James Hibberd, a senior reporter for The Hollywood Reporter, posted a spoiler-free review of the first eight episodes of The Shield’s final season.Here are a few snippets that really stood out for me:
- …gives viewers exactly what they want.
- Some old faces return to tie up loose ends…
- … the highly effective premiere…
- …Vic Mackey immediately seeking retribution against his longtime partner Shane Vendrell.
- …the Strike Team devolving into a cannibalistic game of survival.
- …hugely suspenseful…
- …leaves viewers impatient for each new episode.
- …Mackey… his every move to save himself only sucking him further down.
- On “The Shield,” we are rushing to a very dark place.
- … “The Shield” has returned to demonstrate how serialized television is done.