The original post: /r/television by /u/stevebabbins on 2025-07-22 14:05:53.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EpLpy6pmJ0
Today I learned: The scene where Bodie dies is actually a chess exchange played out in real life. Snoop and Chris move in straight lines (either a bishop or a rook, it’s debated) while O-dog comes out of the doorway in a clear L-shaped path as a knight. Bodie has always been a pawn, he only moves one square at a time on the concrete below his feet. It makes the chess match in the low rises in Season 1 even more iconic than it already was. Evidently there are chess metaphors all throughout the series, but this one blew my mind watching it back. 20 years later, still finding new details.
Just wanted to share in case you needed another reason to re-watch :).