I love the Joan yarn the most.

Yeah, before I even saw it, I thought the Betty yarn would be pale blue and yellow.

The Joan yarn is spectacular and the Don is... well, Don.

I did catch the Shield Wolfram. I was not a fan of the show until this season, so I'm an also ran, but I felt it ended the only way it could do. That last scene was as brutally uncomfortable as any of the bloodier scenes in the run, eh?

I've watched The Shield off and on over the seasons. Only just watched the finale yesterday. I think at the end we were supposed to see Vic as being in a prison of sorts, but it's nothing compared to what Ronnie is facing, and the more I think on it, the more it seems to me that he has the patience, the mental stamina, and the guile to endure a cubicle job while he regroups and comes up with ways to pursue and find his two real interests -- money and his kids. It won't take him any three years.

Anybody catch the Shield last night?

Yes, yes I did. When Vic got that look of devastated realization on his face that all his conniving and manuvering had gotten him to a cubicle, while his entire strike team was dead or in prison, I thought it was great! Then when he took the gun out and smiled, I wondered if he saw that as his way out or if he was hatching another plot.

Very interesting episode. The only thing that was left unsolved was whether the psycho kid's mother was really dead.

but I felt it ended the only way it could do.

I agree with this. What a great series finale, right up there with Buffy, Six Feet Under, and Angel. The Shield is the only cop show other than The Inside that I've actually enjoyed.

I didn't start watching The Shield until the fourth season, but I've seen most of the episodes since then, and I've borrowed DVD's of the first season. One of these days I'll watch all the episodes. Maybe I'll buy a complete series DVD set if they release one and I have money at the time.

I missed the season of Forrest Whitaker. I need to netflix it.

Oh, oh: SoA: Okay did anyone else think that with Gemma's outfit for the funeral they gave her that high-necked jacket for a Palinesque effect?

I was a bit disappointed in the finale of "The Shield." There are a couple of things that relate to my disappointment:

1) I think the pacing of this season was off. I think it took them too long to do some things and the finale was pretty rushed. There was a LOT of repetition from ep to ep whereby you could see the same setup and patterns each week.

2) I think I wanted Vic Mackey dead. And since this didn't happen, I didn't feel like I got the conclusion I wanted.

3) Mo Ryan said this was the best series finale she's seen (or something to this effect). Which is a flat out lie.

no, that was "The Wire" Or maybe Hill Street, where Buntz punches that creepy Chief Daniels in the nose.(He totally had it coming)