remember when D'Angelo teaches Brodie and Marcus how to play chess? About halfway through that scene, it clicked: He's describing the very drug trade - no, the very socioeconomic system in which they are involved! Then you see the characters start to realize as well. The symbolism is perfect and nuanced, when they draw parallels between Stringer Bell - the high-level advisor and real brains behind the Barksfield operation - and the Queen. From here you can begin to see how every character is like a chess piece in the great "Game". Broide shows his ambition when he comments on the "smart-ass pawn" that he hopes to someday embody. No other television series, or even film, has come near this level of artistic subtext.
>>220489772Every time I watch this series, it reminds me of how they are dumbing it down to the point where any mouth breather can say its deep.
In the chinese version they're playing shogi and this scene goes on for two episodes
>>220489772>>220489832It's brilliant because it's exactly what you would expect from nigs.
>>220489943Heh
>>220489943In the Japanese version they're playing checkers and the scene is still going
>>220490031You a smart ass pawn
>>220489943I don’t get it
>"How do you, fellow chuds?" >"Why, yes. I'm very intelligent. It's because I avoid accountability like a woman, and deflect all criticism of my opinions by labelling my detractors as a kike, nigger or reddit.">"Please pay attention to me."
>>220489772>remember when D'Angelo teaches Brodie and Marcus how to play chess? About halfway through that scene, it clicked: He's describing the very drug trade - no, the very socioeconomic system in which they are involved! Then you see the characters start to realize as well. The symbolism is perfect and nuanced, when they draw parallels between Stringer Bell - the high-level advisor and real brains behind the Barksfield operation - and the Queen. From here you can begin to see how every character is like a chess piece in the great "Game". Broide shows his ambition when he comments on the "smart-ass pawn" that he hopes to someday embody. No other television series, or even film, has come near this level of artistic subtext.Unironically true though.
The show was a bit on the nose with its social commentary (the idea of Hamsterdam was ridiculous) but it had some of the best quotes and funniest one liners since Arnold movies
>>220490796>Hamsterdam was so ridiculous>East Hastings, Vancouver?>Kensington, Philadelphia? >never heard of em
>>220489772no, he's just describing the white and kike system of debt-slavery and parasitism.
The fact that D'Angelo knows how to play chess sets him apart from the dumb thugs he deals with. That's how they are able to write his character has a conscious like a White person. It's cringe, but somewhat effective.
Why is chess-hater scene anon so deranged about the chess scene?
>>220489772AI slop post
>>220489772It's so funny that both redditors fawning at this scenes and 4channers mocking are misunderstanding it in the same wayIt's not some pretentious metaphor explaining to the viewer the drug trade through chess, it's just meant to show the viewer that this ghetto nigglets don't know or understand anything other than the drug trade so to explain something to them you have to relate it to it, it's a recurring theme in the series so it's not like it's hard to get either
