Tuesday, December 22, 2009

CCH Pounder, Flogging Molly, and The Shield



I've begun to use Netflix mostly for watching entire runs of TV series. I'll watch them all at once, methodically, letting them unspool like a novel. I did this with The Sopranos, with Dexter, with Breaking Bad, and with Mad Men. For the last few, I've been frustrated, because the shows are incredible but they're also en medea res so I've got to wait for a while to continue watching.

I don't have this problem with The Shield, which ended last year. I'm halfway through Season 2, and am consistently amazed by the series so far. Great acting and intriguing stories. I think Season 1 was better than Season 2, so far - the tortured supporting characters really did it for me. However, Season 2 has still been pretty great, and this clip above just sort of encapsulates it for me. A great, great song ("If I Ever Leave This World Alive" by Flogging Molly) played over a montage of characters grappling with their tortured psyches. The clip starts with the great CCH Pounder reprimanding Micheal Chicles with her eyes and her voice - they've never been so commanding, and I have loved to see her go toe-to-toe with Mackey lately in the series.

Great stuff.
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2 comments:

JJT said...

Glad to see someone else appreciating "The Shield," but I am so disappointed that it has taken you this long to get around to watching it. I still think Vic Mackey is one of the most interesting characters I have ever seen in a dramatic series.

7:43 AM
Epiphany in Baltimore said...

You're right, it's a good show and what an interesting character Mackey is. All the characters have so many sides, in fact. And it might be the perfect time to watch it, now that it's over and I can't be interrupted with having to wait for the next season to come out...

1:27 PM

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