The Sheild REWATCH, Episodes 2-8 with a focus on Episode 8

I know I said that I would be writing about each episode of the final season as I watched them, but as I made my way through the first half of the season I began to remember why, when it was originally aired, I became frustrated with the show and ultimately stopped watching. The constant merry-go-round of convoluted plot twists, combined with the occasionally great, often times cheesy Vic Mackey one-liners can be a lot to handle.

To be honest, I was getting a little bored, and frankly stopped caring about which mob boss, or federal agent, or Strike Team member was trying to blackmail who. That was until I reached episode eight.

Shane, upon discovering Vic and Ronnie's failed attempt to have him murdered along with the Armenians, decides to strike back. He enlists the help of a gangbanger named Two Man (Well, really he blackmails him into helping. At this point they should have renamed the show That Show Where Everyone Blackmails Eachother for 43 Minutes) to kill Ronnie, while Shane will take care of Vic himself. The plan blows up in his face and both Vic and Ronnie survive. Two Man caves and gives up Shane, who flees The Barn during Two Man's confession. Before taking off for Mexico or some other safe place, Shane has Mara pay a visit to Vic's wife Corrine. She tells Corrine all of the Strike Team's dirty secrets, including Terry's murder and the money train heist. She tells (blackmails) Corrine that unless she and Vic help them avoid apprehension she will make all of Vic's dirty laundry pubic. Corrine agrees, but tells Vic that after this ordeal is over she and the kids are leaving for good and he will never see them again.

Now that's what I call an episode! With only a few episodes left, the pace and the stakes have certainly picked up. Although I'm pretty sure I know how the whole deal ends, I look forward to finding out how it all unfolds. I'll do one final, comprehensive post about the season and the show as a whole after I watch the series finale.