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The Shield: Season 7
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 12, 2002
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
The Shield Image
Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: The end is near for Vic Mackey as he fights for his badge and his life in the final season.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    100
    The Shield (this season and every season) is an intoxicating head-gamer of a show that grabs you by the throat.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    100
    What remains compelling about The Shield as it heads into its last hurrah are the gray areas and ethical gradations of the characters that have defined it.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Adam Buckman
    100
    For better or worse, The Shield set the standard for what is now permissible on basic cable. It's one of those shows I can't imagine living without.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. surfdocer
    10
    Just finished watching all seven seasons of the shield on DVD. This is definitely the way to see it. No commercial in one episode after another. In my opinion this show squashes the Sopranos. The ending was extremely visceral. I have no doubt that in a few years I will watch it again. Very satisfying.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. Idhren
    10
    This is seriously the best tv series I have watched to date. The acting is supreme, the style of shooting document-ish, there are no clues to guide your emotional reactions and you can basically react how ever you feel like. That's what I love about this show: there is no right or wrong, there are no clear answers, you have to actively interpret and decide for yourself. It shows the range of human emotions and the range of reality, in all its ugliness but also in all its goodness, which unfortunately is shadowed by the harsh reality. I wish more of tv was like this.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. ZackaryS.
    4
    How the heck does this show get good reviews? the camera angles suck the acting is god awful. Seriously people stop watching this show... (i really wanted to like this show, it just sucks to much though...).… Expand
    • 0 of 7 users said yes

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