The Shield (season 5)

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Just a quick word about the latest season of The Shield I finished. As I watch more and more of it, I realize that it's never going to be one of my favourite shows. I was hoping it would break out of its season 1 rhythms a little more by this point, and while it's a great show to be certain, it just doesn't have as unique a point of view as I'd like. However, season 5 was definitely its best season, even if it didn't hit the highs I was hoping for. It's grounded by a fantastic performance from Forest Whitaker, and its seasonal arc does something that's nice for any show to do: acknowledge its own past. I was wondering if the show would ever return to the murder that started it all at the end of the pilot episode, but I just assumed it would be the thrust of the final season. It's great to see that The Shield based its fifth season around that moment, and it gives the show as a whole a great shape to it. I also like that Whitaker stuck around for a couple of episodes at the beginning of the sixth season, and that Anthony Anderson showed up a bit during the proceedings. It's a small thing, but it really makes the show feel much more fluid and less episodic. I assume I'll see more and more moments like that as I finish up the last two seasons, but I know at this point that I'll never really love the show.



I do love American Dad now though. And what a strange thing that is to type.