I've now finished my epic 13-hour Shield2 session, which arrived on DVD from America the other day.
The show is thankfully as strong as it was before, and is in my opinion the strongest show in production at the moment. Heck, the series fits with what I like so much that I'd go as far to say that it's the best series ever made.
Though the smaller side-stories lack the power of the original series, (Dutch catching the serial killer in series one was extremely powerful and surprisingly satisfying for example) the larger plot lines match it blow for blow. My biggest fault would probably be that some of the plot lines felt too grand, far too big and stupid for the characters to be able to handle, thus stretching my imagination a little too far, however in all this is a very impressive followup to the original.
I don't want to say anything about the story assuming others will also want to watch it some day.
The DVD comes with a number of features (not seen yet) plus around an hour of deleted scenes, some of which include commentry. Also included is a trailer for Season 3, which doesn't reveal anything you won't already know having seen the final episode of Season 2. A handful of episodes feature commentry too.
I cannot recommend this program enough to anyone who enjoys police drama or the high quality programs coming out of America at the moment. Word of warning though, this show is very rough - within seconds of episode one in season two, you see two guys executed by having a car tire hung around their necks and then set on fire. It's very nasty right to the end, but this is what creates such power and raw emotion. The things shown you'd never think should be allowed on TV, and this is what sets it apart so far from anything else.
Just get it
The show is thankfully as strong as it was before, and is in my opinion the strongest show in production at the moment. Heck, the series fits with what I like so much that I'd go as far to say that it's the best series ever made.
Though the smaller side-stories lack the power of the original series, (Dutch catching the serial killer in series one was extremely powerful and surprisingly satisfying for example) the larger plot lines match it blow for blow. My biggest fault would probably be that some of the plot lines felt too grand, far too big and stupid for the characters to be able to handle, thus stretching my imagination a little too far, however in all this is a very impressive followup to the original.
I don't want to say anything about the story assuming others will also want to watch it some day.
The DVD comes with a number of features (not seen yet) plus around an hour of deleted scenes, some of which include commentry. Also included is a trailer for Season 3, which doesn't reveal anything you won't already know having seen the final episode of Season 2. A handful of episodes feature commentry too.
I cannot recommend this program enough to anyone who enjoys police drama or the high quality programs coming out of America at the moment. Word of warning though, this show is very rough - within seconds of episode one in season two, you see two guys executed by having a car tire hung around their necks and then set on fire. It's very nasty right to the end, but this is what creates such power and raw emotion. The things shown you'd never think should be allowed on TV, and this is what sets it apart so far from anything else.
Just get it
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