That same sentiment is repeated several times throughout the last season or two. Characters that we got to know and who we thought were extremely important end up as less than footnotes in the grand scale of the world.
Omar would've been TOTALLY justified in murdering that evil piece of shit Krawcyzk. Andy was DEEP in the game. Seeing him cry and beg for his life was so awesome. I only wish Stringer's "hitters" got to Clay Davis first before Omar whacked him.
I remember watching this scene and being stunned that they reintroduced a character from all that time ago. I then started thinking about what Nicky's life had been like in the intervening years.
I've always said that too idk why everyone hates on season 2 it was great showed another side of Baltimore since a lot of the city has to do with the harbor and they still showed Avon and everyone else from season 1 in it
Man seeing how restrained Nicky Sobotka was in season 2 and how angry and expressive he is in this scene. You can really tell how much he really cares about what's happened to the Port
Yea that and Clay Davis, Andy Krawcyzk, and Bruce DiBiaggo got his uncle murdered. When I saw Nicko and Little Big Roy lurking in the background I was seriously hoping that Nick was going to whip out a pistol and open fire on these slimeballs.
This show is a masterpiece. Take minor characters from seasons back and have them essentially in the background of this little universe and reintroduce them. I hope he made it work with Aimee, he genuinely wanted to be a family with her and their daughter.
Aimee was so sexy. If I was Nicko I would've kept that sweet poon tang around. He would likely still been on probation at this time which is why the pigs seemed to arrest or detain him for speaking the truth. (Uniform pigs NEVER question orders, they simply follow them blindly)
I said the same thing!! Omar would've been TOTALLY justified in blowing Krawcyzk's head off. Too bad they didn't make Stringer take out his phone and call his 2 "hitters that were good with it" first and then greenlight Clay Davis too before killing String.
I hope Nick, Aimee and Ashley could manage some kind of a normal life in the years following their departure from the series. Nick really wanted to make it work with Aimee but life always kept him from getting a good break.
To all asking why Nick was arrested, it’s unlikely he was; he was likely temporarily detained as precaution against assault & released. Not saying it’s right, providing context.
I always thought je could be a bigger role in later seasons cause he had Potential for the Game, but It's realistic he went off for the criminal life since what happened to him. He had a good sideas well like d angelo, that's why.
Oh wow Nicky looks quite different here...I have only watched till the season 2, its a shame they dont have the whole serie to show it here in Mexico cuz I love it, Six feet under and The Wire are the most 2 awesome fave series ever!
I liked season 2. I think people hate on it because the target changed from the drug dealers to the doc workers. Season 4 was my favorite season though. Season 5 was my least favorite. They were doing too much.
It was always cracking me; could I ask here my American/Maryland friends, how could the police stop Nick from heckling? Is it a crime to disturb public speeches? That would be seriously fucked up.
Well they shouldn't be able to under the First Amendment. But in practice, the Constitution is a piece of paper, and look what good a piece of paper did for Ned Stark.
if nick was out of witness protection and the Greeks had returned to Baltimore, how the hell is Nick still breathing? He's one of the few who know who they are what they did
You can almost hear the ghost of Nick's uncle on the sea breeze: "You know what the trouble is? We used to make shit in this country, BUILD shit...now we just put our hands in the next guy's pocket"
@mywaydimag Well the show was supposed to be present-day time, so yea they messed up continuity a little bit. Maybe they're implying that Schmoke and O'malley only had 1 term each.
These are the same people who criticize S5. The casual watchers of this brilliant show, and not the loyalists. The self righteous ones who be damned, if you shift the focus from the drug dealers and cops. Every season of The Wire is masterful and nessercary.
Why are they arresting Nick? Have those officer ever hear of The U.S. Constitution, The Bill of rights, especially the 1st one, a right to free speech?
I think he was a building contractor for String, so it might make sense that he's at the groundbreaking for a new job site. Either that, or he's an extra and it's just an oversight.
You should take note: he got arrested for saying "fuck you" This is a "free country" You wouldn't get arrested for saying "fuck you" to a politician in Ukraine, and that country oppresses every movement you make.
not sure why they showed him getting arrested, an actor in this country showed a bloody head of the president and DIDN'T GET ARRESTED. And plenty of people insult politician's. In real life, that arrest wouldn't have happened. Besides , at worst all they did was move him for disturbing the peace.
"He's Nobody Mayor, Nobody at all" He was a main character in one of the Seasons of this Show. And after a short history of Drug dealing (which left his Uncle dead, Cousin in prison and family in Ruins) He snitches on everyone and is put in WP, and be so insignificant to anyone that the Feds allow to walk out of protection and The Greeks says "Meh, we'll just change our names and continue to be business as usual" So dude was right. He's nobody. Just an average nobody Plus I wonder how he supported himself all these years. Probably ended up being a Bartender or doing Construction or something
Nick's drug dealing is not what lead to Ziggy being arrested, Frank getting whacked by the Greeks or the Sobotka family being in ruins. What show were you watching while The Wire was on?
3 of them are nobody but the main characters in season 2, which impressed me the most BTW, his uncle's dead and cousin's sent to prison had nothing to do with him, however, his uncle's business couldn't run well without him, and he helped his cousin so many times
Who owns the port? stealing thieving is all in good fun but when customers take their business elsewhere we should feel bad. DUI, drug smuggling, stealing, racketing, bribing, fixing union elections, selling drugs, giving best union jobs to your friends, but yes it is all other people fault.
@tamkukushka I don't look at it just like that. We followed Nick in Season 2 and followed all the shit he went through, what his family went through, he is someone to the viewers but he is just completely dismissed as no one, just another one of millions in the city of Baltimore
"Who was that?"
"Wasn't anybody at all."
Bro years later and thats still such a haunting line to me, what a brilliant show
hard, that's some surprisingly heavy shit tbh
That same sentiment is repeated several times throughout the last season or two. Characters that we got to know and who we thought were extremely important end up as less than footnotes in the grand scale of the world.
@@RighBread Like when Omar's death didn't even make the paper
"Nobody Mr Mayor... nobody at all"
Poignant.
Omar would've been TOTALLY justified in murdering that evil piece of shit Krawcyzk. Andy was DEEP in the game. Seeing him cry and beg for his life was so awesome. I only wish Stringer's "hitters" got to Clay Davis first before Omar whacked him.
I remember watching this scene and being stunned that they reintroduced a character from all that time ago. I then started thinking about what Nicky's life had been like in the intervening years.
Seems like he’s doing okay, the question is how Ziggy is doing.
We're building something here. All the pieces matter.
Safe to assume that Nicky is doing fine, especially since season 5 is around 4 years after the events of season 2.
Prob wasn't getting the hrs he wanted/ needed with frank gone... or maybe he became the next frank/union leader?
Woah I don't remember this scene. Wait didn't Nicky need to go into witness protection or something after season 2? He's still in Baltimore?
Season 2 is extremely underrated. A classic.
I've always said that too idk why everyone hates on season 2 it was great showed another side of Baltimore since a lot of the city has to do with the harbor and they still showed Avon and everyone else from season 1 in it
Like ya moms
@@busterthe2: That’s crazy! I’m watching season 2 with ya moms right now.
@@tylerreigle6462 i guess it’s cool that they showed the other side... but the thing is, nobody wanted to see that lame ass shit
Man seeing how restrained Nicky Sobotka was in season 2 and how angry and expressive he is in this scene. You can really tell how much he really cares about what's happened to the Port
Yea that and Clay Davis, Andy Krawcyzk, and Bruce DiBiaggo got his uncle murdered. When I saw Nicko and Little Big Roy lurking in the background I was seriously hoping that Nick was going to whip out a pistol and open fire on these slimeballs.
It was just out of character tbh.
Either way, show or not. This happens every day. Good paying jobs always being lost.
@@abeedhal6519 Yeah, it feels like he's a different character being played by the same actor.
@@danielwarren3138 Of course... It doesnt help that he lost his beloved uncle and wont see his cousin outside of Jessup.
This show is a masterpiece. Take minor characters from seasons back and have them essentially in the background of this little universe and reintroduce them. I hope he made it work with Aimee, he genuinely wanted to be a family with her and their daughter.
it’s a show my guy their relationship ended in season 2
Major character from season 2, makes cameo appearance in final season
Also the girl Dee Dee, had an appearance in s3 and her arc finishes s5 in addiction recovery
Aimee was so sexy. If I was Nicko I would've kept that sweet poon tang around. He would likely still been on probation at this time which is why the pigs seemed to arrest or detain him for speaking the truth. (Uniform pigs NEVER question orders, they simply follow them blindly)
Johnny 50 who worked on the docks in season 2 was also in season 5 under the bridge homeless
Did anyone else notice Johnny 50 living homeless under the bridge?
I thought I was seeing things!
when??
@@omgbasedgawd: Damn
@@omgbasedgawd During the homeless killa plot, idk if it was Mcnulty or the cool reporter guy who talked to him but he was in a homeless camp
Nick was always one of my favorite characters!
You should have had a son
@@guyb6665 but then i would have had a wife
Yep, the guy who pretty much shit his pants after Omar blasted String's bodyguard.
Omar would've been completely justified in blowing Krawcyzk's head off. Krawcyzk was DEEP in the game of ruining many people's lives.
Allegedly, yo
Omar and Brother Mouzone let the biggest gangster get away when they didn't drop Krawchuk along with Stringer Bell and his muscle.
I said the same thing!! Omar would've been TOTALLY justified in blowing Krawcyzk's head off. Too bad they didn't make Stringer take out his phone and call his 2 "hitters that were good with it" first and then greenlight Clay Davis too before killing String.
It's about time someone said that to Carcetti!
He was arrested for saying "f*ck you"? That poor judge..
Great seeing Nick back on The Wire (even though it was brief). I wondered what happened to him after he skipped out on the Feds.
He was possibly still on probation here since the pigs seemed to detain him for literally nothing.
I hope Nick, Aimee and Ashley could manage some kind of a normal life in the years following their departure from the series. Nick really wanted to make it work with Aimee but life always kept him from getting a good break.
It doesnt matter who he is, Mr. Mayor. What matters is his plan.
nick sobotka was def one of my fav characters in the whole show, i can relate to him the most of anybody else.
To all asking why Nick was arrested, it’s unlikely he was; he was likely temporarily detained as precaution against assault & released. Not saying it’s right, providing context.
I liked Nick, he was a great character. It was a sad story to see him lose his uncle and cousin.
Yeah, but franks story was much deeper, doing dirt just to save his union. Sobotkas were very sympathetic. Except for fucking ziggy.
I always thought je could be a bigger role in later seasons cause he had Potential for the Game, but It's realistic he went off for the criminal life since what happened to him. He had a good sideas well like d angelo, that's why.
hah didnt even catch that that was nick
Oh wow Nicky looks quite different here...I have only watched till the season 2, its a shame they dont have the whole serie to show it here in Mexico cuz I love it, Six feet under and The Wire are the most 2 awesome fave series ever!
“That’s Nick Sobotka sir, he was a central protagonist in the second season”
Poor Nick. The guy's gone through alot...
Just Nick keeping a low profile while under witness protection
end of season 2 shows he left witness protection. The car that followed him and then disappeared was an agent
Mendez from OITNB shouting at Littlefinger from Game Of Thrones. The "slimy TV characters" universe has just exploded!
Why is fake Master Chief mad a Littlefinger?
I used to hate Season 2 but then it ended up becoming one of my favorites. Season 5 is the worst season of the Wire by far.
Season 1 and 2 were the best of the series
4 was great
I liked season 2. I think people hate on it because the target changed from the drug dealers to the doc workers. Season 4 was my favorite season though. Season 5 was my least favorite. They were doing too much.
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wow, i missed him on this episode...
It was always cracking me; could I ask here my American/Maryland friends, how could the police stop Nick from heckling? Is it a crime to disturb public speeches? That would be seriously fucked up.
Well they shouldn't be able to under the First Amendment. But in practice, the Constitution is a piece of paper, and look what good a piece of paper did for Ned Stark.
if nick was out of witness protection and the Greeks had returned to Baltimore, how the hell is Nick still breathing? He's one of the few who know who they are what they did
Major Littlefinger
You can almost hear the ghost of Nick's uncle on the sea breeze:
"You know what the trouble is? We used to make shit in this country, BUILD shit...now we just put our hands in the next guy's pocket"
No
@mywaydimag Well the show was supposed to be present-day time, so yea they messed up continuity a little bit. Maybe they're implying that Schmoke and O'malley only had 1 term each.
Damn Nick Sobotka can never catch a break.
I guess Nicky felt comfortable about witness protection
"Mayor Schmoke"? Was he from Amschterdam?
Baltimore Mayor from 87-99. Not sure where he was from
He actually appeared during the Hamsterdam storyline as a health care worker working with Royce.
@@roydemeo509 you think Chis and Snoop could've learned a thing or two from your crew?
@@BruteStrength99 No body no crime. All Chris and Snoop did was try and hide their deeds. Demeo made em disappear
@@roydemeo509 yeah. They could've benefited from the counsel of the murder machine
@ASHBOX86 Don't understand why S2 got criticized. It was unbelievable.
These are the same people who criticize S5. The casual watchers of this brilliant show, and not the loyalists. The self righteous ones who be damned, if you shift the focus from the drug dealers and cops. Every season of The Wire is masterful and nessercary.
"Say goodbye to Locust Point docks..."
Be as rich and sneaky as you like Littlefinger, those dock works have some formidable-looking arms...
Dude...yes.
agreed, very tragic
I really wish we found out what he was doing.
Like why hadn’t The Greek killed him.
Nobody. Nobody at all. Pay no mind to the dockworkers that are now out of a job.
i like the scene with omar at the end. but you would think they would have checked the basement first....
hardcore internet gangster
RIP Aberama Gold
Who the old guy with him meant to be. Some random port worker?
the working man doesn't matter to politicians, they only care about voters and lobbyists
Check out episode called Transitions. He is clearly that homeless dude with a dog under that bridge.
Smh Littlefinger gentrifying Baltimore
Why are they arresting Nick? Have those officer ever hear of The U.S. Constitution, The Bill of rights, especially the 1st one, a right to free speech?
Christian Edwards Why...??? Free speech is a thin ------.
Not being arrested -- he's being escorted away.
@jacklong529 Ziggy was an incredible character. Guess the subtleties of the show flew over your head, though.
That thing was ridiculous.
I was wondering what happened to Nick after season 2.
Why was Nick arrested?
I think he was a building contractor for String, so it might make sense that he's at the groundbreaking for a new job site. Either that, or he's an extra and it's just an oversight.
no chance that it's an oversight.
That's someone who tried to make something of themselves...
its nick and some union buddies too lol
Season 2 was great. The Sabotka's were the shit!
@TheBatTang So does the Federal Government.
0:07 - "Mayor Schmoke"?
yeah season 2s good but my favourite is season 4 coner boys
@Rory123654 160 degrees? classic
His father didnt do a damn thing but sit around and bet nickels and dimes on horse races. Perhaps you meant to say his uncle? (yeah, Im that guy)
You should take note: he got arrested for saying "fuck you"
This is a "free country"
You wouldn't get arrested for saying "fuck you" to a politician in Ukraine, and that country oppresses every movement you make.
not sure why they showed him getting arrested, an actor in this country showed a bloody head of the president and DIDN'T GET ARRESTED. And plenty of people insult politician's. In real life, that arrest wouldn't have happened. Besides , at worst all they did was move him for disturbing the peace.
No
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@Rory123654 "Snitches end up in ditches" was all I heard growing up lol. I say all the time now jokingly but it is true.
harrassment i guess
"He's Nobody Mayor, Nobody at all"
He was a main character in one of the Seasons of this Show. And after a short history of Drug dealing (which left his Uncle dead, Cousin in prison and family in Ruins) He snitches on everyone and is put in WP, and be so insignificant to anyone that the Feds allow to walk out of protection and The Greeks says "Meh, we'll just change our names and continue to be business as usual" So dude was right. He's nobody. Just an average nobody
Plus I wonder how he supported himself all these years. Probably ended up being a Bartender or doing Construction or something
Nick's drug dealing is not what lead to Ziggy being arrested, Frank getting whacked by the Greeks or the Sobotka family being in ruins. What show were you watching while The Wire was on?
@@NT-fo3me Seriously lol he need to watch again and actually pay attention
3 of them are nobody but the main characters in season 2, which impressed me the most
BTW, his uncle's dead and cousin's sent to prison had nothing to do with him, however, his uncle's business couldn't run well without him, and he helped his cousin so many times
Who owns the port? stealing thieving is all in good fun but when customers take their business elsewhere we should feel bad. DUI, drug smuggling, stealing, racketing, bribing, fixing union elections, selling drugs, giving best union jobs to your friends, but yes it is all other people fault.
Carcetti's assistants words at the end work on so many levels.God damn I love this show
Not his assistant. That's a real estate developer and he plays a major part in season 3 man.
@tamkukushka I don't look at it just like that. We followed Nick in Season 2 and followed all the shit he went through, what his family went through, he is someone to the viewers but he is just completely dismissed as no one, just another one of millions in the city of Baltimore
He's such a bad actor I'll never understand how he keeps getting jobs