The past two weeks of The Shield have been somewhat flat with some moments of intensity sprinkled in for good measure. But it looks like the last two episodes of the season (or half-season) are going to be absolutely insane. The cat-and-mouse game between Kavanaugh and Vic is about to become a fight to the death. It's gonna be tasty. I also love how this show portrays Kavanaugh as an evil man who's technically doing the right thing. We can see the absolutely frightening power of a self-righteous man. Also, It's been cool to see Kavanaugh going after the strike team as simply a political tool and then become personally fixated on destroying them. And by making the fight personal, "the volume just got turned way up on this thing."