TV: The Shield

[The Heretic Azazel]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT.

I can't believe Vic rolled on Ronnie! The absolute nerve of that worm!

I'm glad his ass is chained to the desk for the next three years, it's probably worse than prison as far as he's concerned. You go Corinne, stand up for yourself and get away from that guy. When she told him she would relay info from Mara to him when Mara and Shane were on the run, she said she would do it if she and the kids could get away from him, and he didn't even flinch.

He really thought he was invincible to the very end.

And Shane. Goddamn Shane, what was the use of killing his son? Such selfishness.

[Munsu]

Just watched the finale.... is there really any need to say anything besides, fucking awesome? Show went full circle and gave a GREAT ending. It's very hard to find a great ending to a story, but these guys pulled it off beautifully.

One thing is for certain, Vic wont be chained to his desk. He managed to get his smirk on and his reliable gun on his back.

Here are two great interviews with the creator Shawn Ryan on the finale:
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/11/...-boss-ans.html
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shield-S...n-1000235.aspx

[rockmanj]

I can't say enough yet...I'm still in shock...But a great way to end the series! Like of course there are loose ends (like Ronnie might go to jail, but for how long? there's no evidence, and if Vic testifies, he's far from a credible witness; add to that they need more corroborating evidence than that person's partner, but Ronnie's rage was great!) but otherwise, yea, a great ending.

Corrine though...ugh; I can't stand how much of a cowardly bitch she is. She took all that money for all those years, and didn't say a word. And she knew Vic cared about his kids more than anything. I kinda wished that she got killed instead of Jackson (the Shane resolution was so sad...), and I would say that besides her, everyone got what they deserved (well, actually she has to raise 3 children [2 autistic ones] by herself because of her selfishness and cowardice. I guess she doesn't get off that easy.

[The Heretic Azazel]

I can't say enough yet...I'm still in shock...But a great way to end the series! Like of course there are loose ends (like Ronnie might go to jail, but for how long? there's no evidence, and if Vic testifies, he's far from a credible witness; add to that they need more corroborating evidence than that person's partner, but Ronnie's rage was great!) but otherwise, yea, a great ending.

Corrine though...ugh; I can't stand how much of a cowardly bitch she is. She took all that money for all those years, and didn't say a word. And she knew Vic cared about his kids more than anything. I kinda wished that she got killed instead of Jackson (the Shane resolution was so sad...), and I would say that besides her, everyone got what they deserved (well, actually she has to raise 3 children [2 autistic ones] by herself because of her selfishness and cowardice. I guess she doesn't get off that easy.

Ronnie's rage was truly great. The only time he said more than a few words this whole series, was when Kavannaugh was speaking with him a couple of seasons ago so it was nice.

I totally disagree with your point on Corinne though. No, she isn't a very self-respecting woman, we know that. Vic kept his family alive in the end of it all, but he was the one bringing the shitstorm on them in the first place. Telling Corinne that "everything would be okay" and "you have to trust me" ad nauseum, and hiring someone to watch over the family, in the meantime telling her nothing is wrong, would have set off anyone's bullshit alarm. She's there having to take care of three children, two of whom are autistic, of course she was going to take the money he brought her, who has pride enough to turn it down when it has been cleared as clean money?

I think her moving away was the first brave thing she had ever done. Like I said, she told Vic that he had to pay some kind of price for using her, and he didn't take her seriously. At that point I think she realized her role in his life.

[rockmanj]

I think she always knew the money she took wasn't "clean", and something tells me she knew what kind of a man Vic was, and I agree that yes, she was right about Vic paying a price; but she was not totally innocent. And yea, he didn't utilize the best methods to get things done, but it was in the interest of his family. And her cooperation with the police ultimately led to nothing. I mean, yes Vic is the monster that molded and pushed Shane to become what he was, but it seems with this last season, a lot of things were connected, such as Corrine selling Vic out and Vice running to ICE in order to cut the deal that ended up ruining Ronnie's life, landing Vic in a virtual purgatory, and the death of the Vendrell family (although that is more on Shane and Mara).

And yes, I blame Mara too, because she was right there with Shane every step of the way. He took the opposite route of Vic, doing the "full disclosure" thing, and Mara was complicit with all of it. That's something of an interesting parallel; like how those men may have influenced certain unsavory behavior, but I don't think either one of their significant others are truly innocent.