The Shield -- "Moving Day" -- 10/28/08
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I CAN'T WRAP MY MIND AROUND IT! I'M GOING TO BE A BASKET CASE BEFORE THIS ENDS!
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It's odd (to me, at least) that her disappearance hasn't at least been mentioned in the last two episodes. But, I think only two days have passed since she left, and she could have already been off those days, so no one has noticed yet.
Like chrisih8u, I hope they resolve it in some fashion.
Like chrisih8u, I hope they resolve it in some fashion.
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It's odd (to me, at least) that her disappearance hasn't at least been mentioned in the last two episodes. But, I think only two days have passed since she left, and she could have already been off those days, so no one has noticed yet.
Like chrisih8u, I hope they resolve it in some fashion.
Like chrisih8u, I hope they resolve it in some fashion.
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I was hoping Billings would give it back to Dutch, all his "it's not right" talk while he's sweet-talking the kid's mom just to get a little more insight.
I dislike Claudette more and more each week, the way she's using her being captain to play our her revenge fantasies ("I'm dismantling the Strike Team!").
Ronnie's lies and half-truths were masterful.
I dislike Claudette more and more each week, the way she's using her being captain to play our her revenge fantasies ("I'm dismantling the Strike Team!").
Ronnie's lies and half-truths were masterful.
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Not sure what Vic was thinking at the hospital.
Was he just gonna blast them all to hell in the middle of a busy hospital parking lot?
Vic is smarter than that.
But at this point, I guess he's not thinking very clearly.
Was he just gonna blast them all to hell in the middle of a busy hospital parking lot?
Vic is smarter than that.
But at this point, I guess he's not thinking very clearly.
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i was wondering that too. Maybe he was going to kidnap them and take them somewhere else?
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I was so focused on what was happening that a squad car could have driven in my living room and a cop could have shat on my head and I wouldn't have noticed; I'll give Vic a pass.
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The Shield has always been about Vic getting away with his shenanigans, but not without collateral damage. If the finale is to remain true to the show, it has to end with Vic getting "away", but fucking up everything around him.
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1.) Vic would have made sure that the guy who tried to kill Ronnie walked for the time being, met up with him later, and then put a gun in his mouth to find out what happened. Vic wouldn't have put him on the spot in front of Claudette, when he knows Shane could have possibly been behind it. This led to the shit storm that is currently the main focus of the show.
2.) If he did kill Shane and Mara last night, everyone was probably going to suspect him anyway. The fact that it was caught on video shows Vic is losing his edge.
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I just checked my calendar, devilshalo. It wont be Tuesday 'til six more days.
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This is two weeks in a row where I noticed Vic acting unlike his usual self from previous seasons.
1.) Vic would have made sure that the guy who tried to kill Ronnie walked for the time being, met up with him later, and then put a gun in his mouth to find out what happened. Vic wouldn't have put him on the spot in front of Claudette, when he knows Shane could have possibly been behind it. This led to the shit storm that is currently the main focus of the show.
2.) If he did kill Shane and Mara last night, everyone was probably going to suspect him anyway. The fact that it was caught on video shows Vic is losing his edge.
1.) Vic would have made sure that the guy who tried to kill Ronnie walked for the time being, met up with him later, and then put a gun in his mouth to find out what happened. Vic wouldn't have put him on the spot in front of Claudette, when he knows Shane could have possibly been behind it. This led to the shit storm that is currently the main focus of the show.
2.) If he did kill Shane and Mara last night, everyone was probably going to suspect him anyway. The fact that it was caught on video shows Vic is losing his edge.
2. I doubt Vic would have killed them on the spot. Instead, possibly forcing Shane and Mara to drive somewhere to take care of business.
Vic isn't acting as he should because he doesn't have as much control now that he doesn't have a badge to protect him. This season, time has been working against him causing a lot of things to spiral out of control.
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Can you get a permit to carry a concealed weapon in California? What if you're former law enforcement? Is it possible he used his status as not exactly a cop but the paperwork not quite completed (it was sent to his home) to get out of it?
Hard to say...
Hard to say...
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1. No one in the barn from Claudette down to Tina, would let a suspect that tried to kill a cop walk. Vic had no reason to automatically suspect Shane without finding out what the perp was up to. Shane drew away as much suspicion by using someone that had a motive to kill Ronnie. The only way Vic would have known for sure was that Ronnie would have said something to him before he went to Dutch and Claudette with his plan.
2. I doubt Vic would have killed them on the spot. Instead, possibly forcing Shane and Mara to drive somewhere to take care of business.
Vic isn't acting as he should because he doesn't have as much control now that he doesn't have a badge to protect him. This season, time has been working against him causing a lot of things to spiral out of control.
2. I doubt Vic would have killed them on the spot. Instead, possibly forcing Shane and Mara to drive somewhere to take care of business.
Vic isn't acting as he should because he doesn't have as much control now that he doesn't have a badge to protect him. This season, time has been working against him causing a lot of things to spiral out of control.
1.) Not true at all. They, the police, had no choice but to let him walk. They had NOTHING to hold him on, and that is what Vic and Shane were pointing out to Claudette and Dutch. No gun, no witnesses. A lawyer probably would have been there soon as well. It was Vic's clever idea that started the whole mess.
Secondly, Vic and Ronnie both knew, and previously discussed, Shane being in on the hit right at the start of the episode. Vic knew there was a possibility of Shane being guilty as sin. Look at the looks they give Shane throughout the entire ordeal. They certainly knew that Shane would flip on them in a second if he had to. They should have shut their mouth and flipped that guy on the street.
Remember what Vic said to Hyatt last season?
"First we find out the truth, then we decide what to do."
Should have followed his own advice, which is what he normally would do. If Shane didn;t run out of the barn, they'd all probably be locked up now.
2.) The hospital scene is far removed from just being out of control. It's borderline insane to pull a gun on Shane and his family in a hospital parking lot. I don't buy that he was going to escort them somewhere else either. He was standing still aiming the gun from quite a distance in the parking lot! He should have just followed them like he did with Emolia when Kavanaugh stashed her away.
BTW, other things I noticed during the episodes.
Julian - Was back to writing notes during the Claudette/Ronnie scene. Interesting what he also learned while on the strike team. He traced Shane through that car thief girl that keeps appearing. Someone on another board mentioned that Julian also had bottles of pills of some sort during the scene where he was cleaning out his locker.
Tina - Possible that she was bringing Ronnie information behind Julian's back? She hates Julian, and has had an eye on Ronnie since season five.
Vic - They just said he was detained by the police. Shane and company must have bolted out of there asap. It doesn't surprise me that Vic was running around free later that night.
Dirt of the Strike Team - I thought of another crime that Shane could use against Vic if he is caught. He could show the location where Guardo was tortured, killed and later buried. He could probably even show the place where Lem burned the money train cash and the dead body they needed to get rid of during season three.
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Dirt of the Strike Team - I thought of another crime that Shane could use against Vic if he is caught. He could show the location where Guardo was tortured, killed and later buried. He could probably even show the place where Lem burned the money train cash and the dead body they needed to get rid of during season three.