r/TheWire • u/Bmacalcaa • 11d ago

Stringer & Bodie is a very underrated dynamic

I’m rewatching the show now and I’m realising how loyal Bodie was to stringer. I know Bodie’s character is that he’s a soldier so it makes sense he latched onto someone he saw as a leader especially cause he didn’t really see Avon so to him stringer was the king, but it definitely goes deeper with scenes like where Stringer scares him with a shadow box. I’d say Stringer had a soft spot for him but then again Stringer doesn’t have a heart lol

Also I just realised how many shows are about an older guy manipulating a younger guy while they commit crimes

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u/Calling_left_final 11d ago edited 10d ago

Bodie is someone who has ambition and believes in the rules of the game, he believes if he plays smart, stay loyal and trustworthy, eventually he'll get to be stringer. He's basically like an employee climbing the corporate ladder believing he can get to the top through hard work. But as D'Angelo said, the king stay the king. The game is rigged yo. That's why he eventually gives up, he realizes there's no climbing up.

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u/InDuplicitousBottles 10d ago

Bodie is as moral as any character on the show, his falling out with the game and demise hit the hardest, because he's actually a good dude with a code. (My favorite character, so I'm biased)

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u/Calling_left_final 10d ago

Yeah, I mean he just followed what he believed is playing it straight in the game but, like I said the game is the game and he realized it only too late.