The Shield Season 6 Discussion

[DeToxRox]

It starts Tuesday. I haven't been this pumped for a season of any show ever. The character development in this show is second to none and makes any other show on TV pale in comparison. I just saw the newest promo on FX and it had me so fucking pumped.

I know Sab will be watching, who else?

[sabotai]

Thanks for the reminder. It's been way too long since season 5 ended.

[bryce]

I can't wait, either. It's been a long wait.

[Rizon]

Great show, been watching it since the beginning. I wish they did more episodes per year, because it always seems like not enough.

Who else thinks the series will end with Vic and Shane blasting each other at the same time?

[DaddyTorgo]

me me me. Hella psyched!

[cougarfreak]

Very much looking forward to this one. I've heard it's the last. Anyone confirm that?

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by cougarfreak

Very much looking forward to this one. I've heard it's the last. Anyone confirm that?

From Wiki:

Creator Shawn Ryan had previously stated this may be the last season, but on June 5, 2006 FX announced The Shield has been renewed for a seventh and final season

[Rizon]

I hope to see more of Paula Garces, btw.

[bryce]

I think they broke up this 6th season into two seasons, so we get episodes next year, too, but neither has a ton of episodes, unfortunately, but per the norm for the show...

[bryce]

by the way, i came across this link months ago:

hxxp://www.nypost.com/seven/10242006/tv/spinning_off_the_shield_tv_.htm

Text:

"October 24, 2006 -- CABLE channel FX is reportedly working on a spin-off of "The Shield" starring relief Det. "Dutch" Wagenbach.
The seventh season, set to end in 2008, will be the show's last.

And yesterday, it was reported that actor Jay Karnes, who plays the cut-up cop of the otherwise hard-bitten drama, is under consideration for a series of his own."

not sure if Dutch is a character that can have an entire show built around, but it could be worth keeping tabs on...

[DeToxRox]

10 PM tonight, season 6 begins.

[DaddyTorgo]

i am literally quivering in anticipation!! i can't wait!!!

[BYU 14]

Probably my favorite show ever.....totally pumped for tonight, though I will have to tivo it......

I am really eager to see how the drama between Vic and Kavanaugh unfolds.......And also how Shane will be able to keep it together as the pressure builds to find Lemanski's killer.

[DaddyTorgo]

holy crap. I almost missed .2 seconds of the recap.

Here we go guys!!!

[DaddyTorgo]

jeezus. How far did kavanaugh go over the line in this episode. Holy crap.

[JeffNights]

He'll get his!! That skiiny then fat then skinny again bastard!

[sabotai]

Shane is losing it, Kavanaugh will do anything to get Vic, Dutch is already suspicious of Kavanaugh and Vic is totally pissed off. This season is going to be crazy.

[DeToxRox]

One of the best episodes of any show I've ever seen. Amazing all the way around. This is gonna be a helluva year.

And PS The Rescue Me trailer pumped me the hell up too.

[bulletsponge]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

One of the best episodes of any show I've ever seen. Amazing all the way around. This is gonna be a helluva year.

And PS The Rescue Me trailer pumped me the hell up too.

i agree. i hate tv shows in general but that was the best tv ive seen in years. this season is going to be great

I hope to see more of Paula Garces, btw.

is that the hot latina lawyer?

[flounder]

She's the rookie officer that Dutch is "mentoring".

[bulletsponge]

ahhh. she can put handcuffs on me anytime

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by bulletsponge

is that the hot latina lawyer?

Please see Mullholland Drive. Please

[DeToxRox]

Reminder that episode 2 airs at 10 pm est tonight

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Reminder that episode 2 airs at 10 pm est tonight

I can't wait top see how much more destructive Shane gets.....Though it weill be hard to top soaking himself with Gas and approaching a freaked out Junkie unarmed, then having sex with an underage Girl?

[sabotai]

Eagerly waiting until 10, but the new Contender tourney on ESPN makes it an easy wait.

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by sabotai

Eagerly waiting until 10, but the new Contender tourney on ESPN makes it an easy wait.

Please. The Shield only gets better and better ever week.

Spoiler

I'm glad Whitaker is finally gone though. Played a good part, but he is far overrated as an actor.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by amdaily

Please. The Shield only gets better and better ever week.

You say this as though I would disagree with you. Are you drunk already?

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by sabotai

You say this as though I would disagree with you. Are you drunk already?

Woot! Stop by the drunk thread buddy!

But yeah, this was easily the best 2 episodes since the first 2 episodes. Supurb.

[BYU 14]

Big twist tonight, I didn't see that coming so soon....

Spoiler

I am glad Kavanaugh cracked and got his. I don't think I have ever hated a character so much on any show, Whitaker did a great job with him IMO......Now I will need to find someone else to hate though

[bryce]

EDIT - POSSIBLE SPOILER (don't know how to do this button jazz...)

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Big twist tonight, I didn't see that coming so soon....

Spoiler

I am glad Kavanaugh cracked and got his. I don't think I have ever hated a character so much on any show, Whitaker did a great job with him IMO......Now I will need to find someone else to hate though

During the first half of the show, I was hoping that the Kavanaugh-Mackey feud wouldn't drag out all season long, but then when he confessed like that, I was disappointed in the way they ended the struggle. Don't get me wrong, I love this show, one of my faves of all time, and I was glad to see Mackey 'win' (for now, I suppose...), but it seemed a bit forced to me.

Did anyone else expect Shane to turn against Mackey when he was being interrogated, just take the bait to save his own ass?... Glad to see that didn't happen, though...

[DeToxRox]

An amazing episode. I hated Kavanaugh. I agree with BYU, I have never hated a character as much as him. Next week looks so intense and the Shield is one of those shows where the previews generally come through.

[sabotai]

SPOILER alert, but honestly, is anyone reading this thread that doesn't watch the show religiously like we do?

That's why I think Whitaker did a great job. I hated the character, not the actor/performance. I liked hating him. I too was a bit disappointed at how it ended (moreso that it ends in the 2nd episode, not the 4th or 5th), but it was a very in-character way for it to happen. Whitaker was a guy who wouldn't bend the rules for his own wife, so it makes sense that his conscience would be his downfall.

Now I'm wondering what direction they go in. I thought it was going to be the triangle of action (Mackey looking for the killer - Kavanaugh trying to pin it on Mackey - Dutch investigating Kavanaugh). The middle has been taken out. Now where does Dutch go? I can't wait for next week.

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by sabotai

SPOILER alert, but honestly, is anyone reading this thread that doesn't watch the show religiously like we do?

That's why I think Whitaker did a great job. I hated the character, not the actor/performance. I liked hating him. I too was a bit disappointed at how it ended (moreso that it ends in the 2nd episode, not the 4th or 5th), but it was a very in-character way for it to happen. Whitaker was a guy who wouldn't bend the rules for his own wife, so it makes sense that his conscience would be his downfall.

Now I'm wondering what direction they go in. I thought it was going to be the triangle of action (Mackey looking for the killer - Kavanaugh trying to pin it on Mackey - Dutch investigating Kavanaugh). The middle has been taken out. Now where does Dutch go? I can't wait for next week.

Dutch is going on the Mass Murder I bet. I think they're setting that up perfectly as the big storyline of the season. The other stuff I don't know we'll see ending this season so I look for the mass murder to be the big crime of the season.

[bryce]

Got into an email discussion today about where it's going next week. I didn't see the previews for next week, but was given a brief description of it, and from there, I was thinking aloud and maybe almost convinced myself of the following:

there was one scene last night, i'm thinking vic and shane were in a car, and shane was talking about not going after guardo like this, and the cameras were square on vic, and i couldn't tell if his expression was trying to convey that shane was giving himself away, that vic was having his doubts about shane now. but after the description of next week's show, that must not be the case. unless vic now beats up guardo instead of killing him b/c he is testing shane to see if he'll spill it.

here's another thought. remember when they had melia or whatever that girl's name is at the safe house, and ronnie offered to watch her so vic could go get some sleep, and vic put his hand on his shoulder as he was leaving when ronnie was sitting at the table with his back to vic? i'm wondering if that was a sign that vic is on to shane, and he appreciates the fact that ronnie is really the only one he can trust at this point...

my other thought is that this turns into a ronnie & vic vs shane & someone struggle. but who teams with shane?

[sabotai]

Haha, hottie rookie cop sees Ronnie beat the crap out of someone and now she wants a piece. It's about time Ronnie got some lovin'!

[DeToxRox]

Ronnie is the man. I am hoping he gets used more because he is a bad ass.

[DeToxRox]

God damn was last night good.

Next week though could be the pennical episode in the shows history. Generally the Shield is good on not teasing something stupid for next week and using that as the basis for this opinion; shits gonna' hit the fan.

Also .. Julian is definetly one of the best developed characters on any show ever. From where he was to where he is now, never woulda' thunk it.

[bryce]

[quote=DeToxRox;1450674]Generally the Shield is good on not teasing something stupid for next week and using that as the basis for this opinion; shits gonna' hit the fan.
QUOTE]

I was discussing this earlier with someone, trying to figure out who Shane is confessing to... It can't be Vic, can it? But they wouldn't pull a dream sequence on us, would they? He's not yelling at himself in a mirror, is he? Maybe the tweener girlfriend?

[BreizhManu]

[quote=bryce;1450726]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Generally the Shield is good on not teasing something stupid for next week and using that as the basis for this opinion; shits gonna' hit the fan.
QUOTE]

I was discussing this earlier with someone, trying to figure out who Shane is confessing to... It can't be Vic, can it? But they wouldn't pull a dream sequence on us, would they? He's not yelling at himself in a mirror, is he? Maybe the tweener girlfriend?

hmm, seeing that Canal Plus in France is showing the season at the same time as in the US but 2 episodes a week, I think I'm ahead of you in the season now and I know the answer

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by bryce

I was discussing this earlier with someone, trying to figure out who Shane is confessing to... It can't be Vic, can it? But they wouldn't pull a dream sequence on us, would they? He's not yelling at himself in a mirror, is he? Maybe the tweener girlfriend?

Well, I don't think The Shield has ever done a dream squence, so that would be a huge (maybe cheap, hack, etc.) diviation in the show's style. And I doubt it's to Vic, although it could be (remember, only a dozen or so episodes a season, so we're already hitting the middle of the season). I also think I remember seeing an arm in that clip, so I don't think it's a mirror....

Anyway, I don't think it's to Vic. He might confess to Ronnie in a moment of weakness, but I'm guessing the tweener chick. And on that subject...WTF is Shane thinking!?

I was just thinking about how Julian disappeared this season, so it's good to see them do something with him. Him on the strike team should be interesting. I always got the impression that Vic actually liked Julian (not in that way ), so it'll be interesting to see how Vic takes to Julian being on the strike team.

[BreizhManu]

It's not Vic, not a mirror and not a dream, it's someone that is not new to the show, you'll see.

Plus it's at the very end of the episode so we don't know what happens next.

Shane acts without thinking, as usual.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by BreizhManu

It's not Vic, not a mirror and not a dream, it's someone that is not new to the show, you'll see.

Plus it's at the very end of the episode so we don't know what happens next.

Shane acts without thinking, as usual.

i think i hate you. Lucky bastard. Course that means...it could prolly be found online...torrents anyone?!?!

[bulletsponge]

Originally Posted by BreizhManu

It's not Vic, not a mirror and not a dream, it's someone that is not new to the show, you'll see.

Plus it's at the very end of the episode so we don't know what happens next.

Shane acts without thinking, as usual.

dont you dare post a spoiler! if you do i will personaly fly over to Spain and give you a wedgie so bad your underwear will dissapear!

[flounder]

I guess Dutch needs to find that guy from last season and take some remedial pimpology courses.

[GoDukes]

I think Shane confeses to his wife.

[BYU 14]

I am anticipating next weeks episode as much as any in the entire series........I think they have to pull something big in terms of who he is confessing to......I have no idea who it could be though. I am throwing out a wild guess and saying Vic's Wife.

[BreizhManu]

Oh and we get 2 new episodes tonight

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by BreizhManu

Oh and we get 2 new episodes tonight

Are you trying to cause an international incident

[bryce]

Ugh, talk about a kick in the pants - the dallas morning news actually wrote who shane confesses to in their little blip about what the episode is about tonight.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by bryce

Ugh, talk about a kick in the pants - the dallas morning news actually wrote who shane confesses to in their little blip about what the episode is about tonight.

This is why I don't read newspapers, or at least the entertainment section. Those writers get a hardon for spoilers. They'll even put them in the headlines so when you are simply flipping through the paper, you'll see it.

I remember posting here about reading the New Jedi Order series, and people telling me how the people who reviewed the books when they first came out put the major event (

Spoiler

Chewie dies

) right in the title of the review. I've heard other examples of this too with books and movies. So yeah, I pretty much stay clear of all things like this when I want to see a movie or something big is going to happen on TV.