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, eps. 9-10: “Smoked”/”Of Mice and Lem”
Leave you like they left me here, to wither in denial. . . Dean White…
Scenic Route: THE SHIELD and THE SOPRANOS
Since I’m going to spend a great deal of this post ripping into David Chase,…
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’s Final Season: eps. 8/9, “Parricide”/”Moving Day”
Given the heavily serialized nature of The Shield, it’s necessary to discuss future episodes to fully…
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. 7-8: “Exiled”/”The Math of the Wrath”
“Is it connected?” “Exiled” picks up on something we saw in “Haunts”: Shane and Mara…
THE SHIELD, season 6, eps. 3-4: “Back to One”/”The New Guy”
“Send these to me wherever I land.” Lem’s gone, but his presence and the consequence…
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…