Shield Finale

The seventh and final season of The Shield wraps up with the series finale on November 25, 2008. In the series finale, Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) has to deliver a drug lord as part of his federal immunity deal. Also as part of the deal, Mackey confessed his own past transgressions, including the murder of a fellow cop.Boston Herald: Out with a Bang (November 25, 2008)

Cast Information

Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey
Walton Goggins as Shane Vendrell
CCH Pounder as Captain Claudette Wyms
Jay Karnes as Dutch Wagenbach
Michael Jace as Julien Lowe
Benito Martinez as David Aceveda
Laurie Holden as Olivia Murray

Quotes

"After seven seasons, it’s almost hard to remember how groundbreaking The Shield was. The series about a corrupt group of cops in Los Angeles featured strong language, violence and uncompromising stories. It was the kind of mature fare you might expect to find on HBO or Showtime. Chiklis even won an Emmy for his work in that first season. He, Pounder, Goggins and Ryan all deserve to take home some gold for their work this year."—Boston HeraldBoston Herald: Out with a Bang (November 25, 2008)

"I hope we'll be remembered for our consistency. I don't think there was a weak season in the bunch. We never had filler episodes. We tried to make every episode as good as it could be. We were never a show 30 percent of the people were watching. We were a show that 3 percent thought was the best show on TV. I'm fine with that. I'd rather have that fanaticism than casualness."—Shawn Ryan, series creatorBuddyTV: The Shield Heads Off with a Riveting Series Finale (November 25, 2008)