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* [[spoiler: After failing to kill Vic, Shane goes on the run with his wife and baby. When he learns that Vic has made a deal for immunity (thus eliminating Shane's opportunity to make a deal for himself), he kills his family and himself.]]
* [[spoiler: Once Ronnie discovers that he was made into the fall guy for all of the Strike Team's crimes and is subsequently arrested for it, he lashes out at Vic at the Barn, all while struggling against the cops dragging him to lockup.]]
* [[spoiler: Once Ronnie discovers that he was made into the fall guy for all of the Strike Team's crimes and is subsequently arrested for it, he lashes out at Vic at the Barn, all while struggling against the cops dragging him to lockup.]]
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* AbortedArc: Julien's homosexuality was dropped as a major subplot after the first three seasons. He [[spoiler:ended the series unhappy and unresolved with his sexuality.]]
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* AbortedArc: AbortedArc:
** Julien's homosexuality was dropped as a major subplot after the first three seasons. He [[spoiler:ended the series unhappy and unresolved with his sexuality.]]
** Julien's homosexuality was dropped as a major subplot after the first three seasons. He [[spoiler:ended the series unhappy and unresolved with his sexuality.]]
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* TheAce: Vic Mackey especially in season 1. He's a big tough guy, makes fun of 'losers' like Dutch, ran circles around Aceveda and later Billings, and often gets laid. This changes in later seasons but it does pop up from time to time.
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* TheAce: Vic Mackey especially in season 1. He's a big tough guy, one of the most effective cops in the Barn, makes fun of 'losers' like Dutch, ran circles around Aceveda Aceveda, Billings, and later Billings, Claudette, and often gets laid. This changes in later seasons but it does pop up from time to time.
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* AllForNothing: Vic winds up [[spoiler:sacrificing Ronnie to the feds to make sure that his wife and family are protected from prosecution. He doesn't know that his wife has already cut a deal and fleeing from Vic into witness protection, making his betrayal of Ronnie completely pointless.]]
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* AllForNothing: Vic winds up [[spoiler:sacrificing Ronnie to the feds to make sure that his wife and family are protected from prosecution. He doesn't know that his wife has already cut a deal and fleeing fled from Vic into witness protection, making his betrayal of Ronnie completely pointless.]]
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* AndThatsTerrible: The final two episodes have [[spoiler:several characters, especially Olivia Murray, remark on how awful and reprehensible Vic is (along with, to a lesser extent, the rest of the Strike Team), in order to cement the show's moral stance on his many transgressions]].
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Despite the Strike Team's downfall, the rest of the Barn (and Farmington in general) continue unabated. Claudette retains her position as captain, Dutch and Billings remain detectives and Danny, Tina, Julien and the rest of the officers are called away before they celebrate Tina's one year anniversary. Aceveda is looking to be the next mayor of L.A. Vic Mackey plans a way to get himself out of his stifling desk job at ICE. Sirens, gangbangers, hookers and citizens move on with their lives.]]
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Despite the Strike Team's downfall, the rest of the Barn (and Farmington in general) continue unabated. Claudette retains her position as captain, Dutch and Billings remain detectives and Danny, Tina, Julien and the rest of the officers are called away before they celebrate Tina's one year anniversary. Aceveda is looking to be the next mayor of L.A. Vic Mackey plans a way to get himself out of his stifling desk job at ICE. Sirens, gangbangers, hookers and citizens move on with their lives.]]
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* AndThatsTerrible: The final two episodes have [[spoiler:several [[spoiler: several characters, especially Olivia Murray, remark on how awful and reprehensible Vic is (along with, to a lesser extent, the rest of the Strike Team), in order to cement the show's moral stance on his many transgressions]].
* AndTheAdventureContinues:[[spoiler:Despite [[spoiler: Despite the Strike Team's downfall, the rest of the Barn (and Farmington in general) continue unabated. Claudette retains her position as captain, Dutch and Billings remain detectives detectives, and Danny, Tina, Julien Julien, and the rest of the officers are called away before they celebrate Tina's one year anniversary. Aceveda is looking to be the next mayor of L.A. Vic Mackey plans a way to get himself out of his stifling desk job at ICE. Sirens, gangbangers, hookers and citizens move on with their lives.]]
* AndTheAdventureContinues:
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** '''Julien:''' [[spoiler:Julien never comes to terms with his homosexuality and is still in his own private, closeted hell. He's still in a sham marriage as well as having his brief "hazard pay" pay raise (given to him to get him to work as the fifth guy on the Strike Team) revoked when Claudette dissolves the Strike Team once and for all. His last major scene is spent looking with sad envy at a happy gay couple. On the other hand, he's successfully trained Tina as a resourceful cop, continuing the MasterApprenticeChain started by Danny, and Claudette implies he could promoted to detective in the future.]]
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** '''Julien:''' [[spoiler:Julien never comes to terms with his homosexuality and is still in his own private, closeted hell. He's still in a sham marriage as well as having his brief "hazard pay" pay raise (given to him to get him to work as the fifth guy on the Strike Team) revoked when Claudette dissolves the Strike Team once and for all. His last major scene is spent looking with sad envy at a happy gay couple. On the other hand, he's successfully trained Tina as a resourceful cop, continuing the MasterApprenticeChain started by Danny, Danni, and Claudette implies he could promoted to detective in the future.]]
** '''Danni:''' [[spoiler:She witnesses Shane's suicide and the murder of his family, and in addition will have to deal with Vic's attempts to contact her and his (assumed) child. However, she's at least free from Vic's influence, and is implied to have been promoted to Sargeant rank.]]
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: After Shane's failed attempt to kill Vic and Ronnie, Weems goes to Ronnie to demand an explanation. Ronnie pulls a plausible explanation entirely out of his ass and pins everything on Shane, while confessing that he and Vic were doing an unauthorized investigation into Lem's murder (and leaving out all the murders they committed in the process) and that they arranged a secret meeting with Lem the night he was killed (but only to convince him to turn himself in, claims Ronnie).
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: After Shane's failed attempt to kill Vic and Ronnie, Weems Claudette goes to Ronnie to demand an explanation. Ronnie pulls a plausible explanation entirely out of his ass and pins everything on Shane, Shane while confessing that he and Vic were doing an unauthorized investigation into Lem's murder (and leaving out all the murders they committed in the process) and that they arranged a secret meeting with Lem the night he was killed (but only to convince him to turn himself in, claims Ronnie).
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** Following the reveal of [[spoiler: Captain Ben Gilroy's scheme to divert police attention to lower housing prices in Farmington]], which resulted in a city-wide riot, a group of three black teens go on killing sprees against cops as revenge for a woman who was killed because police attention got diverted.
** Antwon Mitchell order's two cops stabbed to death.
** The Season 5 finale has [[spoiler:Shane drop a grenade into Lem's car after being misinformed by Aceveda that Lem was about to rat out the Strike Team.]]
** Antwon Mitchell order's two cops stabbed to death.
** The Season 5 finale has [[spoiler:Shane drop a grenade into Lem's car after being misinformed by Aceveda that Lem was about to rat out the Strike Team.]]
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** Following the reveal of [[spoiler: Captain Ben Gilroy's scheme to divert police attention to lower housing prices in Farmington]], which resulted in a city-wide riot, a group of three black teens go on a killing sprees spree against cops as revenge for a woman who was killed because police attention got diverted.
** Antwon Mitchellorder's orders two cops stabbed to death.
** The Season 5 finale has[[spoiler:Shane [[spoiler: Shane drop a grenade into Lem's car after being misinformed by Aceveda that Lem was about to rat out the Strike Team.]]
** Antwon Mitchell
** The Season 5 finale has
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* DevelopmentGag: The episode "Petty Cash" features a throwaway line about Claudette "borrowing backup from Rampart," reflecting the show's basis on the real-life Rampart Division and its original working title.
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* DeathOfAChild: In every season, except the sixth one. The worst cases were in season four and season seven, with the final fate of [[spoiler: Shane's son]].
* DespairEventHorizon: After failing to kill Vic, Shane goes on the run with his wife and baby. When he learns that Vic has made a deal for immunity (thus eliminating Shane's opportunity to make a deal for himself), he kills his family and himself.
* DespairEventHorizon: After failing to kill Vic, Shane goes on the run with his wife and baby. When he learns that Vic has made a deal for immunity (thus eliminating Shane's opportunity to make a deal for himself), he kills his family and himself.
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* DeathOfAChild: In every season, except the sixth one. The worst cases were in season four and season seven, with the final fate of [[spoiler: the daughter of a drug addict being shot to death by Antwon Mitchell and Shane's son]].
son being poisoned in a murder-suicide respectively]].
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* [[spoiler: After failing to kill Vic, Shane goes on the run with his wife and baby. When he learns that Vic has made a deal for immunity (thus eliminating Shane's opportunity to make a deal for himself), he kills his family and himself.]]
* [[spoiler: Once Ronnie discovers that he was made into the fall guy for all of the Strike Team's crimes and is subsequently arrested for it, he lashes out at Vic at the Barn, all while struggling against the cops dragging him to lockup.]]
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* [[spoiler: After failing to kill Vic, Shane goes on the run with his wife and baby. When he learns that Vic has made a deal for immunity (thus eliminating Shane's opportunity to make a deal for himself), he kills his family and himself.]]
* [[spoiler: Once Ronnie discovers that he was made into the fall guy for all of the Strike Team's crimes and is subsequently arrested for it, he lashes out at Vic at the Barn, all while struggling against the cops dragging him to lockup.]]
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* FamilyAnnihilator: [[spoiler: Shane kills his family, then himself]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: Ronnie says that going to prison as an ex-cop would qualify as this. So naturally...
* FateWorseThanDeath: Ronnie says that going to prison as an ex-cop would qualify as this. So naturally...
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* FamilyAnnihilator: [[spoiler: Shane kills his family, then himself]]
himself so that they can never be split up by prison and foster care.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: Ronnie says that going to prison as an ex-cop would qualify as this.So naturally...[[spoiler:Unfortunately, that's exactly what happens to him, courtesy of Vic selling him out.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: Ronnie says that going to prison as an ex-cop would qualify as this.
* GoodPolicingEvilPolicing: On the good side, there's Dutch and Claudette (along with the rest of the beat cops), who go through the proper channels to solve crimes and avoid engaging in brutality or corruption. On the evil side, there's the Strike Team (mostly Vic, Shane, Lem and Ronie to a lesser extent), who embody the DirtyCop trope to the extreme, including brutalizing suspects, corruption, working with other criminals, [[spoiler:and killing fellow cops.]]
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* TurnInYourBadge: Vic literally does this towards the end of season seven.
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* TurnInYourBadge: Vic literally does this towards the end of season seven.seven, mostly so [[spoiler: he can go after Shane without any interference]].
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: After's Shane failed attempt to kill Vic and Ronnie, Weems goes to Ronnie to demand an explanation. Ronnie pulls a plausible explanation entirely out of his ass and pins everything on Shane, while confessing that he and Vic were doing an unauthorized investigation into Lem's murder (and leaving out all the murders they committed in the process) and that they arranged a secret meeting with Lem the night he was killed (but only to convince him to turn himself in, claims Ronnie).
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: After's Shane After Shane's failed attempt to kill Vic and Ronnie, Weems goes to Ronnie to demand an explanation. Ronnie pulls a plausible explanation entirely out of his ass and pins everything on Shane, while confessing that he and Vic were doing an unauthorized investigation into Lem's murder (and leaving out all the murders they committed in the process) and that they arranged a secret meeting with Lem the night he was killed (but only to convince him to turn himself in, claims Ronnie).
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** The [[spoiler:lawsuit against vaccine manufacturers in season 4 over the Mackey childrens' autism]] goes nowhere (thankfully).
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* CopShow: Albeit with a dirty cop as the main protagonist.
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* CopShow: Albeit with a dirty cop as Differs from the normal formula in that the main protagonist.protagonist is unambiguously corrupt.
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* DespairEventHorizon: The final fates of Ronnie and Shane.
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* DespairEventHorizon: The final fates of Ronnie After failing to kill Vic, Shane goes on the run with his wife and Shane.baby. When he learns that Vic has made a deal for immunity (thus eliminating Shane's opportunity to make a deal for himself), he kills his family and himself.
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* FalseRoulette: Tavon in season two.
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* FalseRoulette: Tavon in season two.two; he empties all the bullets but one from his revolver, then points it at a suspect to get the information he wants. Unbeknownst to the suspect, however, Tavon also palmed the last bullet and the gun is really empty.
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* SuspiciousSpending:
** In the first episode, a candidate for the Strike Team makes a pointed comment about Vic's boat and states that he wants to be "all the way in," implying that he knows about their illegal activities and wants a piece. However, he's actually a mole working for IA and Vic kills him, then stages it to look like he was killed in the line of duty.
** Vic Mackey is the living embodiment of the idea. He's pretty smart about it, though: after [[spoiler: robbing the Armenian money train]] at the end of season two, he forces the Strike Team to sit on the cash for at least six months (or closer to a year) before investing it in a real estate deal to launder it. [[spoiler: Of course, everything goes pear-shaped by the end of season three, but it could have been a lot worse.]]
** Knowing they're under suspicion, Shane meticulously documents all of the expenses for the house he's building, to show that the money is coming from his legitimate salary. However, it's revealed that ''all'' of his salary is going towards the construction, raising the question where the money is coming from for the rest of his expenses.
** In the first episode, a candidate for the Strike Team makes a pointed comment about Vic's boat and states that he wants to be "all the way in," implying that he knows about their illegal activities and wants a piece. However, he's actually a mole working for IA and Vic kills him, then stages it to look like he was killed in the line of duty.
** Vic Mackey is the living embodiment of the idea. He's pretty smart about it, though: after [[spoiler: robbing the Armenian money train]] at the end of season two, he forces the Strike Team to sit on the cash for at least six months (or closer to a year) before investing it in a real estate deal to launder it. [[spoiler: Of course, everything goes pear-shaped by the end of season three, but it could have been a lot worse.]]
** Knowing they're under suspicion, Shane meticulously documents all of the expenses for the house he's building, to show that the money is coming from his legitimate salary. However, it's revealed that ''all'' of his salary is going towards the construction, raising the question where the money is coming from for the rest of his expenses.
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-->'''Ronnie:''' Well I'm part of that deal to. We started this together, lets finish it together. *arm pat of friendship*\\
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%%* PornStache: Ronnie in the first two seasons.
%%* PornStache: Ronnie in the first two seasons.
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* PornStache: Ronnie in the first two
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** Aside from a few scenes in the PilotEpisode, there is no background music whatsoever. Any music that does show up is either for montages or is diegetic.
** During the pool party and in the first few episodes, the rest of the Strike Team members can be seen with women (implied to be their wives) and wedding rings on their fingers. From that point on, only Vic (and later Shane) have wives and families, with the other members confirmed to be single.
** During the pool party and in the first few episodes, the rest of the Strike Team members can be seen with women (implied to be their wives) and wedding rings on their fingers. From that point on, only Vic (and later Shane) have wives and families, with the other members confirmed to be single.
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** Finally Vic gives one to Shane in the finale which backfires when it leads to [[spoiler: Shane's killing his family and then himself.]]
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** Finally Both Vic gives and Shane give one to Shane each other in the finale series finale. Shane bitterly points out that for all Vic's talk about being a family man [[spoiler:Corrine made a deal with ICE to for her and her kids to enter Witness Protection.]] Vic responds by declaring that [[spoiler:he got himself full immunity and a job at ICE, all while making it clear that he intends to raise Shane's kids while he and Mara are in prison]] which backfires when it leads to [[spoiler: Shane's killing his family and then himself.]]
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging:
---->'''Vic:''' I made a deal to bring Beltran and the drugs for immunity. I'm (going to) hold my end of it up.\\
---->'''Ronnie:''' Well I'm part of that deal to. We started this together, lets finish it together. *arm pat of friendship*\\
---->'''Vic:''' I made a deal to bring Beltran and the drugs for immunity. I'm (going to) hold my end of it up.\\
---->'''Ronnie:''' Well I'm part of that deal to. We started this together, lets finish it together. *arm pat of friendship*\\
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging:
---->'''Vic:'''ObliviousGuiltSlinging: This quote sums it up.
-->'''Vic:''' I made a deal to bring Beltran and the drugs for immunity. I'm (going to) hold my end of it up.\\
---->'''Ronnie:''' -->'''Ronnie:''' Well I'm part of that deal to. We started this together, lets finish it together. *arm pat of friendship*\\
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-->'''Vic:''' I made a deal to bring Beltran and the drugs for immunity. I'm (going to) hold my end of it up.\\
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[BlatantLies Just another day for the LAPD]].[[labelnote:Characters]] From left to right: [[MoralityPet Curtis "Lem" Lemansky]], [[RabidCop Shane Vendrell (kneeling in front)]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach]], [[ByTheBookCop Julien Lowe]], [[AntiHero Vic Mackey]], [[DaChief David Aceveda]], [[TheHeart Claudette Wyms]], [[TeamMom Danielle "Danny" Sofer]].[[/labelnote]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[BlatantLies Just another day for the LAPD]].[[labelnote:Characters]] From left to right: [[MoralityPet Curtis "Lem" Lemansky]], [[RabidCop Shane Vendrell (kneeling in front)]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach]], [[ByTheBookCop Julien Lowe]], [[AntiHero Vic Mackey]], [[DaChief David Aceveda]], [[TheHeart Claudette Wyms]], [[TeamMom Danielle "Danny" Sofer]].[[/labelnote]]]] Not Pictured: [[TheSmartGuy Ronald Everett "Ronnie" Gardocki]], [[HiddenDepths Tina Hanlon]], [[MamaBear Corrine Mackey]], [[BrilliantButLazy Steve Billings]], [[spoiler:[[DecoyProtagonist Terry Crowley]]]][[/labelnote]]]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Despite the Strike Team's downfall, the rest of the Barn (and Farmington in general) continue unabated. Claudette retains her position as captain, Dutch and Billings remain detectives and Danny, Tina, Julien and the rest of the officers are called away before they celebrate Tina's one year anniversary. Aceveda is looking to be the next mayor of L.A. Sirens, gangbangers, hookers and citizens move on with their lives.]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Despite the Strike Team's downfall, the rest of the Barn (and Farmington in general) continue unabated. Claudette retains her position as captain, Dutch and Billings remain detectives and Danny, Tina, Julien and the rest of the officers are called away before they celebrate Tina's one year anniversary. Aceveda is looking to be the next mayor of L.A. Vic Mackey plans a way to get himself out of his stifling desk job at ICE. Sirens, gangbangers, hookers and citizens move on with their lives.]]
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* BackgroundMusic: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; the show features no musical score whatsoever. Instead it uses songs by other artists.
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* BackgroundMusic: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; the show features no musical score whatsoever.whatsoever, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness aside from a few scenes in the pilot episode]]. Instead it uses songs by other artists.
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* CopKiller: In the last few minutes of the [[FirstEpisodeTwist pilot episode]], [[spoiler:Strike Team newcomer Terry Crowley]] gets shot in the head by none other than [[spoiler:[[VillainProtagonist Vic]] [[CorruptCop Mackey]]]].
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* CopKiller: CopKiller:
** In the last few minutes of the [[FirstEpisodeTwist pilot episode]], [[spoiler:Strike Team newcomer Terry Crowley]] gets shot in the head by none other than [[spoiler:[[VillainProtagonist Vic]] [[CorruptCopMackey]]]].Mackey]]]].
** Following the reveal of [[spoiler: Captain Ben Gilroy's scheme to divert police attention to lower housing prices in Farmington]], which resulted in a city-wide riot, a group of three black teens go on killing sprees against cops as revenge for a woman who was killed because police attention got diverted.
** Antwon Mitchell order's two cops stabbed to death.
** The Season 5 finale has [[spoiler:Shane drop a grenade into Lem's car after being misinformed by Aceveda that Lem was about to rat out the Strike Team.]]
** In the last few minutes of the [[FirstEpisodeTwist pilot episode]], [[spoiler:Strike Team newcomer Terry Crowley]] gets shot in the head by none other than [[spoiler:[[VillainProtagonist Vic]] [[CorruptCop
** Following the reveal of [[spoiler: Captain Ben Gilroy's scheme to divert police attention to lower housing prices in Farmington]], which resulted in a city-wide riot, a group of three black teens go on killing sprees against cops as revenge for a woman who was killed because police attention got diverted.
** Antwon Mitchell order's two cops stabbed to death.
** The Season 5 finale has [[spoiler:Shane drop a grenade into Lem's car after being misinformed by Aceveda that Lem was about to rat out the Strike Team.]]
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''The Shield'' is an American CopShow which ran over seven seasons from March 12, 2002 to November 25, 2008 on [[Creator/FXNetworks FX]].
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''The Shield'' is an American CopShow PoliceProcedural which ran over seven seasons from March 12, 2002 to November 25, 2008 on [[Creator/FXNetworks FX]].
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* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:Vic ends up cracking under his mundane job, and violates his immunity agreement by pulling out his gun and going out onto the streets to follow police sirens. Even if he survives his encounter with whatever crime he finds, the fact he pulled out a gun and is on the field ensures that he will face the full brunt of the legal system for his actions when caught.]]
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* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:Vic ends up cracking under his mundane job, and violates his immunity agreement by pulling out his gun and going out onto the streets to follow police sirens. Even if he survives his encounter with whatever crime he finds, the fact he pulled out a gun and is on the field ensures that he will face the full brunt of the legal system for his actions when caught.]]
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* VillainOfAnotherStory: Subverted with Kleavon Gardner. He appears to be one in his appearance in Season Four, as he is almost certainly a SerialKiller but is not the killer the team are looking for. Then he returns in Season Five with his killings as the focus of the story.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: The ending of the season six episode "Chasing Ghosts", which featured Shane playing this card when confronted by Vic over the issue of him murdering [[spoiler: Lem]], evokes this when Shane accuses Vic of hypocrisy over him condemning Shane for murdering a fellow cop when Vic himself did the exact same thing.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: NotSoDifferentRemark:
** The ending of the season six episode "Chasing Ghosts", which featured Shane playing this card when confronted by Vic over the issue of him murdering [[spoiler: Lem]], evokes this when Shane accuses Vic of hypocrisy over him condemning Shane for murdering a fellow cop when Vic himself did the exact samething.thing.
%% Unsure if this is the same example ** Near the end of the show, Shane, slowly breaking down mentally as he is undergoing a major HeelRealization, confronts Vic with the fact that they are both little more than glorified criminals and murderers. Vic attempts to deny it and tries makes up excuses for his behavior, but Shane is having none of it.
** The ending of the season six episode "Chasing Ghosts", which featured Shane playing this card when confronted by Vic over the issue of him murdering [[spoiler: Lem]], evokes this when Shane accuses Vic of hypocrisy over him condemning Shane for murdering a fellow cop when Vic himself did the exact same
%% Unsure if this is the same example ** Near the end of the show, Shane, slowly breaking down mentally as he is undergoing a major HeelRealization, confronts Vic with the fact that they are both little more than glorified criminals and murderers. Vic attempts to deny it and tries makes up excuses for his behavior, but Shane is having none of it.
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* NotSoDifferent: The ending of the season six episode "Chasing Ghosts", which featured Shane playing this card when confronted by Vic over the issue of him murdering [[spoiler: Lem]], evokes this when Shane accuses Vic of hypocrisy over him condemning Shane for murdering a fellow cop when Vic himself did the exact same thing.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: The ending of the season six episode "Chasing Ghosts", which featured Shane playing this card when confronted by Vic over the issue of him murdering [[spoiler: Lem]], evokes this when Shane accuses Vic of hypocrisy over him condemning Shane for murdering a fellow cop when Vic himself did the exact same thing.
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* CopShowCopShow: Albeit with a dirty cop as the main protagonist.
** This applies to the entire Strike Team as well, to varying degrees.
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* RealityEnsues: When Wagenbach and Wyms discover that a city Public Defender was a drug addict. Revealing that she was on drugs would open up virtually her entire backlog of clients to appeal for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistance_of_counsel Ineffective Assistance of Counsel]] relief. Dutch warns Claudette not to do it, but she does anyway, and the resulting fallout turns almost the entire LAPD against her.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Wagenbach and Wyms discover that a city Public Defender was a drug addict. Revealing that she was on drugs would open up virtually her entire backlog of clients to appeal for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistance_of_counsel Ineffective Assistance of Counsel]] relief. Dutch warns Claudette not to do it, but she does anyway, and the resulting fallout turns almost the entire LAPD against her.
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* PerpAndWeapon: In season three.
* PornStache: Ronnie in the first two seasons.
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* DeathOfAChild: In every season, except the sixth one. The worst cases were in season four and season seven, with the final fate of [[spoiler: Shane's son]].
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* InfantImmortality: Averted in every season, except the sixth one. The worst cases were in season four and season seven, with the final fate of [[spoiler: Shane's son]].
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* RejectedApology: When Ronnie learns that Vic made him TheScapegoat for all of the Strike Team's dirty deeds. Or:
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* RejectedApology: When Ronnie learns that Vic made him TheScapegoat for all of the Strike Team's dirty deeds. Or:deeds, Vic pathetically tries to apologize. He's having none of it.
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* DramaBomb: Even though the show has a healthy number of [[WhamEpisode Wham Episodes]], "Parricide" and "Possible Kill Screen" in the final season mark not only points of no return, but the culmination of seasons past:
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* DramaBomb: Even though the show has a healthy number of [[WhamEpisode Wham Episodes]], {{Wham Episode}}s, "Parricide" and "Possible Kill Screen" in the final season mark not only points of no return, but the culmination of seasons past:
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* WhamEpisode: Several qualify:
** "Homewreckers", which features the death of the single-mother prostitute Connie Riesler.
** "Barnstormers", which featured the cliffhanger of Ronnie being disfigured and left brutally beaten in Vic's motel room home.
** "Streak and Tips", which featured the brutal fight scene between Tavon and Shane.
** "Mum", which featured the infamous rape of Police Captain David Aceveda.
** "Back In the Hole", which featured Antwon Mitchell being interrogated by the police.
** "Kavanaugh", which features the "Holy Shit" moment of Lem being arrested by Jon Kavanaugh, after he realizes that his achilles heel (his ex-wife) has been exposed.
** "Post Partum" [[spoiler: Lem's death at the hands of Shane]].
** "Chasing Ghosts", which contains the mother of all confrontations between Vic and Shane
** "Parricide", where [[spoiler:Shane's failed plan to kill Vic and Ronnie is exposed to the Barn, and he escapes a wanted fugitive.]]
** "Possible Kill Screen", Vic's confession as he gains immunity for all of his crimes (and his admitting to the murder of Terry for the very first time
** "Family Meeting, the finale as the Strike Team is destroyed once and for all.
** "Homewreckers", which features the death of the single-mother prostitute Connie Riesler.
** "Barnstormers", which featured the cliffhanger of Ronnie being disfigured and left brutally beaten in Vic's motel room home.
** "Streak and Tips", which featured the brutal fight scene between Tavon and Shane.
** "Mum", which featured the infamous rape of Police Captain David Aceveda.
** "Back In the Hole", which featured Antwon Mitchell being interrogated by the police.
** "Kavanaugh", which features the "Holy Shit" moment of Lem being arrested by Jon Kavanaugh, after he realizes that his achilles heel (his ex-wife) has been exposed.
** "Post Partum" [[spoiler: Lem's death at the hands of Shane]].
** "Chasing Ghosts", which contains the mother of all confrontations between Vic and Shane
** "Parricide", where [[spoiler:Shane's failed plan to kill Vic and Ronnie is exposed to the Barn, and he escapes a wanted fugitive.]]
** "Possible Kill Screen", Vic's confession as he gains immunity for all of his crimes (and his admitting to the murder of Terry for the very first time
** "Family Meeting, the finale as the Strike Team is destroyed once and for all.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Despite the Strike Team's downfall, the rest of the Barn (and Farmington in general) continue unabated. Claudette retains her position as captain, Dutch and Billings remain detectives and Danny, Tina, Julien and the rest of the officers are called away before they celebrate Tina's one year anniversary. Aceveda is looking to be the next mayor of L.A. Sirens, gangbangers, hookers and citizens move on with their lives.]]
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** '''Dutch:''' [[spoiler: He gives perjured testimony in Billings' favor in exchange for releasing a framed sexual offender and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. Additionally, his actions caused Lloyd to kill his mother, something which he bitterly lampshades, which prevents him from nailing his suspect the way he wanted. The icing on the cake is confronting the fact that his partner Claudette is dying from lupus. "Andererseits", he's exonerated of Lloyd framing him for his mother Rita's murder thanks to his aforementioned partner and Billings' lawyer asks him out on a date. He's also grown into a dependable detective capable of teamwork that willingly helps his captain without asking much in exchange; in turn, she acknowledges him as her best friend which brings a smile to his face.]]
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** '''Dutch:''' [[spoiler: He gives perjured testimony in Billings' favor in exchange for releasing a framed sexual offender and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. Additionally, his actions caused Lloyd to kill his mother, something which he bitterly lampshades, which prevents him from nailing his suspect the way he wanted. The icing on the cake is confronting the fact that his partner Claudette is dying from lupus. "Andererseits", ''Andererseits'', he's exonerated of Lloyd framing him for his mother Rita's murder thanks to his aforementioned partner and Billings' lawyer asks him out on a date. He's also grown into a dependable detective capable of teamwork that willingly helps his captain without asking much in exchange; in turn, she acknowledges him as her best friend which brings a smile to his face.]]
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** '''Dutch:''' [[spoiler: He gives perjured testimony in Billings' favor in exchange for releasing a framed sexual offender and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. Additionally, his actions caused Lloyd to kill his mother, something which he bitterly lampshades, which prevents him from nailing his suspect the way he wanted. The icing on the cake is confronting the fact that his partner Claudette is dying from lupus. "Andererseits", he's exonerated of Lloyd framing him for his mother Rita's murder thanks to his aforementioned partner and Billings' lawyer asks him out on a date. He's also grown into a dependable detective capable of teamwork that willingly helps his captain without asking much in exchange; in turn, she acknowledges him as her best friend which brings a smile to his face.]]
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** Danny has Vic Mackey looming over her, as far as him suing to gain visitation rights to their son, a notion that will only intensify now that his other children are beyond his reach.
*** Although given [[spoiler:Vic's full confession]] in "Possible Kill Screen," it's hard to imagine a judge in the world who would give him any sort of custody over or rights regarding children.
** Dutch is manipulated into giving perjured testimony in order to get Billings' lawsuit settled and save his job, and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. However, Billings' lawyer (played by Jay Karnes' real-life wife) ends up asking Dutch out on a date.
*** Dutch turns down a transfer to the Robbery-Homicide Division (a prestigious unit) to stay with Claudette and help her out as long as she's still able to work.
*** But Claudette does finally admit Dutch is her best friend. The look on his face when she does is the happiest moment of the finale.
*** Although given [[spoiler:Vic's full confession]] in "Possible Kill Screen," it's hard to imagine a judge in the world who would give him any sort of custody over or rights regarding children.
** Dutch is manipulated into giving perjured testimony in order to get Billings' lawsuit settled and save his job, and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. However, Billings' lawyer (played by Jay Karnes' real-life wife) ends up asking Dutch out on a date.
*** Dutch turns down a transfer to the Robbery-Homicide Division (a prestigious unit) to stay with Claudette and help her out as long as she's still able to work.
*** But Claudette does finally admit Dutch is her best friend. The look on his face when she does is the happiest moment of the finale.
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* BittersweetEnding: For most of the Barn not affiliated with the Strike Team.
** '''Claudette:''' [[spoiler:Her lupus has reached the terminal stage and it's only a matter of time before she's forced to give up the job she's devoted to. She's confident as well that her utter failure to bring Vic to justice will haunt her to her dying day. At the same time, [[HeroicWillpower she's determined to see every day possible by coming to work]] and allows Dutch to aid her by way of a maid he'll pay to clean her house and an assistant in Danny. She also gets a much more satisfying one on Vic by getting Olivia, his superior, to get Corrine and their kids in witness protection and then arresting Ronnie in front of him as a proof of his betrayal to his teammate. ]]
** '''Corrine:''' [[spoiler:Corrine and her kids are forced to go into Witness Protection program, with Corrine living in fear of the day in which Vic might eventually find her and what he will do to her to punish her for betraying him. Furthermore, her two kids with autism will be forced into a sub-par school system (the WP officer evasively describes the schools in the area as "improving"), essentially ruining any chance the kids had to lead independent lives. Throughout the series, it's also strongly hinted that Cassidy, whatever she decides to do with her life, is going to end up just like her father. Despite this, the final note implies the family is finally free from Vic's influence.]]
** '''Julien:''' [[spoiler:Julien never comes to terms with his homosexuality and is still in his own private, closeted hell. He's still in a sham marriage as well as having his brief "hazard pay" pay raise (given to him to get him to work as the fifth guy on the Strike Team) revoked when Claudette dissolves the Strike Team once and for all. His last major scene is spent looking with sad envy at a happy gay couple. On the other hand, he's successfully trained Tina as a resourceful cop, continuing the MasterApprenticeChain started by Danny, and Claudette implies he could promoted to detective in the future.]]
** '''Billings:''' [[spoiler:The result of his bogus lawsuit amounts to several days' worth of backpay for his free days. That is toned down, as far as his lawyer is concerned, from the possibility of being sued himself due to institution fraud. His retirement is still on the horizon, though, and he's kept his job and his pension intact.]]
** '''Tina:''' [[spoiler:She watches a beloved community activist die after being shot by criminals whose drug house he was trying to get shut down via organizing a blockade of its entrance. Despite this, she's finally a rookie no more and the officers hold a mini-celebration (complete with cake) for her to celebrate her first full year on the job, which is cut short due to Tina and her fellow patrol officers being called out onto the street as back-up on a gang shooting.]]
** Danny has Vic Mackey looming over her, as far as him suing to gain visitation rights to their son, a notion that will only intensify now that his other children are beyond his reach.
*** Although given [[spoiler:Vic's full confession]] in "Possible Kill Screen," it's hard to imagine a judge in the world who would give him any sort of custody over or rights regarding children.
** Dutch is manipulated into giving perjured testimony in order to get Billings' lawsuit settled and save his job, and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. However, Billings' lawyer (played by Jay Karnes' real-life wife) ends up asking Dutch out on a date.
*** Dutch turns down a transfer to the Robbery-Homicide Division (a prestigious unit) to stay with Claudette and help her out as long as she's still able to work.
*** But Claudette does finally admit Dutch is her best friend. The look on his face when she does is the happiest moment of the finale.
** '''Claudette:''' [[spoiler:Her lupus has reached the terminal stage and it's only a matter of time before she's forced to give up the job she's devoted to. She's confident as well that her utter failure to bring Vic to justice will haunt her to her dying day. At the same time, [[HeroicWillpower she's determined to see every day possible by coming to work]] and allows Dutch to aid her by way of a maid he'll pay to clean her house and an assistant in Danny. She also gets a much more satisfying one on Vic by getting Olivia, his superior, to get Corrine and their kids in witness protection and then arresting Ronnie in front of him as a proof of his betrayal to his teammate. ]]
** '''Corrine:''' [[spoiler:Corrine and her kids are forced to go into Witness Protection program, with Corrine living in fear of the day in which Vic might eventually find her and what he will do to her to punish her for betraying him. Furthermore, her two kids with autism will be forced into a sub-par school system (the WP officer evasively describes the schools in the area as "improving"), essentially ruining any chance the kids had to lead independent lives. Throughout the series, it's also strongly hinted that Cassidy, whatever she decides to do with her life, is going to end up just like her father. Despite this, the final note implies the family is finally free from Vic's influence.]]
** '''Julien:''' [[spoiler:Julien never comes to terms with his homosexuality and is still in his own private, closeted hell. He's still in a sham marriage as well as having his brief "hazard pay" pay raise (given to him to get him to work as the fifth guy on the Strike Team) revoked when Claudette dissolves the Strike Team once and for all. His last major scene is spent looking with sad envy at a happy gay couple. On the other hand, he's successfully trained Tina as a resourceful cop, continuing the MasterApprenticeChain started by Danny, and Claudette implies he could promoted to detective in the future.]]
** '''Billings:''' [[spoiler:The result of his bogus lawsuit amounts to several days' worth of backpay for his free days. That is toned down, as far as his lawyer is concerned, from the possibility of being sued himself due to institution fraud. His retirement is still on the horizon, though, and he's kept his job and his pension intact.]]
** '''Tina:''' [[spoiler:She watches a beloved community activist die after being shot by criminals whose drug house he was trying to get shut down via organizing a blockade of its entrance. Despite this, she's finally a rookie no more and the officers hold a mini-celebration (complete with cake) for her to celebrate her first full year on the job, which is cut short due to Tina and her fellow patrol officers being called out onto the street as back-up on a gang shooting.]]
** Danny has Vic Mackey looming over her, as far as him suing to gain visitation rights to their son, a notion that will only intensify now that his other children are beyond his reach.
*** Although given [[spoiler:Vic's full confession]] in "Possible Kill Screen," it's hard to imagine a judge in the world who would give him any sort of custody over or rights regarding children.
** Dutch is manipulated into giving perjured testimony in order to get Billings' lawsuit settled and save his job, and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. However, Billings' lawyer (played by Jay Karnes' real-life wife) ends up asking Dutch out on a date.
*** Dutch turns down a transfer to the Robbery-Homicide Division (a prestigious unit) to stay with Claudette and help her out as long as she's still able to work.
*** But Claudette does finally admit Dutch is her best friend. The look on his face when she does is the happiest moment of the finale.
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* DownerEnding: Just about everyone gets one.
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* DownerEnding: Just about everyone gets one.By the end, every Strike Team member has gotten one; courtesy of LaserGuidedKarma.
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** '''Claudette:''' [[spoiler:Her lupus has reached the terminal stage and it's only a matter of time before she's forced to give up the job she is devoted to. It is also apparent that her utter failure to bring Vic to justice will haunt her to her dying day.]]
** '''Corrine:''' [[spoiler:Corrine and her kids are forced to go into Witness Protection program, with Corrine living in fear of the day in which Vic might eventually find her and what he will do to her to punish her for betraying him. Furthermore, her two kids with autism will be forced into a sub-par school system (the WP officer evasively describes the schools in the area as "improving"), essentially ruining any chance the kids had to lead independent lives. Throughout the series, it's also strongly hinted that Cassidy, whatever she decides to do with her life, is going to end up just like her father.]]
** '''Aceveda:''' [[spoiler:He manages to avoid all of the fallout of his involvement with the Mexican drug cartel, Vic Mackey, and the Strike Team's crimes (a lot of which happened on his watch as the captain at the Barn), and is even expected to win the Mayoral election. But despite this, the character is now knee-deep in corruption and has lost practically all of the morals he had at the beginning of the show. Assuming of course, the Mexican Mafia don't kill Aceveda for the way that he betrayed them and crippled their organization.]]
** '''Julien:''' [[spoiler:Julien never comes to terms with his homosexuality and is still in his own private, closeted hell. He's still in a sham marriage as well as having his brief "hazard pay" pay raise (given to him to get him to work as the fifth guy on the Strike Team) revoked when Claudette dissolves the Strike Team once and for all. His last major scene is spent looking with sad envy at a happy gay couple.]]
** '''Billings:''' [[spoiler:He discovers that his big payday from his bogus lawsuit amounts to several days' worth of backpay.]]
** Only Tina Hanlon (and, to a lesser extent, Dutch and Danny) seemed to have anything remotely resembling a happy ending and even that is a stretch:
*** Tina watches a beloved community activist die after being shot by criminals whose drug house he was trying to get shut down via organizing a blockade of its entrance. And while she gets Julien to hold a mini-celebration (complete with cake) for her to celebrate her first full year on the job, the celebration is cut short due to Tina and her fellow patrol officers being called out onto the street as back-up on a gang shooting.
** Danny has Vic Mackey looming over her, as far as him suing to gain visitation rights to their son, a notion that will only intensify now that his other children are beyond his reach.
*** Although given [[spoiler:Vic's full confession]] in "Possible Kill Screen," it's hard to imagine a judge in the world who would give him any sort of custody over or rights regarding children.
** Dutch is manipulated into giving perjured testimony in order to get Billings' lawsuit settled and save his job, and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. However, Billings' lawyer (played by Jay Karnes' real-life wife) ends up asking Dutch out on a date.
*** Dutch turns down a transfer to the Robbery-Homicide Division (a prestigious unit) to stay with Claudette and help her out as long as she's still able to work.
*** But Claudette does finally admit Dutch is her best friend. The look on his face when she does is the happiest moment of the finale.
** '''Corrine:''' [[spoiler:Corrine and her kids are forced to go into Witness Protection program, with Corrine living in fear of the day in which Vic might eventually find her and what he will do to her to punish her for betraying him. Furthermore, her two kids with autism will be forced into a sub-par school system (the WP officer evasively describes the schools in the area as "improving"), essentially ruining any chance the kids had to lead independent lives. Throughout the series, it's also strongly hinted that Cassidy, whatever she decides to do with her life, is going to end up just like her father.]]
** '''Aceveda:''' [[spoiler:He manages to avoid all of the fallout of his involvement with the Mexican drug cartel, Vic Mackey, and the Strike Team's crimes (a lot of which happened on his watch as the captain at the Barn), and is even expected to win the Mayoral election. But despite this, the character is now knee-deep in corruption and has lost practically all of the morals he had at the beginning of the show. Assuming of course, the Mexican Mafia don't kill Aceveda for the way that he betrayed them and crippled their organization.]]
** '''Julien:''' [[spoiler:Julien never comes to terms with his homosexuality and is still in his own private, closeted hell. He's still in a sham marriage as well as having his brief "hazard pay" pay raise (given to him to get him to work as the fifth guy on the Strike Team) revoked when Claudette dissolves the Strike Team once and for all. His last major scene is spent looking with sad envy at a happy gay couple.]]
** '''Billings:''' [[spoiler:He discovers that his big payday from his bogus lawsuit amounts to several days' worth of backpay.]]
** Only Tina Hanlon (and, to a lesser extent, Dutch and Danny) seemed to have anything remotely resembling a happy ending and even that is a stretch:
*** Tina watches a beloved community activist die after being shot by criminals whose drug house he was trying to get shut down via organizing a blockade of its entrance. And while she gets Julien to hold a mini-celebration (complete with cake) for her to celebrate her first full year on the job, the celebration is cut short due to Tina and her fellow patrol officers being called out onto the street as back-up on a gang shooting.
** Danny has Vic Mackey looming over her, as far as him suing to gain visitation rights to their son, a notion that will only intensify now that his other children are beyond his reach.
*** Although given [[spoiler:Vic's full confession]] in "Possible Kill Screen," it's hard to imagine a judge in the world who would give him any sort of custody over or rights regarding children.
** Dutch is manipulated into giving perjured testimony in order to get Billings' lawsuit settled and save his job, and he doesn't end up with any of the women he spent the series pining over. However, Billings' lawyer (played by Jay Karnes' real-life wife) ends up asking Dutch out on a date.
*** Dutch turns down a transfer to the Robbery-Homicide Division (a prestigious unit) to stay with Claudette and help her out as long as she's still able to work.
*** But Claudette does finally admit Dutch is her best friend. The look on his face when she does is the happiest moment of the finale.
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* BeingEvilSucks: While glamorizing the maverick antics of the Strike Team, the show also emphasizes the downsides of their corruption, and how it eventually brings about the group's downfall. Ultimately, [[spoiler:[[BeingEvilSucks two end up dead, one faces a long jail sentence, and the other loses everything dear to him.]]]] The Strike Team do not even live large on their ill-gotten loot. Outside of Shane purchasing a home for his family, they mostly just hide the loot or at best, use it to pay for medical bills/specialized therapy for their autistic kids.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Subverted somewhat. While glamorizing the maverick antics of the Strike Team, the show also emphasises the downsides of their corruption, and how it eventually brings about the group's downfall. Ultimately, [[spoiler:[[BeingEvilSucks two end up dead, one faces a long jail sentence, and the other loses everything dear to him.]]]] The Strike Team do not even live large on their ill-gotten loot. Outside of Shane purchasing a home for his family, they mostly just hide the loot or at best, use it to pay for medical bills/specialized therapy for their autistic kids.
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** '''Lem:''' [[spoiler:His decision to steal a brick of heroin makes IAD target him as a possible informant, least he ends in jail along most of his (and the rest of the Team's) detainees. Struggling to maintain both his loyalty and his conscience, he agrees to a plea bargain only to be vivisected from the waist down with a grenade by his partner Shane after being disinformed of Lem's duplicity via Aceveda and Kavanaugh. Due to the nature of his crime, his reputation as the sole good member of the team and as a cop is destroyed post-mortem, with even the LAPD denying the possibility of his grave receiving the 21-shot salute meant for every cop.]]
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* DramaBomb: Even though the show has a healthy number of [[WhamEpisode Wham Episodes]], "Parricide" and "Possible Kill Screen" in the final season mark not only points of no return, but the culmination of seasons past:
** "Parricide" has [[spoiler:Shane planning to kill Vic and Ronnie and failing, going fugitive when found out.]]
** "Possible Kill Screen" has [[spoiler:Vic confessing to ''all'' of his crimes over the years for an immunity deal, guaranteeing prison for Ronnie in doing so.]]
** "Parricide" has [[spoiler:Shane planning to kill Vic and Ronnie and failing, going fugitive when found out.]]
** "Possible Kill Screen" has [[spoiler:Vic confessing to ''all'' of his crimes over the years for an immunity deal, guaranteeing prison for Ronnie in doing so.]]
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In Season 7, Episode 8 (Parricide), [[spoiler: we as an audience see Shane plan with Mara for an alibi while he kills Vic and Ronnie.]] ''Of course'' the plan crashes and burns.
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** "Parricide", where [[spoiler:Shane's failed plan to kill Vic and Ronnie is exposed to the Barn, and he escapes a wanted fugitive.]]
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** [[TheDreaded Margos Dezerian]], and the [[ManipulativeBastard Granny Rapist]]/[[spoiler: William Faulks]] in Season Three.
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** [[TheDreaded Margos Dezerian]], and the [[ManipulativeBastard Granny Rapist]]/[[spoiler: William Rapist]]/[[spoiler:William Faulks]] in Season Three.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Just another day for the LAPD.[[labelnote:Characters]] From left to right: [[MoralityPet Curtis "Lem" Lemansky]], [[RabidCop Shane Vendrell (kneeling in front)]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach]], [[ByTheBookCop Julien Lowe]], [[AntiHero Vic Mackey]], [[DaChief David Aceveda]], [[TheHeart Claudette Wyms]], [[TeamMom Danielle "Danny" Sofer]].[[/labelnote]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[BlatantLies Just another day for the LAPD.LAPD]].[[labelnote:Characters]] From left to right: [[MoralityPet Curtis "Lem" Lemansky]], [[RabidCop Shane Vendrell (kneeling in front)]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach]], [[ByTheBookCop Julien Lowe]], [[AntiHero Vic Mackey]], [[DaChief David Aceveda]], [[TheHeart Claudette Wyms]], [[TeamMom Danielle "Danny" Sofer]].[[/labelnote]]]]
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If you’re looking for the professional wrestling stable, you’ll want to look [[Wrestling/TheShield here.]]
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** Antwon Mitchell tries this on Captain Monica Rawlings at several points in season four, pointing out her affair with her married partner and the fact said partner, driven to desperation to bring him to justice, framed Antwon for the crime that sent him to jail for several years and that said act of criminal conduct sapped his will to live and caused him to go into an early grave. This leads to the subversion of this as Antwon receives HannibalLectures from Shane Vandrell and Monica Rawlings herself in the season four episode "Back to the Hole". Shane's attempt (done to provoke Antwon into attacking him so that he could kill him) fails but Rawlings is able to bring Antwon to tears by recounting his hellish childhood.
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** Antwon Mitchell tries this on Captain Monica Rawlings at several points in season four, pointing out her affair with her married partner and the fact said partner, driven to desperation to bring him to justice, framed Antwon for the crime that sent him to jail for several years and that said act of criminal conduct sapped his will to live and caused him to go into an early grave. This leads to the subversion of this as Antwon receives HannibalLectures [[HannibalLecture HannibalLectures]] from Shane Vandrell and Monica Rawlings herself in the season four episode "Back to the Hole". Shane's attempt (done to provoke Antwon into attacking him so that he could kill him) fails but Rawlings is able to bring Antwon to tears by recounting his hellish childhood.
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--> ''"You '''Ronnie:''' You got immunity for yourself, and you're selling sending ''me'' down the river??!!"''to prison??!!
--> '''Vic:''' Ronnie, I'm sorry. My family...
--> '''Ronnie:''' You're '''GODDAMNED SORRY!!??'''
--> '''Vic:''' Ronnie, I'm sorry. My family...
--> '''Ronnie:''' You're '''GODDAMNED SORRY!!??'''
