“The Shield” — Exiled
I think it’s safe to say that I was completely lost for about 16% of that episode. It was expectedly great, but a few minutes in I realized that I clearly haven’t been paying as close attention as I probably should have. This isn’t to say that I couldn’t follow the action, but for the first two thirds I thought that “Edwardo” was “Guardo” and was obviously full of questions when the latter turned up alive and armless.
Equally confusing was Shane making the rounds. I understand that he’s trying to seal himself off from Mackey — I get the packed of incriminating information — but what was up at the bakery and the gas station? Did he kill that guy by shoving a gas nozzle down his throat or was that the Armenians — who I thought we were done with three seasons back? Since when did The Shield turn into Lost?
Maybe I’m just not doing my share of the lifting.
Elsewhere, did anyone else get the impression that Claudette’s iron rule is starting to give way to compromise and deal-making?
I have to admit, it took me a while to get back in the swing of things this season, but now the show is really firing on all cylinders.
