"The king stay the king."

**WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

This is a scene from the first season of The Wire. Many television critics have claimed that The Wire is the best television show of all time.

This scene shows D explaining the game of chess to two of his "pawns".

This scene reveals that the cultural ethos of inner-city Baltimore transcends mere stereotypes. These young men are involved in a chess game that involves more than just a casual chess board. They are playing a life and death game.

The writing here is brilliant.


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