I re-watched a couple episodes of The Shield last night after a considerable hiatus (and a dream that Dutch and I were at nightclub dancing to Kei$ha, probably prompted by the Kei$ha record--yes, vinyl--that Eeon quite randomly and charmingly sent me) and I have a few observations:
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1) Shane looks great in a tight grey tee-shirt, but the button-down worn open over it makes him look sloppy. I much prefer when he starts wearing the cowboy shirts tucked into those skin-tight jeans around season 3. Also, his hair is too short, making his forehead too big and emphasizing the fact that he has very small eyes. Still hot as an Oklahoma August, though.
2) Vic Mackey does not hold up in second viewings. His character is based entirely on unpredictability, so when you know what his next move is, it gets boring and you just . He doesn't have much of an arc and he's just kind of an asshole to everyone. I mean, really, why did he have to steal Dutch's Ding-Dongs?
3) Dutch is the character to pay attention to. His law-and-order b-story tends to get lost in the first viewing (after all, a plain old procedural isn't as exciting as a car chase or a beat down) but he's masterful to watch the second time around. Pure detective bliss. The fact that Jay Karnes is 6'3" and terrifyingly sexy doesn't hurt either. He's got a great voice; I want him to read me a bedtime story. He makes me shiver. I want to see him play Phillip Marlowe and wear a belted trench coat and a fedora in a non-Brooklyn way.
2) Vic Mackey does not hold up in second viewings. His character is based entirely on unpredictability, so when you know what his next move is, it gets boring and you just . He doesn't have much of an arc and he's just kind of an asshole to everyone. I mean, really, why did he have to steal Dutch's Ding-Dongs?
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