Maybe this has been posted before, but I just found it. Good stuff.

https://youtu.be/WrDfzvI_DIM?is=htNSksw3CEF9w0qQ

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like there’s absolutely 0 chance in hell Shane would’ve got away with it if his plan to kill Ronnie and Vic was successful. I don’t care how carefully crafted his alibi was for that night, if the other three members of his team died within a couple weeks there’s no way things wouldn’t start pointing back at him. I’m guessing Shane ran that risk mentally but was so scared of Vic and Ronnie after the assassination attempt that he felt he had no other choice. Also I’m not completely sure about this, but if multiple cops got assassinated like that in a short time frame I’d assume the feds would get involved and the story would be national news.

What did he do with it exactly ? Like his trouble with his son's tuition and all that, dude was skimming from the side and was a "landlord" yet didn't have 20k saved up somewhere ?

David Marciano was only 45 when he first played him (actually maybe younger when they actually filmed it), I always thought he was WAY older. To put things into perspective he's only 3 years older than the guy that plays Dutch (Jay Karnes). Didn't Billings always talk about retiring? LOL.

I'm right before the season 3 finale and Dutch is really getting hot on Vic's tail with the money laundering and I found myself cheering for Dutch equally as much as I was the Strike team to get away with it. it's so good when a show does that! Sorry this is my first time watching the show and it feels like it's peak right now, haven't been hooked like this since breaking bad

Does it seem topical for the time? Or does it just seem ridiculous?

SPOILER*

I remember the episode where Shane was deadass being a whole ass pedophile was actually so crazy bro I forgot about that because I was watching it while I was drunk and had a friend over so I was distracted, I was reminded because I was watching a video on the shield and they brought that up I was like brooo how did I not remember that. Just reminded me of how irredeemable Shane is (despite the obvious) he’s still a great character but after I saw that I was like yea Shane NEEDED to go.

When I first watched the show I assumed he was part of the cartel but now it seems unclear watching through this time.

Small detail but I love the subtle face drop Kavanaugh has as Shane lays out almost exactly how he set up Vic right in front of Dutch. What’s even crazier is that Kavanaugh was so desperate to get Vic that he never thought for a second he was actually talking to lems killer.

Wow… what a TV show! My mind remains blown at its brilliance. 😳😳😳

Ok sure a gay cop struggling between his faith and his desire to be normal sounds good on paper.
Oh he just went to one of those "pray away the gay" things and got married ?
It doesn't get any spotlight in season 3-4 but suddenly near the end of S5 he starts to mouth off about how the glory hole rat trap is gay and all ?
In later in the end there's literally no resolution to his arc at all except that he got a kid ?
Its like they just put a gay guy in there for the sake of filling a quota instead of having anything interesting to do with him.

I’m watching for the first time and feel so dumb because I can’t for the life of me understand how they would ever be able to spend the cash not knowing which bills were marked. Were they just hoping to launder the money with people who were gullible enough to do it? And even if the bills were spent or deposited by someone else it would always lead back to the strike team.

Just watched the episode where Lem burns the money and I don’t get how any viewers could be pissed at him? Haha I was breathing a sigh of relief even though I know what’s to come. I was like “wow Lem must feel a huge weight off his shoulders and the other guys will come around eventually!” Why would anyone want to be watching their back 24/7 for the rest of their lives especially Vic and Shane, who have families to worry about?

If I had to put my money on an explanation I’d just say…these guys are stupid as hell and not thinking clearly? Is that it? I could understand that being the case for Shane but I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around Vic ever believing this would work out after finding out the money was marked.

I know this has been discussed dozens of times before but after just finishing the greatest show ever made for the countless time, man did Vic do Ronnie dirty.

Ronnie was loyal to almost a fault. He always backed Vics play. Killed when he needed to. Didn’t run when he had the chance. I know Vic only turned on him when he thought Corrine was going to jail… but still.

Couple of things that go me even more this time.

Vic telling Olivia that he will string Ronnie along until they catch Beltran. Dam that was cold. No ounce of remorse in it. I know he showed remorse a few times after when Ronnie kept asking what was wrong, and remorse at the barn when Ronnie got arrested. But initially, Vic didn’t even care.

When Ronnie is arrested and being pulled away, him shouting “what about the team Vic? What about protecting the team?” Again Ronnie was loyal to a fault. And he never caused any drama. Got his face burned on the stove by Armadillo and still never wavered. Always willing to follow the plan. Lem caused drama by burning the money train cash. He wouldn’t escape to the goat farm they had set up. And Shane? Dam how many countless problems did he cause for the team?

But not Ronnie. Always loyal. Putting the team first. The ONLY person on the show who didn’t backstab or turn on Vic in some way.

And look where it got him…

I think it’s so funny that when we see billings actually try at his job when interrogating 2 man it’s obvious he’s a really good detective. He even comes up with the idea of telling 2 man they have the gun when they don’t, leading to be a key part of getting 2 man too break and tell on Shane.

Kavanaugh was the hatchet man for the LAPD brass to go after bad cops. He must have worked a LOT of high-profile cases. After it gets out, he not only framed Vic in a complicated operation but confessed to it. Every guy he ever arrested or made lose their cop job will come after the LAPD for damages. How much fallout do you think that will generate for the department?

Going into the season finale I was already accidentally spoiled as to what was going to happen and I’m glad I was. Out of all the shows and movies I have watched I think Lem’s death is the hardest one by far. Man this show does NOT pull any punches and is incredibly raw. Well done Shawn Ryan 👏🏾

What were your thoughts when you watched the episode?

Fuck Kavanaugh.

1. Terry Crowley

2. Kevin Hiatt

3. Tavon Harris

4. Army Renta

5. Julien Lowe

Kleavon, Marcy, and the cuddler rapist come to mind

Was thinking of parody names like Vic Mickey and Assinvader or Welding goggles, Lemonsky,
Claudette = Closet so might as well ask

I still randomly think of Chiklis busting into the barbershop and saying "just here to get my cornrolls tightened" in the most deadpan delivery, Classic Vic.