The Shield - "Back to One" - 4/17/07
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The Shield - "Back to One" - 4/17/07
Can't believe no one put the thread up yet...
Initial thoughts -
Nice to see Ronnie get a spotlight.
Wow, Dutchboy is really having problems. First Billings deflates his ego, now he thinks that Tina is giving Ronnie the eye.
Speaking of Billings, what a hit on that guy when he tried to rabbit! Vic would have been proud.
Initial thoughts -
Nice to see Ronnie get a spotlight.
Wow, Dutchboy is really having problems. First Billings deflates his ego, now he thinks that Tina is giving Ronnie the eye.
Speaking of Billings, what a hit on that guy when he tried to rabbit! Vic would have been proud.
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Chiklis should just send a picture of his face after he got done beating Guardo for emmy consideration . That was intense.
Billings was great again.
I like how the camera went to Dutch's face whenever Tina was eyeballing Ronnie
Billings was great again.
I like how the camera went to Dutch's face whenever Tina was eyeballing Ronnie
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Ronnie had more lines/camera time in this episode than the rest of the entire series so far. Who do you think will be the first to discover Shane killed Lem, Vic or Ronnie?
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Dutchboy needs new car music when he's trying to impress the ladies. He struck out last year with "Hungry Like the Wolf" and I don't think A Flock of Seagulls was doing much for Tina.
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Great to see more Ronnie. I really think he's a sociopath. Nothing phases him, no emotion.
I know I didn't but I can't help feeling I missed an episode. It's been two episodes since the house of the dead, and other than bitching about the "body count" nobody mentions it. Shouldn't some of the detectives be working on it? Why wouldn't Dutch be all over it?
I know I didn't but I can't help feeling I missed an episode. It's been two episodes since the house of the dead, and other than bitching about the "body count" nobody mentions it. Shouldn't some of the detectives be working on it? Why wouldn't Dutch be all over it?
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Freaking HARD CORE episode!
I agree that Ronnie got more camera time this ep then the entire series.. But it was nice to see..
Shane is seriously going to eat a gun.. I don't know how that kat can talk all this guilt..
I agree that Ronnie got more camera time this ep then the entire series.. But it was nice to see..
Shane is seriously going to eat a gun.. I don't know how that kat can talk all this guilt..
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It really shows you how ridiculously hardcore the strike team is that in the absense of Vic, Shane and Lem, Ronnie looks like a goddamned Spartan compared to any of the other cops on the scene. It's all attitude. Julian's a big guy, and even he looked like a keystone cop compared to Ronny taking down a perp. I'm glad to see him get an episode to shine in, but I couldn't even enjoy it, I was so knotted up in Shane's guilt. This is the best damn show on television. How do they continue do it?
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Guardo's torture mixed with Shane's guilt was some of the most intense drama I've ever seen. And the torture itself was one of the most brutal things I've ever seen on network tv.
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Originally Posted by Tom Banjo
Guardo's torture mixed with Shane's guilt was some of the most intense drama I've ever seen. And the torture itself was one of the most brutal things I've ever seen on network tv.
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Originally Posted by DeputyDave
Great to see more Ronnie. I really think he's a sociopath. Nothing phases him, no emotion.
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Torture was "off the chain"...whoops, did I really say that?
Great to see Gardocki run through that murder case/Horde bust like a minor inconvenience. Billings was again fabulous and his on-target dressing down of Dutch was amazing. "You're very sarcastic. I forgot to mention that too."
Dutch'll find the girlfriend who'll finger the Strike Team to make the show nice and messy in Cavanaugh's absence.
Great to see Gardocki run through that murder case/Horde bust like a minor inconvenience. Billings was again fabulous and his on-target dressing down of Dutch was amazing. "You're very sarcastic. I forgot to mention that too."
Dutch'll find the girlfriend who'll finger the Strike Team to make the show nice and messy in Cavanaugh's absence.
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Originally Posted by Tom Banjo
Guardo's torture mixed with Shane's guilt was some of the most intense drama I've ever seen. And the torture itself was one of the most brutal things I've ever seen on network tv.
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Billings was again fabulous and his on-target dressing down of Dutch was amazing. "You're very sarcastic. I forgot to mention that too."
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Originally Posted by BamaDan
Torture was "off the chain"...whoops, did I really say that?
Originally Posted by BamaDan
Dutch'll find the girlfriend who'll finger the Strike Team to make the show nice and messy in Cavanaugh's absence.
He really needs to chase more cats down an alley.
And did anyone else notice the smile and raised eyebrow the rookie cop gave the PR guy with the camera equipment? With the sex shop debate in the first episode and now this, its got to be leading to something.
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Heavy episode. If I were Shane, I'd look at this like a gift. I mean, Guardo had already killed a bunch of other people anyway. They were just getting payback.
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There was some amazing stuff in this episode, just with facial expressions.
You do wonder how this is going to snap back w/ Guardo's girlfriend not being able to find him.
You do wonder how this is going to snap back w/ Guardo's girlfriend not being able to find him.
Vic should have listened to Shane and walked away. Wouldn;t be ironic if one of them really did die by a Salvador grenade?
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Chiklis is unbelievably good. He plays intense like few I've ever seen. And that chain beating!
Also great was Shane alone with Guardo. He knew what was going to happen, and tried to talk himself into it, reminding himself that Guardo is a very bad guy even though he didn't kill Lem. I really thought he was going to break.
Glad to see Ronnie get so much screen time too. He had Tina creaming in her uniform.
I will say this, Dutch has some sweet taste in music.
Also great was Shane alone with Guardo. He knew what was going to happen, and tried to talk himself into it, reminding himself that Guardo is a very bad guy even though he didn't kill Lem. I really thought he was going to break.
Glad to see Ronnie get so much screen time too. He had Tina creaming in her uniform.
I will say this, Dutch has some sweet taste in music.
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Originally Posted by DeputyDave
I know I didn't but I can't help feeling I missed an episode. It's been two episodes since the house of the dead, and other than bitching about the "body count" nobody mentions it. Shouldn't some of the detectives be working on it? Why wouldn't Dutch be all over it?
Great to see Ronnie on his own. It makes you really see how badass the strike team is as individuals. Dutch boy and Billings were hilarious. Vic is just hard core, but the blind rage is going to come back and bite him in the ass. He was seriously sloppy in his crusade to find Guardo. Just so many things to link him back to Guardo.
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Oh man, another great ep. Poor Shane, he is definitely going to eat a bullet. Be it his, or Vic's.
BTW, just read some nice news:
Kurt Stutter just finished the script for Punisher 2. *wank wank*
BTW, just read some nice news:
Kurt Stutter just finished the script for Punisher 2. *wank wank*