The Shield – Season 6

In 2002, The Shield exploded onto the small screen and instantly placed Fox’s new FX channel in the spotlight as a home for programming that was edgy and unafraid to push the boundaries of basic cable as far as it could. As each season progressed, Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) faced down brutal gangs in the fictional Farmingdale district of L.A., took down an Armenian “money train” and even murdered a fellow cop, but faced his biggest threat from Internal Affairs as a gung-ho investigator threatened to blow the lid off Mackey’s past indiscretions. Some of that pressure was put on Lem, a member of Vic’s Strike Team, who was faced with either giving up his friends, or a prison sentence that would have meant certain death. Convinced that Lem was going to spill the beans, Shane Vendrell (Walton Goggins) murdered his fellow teammate to shut him up and squash the investigation. Season six picks up shortly after the incident, with Vic swearing vengeance on the person who killed his friend and fighting for his professional life, as his superiors attempt to force him into retirement. Along the way, Shane gets in over his head with the Armenians, Claudette Wyms becomes the new captain of “The Barn” and is diagnosed with Lupus, the Byz Lats and Salvadorian gangs go to war and much carnage ensues. As in the past, complex story lines intertwine with breathtaking action sequences that will keep you on the edge of your seat, right up until the last episode that sets the stage brilliantly for the seventh and final season. New episodes have just started to air and the big question of Vic’s survival is up in the air. Will he keep his job, go down in a hail of bullets, or quietly exit the premises? If Season 6 is any indication, it should be an exciting ride to the finish. 

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