That scene at the hotel and the hospital were pretty fucking intense. Shane and Vic are about to be in the same boat and completely untethered (Vic from his job, Shane from his family). They're about to come straight at each other and it's going to be fucking epic. Also, I think this serial killer kid storyline with Dutch is about to blow open in a very nasty way.
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miyamotofreak
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I wonder which character is returning for the finale. Tavon is the crowd pleaser but I doubt it.
The Dutch story is going to be the end for his character. Death would be huge but maybe not the Shield style. Mental breakdown maybe. Or it can be his greatest triumph. But there's something really wrong here.
I can't root for Vic anymore. Shooting a pregnant woman is the worst. Even cold blooded Ronnie seemed to think it extreme. Shane's the one to root for now, in that twisted way. I thought the end scene was fantastic.
Seeing more Aceveda was nice. His political career that developed over the past 7 seasons is in it's most crucial hour and it's being sidetracked almost humorously.
Oh and what Billings did was despicable.
The Dutch story is going to be the end for his character. Death would be huge but maybe not the Shield style. Mental breakdown maybe. Or it can be his greatest triumph. But there's something really wrong here.
I can't root for Vic anymore. Shooting a pregnant woman is the worst. Even cold blooded Ronnie seemed to think it extreme. Shane's the one to root for now, in that twisted way. I thought the end scene was fantastic.
Seeing more Aceveda was nice. His political career that developed over the past 7 seasons is in it's most crucial hour and it's being sidetracked almost humorously.
Oh and what Billings did was despicable.
Jason's Ultimatum
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-I honestly thought Billings was going to be killed by that peder-ass after all the phony shit Billings pulled during last and this season.
-As for Dutch, maybe he will take the plunge, but I see it the other way around. His "cat" instinct will come while wrestling with the teen and he'll choke him to death.
-Also, Ronnie told Claudette about Shane killing Lem. DAMN.
-As for Vic, I honestly believe that he wouldn't have the heart to kill Mara. He even mentioned Jackson! No way Vic would've killed that little sick boy.
-As for Dutch, maybe he will take the plunge, but I see it the other way around. His "cat" instinct will come while wrestling with the teen and he'll choke him to death.
-Also, Ronnie told Claudette about Shane killing Lem. DAMN.
-As for Vic, I honestly believe that he wouldn't have the heart to kill Mara. He even mentioned Jackson! No way Vic would've killed that little sick boy.
baphometbones
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Jason's Ultimatum said:
I definitely agree. I don't really get the feeling that this kid is going to get one over on Dutch. In fact, Dutch seems to be the only person who has ever been able to see him for what he is so I would think he'll be keeping his guard up.
Vic... I just don't know. Definitely can't see him killing Jackson, but he seemed fairly strong in his belief that Mara's just as much a part of this as Shane and therefore just as big a threat. I hope Shane makes it out okay, I hated him after the Lem incident, but I feel a lot of sympathy for him. Ugh, I need to see that finale NOW.
OokieSpookie
Banned
As far as Dutch goes, I think
Corinne going to the barn to talk to Claudette and Dutch = WOW...UNLESS
that there will end up being some kind of oedipus complex thing with the kid and the mother and she will probably try to kill Dutch herself or be involved.
it is not as it seems and it is a plan by Vic having her go in and tell them that she has been getting phone calls and being threatened by Shane and his wife.
OokieSpookie said:
I really think
She goes in and tells them some of the stuff he's done, more than likely the part that just happened, him trying to kill Shane and Mara. It's too close to the end, and the end of the episode where she fully seems to understand "who Vic Mackey is". She is going to want to fully distance herself and the kids from him.
Rhino: I have to figure it was Tina. I know that Julian and Tina used Deena to find the auto dealer that Shane used. Deena was in an episode recently, and I think from a previous season. And I think he said "he learned 5 minutes after Claudette", not before.
Prime crotch
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Great episode, Vic is loosing control over things the Lester appearance a few eps back makes me wonder if he won't go down a similar road.
-OGz-GLUTEUS_MAXIMUS
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I wasn't as "blown away" by the episode as I had anticipated I would be. Next week seems pretty intense.
Each time I watch an episode, I am nervous and excited prior to, then drained and sad afterward knowing that this is the best TV has to offer at the moment, and it'll be over now in 4 episodes.
Each time I watch an episode, I am nervous and excited prior to, then drained and sad afterward knowing that this is the best TV has to offer at the moment, and it'll be over now in 4 episodes.
Jason's Ultimatum
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A car drives off at the final moments of the last episode.
Rabid Wolverine
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Jason's Ultimatum said:
Vic wont kill Jackson. Definitly I see him doing Mara.
Mara talks, Vic ends up in Jail with the scum he put away which esentially = an execution. Any jail he ends up in Antwon Mitchell will get to him.
Rabid Wolverine
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-OGz-GLUTEUS_MAXIMUS said:
Same.
Every scene hinting a possible Vic/Shane interaction has my heart pumping. Then the episode closes with Sadness. But am so happy this show is getting a proper sendoff.
AirBrian said:
How about being in a cell, pan over to across the aisle, to see Kavanaugh in his cell. Sure, it might not leave us with a "imminent prison death for Vic", but with a "haha, the universe did take out the garbage" type gleeful smile.
I think it was hilarious how Tina shows up out of nowhere and says something about being gone for a long weekend. So many people were asking about her disappearance. I think people are forgetting that the last several episodes have taken place in only a few short days.
Good episode, not as amazing as last weeks, but it's setting up for more. I wasn't sure that Mara saw Vic at the hospital until she yelled out for help, so I think that could have been shot better. But still a great moment.
I love this show
Good episode, not as amazing as last weeks, but it's setting up for more. I wasn't sure that Mara saw Vic at the hospital until she yelled out for help, so I think that could have been shot better. But still a great moment.
I love this show
TheJollyCorner
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the overall sense of sadness is so powerful.
I mean, even from the first few seasons you knew this series would never end well, but now it's all coming to a head. No matter where you stand on an idea of 'Vic finds redemption/Vic deserves to fall', this is just an observation on lives in complete meltdown and it's horribly tragic. TV show promos tend to overuse the "AND THEIR LIVES... WILL NEVER... BE THE SAAAAAAAME!" but this final season of The Shield is one of the best examples of that I've ever seen. Now it just feels like a freight-train that's going full speed and will only stop when it crashes.
Vic and Shane made their beds a long time ago.
It's Dutch and Ronnie that I legitimately feel scared for. Dutch, because I feel he's getting too deep in the situation with Lloyd (even though it's his job, to an extent- something just feels really dark about the whole thing) and Ronnie because, well, Ronnie always seemed like the voice of reason and humility within the Strike Team until
. Now he just seems blood drunk.
All of these things are absolutely fascinating... and proof enough that this show is one of the most amazingly layered shows I've ever seen. Through seven seasons I've grown attached to these characters- to the point of them not just being characters but 'people'. It also helps that most of the central actors aren't spread across a ton of other shows and/or movies and/or tabloids
(one of the few minor problems I have with LOST and one of the growing problems I have with HEROES), making them seem more like real people than actors to me. I'm really sad for this to end- not just because it will deprive me of entertainment, but sad for whatever is awaiting these ruined individuals before the screen goes black one final time.
I mean, even from the first few seasons you knew this series would never end well, but now it's all coming to a head. No matter where you stand on an idea of 'Vic finds redemption/Vic deserves to fall', this is just an observation on lives in complete meltdown and it's horribly tragic. TV show promos tend to overuse the "AND THEIR LIVES... WILL NEVER... BE THE SAAAAAAAME!" but this final season of The Shield is one of the best examples of that I've ever seen. Now it just feels like a freight-train that's going full speed and will only stop when it crashes.
Vic and Shane made their beds a long time ago.
It's Dutch and Ronnie that I legitimately feel scared for. Dutch, because I feel he's getting too deep in the situation with Lloyd (even though it's his job, to an extent- something just feels really dark about the whole thing) and Ronnie because, well, Ronnie always seemed like the voice of reason and humility within the Strike Team until
last season
All of these things are absolutely fascinating... and proof enough that this show is one of the most amazingly layered shows I've ever seen. Through seven seasons I've grown attached to these characters- to the point of them not just being characters but 'people'. It also helps that most of the central actors aren't spread across a ton of other shows and/or movies and/or tabloids
(one of the few minor problems I have with LOST and one of the growing problems I have with HEROES), making them seem more like real people than actors to me. I'm really sad for this to end- not just because it will deprive me of entertainment, but sad for whatever is awaiting these ruined individuals before the screen goes black one final time.DevelopmentArrested
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Who else was waiting for Shane's fake name to be Cletus Van Damme? :lol
Rabid Wolverine
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DevelopmentArrested said:
:lol
Oh how I love Season 2.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Damn. Election night vs new episode of The Shield. Hopefully the race is called early so I can watch The Shield. If not, I'll catch the repeat later in the week. :lol
miyamotofreak
Banned
Besides, Aceveda will eventually become President anyway.
Rabid Wolverine
Member
Funny you should say that,
He played the American President on Shawn Ryans other show The Unit a few weeks back.
He played the American President on Shawn Ryans other show The Unit a few weeks back.
Grimm Fandango
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Stupid election results tonight (though the winner is basically decided already).
You better keep me rivetted, Shield!
You better keep me rivetted, Shield!
Grimm Fandango
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Nif said:
Has Mara been pregnant long? I could see her going into labor.
Grimm Fandango
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Haha wow. That was great. Seeing
Pezuela squirm like that with Vic pointing a gun at him was enjoyable. Finally getting what he deserves.
Spectral Glider
Member
Pretty great stuff so far.
Grimm Fandango
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Oh my fucking god, one of the best episodes of the series, no doubt in my mind.
Fantastic ending. I got goosebumps from that.
Fantastic ending. I got goosebumps from that.
WickedAngel
Banned
We haven't seen as rapid a shift from power to weakness that Pezuela endured tonight since Aceveda scrubbed his knees for the gang bangers.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Intense episode.
OMG 3 left. Im so devastated!!
OMG 3 left. Im so devastated!!
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
Well, Acevada will be
Just my prediction.
killed in the last epiode.
Just my prediction.
Arozay
Member
Corrine better not bring down Vic. Shit character already ate up enough air-time with shitty family scenes over the years. Whiny voice nose goblin.
Doesn't feel like there's 3 left, probably cause there's too many ending possibilities. Still need to wrap the Dutch + kid story too.
baphometbones
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Crazy episode. It wasn't until last night that it really hit me that we're at the end. I have a feeling the scenes with Shane and his family are probably going to end up being some really depressing foreshadowing, but at this point I feel like even guessing as to where the character's will finally end up is futile.
I have a feeling the scenes with Shane and his family are probably going to end up being some really depressing foreshadowing, but at this point I feel like even guessing as to where the character's will finally end up is futile.- Status