DJariya

By djariya at 2011-01-01

Synopsis:



Episode 12 of 13

Next week is unfortunately the Series Finale. This was cancelled last week. I know some of you were/are tempted to go ahead and delete your unwatched episodes/season pass, but Shawn Ryan said on his Twitter feed that episode 13 has a satisfying end.

lacubs

it suck this was cancel!

Geofferson

At the end of last week's episode I thought FOX was promoting tonight's as a 2-part finale? Guess not. My DVR shows only 1 episode airing.

Goldberg74

I'll let them take this out one more week.

DJariya

This week and next week are considered the 2-Part Finale

kstublen

Man, this episode is intense. Everything is cranked up to 10 and I'm so scared for Liam.

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I can't believe Liam is being so reckless. I mean, doesn't he think by now if he has been exposed the first thing Killian would do is call his daughter? Hopefully he doesn't die, since he's my favorite character, but he does end up dying, I bet the cop that outed Liam will testify against Gibbons and Killian.

Also, Delroy Lindo sure can dial up the crazy for Gibbons when the scene calls for it.

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Man, I was totally waiting for the third guy to sneak up from behind and shoot Caleb. From his reaction, it looked like that was the first person has killed in the line of duty. Is that the case? I could've sworn he had killed someone earlier in the season, or at least shot them, but I guess not.

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That final showdown between Wysocki and Gibbons was intense. As soon as you saw it was Gibbons there, you knew it had to do with Wysocki's brother. No way Wysocki breaks the law or sides with Gibbons, even if it is to avenge his brother. He knows that his brother wouldn't want him to do that. Still, it was great to see Gibbons play that card and his evil side shine through clearer than ever.

This was a great episode and it makes me regret the show's cancellation even more. I wish they would've just aired the last episode from 10-11; I don't want to have to wait another week, lol.

devilshalo

This is like the Shield.. the anticipation of everything catching up to Mackey. Good God, I can't wait till week.

wirefan

damn... cancelled?

I was watching it early on missed a bunch of shows in the middle but had picked it up again the last few weeks and was really liking it. This last show definitely amped it up and I came in here to talk about how glad I was to catch the end of the season and looking forward to the final and where they might head next season.

Thanks for the buzzkill Djariva! (kidding)

I assume it was ratings thing? (Or costs?)

DJariya

Both. Ratings weren't good enough and shooting in Chicago isn't cheap either.

JTH182

... and THIS show gets canceled???

That was one intense hour of programming!

Deftones

intense encounter at the end. liam knew what he was doing. he knew he needed the ledger to provide any real legitimacy to the investigation.

Fist of Doom

I was going to post "holy cow, was this intense!", but I see everybody beat me to it .

Loved the encounter between Wysocki and Gibbons at the end. Delroy Lindo really has shined in this show. Fantastic episode.

Good to hear there's some resolution in the season finale.

Geofferson

What an awesome episode this week. Such a shame we only have 1 hour left.

Geofferson

Ratings up 12% last night. Similar to Breaking In, I wish the network would consider "uncancelling" this show. Very wishful thinking, I know. Or perhaps, this increases its likelihood of another network picking it up (i.e., FX).

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...la-down/92908/

marty888

Definitely will miss this one next year ..... one of the few new shows this past season that became "must see" for me.

JTH182

One thing I forgot to mention: That was a lot of snow for the middle of summer, lol

Eric D.

I'm going to miss this show quite a bit. It's such a shame it got cancelled.

MLBFan24

fantastic episode. Undercover plots are the best!

Ending scene had some Emmy-worthy performances.

djones6746

Now I know why I stopped watching television a few years ago. It has taken me a couple of years since I began watching the networks again to realize how much time I am wasting by watching shows the networks will never fully support. When I started watching this show for the first few weeks, I thought for sure this would be a winner and back for a second season.

DJariya

OMG, what an intense episode.

The scenes with Liam undercover were top notch. I was really nervous for him when he faced with murdering the Trash guy and his girlfriend.

He should have known better than to make a play for Killean's daughter.

Top notch scene at the end with Wysocki and Gibbons.

With the Gibbons investigation winding down and a possible arrest in the future, I have to wonder how Ryan would have plotted out a 2nd season.

It sucks that next week is it, but it is what it is.

DJariya

Shawn Ryan, the creator of this show, said FOX fully supported the show. Otherwise, why would they have asked him to pitch a 2nd season. It wasn't cancelled because FOX didn't support it creatively. It was a business decision and they just don't have any timeslots available. If the ratings were a little better, then it probably would have gotten a 2nd season. The show just never got the right kind of numbers FOX wanted, especially since this show was promoted heavily during the Super Bowl. I know you only casually watch TV through the internet, but that's how the business works. I'm a graphics producer at a sports cable network and believe me, I've gone through my fair share of cancelled shows that I worked on and was proud of. FOX or any network aren't charities and TV is a cutthroat business now.

I'm sorry your disappointed and I'm sorry you feel like you wasted your time. But, that's reality. Most new TV shows fail, even the good ones.

kstublen

DJariya

wm lopez

Nothing in Chicago is cheap.
You gotta pay to keep the fat cats rich.

Brian Shannon

Excellent show, very sorry it was cancelled.

Guess I go back to watching nothing on Fox

SiberianLlama

Wow, finally got around to watching this, and like everyone else already said, INTENSE!

I'm really sad to see such a great show get cancelled, but hopefully the finale provides some closure.

Delroy Lindo has just been outstanding in this.