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[@zsahe21]

omg i thought this scene had disappeared from YT. Thanks

[@nicojuncos]

Michael Chiklis , Walton Goggins , Glenn Close , Forest Whitaker .. this show was a MASTERPIECE ! 🙌

[@kdizzle901]

CCH Pounder! Jay Karnes and Kenny Johnson

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

Benito Martinez Aceveda Jamie Lee Allmann Connie

[@seancotter9156]

Amen ❤❤

[@mikeb.2925]

Michael Pena and Anthony Anderson as well.

[@morganbrown392]

Anthony Anderson’s performance was good as hell too.

[@Shlogger]

Shane and Vick's slow mutual self destruction is one of the best things to ever witness on the small screen. Engrossing to the max. phenomenal writing and acting. this show is so underrated.

[@bfmvjcf245]

Shane saying "go tell that to terrys family" and the look on vics face is amazing. Love the complex dynamics of this show.

[@coryczerwinski4456]

Best TV series ever!

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

AMEN.

[@criostoirocuinn]

EVER!

[@NECinho]

Agreed.

[@codysparks1454]

💯

[@Daniel_9_verse_9]

Yep

[@d3ricc]

This scene is finest work of both men’s careers. Absolutely incredible

[@ROTE_BALL]

4:09 love how Vic's face expressions become evil asf the second Shane mentioned Terry's murder

[@GenerallyTyler]

Walton Goggins is a so good. First saw him on this show over 20 years ago now and have loved everything else I've seen him in.

[@wkr64691]

Great for those of us who were in the know early to see him finally getting the recognition he deserves

[@matthewpople9639]

"You think you're looking through a window but really you're looking in a mirror"

[@bgdojo]

Right!? One of the hardest truths Vic has ever had to hear

[@davidoconnor1773]

Wait, Walton Goggins killed Lem??? I thought it was Shane! That is next level method acting!

[@karunak5983]

😂

[@My19812011]

Vic Mackey is up there with Omar and Tony Soprano as the golden trinity of greatest anti heroes in TV history, I wish I could go back and watch The Shield all over again for the first time

[@ppiorkowski1502]

@My198112011 I'm sorry my friend but must disagree with one part of your statement. Omar Little was definitely not in the same ballpark as Vic or Tony. In the end Tony and Vic have ZERO redeeming qualities. Vic was so vile but throughout the series he still had loyalty for the Strike Team. But in the end, that goes out the window as well. In my opinion, what he did to Ronnie was worse than Shane killing Lem. He sent Ronnie to prison for the rest of his life. And a life sentence for a former cop is hell on earth. And Tony was just a total scumbag only loyal to himself. Omar was more like an antihero. He had a code that he stuck to. He also had people that he truly loved and cared about, and people loved him as well. A good example of this was Butchie. When he learned about Butchie's death, it crushed him. He also never turned his gun on a citizen. Only people in the game.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@ppiorkowski1502 - Damn right, it's insulting to Omar Little to put him in the same category as Tony & Vic. Omar could be a cold blooder killer but only to someone who deserved it. When he gut-shot brother Mouzoune and then realized that he had been set up, the smart play would have been to still finish the job. But he didn't, and called an ambulance, knowing full well that it could mean that he would have to deal with him later, and that this time Mouzoune would be ready for him. That's the kind of guy he is.

[@Corporate_Zombie]

In my opinion, Vic and Tony weren't anti heroes. They were villains. The stories were told from their perspective, but still.

[@fudgematthew33]

Gotta put Jack Bauer up there to complete the Mt. Rushmore list.

[@ppiorkowski1502]

@randallflagg3700 I totally agree. I also agree with what Shane said here to Vic. I believe Vic would have definitely killed Lem if he thought that his future was in jeopardy. Look what he ended up doing to Ronnie. In my opinion that was worse. I don't justify Shane killing Lem at all but I will say that Shane felt extremely horrible for doing it. Vic would have done it with a complete stone face

[@Justb99xbox]

I just finished this series and I already miss it lol. Walton Goggins might be my new favorite actor. He was fucking incredible

[@elhamjabarkhil605]

my favorite actor and shane vendrell is my favorite character oat

[@Daniel_9_verse_9]

Yep!. Have you watched Justified? He is awesome in there also. Better there really.

[@Justb99xbox]

@@Daniel_9_verse_9 just started season 5.

[@Daniel_9_verse_9]

@Justb99xbox Good ain't it?

[@Justb99xbox]

@@Daniel_9_verse_9 it's damn good lol

[@dannyb2783]

I loved this show from Day 1. Never would have thought that Walton Goggins would go on to become a absolute Legend years later.

[@5150crazyfun]

One of the best scenes in the entire show. So well done and why it's one of my favorite shows. A classic.

[@capuchinhelper]

When push came to shove, Vic betrayed Ronnie to save his own skin. He definitely would have killed Lem if Shane had not done so.

[@rwall3450]

I always believed that too.

[@diorlista]

I agree. It would’ve been interesting to see how he would’ve justified his actions just like everything else

[@karunak5983]

@@capuchinhelper not to save his own skin but to save Corrine who he thought was headed to jail which would throw the lives of his children into disarray ..he did initially refuse to sign without Ronnie..only Shane was looking for a way to shut Lem up before anyone else started doubting Lem cuz of Aceveda's lies..only Shane pointed a gun at Lem when he was burning the money train cash..Vic spared Shane even after he'd seen the tape with him and Antawn..even agreed to get everyone on board to help him despite all his bs..if the roles were reversed Shane would have killed Vic..so, I don't know what Vic would have done but in this aspect Shane was worse than him

[@Journey95c]

He would have killed him if he knew he was a rat 100%..unlike Shane who just killed him based on a shitty rumor. Shane was always much dumber

[@Journey95c]

@@Birdman669 Fair points. But I think Vic would kill anyone for his family, not his own survival. Remember in S5 he was ready to sacrifice himself for the team and again in S7 he didn't want any deal if it wasn't for Ronnie UNTIL he thought his family was in danger

[@GarrettWebster-mx5wx]

The sopranos is my favorite show of all time , yet I will never understand how The Shield didn’t win ALL the awards

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

The Shield won and Emmy and Peabody award, are you blind ?

[@GarrettWebster-mx5wx]

@@MichaelChiklisCares 2 things : 1) why are you coming at me like that ? I’ve commented MANY times on a ton of your vids about how great the show is and how great of a job you are doing with your channel . I Love the shield and being able to view clips and old trailers on your channel has brought me a lot of joy . So why your getting pissy with me is disappointing . 2) the Shield was CONSISTENTLY overlooked for awards . Acting wise only chiklis won a major award (after season 1 ) which was arguably his worst season portraying Vic . It was awesome but he made Vic an even better character in the subsequent seasons which he was NEVER nominated again other than season 2 . The only other major nominations were for CCH and Glen close in season 4 . Walton , Forrest Whitaker and Anthony Anderson where never even nominated for a single award and they were NEVER nominated for a Emmy for outstanding drama or writing (they were nominated in season one for writing ) . I don’t know how you can be such a massive fan of the series and not tell me you’re happy with the critical reception they received???

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

@@GarrettWebster-mx5wx dire fan of sarcastic responses. I like making people write essays to youtube comments.

[@GarrettWebster-mx5wx]

@@MichaelChiklisCares well than I salute you sir . I don’t mind writing essays about one of the greatest works of media ever produced . Keep up the great work on the channel

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

@@GarrettWebster-mx5wx No problem, didn't mean to offend you. I mean the the problem with audience getting to watch the Shield is they think it is just another cop show , another point is the steer is violence, some people don't like watch violent TV all the time, 3rd reason is it aired in the wrong timeline, without youtube being released, no facebook, no social media practically being abudant and many people didn't buy FX cable channel subscriptions, they didn't even know what the channel was offering.

[@thepostfk]

"I was following your game plan coach"

[@TheSchaef47]

Two actors at the top of their game

[@nunuonroad9969]

This scene.. one of the best in tv history

[@rydermccall3590]

This should’ve been the season 6 finale. Perfect set up to the final confrontation of the series.

[@zahubshahid7944]

Yes!!! S6 is so weird in that the first 6 episodes have some of the greatest endings of the entire series. Probably because they were still wrapping up the S5 storyline. The second half is kind of... eh. If they got rid of the whole Armenian stuff in the second half, it would've been the best seasons of the series.

[@reginaphalange9417]

4:06 "I'm not an executioner !!!" Well...wait until you're cast in Gotham 😂

[@alexwallar8608]

Vic Mackey should be listed amongst the great TV Anti-Heroes alongside Tony Soprano, Walter White, and Don Draper

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

He is. New shows just overshadow one of the greats.

[@karunak5983]

@@alexwallar8608have you seen the season 2 documentary of the Shield ? even that has a glimpse of Michael's calibre as an actor

[@ysl.x6]

@@karunak5983where can I see it?

[@karunak5983]

@@ysl.x6 Oh here on YT.. I will share the link in a bit

[@karunak5983]

@@ysl.x6 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWfOlGWui62Hr8ksi=IE9DO-UZOm6UTPYy

[@fudgematthew33]

That last line is cold. The scene is deep. The lengths that we'll go to for self-preservation.

[@andrewgundy3045]

Couldn’t Shane have just been like “you’re wrong bro” right at the beginning there. I thought I had a tail, my fault but I didn’t do what you’re saying.

[@khalidhussein5346]

Would have made pretty boring TV 😉! Everything was pointing towards Shane at that point though... Don't even think he would have had the energy to lie any more.

[@el34glo59]

I don't think he could hold it back any longer. It was eating him alive

[@paxton_wulgus]

Shane isn't very good at lying under pressure. In the second episode Aceveda and Dutch pretty much get him to crack about what happened with Crowley. And like others said, he was distraught over what he did

[@zahubshahid7944]

Shane isn't quick witted enough to come up with that on the spot. Plus he already said in S5 "sorry I had a tail" so it would've been weird for him to say "oh wait... it might not have been a tail" now

[@andrewgundy3045]

@@zahubshahid7944 good point

[@wb5mgr]

If you want to really appreciate how awesome an actor Michael Chiklis is… go watch a season of “The Commish” then come forward and watch a season of “The Shield”. His range as an actor is incredible.

[@1business2690]

vic really was a good detective

[@amineabderrahmane1707]

Amazing acting, this scene was phenomenal

[@samuelmbira8880]

Both of them are right....if you really understand it...both of them are right in their own way..

[@jomolee]

Such a great show

[@dante22723]

This scene was just so… 😩👌👌👌👌

[@GMDOCNICE]

They were both right and both horribly wrong. RIP LEM😢

[@bortsampson4160]

Nah, Shane is pretty universally wrong. Vic is a bad person. Shane is a stupid coward

[@Journey95c]

@@bortsampson4160 exactly..people make excuses for Shane as if he is some dumb teenager and not an adult who is 100% responsible for his choices. He killed Lem based on a shitty rumor which is a typical Shane move considering how often he fucked up

[@amorojaz27]

​@@Journey95c and Vic threw Ronnie to the wolves to keep control over his family.

[@zahubshahid7944]

Shane killed Lem based off of false intel from Acevada. How can you say he's universally wrong in this scenario when Vic didn't even know they were being played? Shane even says to him "How come you didn't know Acevada was lying to us?" Murder is how The Strike Team always got away with their crimes. Killing Lem was no different than all the other times they killed to save their own ass.

[@mr.thunder1219]

"Look, you think you're looking at me through some window when all you're really doing is looking at a mirror." So true. Who can Vic blame but himself? He's a big part of the reason Shane became who he was.

[@upnorthvlogs]

We dug coal together

[@peterschmitz6454]

Raylan Givens

[@sash0047]

Ava?

[@ThomasLynch-ti7wr]

Why don't you say Shane instead of Walton Goggins?

[@TonySoprno]

Fr

[@lukeleary1333]

Because of the relation to his new performance in Fallout the algorithm picks up more views.

[@ThomasLynch-ti7wr]

@@lukeleary1333 makes sense

[@ryanbesco8067]

@@lukeleary1333100%. It’s refreshing to see a person thinking big picture.

[@yorkemar]

Shane ends up doing worse than vic. Quite amazing.

[@karunak5983]

Shane was a piece of trash..he had no answer to the question about why he was thinking of shutting Lem up even before Aceveda lied to them abt Lem..why didn't he tell the team about that ? one of the writers said Shane couldn't distinguish between someone like Terry and Lem when it came to saving themselves.. that shows what Shane was made of...

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Shane couldn't walk across the street without fucking it up, he was also constantly being an azzhole the entire show. I enjoyed watching his torment in the end.

[@jugurthasyphax6341]

Terry was a cop doing his job catching corrupt cops. Lem was a corrupt cop with blood on his hands, no matter how comparatively nice he seems next to Vic or Shane. It takes some twisted moral compass to think Terry was the on who deserved it more.

[@karunak5983]

@@jugurthasyphax6341 Lem was someone for whom the team was the only family he ever had..he burned the money train cash just cuz he thought it would keep them safe and he wasn't gonna let any of them go to jail.. not just himself but ANY of them..hell, he got in trouble while trying to clean up the mess that Shane himself created..so , from the perspective of anyone in the team killing Lem would obviously be far worse than someone like Terry who was an outsider and only joined the team to take 'em down..it was about the stark contrast in their respective relationships with the rest of the strike team..the pov is that of a strike team member, not yours' or mine..it takes a serious lack of logical skills to think the comment was about who deserved it more..

[@elhamjabarkhil605]

shane did the right thing for the team.

[@karunak5983]

@@elhamjabarkhil605 did he ? you know he was planning to do this before anyone else even started to question Lem, right ? before Aceveda lied to them abt Lem.. if that was right then what was the right thing for the team when Shane messed up and got in too deep with Antawn ? they should have hung him out to dry , right? it would have made more sense as Shane had walked out and they weren't even working together at the time..

[@macsays9689]

one of the best moments in tv

[@silverwheel]

"OH THAT'S DIFFERENT!"

[@robfate]

great show

[@troubleman8189]

I forgot how emotional Vick got during this episode

[@burnt_ramen9757]

Shane is a bastard but I can't help but feel bad for him here. Killing Lem obviously would've been wrong even if he had ratted, but considering he didn't know Lem didn't rat and seeing how much it tears him apart you know he wanted Vic to understand, especially since he's 100% correct in saying Vic would've as evident from how stuff with Ronnie went down.

[@VinOptimaxxx]

Yeah, Vic trying to take the moral high ground is kinda fucked up.

[@burnt_ramen9757]

@@VinOptimaxxx He gets to believe he has it though because Shane made the decision and Vic's better at compartmentalizing.

[@VinOptimaxxx]

@@burnt_ramen9757 agreed, but only a piece of shit like Vic could convince himself of that.

[@burnt_ramen9757]

@@williamshelton4318 Yeah he just compartmentalizes everything.

[@Journey95c]

@@VinOptimaxxx Shane is the one rationalizing away what he did and comparing this situation with Terry...in the episodes before he was ready to die because of what he did but after he talked to Mara he accepted it and started to make excuses Vic is right here no doubt

[@nobitanobi]

My total count for yelling out "Fcking Shane!" throughout the show was 50 times XD He's such an ass. Vic was also horrible but at least he has bravado unlike Shane. Great show, great characters.

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Let alone a few good insults and one liners, i hated Shane throughout the show

[@lesterlute10]

Gooodamn. You know, you get these random "Whats a television death you'll never recover from" questions on fb. My answer is always Opie from SoA. But Lem, I'd say that's the first t.v. death that made me start to actually FEEL t.v. deaths. 😭😭😭😭 Lem was a real one.

[@bortsampson4160]

Lol “Walton Goggins kills lem” not Shane

[@Trolldroppin]

Vic sells his other partner out for immunity. Just a horrible dude.

[@wandalovejoy4314]

Why? Why did Shane have to kill Lem??!! He was my man!!

[@someokiedude9549]

Because he thought Lem was going to sell them out. Unfortunately, he was wrong.

[@Stoicdexter]

@@someokiedude9549he didn’t think that at all lol he just killed him to keep himself safe and tried to get Lem to go on the run after Lem refused he chose the decision to kill him to save his own ass

[@someokiedude9549]

@@Stoicdexter Well yeah. But still, he thought Lem was going to sell them out, so he killed him to protect himself and his family. Then it turned out Lem wasn't going to do it, which makes this scene all the more devastating.

[@inkblowout]

@@someokiedude9549 Shane wasn't wrong tho, in the scene where Kavanagh talks to Lem for the last time. Kavanagh takes his hand out for Lem to shake his hand and eventually Lem shakes his hand, it's a callback to Kavanagh's stick of gum tactic where if he offers a piece of gum and if the person takes the gum it's a sign a person would crack under pressure. Lem would have eventually cracked under pressure which makes Shane right that Lem would have been broken which makes the scene even more heartbreaking.

[@Film21Productions]

Good use of breaking the 180 rule

[@pennyking3823]

tense scene...great show

[@nilesstark]

People have argued right or wrong about Shane doing what he did. But Shane couldn't leave it to chance. Just like Vic couldn't leave Terry to chance.

[@The810kid]

What really sets Vic off if Shane's lack of accountability. He even tried to give Shane a last chance to confess. Vic spent the entire season going to the darkest depths he had ever been.

[@kevinhunt1202]

I remember watching this on tv back in 06 maybe a lil earlier with my gf and she cried when that gernade went off🤦‍♂️

[@nivekian]

Peak The Shield time, when all the chips were falling

[@se78836]

How could you cut this scene there? And it’s Shane, not Walton Goggins

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Its WALTON GOGGINS. He plays Shane you freak 😂

[@se78836]

@@somnuswaltz5586 No shit. ‘Walton Goggins admits to killing Lem’ does not make sense

[@somnuswaltz5586]

@@se78836 the channel is giving credit and putting the actors' names out there so their less well known stuff can be watched. Ppl like you just feel the need to find something to bitch about for every little thing. Go away weirdo 🙄

[@JoePedo]

Hate to say it but Shane was right. At the end of the day, Lem knew the risks of the game they were playing.

[@slavenpetanic]

I miss this !!

[@mr.d.572]

Why was Vic so broken up about Lem but then he betrayed Ronnie and had him sent to prison forever? That bothers me.

[@grinne2975]

I can't belive Walton Goggins could have killed Lem 😢

[@cennon]

What was weird is that even though Guardo was a scumbag, it still didn't feel right doing all of that to him. Interesting Vic felt hella guilty over it.

[@EX7Sonic]

Damn what a twist. I always thought Shane killed Lem. Didn't know Walton was the real culprit.

[@dreamcage1801]

Shane should have gave Lem some time

[@Jiujitretas]

no... nooo.... you cut the best part

[@KidCthulhu82]

Team Shane.

[@Skyblueparkbench]

Walton goggins killed somebody, admitted to it, and STILL gets casted in movies

[@ObsesiveKrusieShipper]

2:37 3:00

[@rcherrycoke7322]

This isn’t the entire scene!

[@tjmcmaster]

corruption bleeds corruption

[@mikekling7144]

So many emmys for this show that went unwon.

[@andrewthompson9811]

This is super upsetting

[@Todeon]

Im with Shane!

[@hammbaby]

maybe some salvadorian rogue banger

[@wkr64691]

Is this show just too brutal for most people? It seems to have gained some stature with time but I’ve never understood why it’s so under the radar

[@cnote2times]

Tbh Vic is a hypocrite because he murder Terry on the pilot episode…

[@MrLobo1024]

Yes but Terry was a plant.

[@el34glo59]

Terry was a fed. Planted. Lem was their best friend and beyond loyal. He jumped the gun. He didn't ask vic because he knew vic would say no. Because it was wrong. Beyond a last resort

[@ppiorkowski1502]

​@el34glo59 yeah but I think Shane's last line here was spot on. If it came down to it I believe Vic would have killed Lem. Look what he ended up doing to Ronnie. That's far worse than what Shane did to Lem. Shane killing Lem was almost like a mercy kill. Lem's life was fucked. He's a cop heading to prison with basically a bounty on him. And Antwon Mitchell didn't want to just kill these guys. He wanted to torture them. Shane probably knew this best about Antwon. It was either this Fate or Lem would have to snitch on the Strike Team. When you factor these things in it almost feels like Shane had no choice. But Lem wouldn't have snitched on his boys. He would have endured the torture before ratting them out. Lem was the most decent one out of all of them. It was heart breaking what happened to him.

[@MoistTowelette125]

Did you forget what his characters name was in this? Lol.

[@wazzamolloy1]

Walton goggins killed a tv character?

[@DanteMaximus]

Walton Goggins is a murderer?!?

[@sash0047]

No one cared about LEM in sons of anarchy

[@el34glo59]

Anyone saying The Wire is on The Shields level, we'll you're delusional. The Shield is a Absolute MASTERPIECE. Not just for its time, of all time. The Shield and True Detective season 1 are the best things to ever be put of television. And they will never be matched.

[@QUANTRELLBISHOP]

BB

[@el34glo59]

​​@@QUANTRELLBISHOPNo way. Although BB was amazing

[@mr.d.572]

I tried to watch the Wire and was just bored and confused. I stopped after like 3 episodes.

[@oskarskalski2982]

I don't agree, when I watched The Sheild it was on top but the wire surpassed it. But you know what, they are different kind of shows. Same theme but totally different. I was more captivated by the wire but to each their own.

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

the wire is made for insensitive black baltimore.

[@bancolino]

So Kavanaugh was right.

[@ThatOneGuyFromOhio]

Goggins get a hair transplant?

[@MrLobo1024]

This was when tv shows were NOT woke!

[@MsElaineCarter]

Something tells me you’re white, elaborate on the word woke?

[@amaanahmed5744]

“This is when tv shows were NOT woke ermmm”🤓🤓☝️☝️☝️

[@vicwaters87]

@@amaanahmed5744 Anyone who bitches about everything being "woke" unironically is too stupid to ever comprehend self awareness.

[@andmillions]

​@amaanahmed5744 it's true tho. The things that happen and that are said in this show, you would never hear in shows today.

[@amaanahmed5744]

@@andmillions Its always sunny and south park exist bro💀💀 just because you can’t say slurs on TV anymore doesn’t mean everything is too “edgy” for TV

[@captaindouchebag1703]

This is just the best show ever.

[@marcerickson7075]

You know vic always choosing the strike time over everything is why he lost corrine and his kids

[@samanthab1923]

Wasn’t this all over a woman?

[@el34glo59]

Tf? No

[@samanthab1923]

@ Shane’s wife was interfering

[@nikolateslanikolatesla]

best show ever

[@johnnysunday402]

Not Shane Vandrel, but Walter Goggins HIMSELF killed Lem!