I haven't seen Gum Drops yet - it will be on German TV in a couple of weeks...
But of course I read a lot of reviews and stuff, looked at pics etc... To me, it seemed like the writers just forgot about Nicky and all his issues in S6. And now in S7 (I've seen some episodes, don't ask me how, I'd have to lie) he's all of a sudden pretty emotional. I like that side of him, of course I do. But I just don't get why he'd have to wait for almost a year before he snapped.
*muffled voice* I could need some glow sticks in here...