The Shield: The Complete Fifth Season

Reviewed by:
Gene Newman

Usually by the fifth season of any show it's all downhill. But The Shield somehow still manages to ramp it up and make one great season after another by building on its perfectly constructed past. Vic Mackey is a genuine survivor, but when a by-the-book and obsessive internal affairs officer—played with manic genius by Forest Whitaker—gets him in his sights things get really dirty. The strike team, which has caused as much pain as they're currently mired in, must prove their strength when Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky becomes the focal point of the investigation. Lem has always been the heart and conscience of the team, so watching him go through this season in constant struggle is almost paralyzing. As always, creator Shawn Ryan gets his whole cast and crew involved to provide top-notch extras, bringing hard-core fans like us more than enough behind-the-scenes info and preparing us for another season where anything can, and will, happen.

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