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If you are speaking of his war with Gyp to retake the Boardwalk, then you are correct on both counts. He is not my favorite actor or character in the show, but he is pretty good.If I have my seasons right (a questionable premise), then you've seen the episodes where Nucky fight "on the street" with guns and his life on the line to regain his bootlegging empire. Until that episode, the idea of Nucky coming up as a street thug with the grit and physical capability to survive and thrive in a a no-hold-barred mob gun battle was hard for me to picture.
But there he was, no fancy suits, no odd butler, no plush carpets, just him, others, a car, guns and a raw, feral desire to get back on top. He had a calmness-amidst-the-storm way of fighting that was impressive and exposed how he could become a leader. Kudos to Steve Buscemi for being able to bring that aspect of Nucky's alive in a very real way.