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I have followed the series since it first aired. It was a different breed of a cop show series, it went much further than most cop shows go and it was a anti hero series, that's why I liked it so much, it was much different then the other crap out there. This entire series, including the last, season 7 kept you glued to the TV, and the DVR's programed. These cops are the guys you love to hate and they just get worse as the years role by. If you haven't seen the show before, START!!! from the beginning and do it justice, if you like cops shows you'll love this. This isn't your lame duck NYPD Blue or Law and Order where the cops are the good guys and they face the same stuff show after show, good vs bad. In The Shield the cops are the bad guys.
Honestly every season was great. The one thing that I didn't like about the 7th and final season was the ending. I waited 7 years to see that cop killing son of a [%$] Macky get killed or sentenced to prison and what happened, he walked. After the mayhem he has caused it was a bit of a let down to see it end that way.
Buy this or buy whole series if you have never seen it. It was a great series, well worth paying for in my eyes.
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Spoilers ahead...Other than repeating or referring to some excellent reviews I would like to here elaborate on a specific act took place in the final episode of final act. Nevertheless still a couple of words are needed to mention. Is this final season like previous ones demanding to be watched in exhilarating emotional atmosphere begging to know what is next? Yes indeed. Is the final satisfying? Yes but it would give different feelings to different people based on their view of characters and series as a whole. But not perfect. Here the main point of this review is one of Mackey's acts towards the end. And this is what he did to Ronnie. He betrayed his fellow friend next to him until the very end in a twinkle of an eye. I never had sympathy for Vic Mackey' acts or deeds but at least, despite his brutality and lack of conscious, he was loyal to his friends and Ronnie was loyal to him too. It just doesn't mesh with his past and character. I understand the events overwhelmed him and made him felt he is coming to a full circle but again just his wife's somewhat minor crime did not suffice on my side to send his -cop-friend into lifetime prison life. AND he mentioned to run many times together or alone. Even at the very end he could have warned him to run. Still such a magnificent writing and I cannot fully hold responsible of Vic's betrayal under the extreme circumstances. Furthermore Gardocki deserved such a fitting end. Vic, however, proved tt almost nothing virtuous remained with him. He cut links with his conscious which he had to and went on his life. No way could he have handled what he had done otherwise. A lost soul.. With that said I also lost my connection to the character.. 5 stars nonetheless for objective scoring. I watched the series with my girlfriend and I was so hooked up unlike with any other shows. Thanks guys, to all whose endevours helped for such a brilliant show...
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I usually order Region 1 DVDs from Amazon because of their prices and their early release (this last season of "The Shield" is still unavailable in Spain at the time of this review)... I assumed that this set would have the same subtitles that the other seasons, and I automatically ordered it when it was 50% off... to see, shocked, that it dind't carry any kind of subtitles, not even in English, the option I usually choose when watching US films and TV series, to follow more easily fast or mumbled lines of dialogue (I'm Spanish, but fluent in English, too). Obviously, Sony, as the cheap and greedy corporation that it is, considered, with the usual disregard for its costumers, that optional subtitles were too much of a luxury... shame for them, and for Amazon for not being more clear in listing the details of the products they sell (sometimes I've to go to the Barnes & Noble website to figure out the language options of a movie). In this case, it should be stated very clearly that the DVDs have NO SUBTITLES AT ALL.
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life makes no more sense.
this series, especially this season is the best I've ever seen.
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Shawn Ryan really nailed this final series. It was the best show I've ever watched. The pain of Shane in having to face the threat of a future where he and his wife are in jail while their kids are being raised by foster parents. The selfishness of Vic in sacrificing his friend Ronnie for his own selfish ends. A brilliant "hanging" ending - where did Vic go, and what did he do with his gun? Did he get rid of some bad guys or did he deliberately get himself in a situation where the cops had to take him out? I guess we'll never know.
Congratulations Shawn, a brilliant series from start to finish.
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