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Ænima said:
Ronnie is fucked. It doesn't matter how long he spends in jail, Antwoine Mitchell will get him.
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I doubt it, I would assume that Ronnie would be put in isolation for his protection. There is no way he will be in general population considering that would be an assured death sentence.
 
daw840 said:
I doubt it, I would assume that Ronnie would be put in isolation for his protection. There is no way he will be in general population considering that would be an assured death sentence.
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Perhaps, but it looked to me like Antwoine had a lot of guards on his payroll. Either way it was a depressing ending for him. I was really hoping he would get to Mexico.
 
Ænima said:
Perhaps, but it looked to me like Antwoine had a lot of guards on his payroll. Either way it was a depressing ending for him. I was really hoping he would get to Mexico.
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Yeah I felt bad for the poor guy. Definitely one of Vic's worst acts throughout the series. He pretty much did what he killed Terry Crowley for, and it's also potentially similar to Shane's killing of Lem, depending on Ronnie's fate.
 
I've been sitting on this Series Finale ever since Tuesday and only just watched it today because i really didn't want to see the show end.

I have yet to finish The Wire or even start The Sopranos, but this is hands down THE best network TV show ever.

It was ritual to rush home after work on Tuesdays to watch the shield, and writing, the acting and the filming style was so engaging that I was hooked from day 1.

I was so invested in this show emotionally that I swore to my friends(that I made watch the show & they all loved it) that if I ever saw Shane on the streets, there was gonna be a problem. His part was performed so perfectly, I was ready to fight the actor that played the part if I ever seen him on the streets. how crazy is that?

But fast forward to season 7 & my hate for Shane starts to soften and I actually start to feel bad for the guy. I see his desperation. and even though I don't agree with any of his methods, I realize that he didn't have a whole lot of actions and only did what he had to for his family. I should have seen the "Family Meeting" coming, but I never though him capable of it. Him giving all the money to the girl in store made me suspect something, but not what was about to happen. that was a real "WTF OMG R U FukN Serious" moment.

Ronnie got screwed really bad, but now my moral compass is obviously broken cause I still want to be on Vic's side, but it all just seems so wrong. I want more.

Now I need to call my firend cause we used to joke about how the show would end a few years back, and that was with the stike team being dissolved, dead or in jail(look like we got all three) & there would be a spin off called The Adventures of Dutchboy starring Dutch and Claudette. We were obviously joking about the spin-off but now it doesn't sound like the worst idea ever. :lol :lol
 
Damn, I finally watched it tonight. I didn't want to cos I didn't want the series to end. I'm glad
Vic didn't die
though. I was totally expecting him to pull a Shane in the last scene.

Damn, what a series...Poor Ronnie, would have been nice if he had run :(

I think the only really depressing thing was Shane's fate. Everyone else pretty much got what was coming to them.
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I don't think Ronnie deserved that. He didn't do half the crap Vic and Shane did :\
 
Cloudy said:
I don't think Ronnie deserved that. He didn't do half the crap Vic and Shane did :\
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Seriously.

Ronnie and Lem were the only two "decent" members of the strike team, yeah they were dirty; but they weren't cop killers or hustling fuckwads.

Ronnie was still pretty true up until the end, he only wanted Shane dead because Shane killed his friend. Remember, Ronnie didn't know half of the shit Vic pulled otherwise I doubt he would be as chummy with Vic as he was.

There's your sequel. Ronnie gets out of prison and comes gunning for Vic. :p
 
Ronnie just murdered someone in cold blood this season and was pretty much neck-deep in the vast majority of the Strike Team's biggest crimes (He was all-in with the Money Train).

As for Terry Crowley, I'm not sure who is worse. Shane (Who was a part and always regretted it) or Ronnie (Who wasn't a big part but revealed that he knew about it and regretted not being able to help cover it up).

From a friendship standpoint, Ronnie didn't deserve what he got. From the standpoint of justice, he got exactly what he deserved.
 
Ronnie hardened over the years. He started out as the intelligent but goofy guy and over the course of the series he turned out to be just as cutthroat as the others.
 
The Take Out Bandit said:
Seriously.

Ronnie and Lem were the only two "decent" members of the strike team, yeah they were dirty; but they weren't cop killers or hustling fuckwads.

Ronnie was still pretty true up until the end, he only wanted Shane dead because Shane killed his friend. Remember, Ronnie didn't know half of the shit Vic pulled otherwise I doubt he would be as chummy with Vic as he was.

There's your sequel. Ronnie gets out of prison and comes gunning for Vic. :p
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Ronnie also seemed pretty broken up about Shane killing himself. It seems Vic was too.

Odd considering they wanted him dead a while ago.
 
I'm still cut up about Shane's death. I don't understand how I can go from hating the guy at the start of the season to really feeling terrible about his demise at the end. I guess all that family stuff throughout second half of the season paid out in a big way.

Shane :'(
 
Kabuki Waq said:
Ronnie also seemed pretty broken up about Shane killing himself. It seems Vic was too.

Odd considering they wanted him dead a while ago.
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I liked that they showed so much emotion to him dying. They were so close, spent so much time together, and involved in so much for the last 3 years. And, just like IRL, many times you think you know what you want, and it sounds good in theory, but when it actually happens it still takes you and invokes unexpected emotions.
 
Capoeira said:
I'm still cut up about Shane's death. I don't understand how I can go from hating the guy at the start of the season to really feeling terrible about his demise at the end. I guess all that family stuff throughout second half of the season paid out in a big way.

Shane :'(
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I felt sad too but then i saw the Lem's death on youtube again. Man that was some awesome acting there.

I dont think there will ever be a scene has uncomprimising as that one on TV. Brilliant.
 
Kabuki Waq said:
Ronnie also seemed pretty broken up about Shane killing himself. It seems Vic was too.

Odd considering they wanted him dead a while ago.
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I think that the fact that he took out his family had a large part to do with that.
 
Finished it yesterday, what a perfect way to end the series. Pretty much every single character got exactly what was coming to em in the most perfect way.

Seemed like about the only person with a "happy" ending was Aceveda.
 
eznark said:
Finished it yesterday, what a perfect way to end the series. Pretty much every single character got exactly what was coming to em in the most perfect way.

Seemed like about the only person with a "happy" ending was Aceveda.
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Dutch had a good ending. He kept his job and on his way to hooking up with the "bitch dyke" lawyer who is his wife in real life.
 
I dont get why people think Dutch's ending felt open to interpretation, the main point is that he and Claudette will keep doing things like they have always because (Unlike the ST), doing things the legal way works for them, thats why they didnt bother to show the scene where the kid confesses.
 
Kabuki Waq said:
Ronnie also seemed pretty broken up about Shane killing himself. It seems Vic was too.

Odd considering they wanted him dead a while ago.
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I figured it was mostly because Vic was cleared of anyting that Shane could throw at him at that point and Ronnie thought he was too.
 
Justin said:
I figured it was mostly because Vic was cleared of anyting that Shane could throw at him at that point and Ronnie thought he was too.
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I don't think it was that. He says, 'At least we're clear now' which tells me all that emotion came from Shane and his family's death.

I actually felt that his reaction was mirrored by my own. I wanted to see Shane dead too but once it finally did happen, I felt so shitty about it I couldn't bring myself to justify feeling the way I did. There's a lot of history with Shane, and some of it was good. A lot of what drove Shane to do what he did was motivated by Vic's actions too. The guy was like an unstable knife balancing on a precipice. What he needed was someone to hold him steady. What he got was someone who tipped him over the edge, causing him to cut everyone on his way down. He mentioned in his suicide note that he wished he'd never met Vic. I sorta feel the same way now that it's over.
 
Capoeira said:
I don't think it was that. He says, 'At least we're clear now' which tells me all that emotion came from Shane and his family's death.

I actually felt that his reaction was mirrored by my own. I wanted to see Shane dead too but once it finally did happen, I felt so shitty about it I couldn't bring myself to justify feeling the way I did.
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That was my exact reaction too. I've wanted Shane's face caved in ever since he pissed on that guy back in season 1. But actually seeing the him after blowing his brains out seconds before was one of the most chilling moments of TV I've ever experienced.
 
So I started watching The Shield in December...for some reason, knowing that the show had come to an end inspired me to start watching it. I blazed through seasons 1-6 on DVD from then through January. I absolutely couldn't wait for the season 7 DVDs to come out (there isn't even a release date announced), but luckily, I had a friend who DVR'd the entire season.

Just finished the series finale...and I feel a little satisfied and a little sick from it. On the one hand, it was an absolutely perfect ending to the show. The central plot of The Shield has always been the self-destruction of the Strike Team, and that came to its logical resolution in the finale. Vic finds himself stuck in a fate worse than death or prison, having lost everything and everyone for the sake of his freedom...but true to form, he may find a way out.

On the other hand, the ending was absolutely fucking depressing, maybe the most depressing thing I've ever seen on TV. Shane has always been my favorite character in the show, because he perfectly represents the moral ambiguity of The Shield--you love him, you hate him, you feel sorry for him, you want him to be punished, but you also want him to find peace for himself and his family. So it was almost kind of heartbreak when Shane killed himself; I don't know if I expected him to survive the finale, but I certainly wasn't expecting him to kill himself when he did. And I definitely didn't see the murder-suicide coming...I didn't even realize that that was what happened until Ronnie told Vic about it. This might be the most fucked up part of the finale; despite all the terrible shit Shane had done, and despite how much I wanted him to pay for Lem's murder, I felt really really bad for him, all the way to the end. I think my reaction mirrors Vic and Ronnie's, in that as much as I wanted Shane to be punished for what he did, I still felt upset for what ultimately happened to him.

Ronnie's fate was also sad. He really came into his own as a character in S7, and while he was probably just as guilty as Vic was, the way he got fucked over and the way Snell played his last two scenes were just really depressing. When I first started watching the show, I thought Ronnie was totally useless; now, I feel sorry for him.

I'm rambling now, but dammit, this really affected me. It was amazingly satisfying and at the same time completely sickening...I feel awful about what happened to these characters that I became so attached to over the last two months, but I also can't think of a better way it could have ended. The fact that The Shield could get a legitimate emotional response from me (and on more than one occasion), and make me truly care about its characters despite whatever they did, is a testament to how fucking awesome this show is.

I loved it, and I feel sick about what happened to everyone, and I love that I feel sick about what happened. That's the mark of some truly powerful fiction.

One of the best TV shows of all time, hands down.
 
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Amazon will (hopefully) deliver it to me on Tuesday. Then I can spend the rest of the week watching the season. While not my favorite season of the show, it was still a great way to go out and the last episode was perfect and heartbreaking.
 
Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:
Amazon will (hopefully) deliver it to me on Tuesday. Then I can spend the rest of the week watching the season. While not my favorite season of the show, it was still a great way to go out and the last episode was perfect and heartbreaking.
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If you dont mind me asking, which season was your favorite? (im guessing 5).
 
The Experiment said:
Even though I already own a few seasons, I'm hoping a consistent box set (like The Wire) comes out soon. I'll get it then.
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man i'd have to sell all my seasonsets and get that if so. i wonder if theyll do a blu-ray release. i doubt it since it isnt filmed in hd.
 
DevelopmentArrested said:
If you dont mind me asking, which season was your favorite? (im guessing 5).
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5 would probably 2nd or 3rd. I think I'd have to go with the 4th season, I just loved all the shit that went down that season with Antwon Mitchell (
That one episode closer where he shot the little girl in front of Shane and Army was shocking
). Season 2 or 5 I'd say were next. Followed by 7, then probably 3 then 1 and then 6 (really great stuff in this season, I just felt it was bogged down with being setup for the final season). I really like all the seasons though
 
Seven seasons worth of back story can't adequately be explained to casual movie goers and I doubt that the TV audience for The Shield is/was large enough to make a movie for. Then again, it wouldn't cost a whole lot to make a movie like this.

I'm conflicted on this...it's hard to imagine who the antagonist could be if a movie was ever made. Most (If not all) of the evidence against Ronnie was the hear-say of a cop with a tainted reputation...it's not hard to imagine that a trial could go his way.
 
They could set the movie before season five and have it be a one-off "Strike team kicking ass" sort of thing. I'd really love to see Lem again and they wouldn't need to fill everyone in on all the backstory.

Then again, I imagine it'll be set after the finale and really focus on Vic and the hunt for his kids. Maybe have him go totally rogue, piss off ICE, and have Dutch and Billings hunt him down. Or Ronnie is acquitted and seeks revenge, and the movie is a Vic vs. Ronnie showdown culminating in an explosive helicopter dogfight over central LA. Or maybe the movie will never get made and The Shield will just live on as being the best tv show ever made.
 
Just got the last season and watched the final episode. It really is a perfect ending to the series. And while I don't necessarily think a movie is a good idea, I'd be there opening day and force everyone I know to be there too. It probably wouldn't make much money, but as others have said it would be a dirt cheap movie to produce. They were pretty much making 50 some odd minute movies every week while in production.

Also I'd bet that Ronnie gets off pretty light. If anything I don't think he'd end up serving more than a few years in a minimum security prison.

edit: They should wait on the movie until 24 is done, then they could do a crossover film with Vic and Jack against Ronnie and Tony
 
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The Television Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 2009 TCA Awards, with the final season of FX's "The Shield" leading the way with four nods.

"The Shield" snagged nominations for Program of the Year, Outstanding Drama, the TCA Heritage Award and for Walton Goggins for Individual Achievement in Drama. Although "The Shield" has never won a series TCA Award, star Michael Chiklis won for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2001-02.


Let's HOPE for EMMY NOMS next week!!! (doubtful, they snubbed The Wire too)
 
DevelopmentArrested said:
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The Television Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 2009 TCA Awards, with the final season of FX's "The Shield" leading the way with four nods.

"The Shield" snagged nominations for Program of the Year, Outstanding Drama, the TCA Heritage Award and for Walton Goggins for Individual Achievement in Drama. Although "The Shield" has never won a series TCA Award, star Michael Chiklis won for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2001-02.


Let's HOPE for EMMY NOMS next week!!! (doubtful, they snubbed The Wire too)
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fuck yes.
 
Blader5489 said:
So I started watching The Shield in December...for some reason, knowing that the show had come to an end inspired me to start watching it. I blazed through seasons 1-6 on DVD from then through January. I absolutely couldn't wait for the season 7 DVDs to come out (there isn't even a release date announced), but luckily, I had a friend who DVR'd the entire season.

Just finished the series finale...and I feel a little satisfied and a little sick from it. On the one hand, it was an absolutely perfect ending to the show. The central plot of The Shield has always been the self-destruction of the Strike Team, and that came to its logical resolution in the finale. Vic finds himself stuck in a fate worse than death or prison, having lost everything and everyone for the sake of his freedom...but true to form, he may find a way out.

On the other hand, the ending was absolutely fucking depressing, maybe the most depressing thing I've ever seen on TV. Shane has always been my favorite character in the show, because he perfectly represents the moral ambiguity of The Shield--you love him, you hate him, you feel sorry for him, you want him to be punished, but you also want him to find peace for himself and his family. So it was almost kind of heartbreak when Shane killed himself; I don't know if I expected him to survive the finale, but I certainly wasn't expecting him to kill himself when he did. And I definitely didn't see the murder-suicide coming...I didn't even realize that that was what happened until Ronnie told Vic about it. This might be the most fucked up part of the finale; despite all the terrible shit Shane had done, and despite how much I wanted him to pay for Lem's murder, I felt really really bad for him, all the way to the end. I think my reaction mirrors Vic and Ronnie's, in that as much as I wanted Shane to be punished for what he did, I still felt upset for what ultimately happened to him.

Ronnie's fate was also sad. He really came into his own as a character in S7, and while he was probably just as guilty as Vic was, the way he got fucked over and the way Snell played his last two scenes were just really depressing. When I first started watching the show, I thought Ronnie was totally useless; now, I feel sorry for him.

I'm rambling now, but dammit, this really affected me. It was amazingly satisfying and at the same time completely sickening...I feel awful about what happened to these characters that I became so attached to over the last two months, but I also can't think of a better way it could have ended. The fact that The Shield could get a legitimate emotional response from me (and on more than one occasion), and make me truly care about its characters despite whatever they did, is a testament to how fucking awesome this show is.

I loved it, and I feel sick about what happened to everyone, and I love that I feel sick about what happened. That's the mark of some truly powerful fiction.

One of the best TV shows of all time, hands down.
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Just finished and agree with everything you said 100%

Absolutely brilliant and depressing ending. You knew this series was gonna end tragically but fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

amazing show.
 
Had to buy season 6 and 7 on dvd from the UK, they only just broadcast Season 6 a while back here (Australia), and there was no way in hell I was waiting. Season 7 was almost perfect, everything worked, and as a whole, it was the best thing I have ever seen on television. I felt left wanting more, which is good and bad I guess. I would love to see a movie, or perhaps another Shield video game.
 
just finished the series.

I said wow.

lol @ Gus wearing a "The Wire" t-shirt during one of the featurettes though :lol I did notice a couple other Wire connections...a couple of Marlo's workers/henchmen/whatever had roles in The Shield. Makes me love both shows even more (easily my top two favorite TV dramas).

And other's mentioned it before, but it's pretty crazy how during the course of the show you tend to "root" for Mackey, even though at the end of the day he's a fucking horrible, manipulative dude.
 
soul creator said:
just finished the series.

I said wow.

lol @ Gus wearing a "The Wire" t-shirt during one of the featurettes though :lol I did notice a couple other Wire connections...a couple of Marlo's workers/henchmen/whatever had roles in The Shield. Makes me love both shows even more (easily my top two favorite TV dramas).

And other's mentioned it before, but it's pretty crazy how during the course of the show you tend to "root" for Mackey, even though at the end of the day he's a fucking horrible, manipulative dude.
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Watch Homicide if you haven't as well. The best 3 dramas of all-time. Clark Johnson is the fucking man. It was really interesting to hear his take on The Shield and how the crew/cast loved him and talked about his incredible influence on the way the Shield was shot.
 
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