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The Shield: Season 7
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 12, 2002
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35

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  1. surfdocer
    Sep 9, 2010
    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.
  2. Idhren
    Jul 20, 2011
    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
  3. PeterJ.
    Sep 3, 2008
    10
    Greatest TV show in the past 10 years. It is sad that there are only 12 more episodes until the end. And while the show gets a 10 from me, why wasn't it broadcasted in HD???
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. JakeD.
    Sep 3, 2008
    10
    A brilliant and visceral start to the new and unfortunately final season. Lots of stuff happens and we still got 12 more to go baby. Can't wait for next week.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. ZackaryS.
    Oct 7, 2008
    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...).
    • 0 of 7 users said yes
  6. LeeF
    Sep 2, 2008
    8
    It's been so long since I saw the last season finale that I forgot most of the threads -- should've been more of a recap, I think. I'm rooting for Vic finally going down.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. JG
    Oct 22, 2008
    10
    One of the best drama shows I have ever seen. Im not sure what will fill the void once the shield is finished.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. JesseB.
    Sep 15, 2008
    10
    Shows can learn alot from the show,one of the greatest shows on network Tv.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. BrianM.
    Sep 3, 2008
    10
    Sorry to see this show ending, they should cancel other shows like sunny in philli and the S.O.A, what a lame boring show filled with trash on bikes.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. harryv.
    Sep 9, 2008
    10
    The single most underated show on television.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. PaulS.
    Jan 11, 2009
    10
    Phenomenal. without a doubt, one of the most riveting and fascinating dramas in television history. A true classic.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. TelyS
    Nov 26, 2008
    10
    It is hard for me to imagine a better cop show than The Shield ever happening. They exposed the nitty-gritty of street-level police work with a ferocious honesty, and made you care about characters that you never thought you could care about. The overwhelming sadness that pervades the final episodes is a beautiful document of the current apocalyptic zeitgeist; tragic and poignant entanglement of too many self-made traps.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. MichaelW.
    Dec 4, 2008
    10
    THE SHIELD is probably the greatest television series I have ever watched. Beginning with Season 1 and continuing through the Season 7 finale, I was utterly enthralled with the show. Shawn Ryan created a show for the ages, and I have barely seen better acting than Michael Chiklis, Forest Whitaker, Walton Goggins, and Jay Karnes produced throughout the series. If you have not seen THE SHIELD yet, start at the beginning ...and enjoy the ride, it's really something.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. ScottW.
    Sep 19, 2008
    10
    I came late to this show, thinking that nothing could beat Jack Bauer & Co on 24. How very, very wrong I was! This is by far the absolutely best thing on T.V. With season 5 being the jewel in the crown.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. TheKillerDynamo
    Apr 13, 2009
    10
    Vic Mackey is a shark in an ocean of shark-hunters, but somehow he manages to keep swimming. Chiklis is an incredible actor, and he sells every minute of this show. If you haven't seen it yet, start watching from the beginning. It hooks you right from the first episode and doesn't let go until the end of the seventh season. Brilliant television. Only negative: The music at the title card gets pretty annoying when you watch multiple episodes in a row.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. whit
    Sep 9, 2010
    9
    As far as cop shows go, The Shield never quite out-shined The Wire-- but there were moments when it came real damn close. Once you start watching you can't wait to see how they would resolve the cliff-hanger ending that was almost a trademark for each episode.
  17. lambchop
    Sep 3, 2010
    10
    Unbelievably good. My heart still beats thinking about the last scene of the final episode. A triumph in acting, writing, directing and editing. Get's my vote for the best TV series of all time.
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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    63
    Mackey is right where I left him years ago: again facing a disciplinary hearing that might mean the end of his career. As The Shield starts its seventh and final season, maybe it is time to say goodbye.
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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    90
    All I can say, at this point, is that the first eight episodes of Season 7 are tight, unrelenting, complicated, fierce, wonderfully acted.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    91
    Season openers don't get much more incendiary: There are severed feet, a ''beef'' between rival Armenian, Mexican, and Salvadoran gangs, and a murder committed by another member of Vic's Strike Team.
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