Well, waaaaay too much has happened already for me to run it down right now, but let's just hit a few of the major points:
- How 'bout Shane laying the guilt trip on everyone ELSE? Pretty sly, but if next week's previews are any indication, he's coming apart at the seams. I'm curious to see who he's making his confession to. I'd love for it to be Mara, as much as I dislike her character. I'm curious as to what she would do with that information...?
- Kavannaugh went out like a real chump. I mean, I understand that this isn't his game, but trying to make Emolia lie was too much.
- Detective Hiatt seems to be fitting in pretty well. Of course, Shane doesn't like him, but find me a new Strike Teamer that he DID like. It would be interesting to see him be the one that pushes for Vic; Vic certainly seemed to catch his eye with his play on the Niners' street boss, Moses.
***A QUICK SEGUE: Gujardo Lima's murder was the first time in a long time that there's been an outright execution where one or more Strike Teamers were involved (I'm not counting Lem). The last one was Margos Dezirian, at the end of the third season. Vic was on a mission, though, and I have to agree with a fellow blogger from Morethings.com, you'd think Mackey would be a little more thorough in his investigation. Thinking back, I'm not even sure Gujardo ever even SAW Lem, so how would they know a) he was a cop, b) he was on the Strike Team and c) that he would be at some out-of-the-way shut-down garage? I'm also very interested to see what Vic's going to think when he finds out he murdered Gujardo for no reason, and Shane let it happen because he's an ashamed guilty f*ck.***
I mentioned the above because, up to then and since, Vic really has seemed to be on the up-and-up: no street-skimming, no going off the grid. He keeps getting reminded of his impending retirement, and if he wants to keep his job, he's going to HAVE to be squeaky clean.
Personally, I see him being integral to the solving of the dozen-murder La Raza Oanaca (Juanaca? I have no idea) Salvadoran gang massacre, and maybe that will be the moment when Hiatt starts to think, 'Hey, maybe I DO need this guy around for the next season, if I don't die before it's over' (ha ha ha).
Wyms got a little frosty tonight, just straight lying to Vic's face about the appeals panel reviewing his case. I'm thinking the combination of him finding out about that and perhaps making some deal with Aceveda where if he solves the case, he gets a REAL appeals review.
AND JULIEN ON THE STRIKE TEAM?!?!?! He's a beast, so he can DEFinitely roll with them. Cletus Van Damme don't like him no ho-mo-sexuals, but Julien seems to have moved past his past, and it ain't up to Cletus, anyway.
Lots of possibilities... I love it.
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