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The Shield: Exiled
(S06E07) "He's not going to say anything to anybody because I know everything he's done." -Shane
There it is folks. The one thing that can actually make Vic Mackey look terrified. The knowledge in Shane's (apparently not so small) brain. We knew this was coming though. It's almost like watching an episode of Survivor. An alliance has been broken and now it's every man for himself. Who knows what and how they can use it to gain leverage.
I'll be honest though. Shane is proving to be far more effective in covering his tracks than I would have ever imagined. It almost makes you wonder how many times he's gone over this type of scenario in his head, even before the incident with Lem. The guy has put plenty of thought into his actions and it seems like Vic may have a legitimate reason to worry. How do you stop a guy that knows exactly what you know?
I'll get back to Vic and Shane in a minute. First I wanted to talk about the San Marcos murders. Up until this episode, it didn't feel like much of a story. Felt pretty on par with some of the other larger cases that The Barn has handled. My opinion is completely changed now. This may very well be the most well crafted, intricate case that the writers of The Shield have ever come up with and we still don't even know how it ends. From the back and forth with Hernan, to the federal involvement and his new handler, and then Dutch and Billings even found Romero alive with his chopped arm all bandaged up! I'm just really excited about this whole conspiracy and how it ties together. Why did Hernan's new handler (Talbert, right?) want him to stop sniffing around Romero? What's up with that?
So back to the real story. Vic and Shane. They're done. I love how Mara has gotten involved too. When she carefully chose her words and threatened Corinne? Great scene. You have to feel bad for Corinne though. The way she hides and pretends to not know what her husband has his hands in is sad. She knows just as much as Mara does. Well... almost.
But as I mentioned earlier, Shane has covered his tracks. He's got files (handwritten!) on everything dirty that he and Vic have ever done. From Terry's murder, to the money train robbery, their dealings with Tio... it's all there and Vic only got a copy of it. The rest is locked up who knows where. Vic knows how to handle himself though. It's probably wrong that this was my reaction, but all I could do was laugh when Vic stroked Jackson's head and gave Mara the crazy eye.
What's Shane going to do with the Armenians though? Use them as protection? Sell Vic out on the money train and hope they kill him? What about Ronnie? Is Shane honestly willing to let them all die? I suppose that's a stupid question. He was willing to kill to protect the team, so why wouldn't he be willing to kill to protect his family?
Other stuff on my mind...
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How much is Claudette going to be able to piece together from her conversation with Nancy Gilroy? My guess is a lot and fast. She's not stupid either.
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Is Hernan dead? Neither Talbert nor Vic were able to contact him. And if so, how the hell did he get compromised? My guess? Talbert had something to do with it in the hopes that it kills the trail on Romero.
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Billings offering "lady advice" to Dutch might be the funniest thing ever.
So once again, The Shield delivers. It's a shame we only have three episodes left this season because so far, this has been nothing short of spectacular. 7 out of 7, good stuff here. See you next week with our review of "The Math of the Wrath."
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