As soon as Cutty makes the choice to return to the game, seconds later hes reminded of the brutality when he hears Bodies brother is dead. You can see it in his face, like it all came back to him.
@Mitchell D You're missing the point. Bodie went from thinking Cutty was an old ass bum to realizing that he was an OG (like Slim Charles had been saying)
1:29 That's what I say when I visit a friend's house and he still uses Internet Explorer. "Hey look dog, first thing we gonna need to do is get you some Chrome."
The fact Bodie can barely look at Cutty when he mentions his brother, squinting when he say's "he been dead" shows how much heart Bodie really had. His brother probably meant everything to him, and the fact he never ONCE mentions him outside of this scene shows how hard the game really was on him inside. He tried to act hard and mean but in reality, he was a really good guy
Yeah, rewatching the show and this scene in particular made me realize how absolutely perfect the writing on The Wire was. There are so many subtle hints just peppered around the show, along recurring call-backs to earlier episodes or in some cases seasons with it's themes and motives.
Isn’t everyone good like Brody? Circumstances and situations make or break you, the limited the choices are the harder the escape is…..for me the culmination was when Cutty told Dukie that he can’t help him even though Cutty knew what Dukie will end up in. Cutty learned the hard truth that he cannot save everyone….
why do you think being hard makes you a bad guy? like why its so hard to understand that none of this shit reflects on a person character? theyre doing exatly what theyre supposed to do, giving the predicament they was raised in...what you think is "being hard", its just a person being themselves...you have to stop looking at {what the'yre doing or how they behave } and look at why theyre doing it and behaving in that manner...Why is it so easy for people in the military to go to war and come back as good guys and heros when they caused more violence overseas but its impossible for someone in the streets to still be a good dude? even while doing what he have to do in order to survive provide and protect? Street niggas arent evil..they just overprotective...We dont kill because we hate our enemies, we hardly even know them, we just love our love ones to the point we'll go to war behind their lives being took..
Look at all that suppressed emotion from Bodie. Dude had to hide his admiration for his deceased older brother, his sadness at him passing, and his happiness to be introduced to a man that knew him... all in a matter of seconds.
Cutty knew how to deal with life on the streets, but had a natural connection with the youth. Rather then get offended he found a way to reach out to Bodie. With a few words he won him over, when Bodie sensed Cutties realness and compassion. It said it all when after a somewhat tense introduction, Bodie followed Cutty and Slim Charles. He was following the "big brother's" friend.
This is one of my favourite moments of Season 3. The interactions between these three characters says a lot about them with few words. I also like the way Bodie develops his own respect for Cutty when he notices Cutty's genuine remorse that James is gone. It's a great bit of quiet acting from these actors.
@silent mental aporoach they can't give an award to everybody in the series. To me, it was the most sound acting performed by a large number of people. All were on point.
Cutty, one of my favorite characters. Standing out like a sore thumb amongst the new players. Especially this scene, from the simple clothes he's wearing to the calm, patient demeanor even when faced with a kid giving him lip.
For me, I thought he was possibly the only weak character/actor. Just the way he delivered lines, I dunno I can't explain it. I felt like his character was building up to something big and significant but it never came and I felt his character ended up being g a bit unnecessary. Maybe I'll have to and watch it all through a third time in case I'm missing something!
Even if you never seen this show, the acting from these guys tells a lot about their personalities. -Bodie: Hotheaded, belligerent, disrespectful, but has a heart when his brother is mentioned in a positive light. -Slim Charles: Laid back, mild mannered, and is respectful in telling his elder of how things are currently being run. -Cutty: Nostalgic, from the old school, is a bit behind on the times, but deep down has a good heart when he felt genuinely sadden to hear about Bodie's brother James.
Bodie was not likeable the first season. However, he completely grew on you. By the fourth season he was totally likeable and it was sad how it ended up with. Great character on the show.
treysfordayz They were both classic characters. I agree..Bodies was a 100% memorable from the get go, but by the end he became amazingly likeable. By the last couple seasons, any scene he was in, it was like: "Oh cool, it's Bodie"...He even grew on the cops at the end...
Bodie had mad potential but no guidance. He was ambitious, strong-willed, focused, and took no shit. You can get far in life with that attitude. But his brother died, his father ain't there, the schools suck, and pretty sure his mother wasn't very supportive. Sucks man
I really felt for his grandmother. The one we meet when Carver and Herc are busting down doors looking for him? She had both of her grandsons killed after seemingly doing all she could. One of the few scenes when you really respect Herc for coming at things another way, as well.
jonathan bailey yup. bodie was always a leader with some common sense. as this show ages it shows me how diff early 00s were from now. its crazy how we in the 2020s b4 we even blinked an eye
ziweiyuan Slim was the most versatile character and the smartest. He could blend in/fit in anywhere because the way he carries himself. Even Marlo acknowledged Slim's abilities...somewhat. He's just doin his role and he's efficient. More than that, he's a man of his word and a stand up guy. Slim is def one of my faves, though mainly because he looks like Pusha T lol
Slim was that “smart ass pawn” that bodie mentioned, could’ve taken leadership twice in the 5 seasons but patiently waited, made it to the end of the board and in the end he’s now speaking directly with the Greek, slim was the old school game, with codes
At one point Slim tells Avon of the fates of the muscle- run away to another group, died, quit or in hiding. If James was in the game, he would be one of those
yo this could be the cutscene for the first mission in a gta game with cutty as the protagonist lmao. just got out of jail, looking for work, slim charles as the npc with the "let's get you some chrome" walking you to ammu-nation for your first pistol.
this is exactly what i thought every time i saw cutty on screen, he just got out of jail and is looking to work up just like many gta games before gta 5 where protagonists either came out of prison or came back after a long time cutty even talks like a gta character
Mkc N Same as you calling me "dumbass" does not make you real. But, honestly, it depends what is "real" for one. If "real" is being honest to one's fellow gangstars, not cooperating with police and all that pathological stuff, then probably you might consider this guy as kind of "real". For me, being real is having respect for every human being life, trying to reach something in life knowing that there are things in life that you can't control; being honest in general, but also having respect for yourself. This is real.
Bodie had a good heart. You can tell when Cutty was talking about his brother, that Bodie was touched. Kid was just caught up in a rough life. Makes you think how many kids like him who would otherwise turn out okay, just have their lives wasted away, growing up in a horrible socio-economic environment.
ALL of the kids. The ones who do make it out are miracles and society has utterly failed them and the ones who don't survive in every single way. America has never given a shit about our tired, our poor, our huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of our teeming shores. There is no lamp beside a golden door.
@@RealityCheck6T9 People don't understand the whole killing Wallace thing man. I think Bodie never had to kill someone he liked before, maybe Wallace was even the first time he had to kill someone at all. He needed to do that because he was a soldier indeed and that was the life he was led to live, so he put it above everything else, but he killed Wallace with tears in his eyes man (check the scene with attention, he goes away in a rush and crying, but you almost can't see it because it's dark, it's also a way of showing how Bodie can't really show how he is feeling inside due to the life he lives, and he is only 16 at the time), and Poot was the one who had the balls to do the mercy shot, not Bodie.
The way Bodie's face changes when Cutty mentions his brother. It's like his inner child came out then went right back in. This show was so good with little details. It shows most of these young people never really had a childhood and their inner child is still there. They have these exteriors up but inside they're innocent children. Frfr.
1:06 Bodie looked like he was 5 years old in that moment. Cutty mentioning his brother brought so much excitement and innocence to his face. Bodie was just like any little kid that looked up to his cool older brother but reality set in quick that his brother is dead. Very sad.
Slim Charles and Cutty had the ultimate "OG" synergy. Everything they said in their conversations sounded ultra cool. "Gonna get you some chrome..." Sounded way more cool then a 'whistle'...lol
I love the lil shit like bodies face looking sad when Cutty talks about his brother n then instantly afterwards he throws some shade with the "when he ain't drop it" statement. You can tell his trying to seem tough n unfazed after he showed the smallest amount of emotion. Bodie is such an interesting character.
This scene always sticks in my head. It's so good. Bodie's face when his brothers name is mentioned, the delivery of "James been dead" it's all so perfect.
Dayum this scene says so much without speaking... When he says “I used to spar with your older brother james, he had a killer left” you can see bodie’s tuffness drop for a slight second to reminisce about his brother, but caught himself and said “yeah when he aint drop it”.. And when Cutty didnt even know he passed away, and he told him, you could see genuine sadness on Cuttys face and Bodie peeped that, and instantly got respect for Cutty, he obviously looked up to his brother. One of the best introductions ever on the show. So subtle but yet so deep. Amazing acting.
That face Cutty makes when he hears Bodie's brother's been dead always cracks me up. He goes, "Ooohh...ouch, shouldn't have asked that. Yikes this got awkward."
That's how shit goes Bodie saw the Remorse in Cutty 's face and smiled with Respect towards Cutty Kinda like he saying "I can see why James was Friends with Him he alright"
Meer Damn so not Poot, Bodie, D’Angelo, none of those dudes? Just Slim? What’s funny about that is Slim is the one who seemed like he wouldn’t be comfortable anywhere BUT the game
@@xorpe7172 D'Angelo seemed like a good kid, but he got an innocent man killed. Bodie, it was always gonna end bad for him. Poot did get a good ending though because he lost his crew.
It's great but there's a few shows that rival it and I'd say scrubs shade it for having great comedic actors who also brilliantly transition to dramatic and serious absolutely seamlessly
Hill Street Blues is still up there. Not bad at all for network television. I've always felt that The Wire is incredible in that way for not being limited by FCC rules like HSB was. Ace acting on both programmes.
Bodie was literally breaking a real deal killer’s balls then he realized this guy special cuz he knows James. And ran behind cutty and slim the way he ran behind James and cutty.
1:15 that silent expression, he had to keep it all pent up, all those experiences, and only a piece of it came out in that graveyard scene. bodie was the yes man of the drug world. adapted to his world committed misdeeds and suffered in silence, all for the "greater good," until he realized people like him never see a greater good
you're right, they never got to see the greater good :-( I wasn't expecting to like or even empathise with bodie from how dismissive he was towards d'angelo in season 1, but then he grew to become a hard boned soldier who earned my respect. bodie was a man of his word, that's for sure
Amanda Yeo Bodie was dismissive of D'Angelo for the same reason Stringer was...he did nothing to earn his position and got by only off the reputation of his uncle. He could tell D'Angelo was soft and that's why he constantly challenged him. Someone that is hard and unruly like Bodie isn't going to just respect someone like D'Angelo off rip; they have to actually have that reputation behind them. You see how Bodie showed respect to Slim, Bey, Stringer, Stinkum and Avon yet he dismissed a soldier like Cutty because he didn't know of him at that moment. Same way he was so ready to tool up against Marlo because he didn't know of him at that moment. Bodie is like a lot of these young cats, while a Wallace and a Poot are sprinkled in every here and there. You're not watching the show the way the writers intended. You have to really look and understand these people to get a conclusive opinion. If you understood the characters of D'Angelo and Bodie, then you'd feel differently. It's like putting an older Namond in charge of Michael, basically. Simply put, he didn't see D'Angelo as someone to respect or listen to and for good reason.
Great scene, this is one of those scenes i probably 10-20 times the first time i seen it. Had to pause, roll up, watch it again. Dont know if im the only one who does that... Sometimes it takes me 2 hours to watch 1 episode lol.
William Handy He was really chill in the first season when D was running the pit. But, because of Stringer, they lost their corners!! I think he earned that anger.
Slim was different than any other character on this show because he had no blemish to his character. Like I love bodie, but bodie waxed Wallace that was cold blooded. I loved stringer and Avon but those two did some very questionable things morally. Slim was on Omar's level as far being straight up. That's why I love that scene where Omar doesn't kill slim.
Duzz14 Wallace was a snitch there wasn’t no others way the day he choose to hideaway and be a snitch was the day he signed his death if bodie didn’t they’d both be chalked, bodie aint gonna die for a mistake Wallace made period 💯💯💯💯
Just noticed that Slim calls Poot over to call Shamrock, completely removes himself from the situation if Lester is running a wire into their phones, Slim really was the smartest pawn out there
Also the quick look he gives Cutty while Cutty reacts to the news that James is dead. That's the moment where Bodie truly starts to respect him, I think.
Yeah I wasn't sure if my memory was spotty/I was projecting when I thought Bodie picked up on the fact Cutty was hurt by the news and reacted positively to it, that sounds like something too subtle to be conveyed but rewatching it now they actually did it.
My oldest brother name is James and I could never imagine having to deliver this line so effortlessly like Bodie did. Its hard watching so many emotions show up and fade away so quickly like trends in regards to people you shouldn’t have to hide your feelings about.
Slim went into gunfights with Omar's crew and Marlo's pawns, escaped arrestation when Stringer snitched, figured out how the Stanfield organization deceived the cops and made the bodies of their enemies disapear and he knew when to refuse to work with them because he guessed their end was coming. In the last episode, not only he's still standing but he's back into business. I mean, give this man the Greek connection already and let him run the show.
1:08 you can see the light come on in Bodies eyes when he heard his brothers name, like a little moment of innocence was awaken inside him... it left quickly but it’s little details that make a scene like this so good.
Bodie's defense went down for a brief second and you could see that vulnerable child in him.....This is why The Wire was a great show! Great acting and writing!
Lol this def is one of them top-tier shows of all time. You can see how close to real life this scene portrays. You see the way everyone besides maybe slim is carrying themselves much more serious and carefully than normal? To the point of fronting pretty much. Cutty fresh back on the streets after 14 years and probably a bit shell shocked from the changes in the world and his city while he was away...did try to connect with Bodie positively but with one of the most masculine subjects... The way Bodie catches himself like "oh u knew my brother? Tell me some stories about him when he was here in life", but instead he has to stop himself and put his pissed/cocky face back on to avoid even a hint of what could be considered weakness on the streets. Cutty was kinda doing the same thing...almost forcibly keeping a serious demeanor even tho it wasn't his natural instinct, but necessary on the streets. Even Poot asks TJ if he "has one with some minutes" like TJ just spilled red Kool aid on his new white sneakers or something...or like he's battling a wicked shit...even tho really he just texting his little girlfriend with the STD probably on the level of pillow talk, a temporary escape from the reality of his daily grind. Slim the only one that always just seems to flow naturally as a human even in the streets. Cutty left the game to open a gym, Poot left the game to sell sneakers, and Bodie was so sick of how low and chaotic and grimey the game was falling that even he was starting to drop lil dimes to McNulty. So all 3 of these men/young men weren't truly who they were carrying themselves as in this scene to where it shows how they gotta force it. Most people have good in them, but are so conditioned by their environment that they can't express any kind-heartedness and end up all messed up. When you in a dangerous spot doing dangerous business and interacting with all kinds of different people and lawmen with eyes in the back of your head, you gotta carry yourself a certain way like that so nobody thinks you're soft and get the idea of punking you. The whole mindset is the only thing prisons instill in men which further spills it into the streets. Few father figures and even fewer fathers...just a sad reality. Most men or young men will know exactly what I'm talking about. I think the moral of the show besides "the game will always be the game, only thing that changes is the players" and "the true villian is the city of Baltimore" is that too many people tryna be someone they not even if it's cuz options are so limited. This is also backed up by stringer tryna be "downtown stringer brown" or some of the police like Herc, Carver, and that Italian A-hole just doing it to feel tough to themselves or make rank...which is why the one dude (Prez I think) left to become an inner-city teacher even despite the rough transition. After the incident at the projects, he finally decided to stop tryna be someone hes not and try and do some good in life. Marlo leaves the party at the end cuz "downtown Marlo brown" is being someone hes not. Chris and Bey locked up for life and end up boys cuz they know they just naturally cold blooded. Namond trying to be street when it was all a front, DeAngelo questioning the game...so many examples. Omar, Michael Lee, and Slim Charles are examples of the realest, prop Joe was the real "downtown prop Joe Brown", McNulty was the real police, Dukie was the real tragic story of stolen innocence and downward spiral as a side effect of the game, Cheese was the real irredeemable scumbag, Kenard was the real sociopath in waiting...just such a great show. Some characters living life naturally as who they are, and others struggling to be someone they not and it shows either to themselves or to us viewers. Just a masterpiece
Cutty’s countenance changed when he recognized who Bodie was. Cutty’s hard, old school street soldier visage brightened up when he realize Bodie was James younger brother. Was a prelude to Cutty changing his career and working with the youth. Another subtle gem from the Wire.
Bodie was sort of like Cutty’s nephew. It’s like that when you knew someone in their diapers and you were friends with their older brother. You tend to give them a pass. I think Bodie might have even been familiar to Cutty and he was trying to figure out where he knew Bodie from. As soon as he heard the name Bodie, he was look...’Oh yeah...I know who this is!’
As soon as Cutty makes the choice to return to the game, seconds later hes reminded of the brutality when he hears Bodies brother is dead. You can see it in his face, like it all came back to him.
Good catch. I was wondering what was goin' through his mind in that reaction.
@@zerodood always look at the comments, that was made 5 years ago
Nino Gamboa Never too late to reply to a comment
@@classicpinball9873 perhaps he changed his phone number etc all in all I get what you are saying
Nino Gamboa RIGHT
I like how bodies eyes lit up when cutty said he used to spar with his brother. That's some amazingly subtle acting there.
His eyes ain’t light up at all
@@jetswept7427 i saw it. He went from street tough bodie to jame's little brother for a few second
@@trackboy17 yeah.....hurt a lil seeing the lil bro light up and then die again breaking the news....
@Mitchell D You're missing the point. Bodie went from thinking Cutty was an old ass bum to realizing that he was an OG (like Slim Charles had been saying)
We all saw it
slim charles, most honorable man in the game.
Without question.
i love how he gestures to bodie as he says "respect yo, respect" lol. im glad slim succeeded prop joe
Amanda Yeo I love how he dispatched with slimey ass Cheese. "That was for Joe".
BAAMMM...that was for JOOEE!!!
slim was the best.
1:29 That's what I say when I visit a friend's house and he still uses Internet Explorer. "Hey look dog, first thing we gonna need to do is get you some Chrome."
+cocotazo This is still the funniest fucking comment I've ever read.
+cocotazo awesome i love it
+cocotazo hahaha
😂😂😂
Good one
The fact Bodie can barely look at Cutty when he mentions his brother, squinting when he say's "he been dead" shows how much heart Bodie really had. His brother probably meant everything to him, and the fact he never ONCE mentions him outside of this scene shows how hard the game really was on him inside. He tried to act hard and mean but in reality, he was a really good guy
Yeah, rewatching the show and this scene in particular made me realize how absolutely perfect the writing on The Wire was. There are so many subtle hints just peppered around the show, along recurring call-backs to earlier episodes or in some cases seasons with it's themes and motives.
So many broadies mixed in w the marlos man u cant tel em apart until u do
wallace was a good guy. Bodie had a big heart but it and the good guy he should've been were lost in the game.
Isn’t everyone good like Brody? Circumstances and situations make or break you, the limited the choices are the harder the escape is…..for me the culmination was when Cutty told Dukie that he can’t help him even though Cutty knew what Dukie will end up in. Cutty learned the hard truth that he cannot save everyone….
why do you think being hard makes you a bad guy? like why its so hard to understand that none of this shit reflects on a person character? theyre doing exatly what theyre supposed to do, giving the predicament they was raised in...what you think is "being hard", its just a person being themselves...you have to stop looking at {what the'yre doing or how they behave } and look at why theyre doing it and behaving in that manner...Why is it so easy for people in the military to go to war and come back as good guys and heros when they caused more violence overseas but its impossible for someone in the streets to still be a good dude? even while doing what he have to do in order to survive provide and protect? Street niggas arent evil..they just overprotective...We dont kill because we hate our enemies, we hardly even know them, we just love our love ones to the point we'll go to war behind their lives being took..
Look at all that suppressed emotion from Bodie. Dude had to hide his admiration for his deceased older brother, his sadness at him passing, and his happiness to be introduced to a man that knew him... all in a matter of seconds.
Facts!
So powerful! Underrated moment of realization for both of them!
Cutty knew how to deal with life on the streets, but had a natural connection with the youth. Rather then get offended he found a way to reach out to Bodie. With a few words he won him over, when Bodie sensed Cutties realness and compassion. It said it all when after a somewhat tense introduction, Bodie followed Cutty and Slim Charles. He was following the "big brother's" friend.
Right, this looks like a regular scene at first, but it encompasses a lot of stuff when you think about it/ rewatch it. Man I love The Wire.
Nice interpretation and summary. Cutty's story shows how tough it is to get clean and stay on the straight on narrow in some areas.
I love reading every fan’s interpretation of a scene. The wire is like a collection of short stories.
Awesome Characterizations and Description Of This Scene...I Totally Agree 💯💪🏾✌🏾
Hence It was also easy for Cutty to talk to Bodie in the future about connecting to Avon for the boxing funds.
I love the way Slim Charles talk.. Always a chill way!
"Respect dog, respect. Man, yall don't know who yall talking to man."
I love that line. Not getting mad at Bodie, but schooling him.
who y'all talking tew man
wish there was a prequel to all these back stories.
Slim's one cool cat, a rare breed on that side of the game. uses his head first before he opens his mouth.
REAL LIFE ADVICE
This is one of my favourite moments of Season 3. The interactions between these three characters says a lot about them with few words. I also like the way Bodie develops his own respect for Cutty when he notices Cutty's genuine remorse that James is gone. It's a great bit of quiet acting from these actors.
Definite moment of honesty there.
@silent mental aporoach they can't give an award to everybody in the series. To me, it was the most sound acting performed by a large number of people. All were on point.
Bodie's facial expression @ 1:07-1:09 when Cutty mentions James has to be one of the most poignant moments in the entire show. So subtle, yet so sad
+Chechik I noticed that too! What great acting from all these guys on the show.
some amazing acting man. they brought this show to life
Chechik yeah but what about the look on Cutty's face after Bodie tells him "James been dead"?
YEah one of my favorite moments of the series. AUTHENTIC
Vince Torres yeah that was pretty sad bro, he couldn't say anything back to that
Cutty, one of my favorite characters. Standing out like a sore thumb amongst the new players. Especially this scene, from the simple clothes he's wearing to the calm, patient demeanor even when faced with a kid giving him lip.
until he decide to go hard on a bitch
that calm ,patient demeanor comes from endless hours of standing in a prison yard.
True that
For me, I thought he was possibly the only weak character/actor. Just the way he delivered lines, I dunno I can't explain it. I felt like his character was building up to something big and significant but it never came and I felt his character ended up being g a bit unnecessary. Maybe I'll have to and watch it all through a third time in case I'm missing something!
@@oneandonlyjaybee He aint weak at all, he was just getting older and tired of the same shit, He carried himself as such '
slim charles is cool as hell
he dealing man to man just cuz he letting Cutty know he took too long dont mean he finna let somebody else disrespect the man...streetclassy.
saulo hidalgo Yeah, he is 1 of my favorites.
@@spiderloco97ecc47 Ayo dawg, why got's you talk like dat mane? What the fuck is "finna"?
@@obannon7740 Cuz he Loco.
Even if you never seen this show, the acting from these guys tells a lot about their personalities.
-Bodie: Hotheaded, belligerent, disrespectful, but has a heart when his brother is mentioned in a positive light.
-Slim Charles: Laid back, mild mannered, and is respectful in telling his elder of how things are currently being run.
-Cutty: Nostalgic, from the old school, is a bit behind on the times, but deep down has a good heart when he felt genuinely sadden to hear about Bodie's brother James.
Poot- probably burned from some bitch
Julio Capeles 🤣🤣🤣
And Poot with no minutes left.
-TJ: Might have some minutes left
Awesome Descriptions. Definitely On Point. 💪🏾✌🏾
Bodie was not likeable the first season. However, he completely grew on you. By the fourth season he was totally likeable and it was sad how it ended up with. Great character on the show.
Agreed. He ended up becoming one of my favourite characters and one who I felt one of the strongest emotional bonds with
treysfordayz They were both classic characters. I agree..Bodies was a 100% memorable from the get go, but by the end he became amazingly likeable. By the last couple seasons, any scene he was in, it was like: "Oh cool, it's Bodie"...He even grew on the cops at the end...
mikem987 youre right. even the cops had grown to have a connection with him.
I always liked him
Bodie Barksdale, younger version of Avon Barksdale
Bodie had mad potential but no guidance. He was ambitious, strong-willed, focused, and took no shit. You can get far in life with that attitude. But his brother died, his father ain't there, the schools suck, and pretty sure his mother wasn't very supportive. Sucks man
I really felt for his grandmother. The one we meet when Carver and Herc are busting down doors looking for him? She had both of her grandsons killed after seemingly doing all she could. One of the few scenes when you really respect Herc for coming at things another way, as well.
Nott Bragro Yes. When Bodie got shot in the head I just kept thinking about season 1 and his poor Grandma. I guess she was expecting it eventually.
jonathan bailey yup. bodie was always a leader with some common sense. as this show ages it shows me how diff early 00s were from now. its crazy how we in the 2020s b4 we even blinked an eye
his mom dead. lived with his grandma
2020 is the 3rd decade of the 21st century, bruh we're still in the 2nd decade!
I always liked what Anwan Glover brought to his character...Charles was laid back and laconic, but a disciplined professional in the middle of chaos.
ziweiyuan Slim was the most versatile character and the smartest. He could blend in/fit in anywhere because the way he carries himself. Even Marlo acknowledged Slim's abilities...somewhat. He's just doin his role and he's efficient. More than that, he's a man of his word and a stand up guy. Slim is def one of my faves, though mainly because he looks like Pusha T lol
Learned a new word today, thank you.
Slim was that “smart ass pawn” that bodie mentioned, could’ve taken leadership twice in the 5 seasons but patiently waited, made it to the end of the board and in the end he’s now speaking directly with the Greek, slim was the old school game, with codes
"James been dead." Why did I already know that? Streets is savage man.
At one point Slim tells Avon of the fates of the muscle- run away to another group, died, quit or in hiding. If James was in the game, he would be one of those
yo this could be the cutscene for the first mission in a gta game with cutty as the protagonist lmao. just got out of jail, looking for work, slim charles as the npc with the "let's get you some chrome" walking you to ammu-nation for your first pistol.
Thats how I see it lol
No one goes to Ammu Nation for a gun that early. Rather, like in the episode someone gives you a gun.
And remember...you didnt get it from me...AND remember...Emmett's the place for guns...I been serving the community for over 20 years
this is exactly what i thought every time i saw cutty on screen, he just got out of jail and is looking to work up just like many gta games before gta 5 where protagonists either came out of prison or came back after a long time
cutty even talks like a gta character
Yea like rider taking CJ to the old barber dude
Slim Charles always looked to me like the long lost older brother of Pusha T and Malice from Clipse.
Yep
Phil Lynch
Bro Slim Charles reminds me so much of Pusha T it’s crazy. If only Push was a little taller they’d practically be the same person
for most of the season I thought it was Pusha T lol
My thoughts exactly 💯
Lol
3 of my favorite characters. Love these dudes, probably the realest in the whole show. Bodie, Slim, Cuttie.
Bodie killed the youngie in the first season. He is not real at all.
Jakub Wrona Is that a joke? Those were Stringer's orders.
Jakub Wrona He's a soldier for a reason, son.
Mkc N Same as you calling me "dumbass" does not make you real. But, honestly, it depends what is "real" for one. If "real" is being honest to one's fellow gangstars, not cooperating with police and all that pathological stuff, then probably you might consider this guy as kind of "real". For me, being real is having respect for every human being life, trying to reach something in life knowing that there are things in life that you can't control; being honest in general, but also having respect for yourself. This is real.
Jakub Wrona Comment of the month :)
I'd really like to know if TJ had any minutes left
wtg2989 lol
Word!
TJ was well known for conserving his minutes so I'd yes
They bout to give TJ a spin off
wtg2989 😅😅😅
I love how Bodie was giving Cutty a hard time at first then ended up really respecting him in the end and I love Slim Charles
Bodie had a good heart. You can tell when Cutty was talking about his brother, that Bodie was touched. Kid was just caught up in a rough life. Makes you think how many kids like him who would otherwise turn out okay, just have their lives wasted away, growing up in a horrible socio-economic environment.
ny_kia31 thts the struggle...
Killing Wallace came from a good heart did it?
@@RealityCheck6T9 did you not read the comment?
ALL of the kids. The ones who do make it out are miracles and society has utterly failed them and the ones who don't survive in every single way. America has never given a shit about our tired, our poor, our huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of our teeming shores. There is no lamp beside a golden door.
@@RealityCheck6T9 People don't understand the whole killing Wallace thing man. I think Bodie never had to kill someone he liked before, maybe Wallace was even the first time he had to kill someone at all. He needed to do that because he was a soldier indeed and that was the life he was led to live, so he put it above everything else, but he killed Wallace with tears in his eyes man (check the scene with attention, he goes away in a rush and crying, but you almost can't see it because it's dark, it's also a way of showing how Bodie can't really show how he is feeling inside due to the life he lives, and he is only 16 at the time), and Poot was the one who had the balls to do the mercy shot, not Bodie.
The way Bodie's face changes when Cutty mentions his brother. It's like his inner child came out then went right back in. This show was so good with little details. It shows most of these young people never really had a childhood and their inner child is still there. They have these exteriors up but inside they're innocent children. Frfr.
1:06 Bodie looked like he was 5 years old in that moment. Cutty mentioning his brother brought so much excitement and innocence to his face. Bodie was just like any little kid that looked up to his cool older brother but reality set in quick that his brother is dead. Very sad.
Slim Charles and Cutty had the ultimate "OG" synergy. Everything they said in their conversations sounded ultra cool. "Gonna get you some chrome..." Sounded way more cool then a 'whistle'...lol
This scene played out like a gta intro mission
"let's get you some chrome man" you know they're on their way to ammu-nation
@@manaulhoque6507 Yeah, one of those early missions
Aye man then he be crip walking, then my man jumping and turning around throwing a gun. Onngod my mann slim is a sick character.
Bodie, Cutty and Slim were the best crew. It's too bad they only lasted a few episodes in Season 3, I wanted to see more of those three together.
Bodie wasn't apart of that "crew" he ran a shop... Charles and Cutty were soldiering
@@fishfinney3395 still the same crew just different levels
At least they kept the slim and bodie friendship in season 4
I love the lil shit like bodies face looking sad when Cutty talks about his brother n then instantly afterwards he throws some shade with the "when he ain't drop it" statement. You can tell his trying to seem tough n unfazed after he showed the smallest amount of emotion. Bodie is such an interesting character.
This scene always sticks in my head. It's so good. Bodie's face when his brothers name is mentioned, the delivery of "James been dead" it's all so perfect.
Dayum this scene says so much without speaking... When he says “I used to spar with your older brother james, he had a killer left” you can see bodie’s tuffness drop for a slight second to reminisce about his brother, but caught himself and said “yeah when he aint drop it”.. And when Cutty didnt even know he passed away, and he told him, you could see genuine sadness on Cuttys face and Bodie peeped that, and instantly got respect for Cutty, he obviously looked up to his brother. One of the best introductions ever on the show. So subtle but yet so deep.
Amazing acting.
What’s crazy is that cop that Bodie punched in season 1 or 2 said he hits like a mule Lool probably got his form from his older brother.
That face Cutty makes when he hears Bodie's brother's been dead always cracks me up. He goes, "Ooohh...ouch, shouldn't have asked that. Yikes this got awkward."
That's how shit goes
Bodie saw the Remorse in Cutty 's face and smiled with Respect towards Cutty
Kinda like he saying "I can see why James was Friends with Him he alright"
Slim is the only character I actually wanted to come out successful from the drug game
Meer
Damn so not Poot, Bodie, D’Angelo, none of those dudes? Just Slim? What’s funny about that is Slim is the one who seemed like he wouldn’t be comfortable anywhere BUT the game
It's often said he's the pawn that made it to the other side of the board
From what we know. Knowing the game he’s prolly dead now or locked up
Vince Torres He was a Knight in my opinion. Which is a type of pawn in real world
@@xorpe7172 D'Angelo seemed like a good kid, but he got an innocent man killed. Bodie, it was always gonna end bad for him. Poot did get a good ending though because he lost his crew.
Show seriously has the best acting ever on television
It's great but there's a few shows that rival it and I'd say scrubs shade it for having great comedic actors who also brilliantly transition to dramatic and serious absolutely seamlessly
Jay Ant scrubs is fucking garbage. I run to turn the channel if that shit show is on. Lol at even comparing it to the wire in any way.
Hill Street Blues is still up there. Not bad at all for network television. I've always felt that The Wire is incredible in that way for not being limited by FCC rules like HSB was. Ace acting on both programmes.
Bodie was literally breaking a real deal killer’s balls then he realized this guy special cuz he knows James. And ran behind cutty and slim the way he ran behind James and cutty.
Not everyone knows that I was actually talking about replacing Cutty's browser. Nigga was still using Internet Explorer. Can you believe that?
😂😂😂
That joke was already certified platinum 3 years ago. Plagiarism is a crime.
1:15 that silent expression, he had to keep it all pent up, all those experiences, and only a piece of it came out in that graveyard scene.
bodie was the yes man of the drug world. adapted to his world committed misdeeds and suffered in silence, all for the "greater good," until he realized people like him never see a greater good
you're right, they never got to see the greater good :-( I wasn't expecting to like or even empathise with bodie from how dismissive he was towards d'angelo in season 1, but then he grew to become a hard boned soldier who earned my respect. bodie was a man of his word, that's for sure
Amanda Yeo Bodie was dismissive of D'Angelo for the same reason Stringer was...he did nothing to earn his position and got by only off the reputation of his uncle. He could tell D'Angelo was soft and that's why he constantly challenged him. Someone that is hard and unruly like Bodie isn't going to just respect someone like D'Angelo off rip; they have to actually have that reputation behind them. You see how Bodie showed respect to Slim, Bey, Stringer, Stinkum and Avon yet he dismissed a soldier like Cutty because he didn't know of him at that moment. Same way he was so ready to tool up against Marlo because he didn't know of him at that moment. Bodie is like a lot of these young cats, while a Wallace and a Poot are sprinkled in every here and there. You're not watching the show the way the writers intended. You have to really look and understand these people to get a conclusive opinion. If you understood the characters of D'Angelo and Bodie, then you'd feel differently. It's like putting an older Namond in charge of Michael, basically. Simply put, he didn't see D'Angelo as someone to respect or listen to and for good reason.
Great scene, this is one of those scenes i probably 10-20 times the first time i seen it. Had to pause, roll up, watch it again. Dont know if im the only one who does that... Sometimes it takes me 2 hours to watch 1 episode lol.
you are NOT the only one who does that haha. I'm on like my fifth viewing of this show. Every moment has so much going on!
FACTS 💪🏾✌🏾
Slim Charles is probably most polite charachter of the show; never rises his voice, always respectful, but when he talks, people listen.
lmao he called it tha cheese box
Back in the 70's in the ATL we called them the cheese, because they looked like a big orange block of government welfare cheese.
WITLESSMASS government welfare cheese LOL
I heard "cheese wagon" from battle rap years ago.
"Look dog, first thing we gon need to do is get you some chrome, cmon man" sounds like the start of a GTA mission
I wish T.J. had more scenes he was my favorite character.
The actor portraying Bodie was SO young then, and yet his performance is EVERY SECOND top class!!
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I love how Slim Charles be acting all diplomatic like.
Bodie w 2 headbands on plus he called the strip Off brand Legendary
LOVE the beginning, when Slim Charles is standing there cool as a cucumber while Bodie is just wigging out going off.
Slim was one of the best characters on the show. Perfect acting.
Bodie be all hyper and flailing his arms in the beginning saying:
"One ass whooping and we back off like some bitches."
lol
I love that little elbow Brodie gives Poot at the end
It definitely is underrated, thanks for uploading it I thought I'd be the only one who remembered that little moment and wanted to revisit it
Bodie has no chill whats so ever, dude stay on charge
William Handy He was really chill in the first season when D was running the pit. But, because of Stringer, they lost their corners!! I think he earned that anger.
William Handy
In the series he’s 17-20 so that’s why , I think they’re trying to show how youngins are hot heads in the game and over hostile
Aamir Basir 16-20
Slim was different than any other character on this show because he had no blemish to his character. Like I love bodie, but bodie waxed Wallace that was cold blooded. I loved stringer and Avon but those two did some very questionable things morally. Slim was on Omar's level as far being straight up. That's why I love that scene where Omar doesn't kill slim.
Duzz14 Wallace was a snitch there wasn’t no others way the day he choose to hideaway and be a snitch was the day he signed his death if bodie didn’t they’d both be chalked, bodie aint gonna die for a mistake Wallace made period 💯💯💯💯
What's that Old Saying...."Real Recognizes Real"......🧐
Just noticed that Slim calls Poot over to call Shamrock, completely removes himself from the situation if Lester is running a wire into their phones, Slim really was the smartest pawn out there
Also the quick look he gives Cutty while Cutty reacts to the news that James is dead. That's the moment where Bodie truly starts to respect him, I think.
Yeah I wasn't sure if my memory was spotty/I was projecting when I thought Bodie picked up on the fact Cutty was hurt by the news and reacted positively to it, that sounds like something too subtle to be conveyed but rewatching it now they actually did it.
True
The fact we all construct Bodie's brother's life and relationship just based on this one 30 second interaction is testament to how great The Wire is.
My oldest brother name is James and I could never imagine having to deliver this line so effortlessly like Bodie did. Its hard watching so many emotions show up and fade away so quickly like trends in regards to people you shouldn’t have to hide your feelings about.
Slim went into gunfights with Omar's crew and Marlo's pawns, escaped arrestation when Stringer snitched, figured out how the Stanfield organization deceived the cops and made the bodies of their enemies disapear and he knew when to refuse to work with them because he guessed their end was coming. In the last episode, not only he's still standing but he's back into business. I mean, give this man the Greek connection already and let him run the show.
And he killed Cheese
I would love a two or three season spinoff of Cutty in his prime. Seeing him as a soldier would be awesome.
I like how Slim checks Bodie whenever he gets outta line. Kinda like a big brother. In a way it kinda reminds me of his relationship with D'Angelo
the white headband arching over the black headband showing a shift in Bodies character through the conversation.
When he called the bus a cheese box I was eating a couple of Reese's cups and drinking milk and now it's all over the table and on the floor 🤣
1:08 you can see the light come on in Bodies eyes when he heard his brothers name, like a little moment of innocence was awaken inside him... it left quickly but it’s little details that make a scene like this so good.
Bodie's defense went down for a brief second and you could see that vulnerable child in him.....This is why The Wire was a great show! Great acting and writing!
This show deserves more attention, for the acting, writing, and everything.
1:31 - When your friend pulls up Internet Explorer.
I see what you did there.
yo this scene hits home for me. My big bro been dead 20 years. I still get people walking up to me telling me stories like that. What great acting.
Slim Charles and Cutty are “OG’s”..
Bodie acting here was superd his mannerism and quick change of facial expression make his character seem so real.
Even tho it ain't in style anymore I wanna wear a headband like bodie in this scene w/ the do rag
"Stinger will fix it, you'll see... " kinda brings a tear out.
Lol this def is one of them top-tier shows of all time. You can see how close to real life this scene portrays. You see the way everyone besides maybe slim is carrying themselves much more serious and carefully than normal? To the point of fronting pretty much. Cutty fresh back on the streets after 14 years and probably a bit shell shocked from the changes in the world and his city while he was away...did try to connect with Bodie positively but with one of the most masculine subjects... The way Bodie catches himself like "oh u knew my brother? Tell me some stories about him when he was here in life", but instead he has to stop himself and put his pissed/cocky face back on to avoid even a hint of what could be considered weakness on the streets. Cutty was kinda doing the same thing...almost forcibly keeping a serious demeanor even tho it wasn't his natural instinct, but necessary on the streets. Even Poot asks TJ if he "has one with some minutes" like TJ just spilled red Kool aid on his new white sneakers or something...or like he's battling a wicked shit...even tho really he just texting his little girlfriend with the STD probably on the level of pillow talk, a temporary escape from the reality of his daily grind. Slim the only one that always just seems to flow naturally as a human even in the streets. Cutty left the game to open a gym, Poot left the game to sell sneakers, and Bodie was so sick of how low and chaotic and grimey the game was falling that even he was starting to drop lil dimes to McNulty. So all 3 of these men/young men weren't truly who they were carrying themselves as in this scene to where it shows how they gotta force it. Most people have good in them, but are so conditioned by their environment that they can't express any kind-heartedness and end up all messed up. When you in a dangerous spot doing dangerous business and interacting with all kinds of different people and lawmen with eyes in the back of your head, you gotta carry yourself a certain way like that so nobody thinks you're soft and get the idea of punking you. The whole mindset is the only thing prisons instill in men which further spills it into the streets. Few father figures and even fewer fathers...just a sad reality. Most men or young men will know exactly what I'm talking about. I think the moral of the show besides "the game will always be the game, only thing that changes is the players" and "the true villian is the city of Baltimore" is that too many people tryna be someone they not even if it's cuz options are so limited. This is also backed up by stringer tryna be "downtown stringer brown" or some of the police like Herc, Carver, and that Italian A-hole just doing it to feel tough to themselves or make rank...which is why the one dude (Prez I think) left to become an inner-city teacher even despite the rough transition. After the incident at the projects, he finally decided to stop tryna be someone hes not and try and do some good in life. Marlo leaves the party at the end cuz "downtown Marlo brown" is being someone hes not. Chris and Bey locked up for life and end up boys cuz they know they just naturally cold blooded. Namond trying to be street when it was all a front, DeAngelo questioning the game...so many examples. Omar, Michael Lee, and Slim Charles are examples of the realest, prop Joe was the real "downtown prop Joe Brown", McNulty was the real police, Dukie was the real tragic story of stolen innocence and downward spiral as a side effect of the game, Cheese was the real irredeemable scumbag, Kenard was the real sociopath in waiting...just such a great show. Some characters living life naturally as who they are, and others struggling to be someone they not and it shows either to themselves or to us viewers. Just a masterpiece
His voice is amazing!
1:07- For a moment you see Bodies wounded inner child..Amazing acting as usual on The Wire...
Man, top job posting this. I love all 3 of these characters. Slim steals every scene he's in!
i love how this scene ended
James been dead and the look on cuttys face is one of the most famous lines from The wire
Bodie's brief but poignant changes of emotion throughout this scene stand up as JD Williams' finest acting moments on "The Wire".
Cutty’s countenance changed when he recognized who Bodie was. Cutty’s hard, old school street soldier visage brightened up when he realize Bodie was James younger brother. Was a prelude to Cutty changing his career and working with the youth. Another subtle gem from the Wire.
Bodie was sort of like Cutty’s nephew. It’s like that when you knew someone in their diapers and you were friends with their older brother. You tend to give them a pass. I think Bodie might have even been familiar to Cutty and he was trying to figure out where he knew Bodie from. As soon as he heard the name Bodie, he was look...’Oh yeah...I know who this is!’
This looks like the intro to an early game GTA mission where Cutty is the main character just getting out of jail
You can tell bodies felt something of his past when he mention his brother
Bodie moves like Danny DeVito lol
Hell yea that look at 1:10 its like he drops the tough guy act for a second and shows respect.
I just love how Bodie enunciates the first couple sentences
slim charles the coolest guy on earth i swear
He's probably the coolest boss now too, he bought a share of the Greek connection from Marlo.
Abo
About to be 2021, still appreciating the greatest story ever told on television.
My man Bodie be super animated LOL 😂
Slim is hands down my favorite character
0:43 did Slim say poop instead of pooh? 🤣
3 favorite characters right here in one scene
That boy had a killa lef.
Slim Charles would be a great character in an RPG that helps establish your characters strengths and reputation.
that last line by poot always kills me
Slim Charles and Cutty are like the perfect team… they was my favorite characters on the side
Look at how tall Slim Charles is. You could see him all the way from the East Side.
He was so tall he could see the Philadelphia cops walking towards him.
Big G is a legit 6'6 - probably 6'7 in Timbs lol. Like a former D League player or something lol
His face lights up so much when he mentions james
Moral of the story, TJ did not have a phone with mins left on it....
The hand movement Bodie did when he said off brand ass strict😂
"Yo T.J.!!! You got one with some minutes left?" Lol, Poot so cheap.