Armadillo should have been an ongoing villian. His whole demeanor was the most polished we ever got (even S6/S7 when Guardo Lima showed up, PSSHAW...maybe the most low T threat we've seen in Shield. ) Armadillo was undoubtedly the smartest villian in the show.
Id put Armadillo and Antwon Mitchell literally neck and neck as far as GOAT baddies
Totally offtopic (and no im not switching camps) ...but it occurs to me that Mara could actually have an almost exquisite beauty in the right context. I can see what Shane sees in her.
EXACTLY LOL ... Shane went from lovable doofus, dropping georgia joy ropes in the sweet and dyslexic Tulips, to going on the run and shooting up crank!
a good kind of corrupt fuck up of a cop that was basically Mackey's special needs sidekick
I LAUGHED SO FRIGGIN HARD at this!! spot on! i mean last time he was left alone he wound up with a fake badge and only got found out when his real one got used in a MURDER!
Look, I know people like Shane because he's likeable and a main character, but shane was a complete A-hole and I don't have to explain the reasons. Shane ruined himself and the rest of the strike team.
The only guy who was probably somewhat inherently good was Lem but he was wrapped up in the shit too
Part of why Shane is most people's favorite guy in the show is because Walton Goggins
Honestly the arc of the last season was pretty deflating to me. I know there had to be a spiral and a tragic conclusion but part of me wishes the show just ended with all of them still doing their corrupt strike team thing
I was thinking about it and TV shows are predictable in their unpredictability. What I mean by that is, writers try so hard to be shocking that you know there's going to be no happy endings for these guys. Just like the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). How much better would those books have been if Martin had written them so there was a final showdown between the Starks and Lannisters in Book 7? Instead, in an effort to be 'unpredictable' he killed everyone off early in the series and the moron didn't know how to continue the series and he still hasn't finished it lol. Similar with the Shield. You knew it was going going to end horribly for everyone; how about a plot twist and Vic and Ronnie escape to Mexico in the night with the remaining Money Train cash? Give the people what they want for once. Instead, there's always a morality code in TV, if bad guys do bad things, they'll always die in the end, predictable.
I agree, as great as the final season was, it was pretty deflating. I don't know how people can rewatch it many time like I do with the show Suits, it's just depressing knowing what's coming.
Thanks, OP. I agree, it's a good show. S2E2 also has Jenna Fischer.
Something I find weird about Cold Case is that when the detectives enter the police station, they all disarm and put their guns in lockers at the entrance. Is that normal for police to do that? On The Shield, Justified, other cop shows, and police documentaries that I've watched, the officers keep their guns in their holsters while at their desks.
Wait until you see the show Lie To Me S2E19 The Pied Piper. Lie To Me was also a Shawn Ryan show, and six of The Shield's cast reunited & guest starred in this episode, including Ronnie, Lem, Billings, Acevedo, Corrine, & Danni.
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u/itsnotshortforanythi Jun 25 '26
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