The Wire - Bubbles (Andre Royo)

[@Anders-vl6kk]

Bubs is the heart of the soul of the entire show. The human aspect

[@Arcaryon]

I kinda feel like the heart of the show is bigger than bubbles and I mean no disrespect to this character and his story but rather that the show is depicts a universe. Bubbles is an important aspect but one of the greatest strengths of the show is managing to show a whole world from the lowest dopefiend to the most ruthless kingpin, from small school clerks all the way to powerful politician. The reason why the Wire is the Wire is because they managed to show it all. Bubbles, Marlo, McNulty etc. the gangs, the addicts, the cops, the administration. I can honestly not think of another show that has done anything like this. The heart of the show is the entire messed up game and that's where it brilliance lies, that its not a microverse deal like Sopranos or Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul etc. - in the wire you get to see the whole complex problem, top to bottom.

[@Anders-vl6kk]

@@Arcaryon Yep, I agree with you. I just think Bubbles shows the human aspect of it all - what a person can sink to when living in this destructive environment. He's a good person at heart, yet he still does some very questionable things. We empathize with him because we see the kind soul inside him and we realize that we could just as well have fallen into the same trap as him, given the right circumstances. I think everyone who watches the Wire relates to Bubbles in one way or another. He's also a very vital part of season 1. That's why I believe he's the heart and soul of the show.

[@beedubree2550]

the Dickensian aspect, if you will

[@GoooObama08]

This was beautifully brought to life and masterfully performed by Andre Royo. I love how his character’s journey comes full circle, ending so tenderly with his family welcoming him back at the dinner table. I love The Wire, there will never been another show like it.

[@henryclay8462]

This man is the very living definition of an Actor. He has the ability to be any character needed. The entire cast is amazing. Mr. Arroyo is truly standout.

[@russellerichsen1849]

Bubs was always my favorite character. As great as The Wire was I think it had the opposite of the intended effect. I think the creators and writers brought this whole trade to the forefront to shed light on a wide range of societal problems that need to be addressed and mitigated and or rectified. Instead, for the most part, the younger crowd watching the show watched it like it was intended to GLORIFY these issues. I read in a comment section on another page one person said they watched the Omar Little story to "learn" how to be like Omar. That was heartbreaking to read. Everybody's favorite character for the most part over there was Omar, or Marlo or Stringer or Avon. All the characters that had ZERO growth as a person and wound up gone or in jail. Or maybe it had EXACTLY the effect they intended it it to have and this is just "wishful thinking". The other channel I'm speaking of didn't have ANY videos of the law enforcement side only the "gangsters" from the show. Not a single video on Bubbles. Nothing on Dennis Wise. Nothing on ANYONE who learned anything at all. It's scary to think that the show had EXACTLY the effect that they intended and the show was just an EXTREMELY CLEVER way to promote this stuff and make it look "cool" KNOWINGLY. I don't know for sure but what I do know is it came out in 2002 and ended in 2008...NOTHING for the most part has changed. If anything things have just gotten worse.

[@hawkrolla]

The Corner was good also , just sayin.

[@ianrhodes6928]

The heart of the show. It's still a disgrace that Andre didn't get an Emmy for his performance

[@Arcaryon]

The Wire doesn't need any awards. It's beloved by basically anyone who sees it and holds its own against other greats like the contemprary Sopranos or the later Breaking Bad. This show is a masterpiece, plain and simple. I could go on praising it for many things but overall, the point is that this is not just a good show but one of the greatest stories ever conceived.

[@Sarcasmses]

Who cares about emmy's or awards. No one in this show won emmys and it was overlooked completely until years after it finished. It doesn't need the validation of an awards show to be great.

[@itzwaveybruh]

From a drug addict to becoming clean and bettering his life and after that he became Lucious lawyer on Empire. much thanks for the upload on this.

[@nilevalleyafrican9451]

He also got caught up in newyork on law & oder episode despite that, he still got his law degree.

[@C0bblers]

Its been over 10 years and I'll never stop watching Wire clips.

[@sammich4660]

they dont make shows like this anymore fr

[@MidTierVillain]

This is who the show is really about, he was a very important part of the investigation into Barksdale, and Marlo.. without him? Nothing would’ve been accomplished.

[@imnotwatchin]

Performance of a Lifetime !!

[@gordonaustin6820]

Stan's talking about how true to life it all is. True but this character the most of them all

[@vicente8705]

Andre Royo doesn’t get enough credit for this character

[@chriso8193]

How do you know what credit he's been given?

[@AB0VETHALAW]

Last i checked he had been given seven credit, and he said it was more than he wanted​@@chriso8193

[@nilevalleyafrican9451]

Yea the gangsters get the glory

[@strategygalactic]

He does.

[@jefferyjackson134]

Yes he does. His role revealed all the players in the game.

[@sammich4660]

absolutely boss performance by andre royo, he killed this roll!

[@gamma-ray9996]

Bubbles in the last season is probably his best. I just feel happy for him getting over his grief and addiction.

[@Arcaryon]

He went through hell. Sadly, his happy ending is a light surrounded by an ocean of darkness.

[@dominictemple]

Thank you for doing this, I did a rewatch of The Wire a few years ago, but this video of yours really honed in one of my favourite characters of the show. Reginald was one of the rare few to escape both addiction and the rest of that world and then reclaim a life in the real world.

[@hawkrolla]

Brilliant job showing the outside looking in aspect of addiction with just enough humor to keep it light.

[@rocchambers4211]

Bro deserved something for this role. I just hope our collective love and praises are enough because this role was portrayed masterfully.💯💯💯

[@RoyceBenning]

This Bubbles movie is one of the best films I’ve witnessed.

[@dizzykhalifa300]

I’m from Baltimore & its a lot of Andre’s round glad to see he got him self togather

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

Its like watching a remake of the wire. Bravo to editor who uploaded this.

[@ZamirSparks]

He did a great job with this performance

[@Stylefree491]

I can’t stop watching these!

[@marvel4ever698]

Swear he don’t get enough credit for this role. He had more screen time then any other character

[@darrellsmith2889]

I was glad to see his character get clean

[@jimreily7538]

Johnny: It'd be better if it was copper. Bubbles: It'd be better if it was GOLD, but you gotta take life as it goes along, y'know? -- That's my favourite Bubbles quote, out of millions of them. Very Buddhist. Acceptance. Bubbles is awesome.

[@ryanbesco8067]

This is my favorite character in the history of television

[@dtcarpediem]

I love and also kinda feel bad with how they told the story about the revolving door of being a dope fiend. Bubbles got clean near the end of the show and Dukie ended up getting hooked, and around the exact same age Bubs started too. The Wire was so great with the subtle and not so subtle messages that they put out there 🙌🏾🤘🏾.

[@khoraaaa]

finally a bubble compilation

[@willar7]

man that cracked out fiend robbing bubs the whole time was fucking terrifying.

[@sn4406]

? The white boy?

[@smegheadGOAT]

My Lord this man can ACT

[@tmat2024]

Even though Andre Royo wasn't in it, his character's issue with heroin was the one that bridged Simon's previous series, The Corner, to The Wire, Brilliant performance by Royo.

[@BiggityBoggity8095]

Andre Royo was in the corner?

[@tmat2024]

@BiggityBoggity8095 No. I was referring to the focus on the drug addiction aspect. I should've added "based on".

[@hawkrolla]

Great series, on my once a year list.

[@viewmaster617]

It's a thin line between heaven and here! Man I felt that.

[@dylanbenjaminwalter2896]

Great edit. Thank you for posting and sharing that.

[@MrCoolcnwk]

Kima never going back to see Bubs when he got clean never sat right with me.

[@one2one1998]

I'd like to think she did I really would but seeing him sitting at the table having dinner having regularity in his life for the first time in years? That got me.😢😊

[@Arcaryon]

I guess Kima was really busy given what was going down with the rise of Marlo etc. Also, I kinda think that she really didn't know how his life turned out until the article. Like Bubbles said, the bad about his life is already out there - Kima knew all about that. But when he effectivley cut ties with the PD over their mishandling of his abuse, I guess she lost track of him. In a way it's possible that she just never thought he would really get clean and when she got busy due to the flatlinings picking up, she essentially gave up on him and handed him of thinking he would basically keep being a dopefiend informant forever. Maybe it's best to just imagine her one day visiting him after the shows time passed, grabbing dinner with him in some place and having the heartfelt conversation we all know would undoubtedly unfold before wishing him all the best.

[@jimreily7538]

Yeah, but she didn't need him anymore. He wasn't her friend, he was her CI. That's probably how she sees it. And maybe she was doing him a favour too. Because he'd be reminded of the corners.

[@YnpQuail]

Because she’s not a good person that was obvious

[@Arcaryon]

@ Maybe she simply had too little faith in him after so many years of doing this job.

[@06alwilliams]

Wow so there WAS a happy ending in The Wire. I never thought about Bubble’s story

[@Arcaryon]

His story felt smaller than the overall theme but also more personal and instrumental to showing exactly how utterly destructive the substances are to their victims. Arguably one of the most important characters in the show despite being less famous than many of the criminal figures like Marlo, Omar, Stringer Bell etc. He has less power but actually proved to be quite important for the plot at some key moments and I think everyone who pays attention to him ( or watches this kind of supercut ) can not helpt but to root for him.

[@victoriadiesattheend.8478]

I feel this performance so hard. It hurts every time you try and slide back down to the bottom. But sometimes, it happens that one day you wake up and you feel different. Like you've had enough of the ugliest human behavior you can witness outside of wars, plenty of it from yourself. Sometimes ppl have kids and that wakes them up. Whatever. The fatal feature is when you really feel you have nothing and nobody to live for so that dope is your best friend. As Bubs says, you're married to it. That's the most dangerous time.

[@tisharobson7881]

Amazing made me cry feel the pain 😢

[@kidchamp2450]

His arc in the show is unparalleled. Then to have Dookie become the new Bubs is just another slice to this masterpiece. Greatest show ever!

[@06alwilliams]

He became a junky iono about the “new Bubbles”😏🤷🏾‍♂️

[@paimei662]

I feel so bad for dookie tho man…

[@kidchamp2450]

@@06alwilliams he definitely has a long way to become bubs, but the fact that history will keep repeating itself is the tragedy. The casting of Andre Royo was absolutely brilliant, don’t think anyone could have played it better.

[@06alwilliams]

@@kidchamp2450 me neither!! He did a brilliant job!!

[@asdasdae]

@@06alwilliams The entire point with S4 and the kids is that each of these kids is supposed to show us where the adults characters came from. They're all supposed to be foils of each other; Dookie turns into Bubs (good heart, no home, addiction), Randy turns into Prop Joe (work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit,) Michael turns into Omar (independent, robs drug dealers), and Namond becomes Colvin (a good kid who wanted to be a part of the street life but didn't have the heart).

[@svenov3167]

thank you for this compilation man

[@Rary.0]

Poor Sherod :( bubbles tried to help him in his own way. You can tell how guilty he felt

[@anthonyspeelman-4390]

THE WIRE HAD SOME GREAT ROLES!

[@greglalumiere6078]

Bubs and kinas relationship is just the best.

[@CrisScottish]

Kima

[@AmjadShadid-x3t]

4:56 😂 he one of the best characters in this show fr

[@leejones3115]

43:32 This is why The Wire might be the best TV show ever

[@JMartini810]

What happened to him here ?

[@dreeggs9404]

First day no dope

[@Ryantheheel_meow2x]

Junkie of the century, not enough credit for this role at all but I’ll watch this until my last breath

[@Kneegrow-mj4he]

Snitching Bubs is super under rated

[@jacobdaus3835]

It’s so crazy how everyone just throws whatever trash on the ground in this show. That’s how it was back in the day tho

[@Amaru722]

May I say since I live in Australia and don't have Stan THANKYOU KIMD SIR FOR POSTING THIS means more then you know🎉.

[@paulgent9203]

This guy was great great on an awesome show

[@freeman4real]

They absolutely should not of pissed Bubbs off! He was crucial and one of my favorite characters in the entire series.

[@kordellthompson161]

If felt like I just watched a movie starring Bubbles it was good 👍

[@dumbbuff]

58:24 "McNulty the Sailor Man!" is an underrated line

[@Ayyyoozzz]

This will always be a classic along with oz and the sopranos, what a time, now it's all liberalized

[@anthonyyoung9677]

One of the greatest shows ever made

[@signalsoldier]

Easily the saddest moment in the Wire is when Sherrod accidentally shoots up Bubble's hotshot that he had for the stick up dude ..just heartbreaking

[@drdree8396]

The streets took everything from Bubbes except his kindness and heart

[@dennisackerman9802]

I'm sorry I never watched this series. I will now. What a loveable character. Went through hell and found the otherside.

[@Anders-vl6kk]

Do one on Lester! Seriously underrated character

[@KillaDawgs-ENY]

There’s A Bubbles In Every Hood!!

[@Sangria]

The heart of The Wire

[@seanquade4500]

In my opinion, the best character. Had the best arc...

[@fedecano7362]

Obliged!

[@C0bblers]

39:40 Bubs was feeling the pain of the people that got the beating because he stole the drugs. God bless Bubs.

[@GarrickTuitt]

Miracles still do happen

[@jimdee5319]

What a great arc

[@Zeeves]

Know who had a great arc? Noah

[@Fatherfintanstack111]

​@@ZeevesWhere's my arc

[@anthonytunstall2147]

2:23 is that why his name Bubbles???

[@russellerichsen1849]

Good question. I didn't pick up on that one. Respect.

[@BlueDoneDidIt]

I 1st saw Andro in SHAFT as "tattoo" later in this . Very great actor

[@ktothec24]

Anyone see the movie “ beautiful boy” ? It was like they took bubbles story and continued with it. A guy with years of sobriety now helping others. It was cool to see Andre in the film.

[@lozzzzy]

42:16 two choices, two roads, two sets of stairs

[@smuckyy]

“You gonna make me brown??”

[@timontimon-q6p]

25:17 “run forest, run” 😂😂😂

[@Richard-k8x]

Dan good movie thanks

[@adamstickelbault]

Great compilation

[@jimhorton2996]

Damn Omar just materialized out of the shadows 😮 dude is like a hood ninja 😮

[@russellerichsen1849]

Oh wow talk about ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND CLEVER WORDPLAY I just noticed this for the first time even though I have seen it hundreds of times...The scene where Bubs goes down to purchase some you know what with the undercover the song in the background playing is.... "I Wanna ROCK Right Now" hahahhahaha There is no way that that was a "coincidence" THAT'S HILARIOUS LOL

[@Ayyyoozzz]

1:22:10 I can't hear, what happened?

[@Seawalls]

37:05 Waylan has a ring. He’s not using

[@LOVE4allHATRED4none]

There aint no bout a doubt it😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@ganeshiyacharran7967]

Good movie like it

[@Zeeves]

One thing is for sure, this actor got all the credit he deserved. Maybe even a little bit extra. Maybe too much credit

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Kima took a lot of blurry-ass photos in this show

[@italgrow]

Cracked me up at the hat scene

[@WMsandKFCisBackMOFOs]

Whos the guy who played Bubbles's Sponsor ?

[@pjmagana9547]

Steve earle, singer songwriter. Check him out

[@WMsandKFCisBackMOFOs]

@pjmagana9547 thanks. I did a Google search and found out about him. I could tell he wasn't a professional full-time actor, but something about his performance was really genuine. That's why I was asking about him.

[@moniquehamblin1689]

" The WIre" Stringer Idris Elba

[@richierugs6544]

oyster sauce is better than coffee, makes it smell like it's been in a wallet

[@ODPTV1]

Breaking Bad doesn't even come close to this shit.

[@KeepItReels]

Scary a street dude with a brain. But still what I call a Broke Genius. Mind = Pockets.

[@pjmagana9547]

Hamstersdamn has to be one of the rings of hell

[@TheFrogEnjoyer]

Ragman about to become the Borko of the Wire

[@robertiwhite]

Show should have ended with the big reveal his character is the guy who runs everything

[@lozzzzy]

The Bubbles

[@SuperThugnifacent]

Bubbles come up was so real aswell. I'm not a fan of the whole.snitching shit he did but. When he was stareing at the wall after he became sober after a few weeks to months anybody that's been there knows that first sense of clarity from the hell you put yourself in

[@reycesarcarino4653]

"Pusherman won't let Junkie go free"

[@isazisempi3896]

I appreciate this but imma have to pass up the part with sherod. As a kid I didn't care too much but as an adult it would destroy me lol.

[@KennethHolloway-fk1xk]

I'm experiencing how.important its to have a snitch.swagg

[@Kneegrow-mj4he]

Call 911 we are 911

[@jimhorton2996]

Bubbles big time hypercrit, trying to take down bsrksdale drug dealers and he mad about that best down his boy got?? It was bubbles idea and he made that fake money 💰 😮

[@jamesAk1]

It was how hard they went on johnny so he got his get back by the only way he could

[@jimhorton2996]

@jamesAk1 I feel you , it's just the game, bubbles and his boy weren't no law abiding citizen's for sure , I put in work myself and honestly where I grew up they were actually nice to bubbles boy because they woulda smoked that fool if he got caught trying to burn someone, hell I've seen people shot for just 5 dallors , I was pistol whipped so hard when someone tried sticking me up they knocked me out of one of my shell toe addida s and I had a good's egg for weeks because I wouldn't give up my money and I was young and dumb back then because 10 dallors not worth.losing my life

[@jamesAk1]

@@jimhorton2996 thats some rough shi* bro hope you are living better these days god bless🙏🏻

[@jimhorton2996]

@jamesAk1 yes in 2010.got out and stayed out,God bless you and your family

[@RyBreadisRyGuy]

37:43 🗑bars

[@ETHAN-EVY-1528]

45:18

[@ETHAN-EVY-1528]

2:36:34

[@ETHAN-EVY-1528]

The Road Home...

[@rickybrown7687]

Please do an episode on Cutty, the guy that opens the boxing gym. I don’t know if you know, but Cutty is Tank Davis’s trainer in real life.

[@Neal_Sporin]

Holy shit! Steve Earle!