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 3, eps. 9-10: “Slipknot”/”What Power Is. . .”
“. . .the things I can do.” What Power Is. . . could be an…
THE AMERICANS and the Problem with Prestige Television
PULP IS DORK CODE FOR ENTERTAINING–ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER Tomorrow night’s episode of The Americans (Joe Weisberg,…
Summer of Nathan: Staunch Characters (Kim Coates)
Summer of Nathan is a tribute to the work of former Dissolve (and current freelance)…
THE SHIELD’s Final Season: ep. 1, “Coefficient of Drag”
Given the heavily serialized nature of The Shield, it’s necessary to discuss future episodes to…
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 3, ep. 15: “On Tilt”
“Everything that came after started with me. I’ll set it straight.” The Shield did something…
THE SHIELD, season 3, eps. 13-14: “Fire in the Hole”/”All In”
“He can hit and miss. You can’t miss once.”–Nate (Jon Voight) in Heat Tom Doolie…
THE SHIELD, season 1, eps. 4-5: “Dawg Days”/”Blowback”
“Blowback” sees The Shield’s style nearly fully developed. If you put Clark Johnson’s first three…