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Summary: Television that doesn't let you look away.
Review: The intesity of this series first season was a tough act to follow. On occasion, they didn't quite manage it. But the story arcs of the second season made for riveting television viewing.When Mackay and Asseveda forge a tenuous (mutually beneficial) alliance, it takes everybody by surprise. Asseveda has his political future to be concerned with, and a civilian auditor who could close the precinct. Mackay has to try and find his family, keep the Strike Team together, rule the streets, and figure a way to take down a drug dealer's money train. The thirteen episodes in these seasons never seem to be enough. But the creators also seem to realize that it's just enough to keep the viewers happy for another year.
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Summary: huge shield fan
Review: THE SECOND SEASON CONTINUES RIGHT ONTO THE FIRST ONE. AGAIN THE CHARACTORS ARE PLAYED VERY, VERY WELL, AND THE STORY IS GREAT. THE SHOW TAKES INTERESTING TURNS AND IN THE END PROVED TO BE VERY SUPRISING. LIKE I SAID ABOUT THE FIRST SEASON, ANYONE WHO LOVES TRUE ENTERTAINMENT WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SET, I BOUGHT IT THE FIRST DAY IT WAS OUT.
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Summary: FX's top original series comes back for it's second season
Review: The second season of the Shield picks up right where the first season of this controversial FX series left off and provides just as many shocking twist and stories as season one did:
"The Quick Fix"- The season premire has Vic still recovering from his wife abandoning him and running off with his kids and the revelation that a shipment of drugs that the Strike Team purchased behind Vic's back was laced with poison. As the Strike Team goes to Mexico to get their money back, Claudette and Dutch discover a new crime boss has entered the city and begun inflicting horrificly violent death and mutilation towards those who stand in his way to unify the city's gangs under his sole control.
"Dead Soldiers"- Claudette goes after the new syndicate leader Armadillo only to find her investigation hampered by Vic, who is desperately trying to keep Claudette from linking him to Armadillo's newest victim, his pet drug dealer Tio. This leads to Vic to inflict a brutal revenge on Armadillo, who declares war on Vic and the Strike Force in retaliation...
"Partners"- An old partner of Vic's returns in need of assistance while Vic tries to reconcile with his recently returned wife. The B-Plot for this episode meanwhile has Dutch and Claudette investigate the maiming of a young girl who has been taken prisoner by her sex obsessed neighbors, who ultimately murder their victim while the wife manipulates Dutch so as to keep him from finding out the truth before he can save the girl from them.
"Carte Blance"- A bland episode has Vic and Shane engaging in an undercover bust where everything that can go wrong goes wrong but yields information about a transport of a money train filled with mob money that Vic decides to hijack the next time it comes into town. Meanwhile a "Toys for Guns" drive yields new information for Claudette on old case of hers.
"Greenlit"- Armadillo announces that he's put out a bounty on the heads of each member of the Strike Team as Vic and Acaveda investigate revelations that Armadillo's gang is selling drugs to grade school kids.
"Homewrecker"- A powerful episode that has Vic searching for a murderer who killed the occupants and staff of a battered women's shelter, which leads to more strife between Claudette and Vic over their working relationship do to the fact that Vic usurps control over the investigation over the case. The ending features a shocking death to one of the supporting cast members as Connie, the prostitute who is an informant for Vic, is murdered after she reveals to Vic the location of the man who murdered the women at the shelter.
"Barnstormers"- Things come to a head in this episode as Dutch, do to his handling of the maiming/murder of a young woman several episodes back, is in the departmental doghouse and contemplaits going down the slippery slope of planting evidence in order to catch a murderer and redeem himself in everyone's eyes. Meanwhile Vic and his new love interest feud over how to help a battered woman who lives next door to Vic's new home while Armadillo returns and sends a message to Vic by way of beating up Ronnie (one of the Strike Team) and disfiguring him.
"Scar Tissue"- This episode brings the main storyline to a head as Armadillo turns himself in and threatens to expose Vic's illegal connections to the drug trafficing communtiy as well as for brutally beating him at the start of this season unless Vic makes Ronnie recant his statement that Armadillo disfigured him. While Vic is willing to sacrifice himself rather than make Ronnie recant, Lemonhead and Shane orchastrate the murder of Armadillo and arrange for Dani to take the blame for his death in order to save their own skin from the fall-out of Vic coming clean.
"Co-Pilot"- After dealing with the season's big bad, the writers bring out a flashback episode set during the first day in which "The Barn" open. Lots of retconning takes place as we see Vic and Claudette meet for the first time, Vic commit his first morally ambiguous act of evil, learn the real reason why Terry joined the Strike Team, and see first hand Vic and Acaveda's relationship go from friendly to hostile in the matter of 24 hours...
"Coyotes"- The Strike Team's new minority member joins the team as Vic and Shane must contend with not only the return of Gilroy (who's desperately trying to get Vic to give up damning evidence on himself in order to save his own butt) but also Acaveda, who has to deal with powerful political forces who threaten to fire him if his bid for elective office ends unsuccessfully.
"Inferno"- Ronnie returns to duty after being disfigured as the Strike Team prepare for the Money Train Heist. But before they can start to work on their plan, they get drawn into a massive manhunt for a notorious street gang leader who is in the city for the birth of his first-born son, leading to a dangerous cat and mouse game between everyone to for the chance to be the one to arrest him.
"Breakpoint"- The best episode of the season, a child abduction leads to Vic and Dutch hunting for a pedophile/murderer which turns into something much, much, much worse. Meanwhile Claudette gets drawn into the game of politics being played by those who are out to remove Acaveda from power, Julian's homosexual exploration is exposed by his former lover who blinds one of Julian's friends from counselling when he tries to get him to stop stalking Julain, and Vic gets framed by his exwife for domestic assault after refusing to let Vic see his kids.
"Dominoes Falling"- The second season ends with a dud in an episode. The money train heist goes off but not without several minor complications while Julian and Dani both suffer nasty fates as Julian gets lynched by his fellow cops do to his bisexuality while Dani gets fired. Meanwhile the A-Plot of this episode has Claudette's ex-husband being murdered and Claudette and Vic forced to put aside their hate for each other and to find the killers after linking it to an organized random killing spree one gang has put together to strike fear in the hearts of the city.
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Summary: HOT -The Best Show on TV
Review: The second season of The Shield was HOT!. I loved every minute of it. If you like on the edge drama, this boxed set is for you. I have passed it on to friends who love it as well! BRAVO to Michael Chiklis-he's the best!
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Summary: An excellent second season / a reasonably good DVD package
Review: The second season package of The Shield does justice to it. As far as I could tell, actor commentaries are less frequent on this one than on the 1st season set - with more from the crew. My own bias with special features is for those that feature the actors - the best one in that regard is "Wrap Day" which shows the cast and crew in the midst of filming the last episode of the season. There are some truly hilarious moments in that, particularly those featuring Michael Chiklis. Another featurette makes you appreciate how much goes into sound editing. A roundtable featuring directors of The Shield is a reasonably frank appraisal of how the show is made. The DVD retains the same grainy documentary-like resolution of the TV show and it works in that regard, rather than looking like a bad transfer (other FOX shows are not as lucky in this way). The episodes themselves remain strong. The season arc was unpredictable - the sense I had of where things were going midseason proved completely off. This is a good thing - the show's strength is its ability to move in surprising directions. Strong and compelling writing is central to The Shield, but my theory about its success is that it is has the best casting on television. Every one of the actors does terrific work with their roles. Michael Chiklis deserves all the plaudits he has received, but credit is also due to C.C.H. Pounder, Jay Karnes, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Catherine Dent, and Benito Martinez among others. Their characters are complicated and unpredictable and this is why The Shield is such a success.
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Summary: The Shield is Superb
Review: The SHIELD is a great series and this DVD set really gives the fans added value. A SUPERB DVD.
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Summary: Best show on TV period.
Review: The Shield is a great series. It's the number one show in my opinion. The style is controversial and violent. It also has great acting and interesting plots. I love everything about The Shield! I'm so happy it's on DVD, I'll be buying every season and looking forward to the new season starting soon on FX. Highly Recommended!!
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Summary: Compelling TV
Review: The Shield is a series that will satisfy your craving for gritty crime drama. Fans of The Sopranos, 24 and similar shows will quickly get caught up in its compelling storylines and characters. I personally found Season Two to be a bit more violent than the first, as the writers and cast continue to push the drama to new heights. Some scenes might not be for the faint of heart. However, the violence just one aspect of a well-incorporated show and though it is shocking at times, it does not overpower the other equally-interesting themes of politics, race/ gender/ sexuality, and the grey area between righteousness and corruption. I eagerly await the release of Season Three on DVD, and the premiere of Season Four on FX.
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Summary: Absolutely The BEST show on!
Review: The Shield is arguably the best Cop Drama show on the Cable! It has become so popular in Canada they have added a 2nd. slot for it and rerun the past episodes on Saturday nights 10 PM and new episodes on Sunday nights 10 PM. For those of you in Canada you can watch it from CH which is broadcast coast to coast. I watched NYPD Blue for a little while but it was so lame I didn't even follow one season. This is QUALITY TV! thumbs up and way to go FX and the cast and crew of The Shield!
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Summary: MY
Review: THE SHIELD IS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPEND TO THE T.V EVER AND FOE ME TOO I MEAN SINCE THE SHIELD CAME UP ON THE AIR SINCE THE PILOT I KNOW THAT I GONE BE SUPERB AND IT WAS I MEAN DAMM THAT ONE OF A HELL GOOD SHOW THE BEST YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SAW THE SHIELD YOU NEED TO WATCH IT TO BELIEVE IT SHE HAS IT ALL ACTION DRAMA NICE LOOKING GIRLS AND GUYS IT'S ABOUT DRUG DEALERS GAY COPS CRAZY KINDA COPS EVERYTHING I MEAM IT DOESN'T METTER WHO YOU ARE GAY WHITE BLACK LATINO IT DOESN"T MATTER AT ALL THIS SHOW WILL BRING PEACE ONE DAY TO THE WORLD ALL THE LEADRES OF THE WORLD WILL SIT TOGTHER AND WATCH THIS GREAT GREAT T.V SHOW THEY WILL WATCH THE WHITE BALLD COP SHOTING THE BED GAYS AND SAVE THE GOOD ONES VIVA LA THE SHIELD THAT THE T.V SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF T.V SHOW PLEASE WATCH IT PLEASE FOR ME YOUR LITTLE MAN THAT JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY AND TO HAVE FUM SO WATCH THE SHIELD AND DO THE DEAD OR FEED THE NEED IN HIS LITTLE CRIB
I KNOW MY ENGLISH IS NOT SO GOOD BUT THE SHIELD IS THE BEST IF SHE WAS A WOMAN I WILL ASK HER TO MARRY ME AND HAVE MY CHILDREN BUT SHE IS ONLY T.V SHHOW SO.........
I CAN'T BUT SHE IS A VERY GOOD ONE DUE
I LIKE THE SHIELD
I LIKE YOU
I LIKE EVERYBODY
I LIKE THE WORLD
I LIKE THE SUN
SINCE I START WATCHING THAT SHOW EVERYTHING IS PINK
CU "VIVA LA THE SHIELD" NY TIMES "THE SHIELD ROCKS" TEL AVIV POST "OHH MAMA I LOVE THE SHIELD" BAGDAD TIMES DON'T DO DRUGS MYSELF KIMI KAMBO
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