--- On Wed, 11/26/08, DC Ortega <hotsauce329@...> wrote:
From: DC Ortega <hotsauce329@...>
Subject: Re: [The_Shield] Re: Poetic Justice
To: The_Shield@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 10:33 AM


Ok guy, I believe we are left to believe that there is NO way Vic is chained to
a desk. Challenge his superiros over and over is all he knows. He is goin back
to work on the STREETS.

David

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That's the way that I interpreted that last scene, when Vic got strapped and
headed out of the office. In my opinion, the streets are like the "call of the
wild" for him.

Although I'm going to watch the finale again, I thought that, overall, it was
excellent. There WAS blood, but I think that the whole episode carried a
deceptively quiet, yet intense tone. MUCH was conveyed by facial
expressions/body language/"pregnant pauses", and not necessarily the dialogue.
C.C.H. Pounder, Michael Chiklis, Walt Goggins, and (even) the dude that
portrayed Ronnie all should be shoo-ins for Emmy Awards. And, yeah, I came
close to crying about what happened with Shane and his family (even though I
couldn't stand him and his wife) and especially about Claudette and her health.

And, Vic...Well, OMG, his hurt, regret and other emotions just radiated in his
face and actions through the TV screen. Yes, he got away, but what a hell of a
price he had to pay, as others here stated. That's it - a price had to be
paid... That part of the ending made sense to me, as well as most of the rest.
I had a feeling that Shane and Mara would end up killing themselves, but I
really hated to see it happen, no matter how inevitable. It was good to see
Andre Benjamin's character back again, and I liked seeing Clark Johnson back
again in front of the camera. He was also in the last season of "The Wire."
And, let me not forget Dutch who, in the end, was vindicated, once they nailed
that boy for killing his mom. Yay! I had to chuckle, too, as Billings' lawyer
was making a play for Dutch and it went over his head...Danni tried to pull his
coat...LOL! Glad to see that Corinne and the kids were relocated, although they
weren't thrilled.

Otherwise, life was seemingly going to go on at the Barn, with Aceveda, the
streets, etc. Perhaps, everything was not meant to be wrapped up neatly at the
end of the show. And, who knows? The last few minutes or so did possibly leave
room for a follow-up movie about Vic and his further pursuits. Maybe, Shawn
Ryan will let us know in future interviews. Until then, it was a GREAT ride,
and I will terribly miss this show.

Debra