The Shield

The Shield is about an experimental division (Similar to CRASH unit) of the Los Angeles Police Department set up in the fictional Farmington district ("the Farm") of Los Angeles, using a converted church ("the Barn") as their police station, and featuring a group of detectives called "The Strike Team", who will do anything to bring justice to the streets. Michael Chiklis has top billing with his portrayal of Strike Team leader Vic Mackey. The show has an ensemble cast that will normally run a number of separate story lines through each episode.

Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit based on the LAPD's real-life Rampart Division CRASH unit (Rampart was seriously considered as the series name). The Strike Team uses a variety of illegal and unethical methods to maintain peace on the streets, while making a profit through illegal drug protection schemes and robbery. The Strike Team isn't above planting drugs on and coercing confessions out of gang members. Attempts to give the team a fifth member have frequently led to near-catastrophe for the group.

The Shield has a variety of subplots, notably David Aceveda's political aspirations and internal confrontation of a previous sexual assault; Vic Mackey's struggle to cope with a failing marriage; and Julien Lowe's internal conflicts between his belief in the teachings of the Bible and his homosexuality.

Common themes are the citizens' distrust of police, the social impact of drugs and gang warfare, and the conflict between ethics and political expediency. Most characters are portrayed as having both vice and virtue. For example, Vic's loving relationship with his children contrasts with his thuggish attitude towards police work; in addition, his brutality is generally directed at those who seem well deserving of such treatment — in Season 2, the Strike Team targets the "Armenian Money Train", a money laundering operation of the Armenian organized crime syndicate. Another episode had Mackey cornering a serial rapist, then letting him be attacked by a police dog before calling the dog off.

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The Shield Episodes

The Shield Season 1

1. 1- 15012-01-179 12 Mar 02 Pilot
2. 1- 25012-01-101 19 Mar 02 Our Gang
3. 1- 35012-01-103 26 Mar 02 The Spread
4. 1- 45012-01-102 2 Apr 02 Dawg Days
5. 1- 55012-01-104 9 Apr 02 Blowback
6. 1- 65012-01-105 16 Apr 02 Cherrypoppers
7. 1- 75012-01-106 23 Apr 02 Pay In Pain
8. 1- 85012-01-107 30 Apr 02 Cupid & Psycho
9. 1- 95012-01-108 7 May 02 Throwaway
10. 1-105012-01-109 14 May 02 Dragonchasers
11. 1-115012-01-110 21 May 02 Carnivores
12. 1-125012-01-111 28 May 02 Two Days Of Blood (1)
13. 1-135012-01-112 4 Jun 02 Circles (2)

The Shield Season 2

14. 2- 15012-02-201 7 Jan 03 The Quick Fix
15. 2- 25012-02-202 14 Jan 03 Dead Soldiers
16. 2- 35012-02-203 21 Jan 03 Partners
17. 2- 45012-02-204 28 Jan 03 Carte Blanche
18. 2- 55012-02-205 4 Feb 03 Greenlit
19. 2- 65012-02-206 11 Feb 03 Homewrecker
20. 2- 75012-02-207 18 Feb 03 Barnstormers
21. 2- 85012-02-208 25 Feb 03 Scar Tissue
22. 2- 95012-02-209 4 Mar 03 Co-Pilot
23. 2-105012-02-210 11 Mar 03 Coyotes
24. 2-115012-02-211 18 Mar 03 Inferno
25. 2-125012-02-212 25 Mar 03 Breakpoint
26. 2-135012-02-213 1 Apr 03 Dominoes Falling

The Shield Season 3

27. 3- 15012-03-301 9 Mar 04 Playing Tight
28. 3- 25012-03-302 16 Mar 04 Blood And Water
29. 3- 35012-03-303 23 Mar 04 Bottom Bitch
30. 3- 45012-03-304 30 Mar 04 Streaks And Tips
31. 3- 55012-03-305 6 Apr 04 Mum
32. 3- 65012-03-306 13 Apr 04 Posse Up
33. 3- 75012-03-307 20 Apr 04 Safe
34. 3- 85012-03-308 27 Apr 04 Cracking Ice
35. 3- 95012-03-309 4 May 04 Slipknot
36. 3-105012-03-310 11 May 04 What Power Is...
37. 3-115012-03-311 18 May 04 Strays
38. 3-125012-03-312 25 May 04 Riceburner
39. 3-135012-03-313 1 Jun 04 Fire In The Hole
40. 3-145012-03-314 8 Jun 04 All In
41. 3-155012-03-315 15 Jun 04 On Tilt

The Shield Season 4

42. 4- 15012-04-401 15 Mar 05 The Cure
43. 4- 25012-04-402 22 Mar 05 Grave
44. 4- 35012-04-403 29 Mar 05 Bang
45. 4- 45012-04-404 5 Apr 05 Doghouse
46. 4- 55012-04-405 12 Apr 05 Tar Baby
47. 4- 65012-04-406 19 Apr 05 Insurgents
48. 4- 75012-04-407 26 Apr 05 Hurts
49. 4- 85012-04-408 3 May 05 Cut Throat
50. 4- 95012-04-409 17 May 05 String Theory
51. 4-105012-04-410 24 May 05 Back In The Hole
52. 4-115012-04-411 31 May 05 A Thousand Deaths
53. 4-125012-04-412 7 Jun 05 Judas Priest
54. 4-135012-04-413 14 Jun 05 Ain't That A Shame

The Shield Season 5

55. 5- 15012-05-501 10 Jan 06 Extraction
56. 5- 25012-05-502 17 Jan 06 Enemy of Good
57. 5- 35012-05-503 24 Jan 06 Jailbait
58. 5- 45012-05-504 31 Jan 06 Tapa Boca
59. 5- 55012-05-505 7 Feb 06 Trophy
60. 5- 65012-05-506 14 Feb 06 Rap Payback
61. 5- 75012-05-507 21 Feb 06 Man Inside
62. 5- 85012-05-508 28 Feb 06 Kavanaugh
63. 5- 95012-05-509 7 Mar 06 Smoked
64. 5-105012-05-510 14 Mar 06 Of Mice and Lem
65. 5-115012-05-511 21 Mar 06 Post Partum

The Shield Season 6

66. 6- 1 3 Apr 07 On the Jones
67. 6- 2 10 Apr 07 Baptism by Fire
68. 6- 3 17 Apr 07 Back to One
69. 6- 4 The New Guy
70. 6- 5 Haunts
71. 6- 6 Chasing Ghosts

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