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Old 09-25-2014, 01:25 AM   #1201
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Mara is my least favorite character in any television series ever. Probably not even close.
I pick Jenny from The L Word on that score.

What a hideous, self-absorbed monster. She makes Piper Chapman from OITNB look well-adjusted.

Ziggy from The Wire is high on the list, too, although I had a lot more sympathy for him the second time through.
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  • Old 09-25-2014, 06:18 AM   #1202
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    Mara is so fucking awful.

    its funny because she's to Shane what Shane is to Vic...Vic loves Shane but cant comprehend how he keeps making the wrong move every single time. Same with Shane and Mara
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    Old 09-25-2014, 07:21 AM   #1203
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    Skyler White says hi.
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    Old 09-26-2014, 08:32 PM   #1204
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    I have 2 episodes left in season three. I think the end of S3 is when the show really starts to pick up steam.
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    Old 09-26-2014, 08:33 PM   #1205
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

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    Skyler White says hi.
    Skyler sucked, but she wasn't even the worst female character on that show (Marie). And neither of them suck as hard as Mara.
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    Old 09-26-2014, 08:44 PM   #1206
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    Skyler White says hi.
    Mara is 100x worse than Skyler. Skyler at least had a few good storylines and dialogue. Mara had none
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    Old 09-26-2014, 09:05 PM   #1207
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    Marie was so awful too.
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    Old 09-26-2014, 09:06 PM   #1208
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    Mara was awful. No doubt about it.
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    Old 09-26-2014, 09:21 PM   #1209
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    I can't even think of one good moment with Mara, not a one. Skyler had plenty of good moments. Marie had none, as well, except when Hank told her to STFU all the time when he was doing his mineral collecting.
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    Old 09-27-2014, 07:37 AM   #1210
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    ^ the handy in the hospital wasnt bad
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    Old 09-27-2014, 08:19 AM   #1211
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    ^ the handy in the hospital wasnt bad
    Shit. Forgot about that. Ok, she had one good moment.
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    Old 10-09-2014, 11:05 PM   #1212
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    Just finished season two. Love that last scene. Just started season three. Mara is really awful.
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    Old 10-10-2014, 05:50 AM   #1213
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    Skyler > Mara
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    Old 10-10-2014, 06:46 AM   #1214
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    Mara>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skyler
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    Old 10-15-2014, 10:24 PM   #1215
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    'Back in the Hole' (S4 / E10) is a great episode. The Shane/Antwon scene in the interrogation room is probably my favorite scene in the entire series.
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    Old 10-16-2014, 06:42 AM   #1216
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    'Back in the Hole' (S4 / E10) is a great episode. The Shane/Antwon scene in the interrogation room is probably my favorite scene in the entire series.
    is that where Shane is goading him about his gay son? that was a great scene

    S4 was just great in general
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    Old 10-16-2014, 02:47 PM   #1217
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    is that where Shane is goading him about his gay son? that was a great scene

    S4 was just great in general
    Yes.. and yes, again.
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    Old 10-20-2014, 10:23 AM   #1218
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    Finished up S4 last night. Love the ending when they're celebrating Antwon's arrest and the guy from IAD walks into the bar.

    I know people say that the money train was the reason for the Strike Team's undoing, but I believe they all got over that fiasco.

    I said earlier that Mara is my least favorite character of any television show. I think #2 might be Emolia. Ugh!!!
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    Old 10-20-2014, 02:20 PM   #1219
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    Finished up S4 last night. Love the ending when they're celebrating Antwon's arrest and the guy from IAD walks into the bar.

    I know people say that the money train was the reason for the Strike Team's undoing, but I believe they all got over that fiasco.

    I said earlier that Mara is my least favorite character of any television show. I think #2 might be Emolia. Ugh!!!
    the Money Train robbery wasnt necessarily the reason for the downfall, but it represented a complete change of philosophy. Prior to the robbery, they engaged in in smaller stuff mixed with self preservation (Crowley's death). The Money Train was the biggest and most significant thing they did, and people were killed. That's why the scene with them all looking at the $ was so important...by the time Vic got there and was celebrating, it had already sunk in with the others
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    Old 11-03-2014, 10:08 AM   #1220
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    new RS features a Stephen King interview. At one point they are talking about how movies are getting worse while TV is better than ever, and here's what King had to say. His reaction the Shield is exactly what I've said to my dad and wife to get them into watching it

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    Yeah, I mean, we aren't talking about shows like NCIS and CSI that basically show one story over and over. I'm not even talking about Mad Men, which I don't like. But Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, The Bridge, The Americans. Those things are so textured and so involving that they make movies looks like short stories. I was watching a show 12 years ago called The Shield. And in the first episode, Michael Chiklis, who played the protagonist, turns around and kills a fellow cop. And I thought to myself "TV just underwent a seismic change". That was the most important show on television. Breaking Bad is better, but The Shield changed everything.
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    Old 11-03-2014, 10:16 AM   #1221
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    Pretty cool quote. Breaking bad is not better though.
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    i wonder what he thinks of Skyler
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    Old 11-03-2014, 12:37 PM   #1223
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    He doesn't like Mad Men, but Sons of Anarchy is good enough for a cameo? OK, Stephen.
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    Old 11-03-2014, 12:59 PM   #1224
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    breaking bad was good, but definitely not better than the shield
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    Old 11-03-2014, 01:00 PM   #1225
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    i think he summed it up perfectly. I think BB is 1 and the Shield is 1A..i just feel like the script, acting, directing, and consistency were much better in BB
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    Old 11-03-2014, 01:04 PM   #1226
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    Quote:
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    breaking bad was good, but definitely not better than the shield

    Agreed. Not even sure I'll rewatch breaking bad.

    Cranston is the best actor between the two shows though.
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    He doesn't like Mad Men, but Sons of Anarchy is good enough for a cameo? OK, Stephen.
    The Cleaner was one of the best parts of Season 3 of Sons.
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    Agreed. Not even sure I'll rewatch breaking bad.

    Cranston is the best actor between the two shows though.
    this is tough to argue, although Chiklis was born to play vic mackey. not sure anyone else could've played it better
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    Yup I have absolutely no complaints about chiklis in the shield. Perfect for that role. Cranston just a very good all around actor.
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    Re: The Shield Appreciation

    I can't decide which one I like more. No idea. Both are fantastic.
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