The Shield 7x06- "Animal Control"

[PsychoPere]

I won't be watching the episode until sometime tomorrow or Thursday due to the second presidential debate tonight.

Spoiler: Episode description

Vic and Ronnie set up a Mexican-Armenian meeting, but tell the two sides different things, while keeping some pertinent details from Shane. Shane and former Strike Team adversary, Tavon Garris, team up uneasily as a six-year-old murder case heats up. Ronnie gets a warning from Claudette about Vic's freelancing, and a naked sleepwalker is found in a warehouse with blood on his body that isn't his own.

I, for one, welcome the return of that character. I always felt he deserved some more time on the show.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Woohoo! I knew that character was coming back, but just didn't know when. Sooner the better.

 

[Surefire]

Wow, this one was fun.

First episode in season 7 I rate "excellent".

Hope the remaining season is this good.

Also hope that we see this returning character more often. Not going to say more about him since it would spoil it for some.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Oh, I would be very surprised if we don't see more of that returning character, especially considering the last scene with that person.

I agree on the excellent rating. Between the returning character, the dynamics with Shane, and Dutch completely misreading his prep (which lead to the unfortunate suicide over incorrect assumptions) this was a wonderful episode. Why did Vic have to suddenly grow a conscience, especially now that Shane is onto him and Ronnie and is ready to turn the tables? Woot!

 

[Mr Light]

I'm confused, I thought the nude bandit WAS the killer and that's why he killed himself. Why would he kill himself if he wasn't the killer? Just depression?

How long was Tavon on the show? S2-3? I still haven't watched the third season yet, it's been sitting on my shelf for like a year. I guess I don't wanna leave since I certainly didn't remember it and it must have been the end of S3!

 

[Luckyflux]

At the end, a girl was being questioned because she said that when she fell and hit her head on the fire hydrant, this naked guy was helping her out. She said that the naked guy was shy and didn't do anything inappropiate to her. The naked guy killed himself because Dutch was putting all of those bad thoughts into his head. I was pretty tired at the end of the episode so I might be off-base here, but that is what I think happened.

And Tavon was in maybe the third season...it has been a long time so I can't quite remember. He was a good character when he was on.

 

[Surefire]

I'm confused, I thought the nude bandit WAS the killer and that's why he killed himself. Why would he kill himself if he wasn't the killer? Just depression?

How long was Tavon on the show? S2-3? I still haven't watched the third season yet, it's been sitting on my shelf for like a year. I guess I don't wanna leave since I certainly didn't remember it and it must have been the end of S3!

Tavon was on 4, maybe 5 episodes IIRC. He didn't last long.

However, he quickly established himself as one of my favorite characters.

So glad to have him back. Maybe he will be one of the pieces to bringing Vic, Shane, and Ronnie down (hope so).

 

[Surefire]

At the end, a girl was being questioned because she said that when she fell and hit her head on the fire hydrant, this naked guy was helping her out. She said that the naked guy was shy and didn't do anything inappropiate to her. The naked guy killed himself because Dutch was putting all of those bad thoughts into his head. I was pretty tired at the end of the episode so I might be off-base here, but that is what I think happened.

Did anyone figure how the creep committed suicide. There was blood in every direction, but it wasn't clear to me if he somehow slit his wrist, throat, or blunt-force trauma'd himself to death by smashing his head on something?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

He used the aluminum from the soda can to slit his wrists. You see part of the can remaining on the table.

 

[Luckyflux]

I totally thought that Tevon was brought in by Vic to somehow set Shane up. But I don't think it will turn out that way.

What an interesting twist at the end, with Shane surviving by dumb luck, with the 100G, and him knowing that Vic and Ronnie set him up to die. Now that Shane has survived do you think that Vic and Ronnie will know that Shane knows what they tried to do to him?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I also initially thought Vic brought Tevon in to take out Shane, but I guess that's the not case.

 

[sidious618]

A fantastic episode that really upped things. I honestly thought Shane might get shot at the end, even if not fatally, but the twist we got was much better. Dutch's case was also good and the guy killing himself... wow.

 

[Mr Light]

I was under the impression that Tavion was sent in to catch Vic/Shane in the act of something dirty.

 

[Surefire]

Now that Ronnie has gone to the next level (killing an unarmed man), maybe he will complete the circle (killing either Vic or Shane) if in his mind it gets him a chance at avoiding taking the fall?

 

[Mr Light]

I could definitely see Ronnie killing Shane, but not Vic! Ronnie is the good guy of the piece if you will, the most moral of the amoral. I'd hate to see him to stooping down to the level of killing Vic.

 

[Surefire]

how did u all like 7x07

I don't see any poll threads.