THE SHIELD, Ten Years Later (Year of the Month)
The Shield broadcast its final episode in November 2008, so yes that qualifies it for…
THE SHIELD, season 5, ep. 11: “Postpartum”
“Mara’s pregnant again.” Part One: Everything Else It begins right after the end of “Of…
THE SHIELD, season 4, ep. 13: “Ain’t That a Shame”
You have to let your characters win sometimes. (Shawn Ryan) “Ain’t That a Shame” both…
THE SHIELD, season 4, eps. 11-12: “A Thousand Deaths”/”Judas Priest”
“I gotta work with the people here.” Rather than the relentless drive to the finish…
THE SHIELD, season 3, eps. 9-10: “Slipknot”/”What Power Is. . .”
“. . .the things I can do.” What Power Is. . . could be an…
THE SHIELD, season 2, eps. 1-2: “The Quick Fix”/”Dead Soldiers”
The second season premiere is a unique episode in a TV series, especially if it’s…
THE SHIELD, season 1, eps. 10-11: “Dragonchasers”/”Carnivores”
The public has no idea what justice costs the men who perform it. (James Ellroy)…
The Greatness of THE SHIELD (with a Brief Review of the Pilot)
Apparently, the A. V. Club will be migrating from DISQUS to Kinja this summer (2017),…
THE SHIELD, season 6, eps. 9-10: “Recoil”/”Spanish Practices”
“Is there a problem?” “I don’t know yet.” This is the weakest ending of all…
THE SHIELD, season 6, eps. 7-8: “Exiled”/”The Math of the Wrath”
“Is it connected?” “Exiled” picks up on something we saw in “Haunts”: Shane and Mara…