an "offer," more like an enlistment.
You can turn it down if your current hustle is more profitable and makes the game run smooth. Smartass pawns can do alot.
mcharleau and Bodie never progresses smh
@mcharleau
I don't know... Stringer showed complete disdain for D'Angelo, Poot, and Wallace but it's clear he saw something in Bodie. Whether it was the ability to manipulate him or the fact that Bodie had real street potential can be argued till the end of time but the fact remains that Stringer saw something in Bodie.
Stringer's laugh when Bodie said he was at his granny's house tho
It was so callous and cold… dude is heartless 😂
Stringer always stayed with a fresh ass fade on this show
Ong dudes Barber was puttin in that work
Barber def had that heat
Bodie is the perfect example of how you can do everything right and follow orders and STILL not make it to the top.
Bodie shows that this isn't how you make it to the top.
You need connections and luck.
Incompetent people reach important positions on both sides of the law simply by knowing the right people.
A man like Marlo might improve his position, but never in the long run.
The game is rigged. But it definitely has a lot to do with the Barksdale organization getting taken out. If they stayed together beyond season 3 he might've been able to step up and be a top Lieutenant eventually. But after he was the last man standing he was either an independent on his own or having to take Omar's package which he really didn't want to have to do.
@Akshay Natu Yeah, I meant Marlo but said Omar. Probably because both of their names are made of the mostly the same letters and I had a brainfart. The only people taking Omar's package is his fellow gay stickupboys.
If he woulda left w slim and joined Prop Joe he woulda still been alive and at a higher position
@@5percentille Bodie probably would've had to move to the Eastside if he went to work for Prop Joe.
"Heart pump Kool-Aid" one of the coldest lines ever said on tv
Yeah, but Bodie did not say that in a cold way. Stringer just saw him as a threat.
Omars was harder "aint no sugar water in that boys veins"
been a common saying amongst black folks since long before the wire
jemimallah really? I guess I’m not black enough
We been sayin that shit since child hood. It's a common hood phrase
Just Watching Idris Elba in this show is like.......That Man Can ACT!!!! Foreeal !!!!
Word he's great
***** Ya I remember seeing an interview with him when the Behind the scenes special of this show came out and I was just blown away that dude wasn't even american but played this role like it was Nothin!!!
+LiftedSeven it's still mind blowing to me.. that he isn't American but can pull that American accent off so smooth and effortlessly
+LiftedSeven he the real MVP !!! he can do a number of accents.
he acts as good as he fights. he makes Michael Jai White look like a phony
D'angelo put Wallace in a bad position. He knew Stringer was looking for Wallace and was suspicious of him and he just let him right back in and put him back on the money. He should have sent him back to his granny's
JaSamsimplythebest maybe so. But Dee did try one last time to convince Wallace to go back to school. When Wallace stated that he wanted to stay in the procjects Dee warned him about "...loose talk, second thoughts and snitching".
+Leonard Andreas Gundersen Yea but that warning wasn't enough, I don't think he was clear enough to Wallace. He should have made him realize that his life was in danger, I guess Deangelo underestimated how ruthless they were, he thought they might just back off when he said let the boy be
push come to shove Wallace put Wallace in a bad position and if needed somebody would've taken a ride up to Granny's house to deal with him.......like Levy said anybody that can hurt you....
Wallace was dumb for not understanding what the situation was, but that was natural. he was just a kid, not fully understanding the consequences of his actions.
Wallace only knew the projects. It ended up being the same for Bodie. They both died because they couldn't live in a world outside the one that molded them. This is what a lot of people don't understand when they ask, "Why don't they just move away if it's so bad there?" Move away to what? This is all you know, all that's fed you. It's shit but it's familiar.
"This is me, right here, yo."
Stringer is like "wtf, I wasn't telling you to kill your best friend. All I was saying was that if you keep up the good work there might be opportunity for you in the future. We were just going to get Wallace into a education program, he might not be cut out for this game but we see a bright future for him I'm I.T."
Then he should have said:
"You ready to put the work in?"
Body Nods
"You got Computers Made Easy: From Dummy To Geek by James Bernstein, the paper version and not the kindle version, because the kindle version is shit"?
Body points down and shows the second edition of Computers Made Easy: From Dummy to Geek by James Bernstein (the paper version).
Stringer nods in approval
"Alright Soldier"
Body steps out of the car, ready to do some educatin'
@@SJ23982398 lmaoo
Isnt that the same type of shit that happened in that movie Hot boyz??lol that had Silk the shocker,snoop dogg in it
@@SJ23982398 LMFAO
ijw z this comment just took me out 💀
Stringer was a mind controller bro.. he encouraged this by calling him a solider. Made him feel good about himself in the act he was about to do..
I know I'm late, but you're exactly right. Idris killed that character. He looked evil as fuck in this scene lol
Bodie is such a young kid. Idolizing Stringer, letting him shine him on to do his dirty work.
bondie needed to go home and get his fuckin shinebox
"What about you? You built for this shit?"
"No doubt."
"You ready to put the work in?"
These lines along with the acting, and mixed with the Mos Def's "Hip-Hop" in the background is mixed so well that it feels like Bodie is elevating within the ranks of the organization. This show is so subtle yet it's so easy to follow at the same time, it's genius.
JD Williams is great in this scene. I personally think he outacts Idris Elba here. The moment he walks towards the car, you can tell from his body language that he is going to be asked to do something murderous. He is very uncomfortable, but fights it so that he can show show Stringer that he is not. He even tries to very subtly tell Stringer that Wallace isn't a threat when he says 'he's just a punk, is all'. Great scene and a standout moment for JD Williams.
I disagree...
Saying he's just a punk made it easier for Stringer to say ready to put in the work..
I would of said he's not a snitch tho just need to get more training.
Plus any static D gonna come lookin who did it. You might wanna have a sit down with D before he get got..
Bodie’s slight nod when Stringer asks him if he’s ready to put the work in was great subtle acting. I also love the side of his mouth crease up when he says ‘no doubt’ too, like he’s trying to impress Stringer.
I honestly felt sexually charged during that scene. I wanted Stringer to kiss Boadie in the mouth.
@@jada8047 They don't say two things in the scene. Obviously that it's an order to kill his friend-- but they also never say he's a snitch. Bodie can't utter that one either. "Not ready for this shit" means he probably went to the cops.
@@jackjack4412 bro what 💀q
That's how quick a person can get killed. That's also how Stringer knew that Bodie was for real.
Mos Def - Hip Hop
in the background. Love that song
wrestling743 what song?
Reece Engineering hip hop lmfao
@@reeceengineering3560 most def- hip hop
@@kevincastillo3625 Oh it was so literal his comment went over my head lol
Black on both sides!
Love seeing the good ole days before Stringer started playing Away Games
This is a great scene. I loved their interaction, the directing, the body language everything.
Some of the best writing you'll ever see in a show. It's crazy
Nothing quite like the Wire, some of the best scenes ever
He was so upset when Marlo killed Little Kevin but he killed his own friend. Shiet
Wallace fucked up and had to go. Little Kevin was killed for no reason (Bodie was unaware of it).
elemento188 Poodie actually killed wallace
Kevin got Randy involved in the killing of Lex, which lead to Randy telling. That's why he got shot in a vacant.
SonicLeute "Little Kevin was killed for no reason" - not true. LK got out of jail and was off the map for a while. Bodie advised him to go see Marlo and get out in front of any potential accusations of snitching, instead of waiting to be called to explain himself. So he went, Marlo didn't believe him and then had him knocked off. Bodie found out later and naturally felt guilty about it.
Little kev ran his mouth too much
"You ready to put the work in?"
At that point , I knew Wallace's fate was sealed.
What an amazing line about Wallace said by Bodie: "He just ain't built for this....his heart pumps Kool-Aid"....
'You ready to put the work in?' Spoken like a stone killer, make this guy the next Bond.
The Irony in this scene is the fact Bodie had no problem with Offing Wallace, but fast forward 6 years later Marlo Ordering Little Kevin”s Hit due to him not following through on his orders.. and. Bodie felt like how D”Angelo felt when he heard about Wallace being Killed. String didn’t know if Wallace was snitching, or not. Marlo made his decision basically on a small problem coming back to haunt him had he let Little Kevin Lived.
You almost question Bodie’s age throughout this show. Then you remember here and there that he lost his brother. Probably the only male figure he had in his life and ever since he’s been looking to fill the void. I bet if Cutty asked him, Bodie would have went to that boxing gym and became a BEAST.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"Me? I didn't say nothing."
"You ready to put the work in?"
"Nah dawg I'm good."
Then he will find someone that will kill him n the dude he wanted dead. So it really ain’t as easy as u make it seem I grew up in the inner city shit be wicked like that frfr I can tell by yo UA-cam name u ain’t spent a day in the streets💯
Young niggas with no guidance be eager to prove to older dude they with that. That’s why he asked him in this same video if we was built for the game he manipulated him
@@rellrell1377 Fuck That It Is What It Is I’ll Rather Die Loyal Than Die Manipulated
@@gunnawhite7152 rs💯
@@rellrell1377 💯💯
Lol I would've never picked up what stringer meant..I'd leave the car all confused 😝
*knocks on window*
"Don't talk shop in the car man" Bey intervened.
From the music to the writing and acting, this is one of the best scenes in the entire show. Incredible.
This is the exact opposite of not talking shop in the car
Damn that's Mos Def playing in the background.
hould have been apart of the cast mos,
Mosdef..
yes
Anthony Anderson i noticed it too!
Fits the scene perfectly.
they blasting mos def in this scene
This scene was so cold, much appreciation for the acting here man.
Bodies looked up to String like a father figure. Bodie was always loyal to String as String favored Bodie and knew he would do whatever he wanted. However, I think String fundamentally liked Bodie. However, he for some reason always looked down on 'D' and was his enemy. 'D' ended up being String's undoing. Should have just left Deangelo alone. String was always covering his tracks. That was why he got rid of Wallace. Strange that Avon said he wasn't 'street' enough, when String did a lot of Avon's dirty work off him.
mikem987 String was as street as they came, Avon was just upset/grumpy because of the situation going on. Stringer is the same one who went to war with him over those towers, maybe wasn't a action man, but a Commander is more valueable then a solider on the field of battle. Avon knew what he was saying was bullshit, just butt-hurt over Stringer's decisions and Marlo getting the best of him for a slight moment, Marlo was so close to death lol.
+mikem987
Nah, he just saw Bodie as a tool he could use. The dude was heartless.
+mikem987 Nah man, I think Avon would have killed D, difference is he was his nephew. If D was anyone else, he'd have been killed long time ago.
Those are interesting insights. I remember he looked shocked when it came time to pull the trigger with Wallace and had to be prodded along by Poot to do it. He was no cold-blooded killer deep down. I believe he was fundamentally a tough kid from the hood, he just wasn't that pure soldiers like Wee-bey, Chris or, the way Cutty was 'back in the day'. Bodie was tough, but he was more of an entrepreneur like String. I think it showed up, when Bodie ran his own corner shop after the dissolution of the Barksdale crew and he had trouble recruiting muscle. I remember being kind of surprised because I thought he would have recruited a harder crew to himself, but it was primarily comprised of local guys looking for some work. Michael was 'built' like a Wee-bey or a Cutty, but he had that independent-streak which led him to be sort of 'the next Omar' after having a go in the 'corporate world' with Marlo. Good insights...
+Devante Davis in season 3 String went off the reservation so to speak and became pathetic getting punked on and off the street by Marlo, Avon, Clay Davis, Levy, the Polish builder....
S1 - alright, soldier
S4 - you're a soldier, Bodie
durag over the ears is crazy, lol.
That line "A'ight soldier" means everything
Wow, so subtle the way he is giving Bodie orders to kill one of his childhood friends.
When Avon said snatch a life he ment kill someone himself kinda like in scarface when tony said his boss never killed anybody he always had someone else do it for him
it was implied Avon String came up together....that was Avon being more angry than anything
Avon had already decided to kill Wallace before this scene when Levy gave him the legal pad to write names down. Stringer was just assigning the job.
Yeah exactly, so Stringer saying that he ordered Dee to be killed still doesn't give Stringer any objective points from Avon's POV because it still means that he never killed someone personally
@@truestorytyp
No way string got the respect he has on the streets of B more without killing someone
The brudda created the co op
@@TheDiegoo17
Naw, you gotta remember that a lot of Stringer's clout came from being affiliated with the Barksdales. You gotta realize that Avon was gifted a family business. Butchie explains it all in season two when talking to Omar.
Bodie didnt realize, he basically told stronger than wallace was weak and had to go
String didn't need to be told shit, the whole purpose of that lil meeting was for String to get Bodie to handle that. He just did it in a smooth, non incriminating way.
Stringer already knew Wallace was snitching “his grandma house right” that right there sealed Wallace’s fate
Great acting but this scene makes me so happy that Omar and Mouzone clipped Stringer later!Stringer and Marlo 2 satanic demons!
@Vante nah wallace was a sad lil kid
Thomas Burr he a snitch tho
Putting a hit on a 16 year old.....is that good for business?
@@sandro-lh3zj Didn't fuckin deserve what he got. Don't glorify this shit bro.
Marlo may have been a demon but he knew who he was Strynger was a snake that did anything to get ahead
Man, I just read Idris named his record label 7Wallace. String STILL shittin' on Wallace all these years later 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just a coincidence. Idris used to live at that address in London.
stringer left it open so he could easily say.. "I didn't tell him to kill wallace I just asked if he had heat"
Idris Elba is a hell of an actor you can't even tell he's British in this scene 😂
One of the very best scenes. When Stringer asks about Wallace, you can sense Bodies conflict. He doesnt want to lie to his Boss, yet he tries to defend Wallace, saying he's just a punk, as opposed to a liar or snitch. Then Stringer asks Body if he is capable of killing a kid, his friend. And Bodie says " No doubt" and the way he says it, you feel his sadness at this realization. There is so much going on here that isnt spelled out, truly good writing here.
Idk if he tried to defend him at all lol, he said he wasn't cut out for the life and that he was too weak for it. Dangerous words in that game.
no talking in the car ya right
Stringer didn't say anything to incriminate himself, he picked his words carefully
Old heads manipulating the youngins. Sad.
Bodie knew what time it was
“Don’t talk in the car”
🤨
I guess Bodie and Stringer weren't too specific, but idk
Whoever was playing mos def-hip hop in the background, is a genius. That joint is tight!
I like how a few characters (the actors) - were originally cast on Homicide: Life on the Street, and show up again in this wonderful cable drama. It all takes place in different parts of Baltimore. Amazing!! Prop Joe, the judge.....etc. Cool, how Simon worked on both television dramas.
MOS DEF in the background , show was the GOAT
+lastdeezylastdon truth
Word
@@alishahid6344 word life
“You got heat ?”
Mans had the durag over his ears. True savage
This scenes the best, Mos Def just killin it in the background, awesome scene
I’d have no idea what String was getting at but I’d have to just go with it and pretend I know what he’s talking about. Basically the same way he asks Jim for a “rundown” in The Office
1:30 "Aight pawn"
How Bodie answered as the way D was trying to tell Wallace how to answer the question. No hesitation, you in the game for life
This whole show is like chess
“How you not gonna never gonna be a little slow or late?”
people talk about how cold and unforgiving marlo is, when stringer was authorizing the innocent looong before marlo came on scene
Wallace wasn't innocent and was a complete detriment to the show. Avon and Stringer carried out a extremely brutal murder that would've gotten them at the least life in prison if they were connected to it. Hell, you can even throw hate crime in there because they brutalized Brandon because he was gay.
@@JayJackson1981 The initial comment was speaking to Stringer being as cold and calculating as Marlo if not worse; authorizing murders. They were all in game in different capacities and not 'saints'. Difference Wallace and Brandon though is Wallace was a worker in pit selling drugs under Barksdale. Where as Brandon was not only an accomplice of Omar in his robberies but also his gay lover. Omar lived underground and was not an easy target throughout whole series, they couldn't get to Omar but got someone close to him, only reason they killed him that way; to send a message. Brandon just like Wallace should of known better and been prepared he got caught slipping.
It’s fucked up but Wallace had to go he was literally snitching
@@JayJackson1981 they tortured him so he would give up Omar, not because he was gay, but he never talked.
@@southsidesaiyan8641
Dude, Avon doubled the bounty on Omar when Bird told him that Omar was gay.
Both stringer and McNulty had conversations with bodie that end with them callin him a solider because that’s exactly what he was a solider.
the evil chuckle from Stringer: His granny house huh?
And it was totally true, but Stringer and Avon would never take his word for it. Too risky.
"Heart pump kool-aid." what a G
1:33 - How hilarious would it have been if Bodie left the door open?
lol
That Mos Def playin' in the background, though. Sets a good scene. Favorite track from that album.
was scrolling for a brick looking for someone to mention the song
Fuck. Avon's west side always seemed live compared to Marlo's ghost town.
Yula Gee agreed, that's how real life was, shit just get dead, the early 2000s is what this was I think and Marlo's time was 2005 I think
Butt Sucker yes it did think about it 5 seasons, df...I remember, Chris and marlo was listening to lean wit it rock wit it and t pain n shit
Butt Sucker Season 1 (2002)
Season 2(2003)
Season 3(2004)
Season 4(2006) -Marlo's reign
Season5 (2008)
D’Angelo was over his head. Had to know they were going to come back for Wallace. Even though he wasn’t built for this type of game, you would think he would have been a little less naive about the Barkesdales finding a way to get intel about Wallace. He had to know “just leave him be...” wasn’t going to work.
That song in the background sounds so dope.
I was wondering too. Have you found out what it was?
Mos def
lol the way string laughed when he heard he was at this granny house hahah
Best show ever
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Bodie never got the respect he deserved.....we all have had bosses like that
Whoa I never realized this was the scene where Stringer ordered Bodie to take out Wallace. It was too subtle for me to catch it. I just thought it was a regular scene between two cool cats.
This is Livia Soprano levels of giving a kill order in the most ambiguous way possible.
She was worst than tony
Mos Def- Hip-hop is playing in the background🎶. Classic scene with a classic hip-hop track 💯
name of track
@@aa-.-477 Hip Hop by Mos Def. The album is "Black on Both Sides" (it's fuego from 1999)
Very telling that Bodie instantly knows who “that boy” is. He already has a sense that Wallace wouldn’t be allowed to just leave and come back. He was well-versed in the game.
Stringer ordered a hit without even saying it, cool
People who fanboy the Barksdale organisation while villifying Marlo are absolutely blind. There was no difference whatsoever between them. They were both ruthless, cold and murderous to an extreme degree.
True dat I just like Barksdale better
Really Barksdale killed more innocent and working people that werent in the game
Idris Elba is a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL man!
He sure is
Poor Wallace yo. :(
I never seen a lick of waves but this dude manages to wear a damn Durag
Who are you??? The “Karen” of waves????
Chris: first time gotta be someone he don't know
String: as your first kill, go ahead and drop your childhood friend
Bodie a souljah from the womb to the tomb
as much as i hated stringer man i love his character he always had the realist shit to say
wallace, bodie, and poot are meant as echoes of the youth that stringer, avon, and wee-bey left behind.
That so-called "reality tv" of awhile back was b.s........The wire and The Corner are inner city reality tv!!!!!!
Yeah, look at the names of the people who write this stuff, it's all inner-city people, huh?
I mean, as long as your city has a synagogue in it.
yeah. No. Not really.
@@MrTheGuitarNerd
The creator of the show spent years doing ride alongs with the Baltimore police department and lived two years in the streets with a heroin addict just do to research. David Simon earned his cred.
@@MrTheGuitarNerd the irony of your comment and your profile pic and name stfu
Bodie wanted to be accepted by stringer so bad 🤦🏽♂️
imagine if Bodie left that the car door open. Stringer: "yo..close da doww"
Ive watched this scene so many times and only just today noticed that Mos Def is playing in the background...
So much for not talkin in vehicles
Pillmatik42 They were vague enough that it wouldn't be incriminating.
It was indirect.
"that boy"
"put the work in"
"heat"
they didnt say anything