THE SHIELD, season 5, eps. 9-10: “Smoked”/”Of Mice and Lem”
Leave you like they left me here, to wither in denial. . . Dean White…
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 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 SHIELD’s Final Season: eps. 6/7, “Animal Control”/”Bitches Brew”
Given the heavily serialized nature of The Shield, it’s necessary to discuss future episodes to fully…
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. 1-2: “On the Jones”/”Baptism by Fire”
And then it came to me just what I had done. . . These first…
THE SHIELD, season 5, eps. 7-8: “Man Inside”/”Kavanaugh”
“No.” Ask to see a hero and I’ll show you Claudette Wyms. For everything else…
THE SHIELD, season 5, eps. 5-6: “Trophy”/”Rap Payback”
“Sorry for the inconvenience.” Shawn Ryan and Forest Whitaker made this the key to Kavanaugh’s…