The Wire - Valchek Goes Ballistic

[ravenouscolonelhart]

Valchek actually made Rawls and Burrell look GOOD. Hell Rawls almost looked like he gave a shit about police work in this scene (never mind Burrell with his usual "ha ha ha it's all corrupt fun" style). It's so ridiculous that VALCHEK gets promoted. With Rawls and Burrell you get a sense that they once cared, but with Valchek, never.

[jdbrewer31]

Fuck Valchek and his rat face.

[morgantown1]

haha What about Frank Sobotka? I-I'm not hearing his name in here anywhere. This is about Frank. Sobotka. Do you have charges on Frank. Sobotka.

[KleWdSide]

Valchek was such a cranky old fart.

[b4rn35y]

that was not ballistic.....

[whoiscarlito]

Deirdre Lovejoy aka Rhonda Pearlman = MILF

[TomiKoch]

And this guy became the police commissioner by series finale. My God...

Then again, it's not like he was worse than Burrell or Rawls.

[Antrizzle2009]

@TomiKoch Burell and Rawls actually at least attemped to do police work every now and then, of course they both got caught up in the politics of it all. But the truth is, when you get as high as a police commsioner, you have to play politics.

[ronaldrhodes55]

What about frank sobotka?

[OdiseyThe]

Fuckin Rat Fuckers all of ya's

[Crimson28]

What a fucking asshole Valchek is

[knowmsayin]

I love the way he says "SOBOTKA!!!"

[herodotus53]

I now call people "fucking rat fuckers" in my moments of irritation. How I got through life before The Wire, I'll never know.

[jiveturkey25]

Valchek vs. Sobotka: would be great to see the episode where their feud got started!!!

[Dogfacesoulja8582]

I hate that old fart. I'm glad Prez punches him in a later episode

[TheConciseStatement]

What a twat. And the way she looks at him is hilarious.

[323guiltyspark]

The problem with Valchek as a police commander is that he's not in it for enforcing the law, but feeding his own ego and exerting power. The fact that he went to the feds to get to Sobotka and completely fucked over the case illustrates that well enough.

[prokrastinatorSF]

Is there any face in the history of television that has looked more like a rat than that of the actor who plays Valchek?

[funkmike]

Valchek hates living in a world where blacks and women can outrank him.

[BigJames666]

@funkmike that's brilliant man

[mmabuff101]

@funkmike and gays

[wareq]

@funkmike

And a gay man (however closeted he might be)

[pandasweater]

Ervin Burrell was the most qualified to be appointed Commissioner (he was only interim Commissioner in the vid) after Frazier (the actor playing Frazier, Dick Stilwell, died during Season 1) retired.

However, the 1st district (which was part of counsel that confers with Mayor Royce over the appointment of the next commissioner) didn't like Burrell. Valchek had suction with the 1st district and could influence them to vouch for Burrell. So despite Burrell outranking Valchek, he needed the latter

[2010COFC]

Valchek had it out on Sobotka because of a donation the St Casmir Church. Hell Daniels always bailing out Valchek's son in law Prez. He should be grateful to Daniels.

[kka4life]

did frank fuck his wife or something damn he had it in for him

[Friedtoenails]

Valchek is awesome. Always ugly, always angry

[ratchettcitynigga]

At this point who outranked who? Valchek or Burrell?

[Dogar230]

Burrell outranked Valcheck. Dunno why Valcheck had the balls to act all uppity to Burrell in this scene.

[finarrykahn13]

Valchek helped Burrell get elected commissioner as a quid pro quo for the detail against Sobotka. Valchek felt betrayed when the detail didnt implicate Sobotka and Burrell didnt manage the operation to Valchek's satisfaction

[slgordon3]

@finarrykahn13 - Just building on what you're saying--eventually Frank Sobotka was arrested in the case, they figured out how they smuggled shit into the port. There's a great scene where Valchek--who insisted upon doing this--leads Frank out in handcuffs after he's arrested, all smug and shit.

[gauchebag]

@Dogar230 because valcheck had friends on the city planners committee and ties with the mayor

there's an episode earlier on where they are at some banquet and valcheck tells burrell he'll swing some votes for his sobotka detail

[choppog]

why was my comment removed???????

[WireLover2]

It says "comment removed by author" which means someone had to do it from your account. I know I didn't remove it anyway.

[choppog]

yeah i think ur right lol

[rchdb]

Valchek is one my favorite characters on the show, that guy is funny.

I love how he's calling them fucking ratfuckers at the end of the clip, hahaha\a