9.7/104,210 votesLoading...#1 - Family Meeting
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 11/25/2008
Officers in the Barn investigate a woman's disappearance and the arrival of a large drug shipment; lives change forever.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Shawn Ryan
9.4/102,840 votesLoading...#2 - Possible Kill Screen
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/2008
Olivia joins forces with the Strike Team to catch a Mexican drug king and his shipment. Meanwhile, Dutch cleans up Billings' mess, and the death of a woman associated with the Strike Team prompts an investigation by Claudette.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Adam Fierro, Evan Bleiweiss
9.3/103,126 votesLoading...#3 - Post Partum
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2006
As Vic prepares to help Lem get out of the country to begin a new life in Mexico; Kavanaugh and Aceveda attempt to capitalize on the situation by using this as means to try to take down the leader of the Strike Team. Dutch decides to file for a transfer. Meanwhile, Shane tries to cut off the investigation by taking extreme measures and Danny finally confronts the father of her child.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Shawn Ryan, Adam Fierro
9.1/102,552 votesLoading...#4 - Parricide
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2008
A local priest may be protecting drug dealers; Dutch and Billings close in on attempted cop killers; Corrine learns uncomfortable truths about Vic.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Kurt Sutter, Gary Lennon
9.0/102,478 votesLoading...#5 - On Tilt
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 6/15/2004
When Aceveda confirms that the Strike Team is the target of an Armenian mob hit, Mackey must take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Whym's career is on the line when she disobeys Aceveda's orders to put a case to rest that may prove the innocence of convicted felons.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan, Glen Mazzara
8.9/102,673 votesLoading...#6 - Circles (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/4/2002
In the aftermath of a riot, cops are being lured into ambush shootings by a rash of bogus 911 calls. Vic and Aceveda are forced to work together to stop the attacks and solve the problems in the Grove, while Gilroy attempts to pit the two against each other in an effort to save his own job.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.8/102,348 votesLoading...#7 - All In
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 6/8/2004
With an Armenian hit-man hot on their trail, the Strike team sweeps the streets of the Armenian community to find him before he finds them. After catching a break, Aceveda's suspicions grow about the Strike Team's involvement with the Money Train robbery. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate a case that could repeal hundreds of convictions, which leaves Claudette having to choose between her conscience and her career.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Scott Rosenbaum
8.8/102,543 votesLoading...#8 - Kavanaugh
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2006
Kavanaugh seeks the help of Antwon Mitchell in his ongoing quest to take down the Strike Team. In the midst of this, Kavanaugh has a lot on his mind as his ex-wife reenters the picture, and he reluctantly agrees to let Vic send Emolia undercover to infiltrate a Salvadoran gang that is stockpiling grenades.
Director: D. J. Caruso
Writer: Scott Rosenbaum, Shawn Ryan
8.8/102,445 votesLoading...#9 - Chasing Ghosts
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2007
Vic redirects his attention to finding out who really killed Lem after he learns for certain that Guardo wasn't involved. The Strike Team investigates the murder of a politician's daughter. Later, Cassidy confronts her father about his unethical past.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Shawn Ryan, Adam Fierro
8.7/102,494 votesLoading...#10 - Dead Soldiers
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2003
As Vic gets closer to finding his family, the Strike Team focus their attention to Armadillo after he burns down Tio's business, an act that threatens to expose Vic's protection racket. As Claudette gets closer to the truth about Vic's connection to Tio, Dutch is accompanied by the civilian auditor to solve the murder of a meter maid, while Danny and Julien intervene between two feuding neighbors.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Kurt Sutter
8.7/102,448 votesLoading...#11 - Dominoes Falling
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2003
When a gang execution hits close to home for Claudette, Vic, Tavon, and Dutch work together to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. Shane, Lem, and Ronnie are forced to choose between hitting the money train without Vic or letting it go. As Aceveda prepares for the city council election, Danny receives some life-changing news, and the harassment inflicted upon Julien reaches a whole new level.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.7/102,400 votesLoading...#12 - Trophy
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2006
Via a bug planted in the clubhouse, Kavanaugh monitors the Strike Team as they investigate an illegal prescription drug ring that is proving to be deadly for the people of Farmington. While working on a missing person’s case, Dutch attempts find out what Claudette is hiding.
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Writer: Kurt Sutter, Renee Palyo, Tony Soltis
8.7/102,403 votesLoading...#13 - Of Mice and Lem
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2006
To the dismay of his friends, a weary Lem is thinking about accepting a deal from the D.A. where he has to plead guilty to the heroin charges. With no other choice, Vic reluctantly meets with Antwon in order to ensure Lem’s safety in prison. Meanwhile, unforeseen circumstances that are beyond Claudette and Dutch’s control might cause irrevocable damage to their friendship.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Kurt Sutter, Charles H. Eglee
8.7/102,165 votesLoading...#14 - Spanish Practices
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2007
Claudette notices Hiatt's mistake when he makes an arrest, and Billings delivers shocking news to the department. Vic forms an alliance with Aceveda, while he waits for his review board hearing. Meanwhile, Shane's life keeps spiraling out of control.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Scott Rosenbaum, Shawn Ryan
8.7/102,217 votesLoading...#15 - Animal Control
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2008
Vic sets into motion plans to end the gang threat as his relationship with Cassidy deteriorates; Dutch and Billings investigate a possible sleepwalking murderer.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: John Hlavin, Angela Russo-Otstot
8.6/102,659 votesLoading...#16 - Dragonchasers
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/2002
As Dutch uncovers a lead to the serial killer, a reporter's questions force Aceveda to explain problems he thought were buried fair in the past, while Vic assists Connie as she tries to quit crack cold-turkey in a desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving the other Strike Team members to investigate a strip-club mugging ring on their own.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Scott Rosenbaum, Kurt Sutter
8.5/103,582 votesLoading...#17 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2002
Politically ambitious new LAPD captain David Aceveda tries to crack corruption in Los Angeles' Farmington District by recruiting detective Terry Crowley to help him take down fellow detective Vic Mackey, leader of the Farmington precinct's Strike Team. As Vic and the Strike Team prepare for a dangerous night mission, detectives Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms investigate a woman's murder, only to discover that her missing daughter has been sold off by the daughter's drug-addicted father to a child molester.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.5/102,171 votesLoading...#18 - Baptism by Fire
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2007
Kavanaugh acquires what he needs in order to apprehend Vic who is preoccupied with getting revenge on Guardo. Claudette finds herself under the political microscope as a result of the San Marcos incident, and Danny receives some news about her future at the Barn.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Scott Rosenbaum
8.5/102,210 votesLoading...#19 - Coefficient of Drag
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/2008
Vic challenges Shane and deals with threats to his family; a federal agent arrives in Farmington to investigate a recent wave of violence.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Kurt Sutter
8.5/102,136 votesLoading...#20 - Party Line
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2008
While Shane remains holed up in L.A. with Mara and Jackson, Corinne decides to cooperate with Dutch and Claudette, who's now spearheading the LAPD effort to bring down Vic. Meanwhile, Vic plays Aceveda, Pezuela, Beltran and ICE against each other. But Ronnie's tempted to simply give up and run to Mexico. "And you should run too man" he tells Vic.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: John Hlavin, Angela Russo-Otstot
8.4/102,332 votesLoading...#21 - Streaks and Tips
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2004
The newly arrived Decoy Squad and the Strike Team go head to head in the investigation to solve a car-jacking case. Dutch gets in over his head on an attempted murder case.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.4/102,295 votesLoading...#22 - Mum
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/2004
Vic struggles with Claudette's new supervision of the Strike Team. Marked bills lead Aceveda and a federal agent closer to the truth about the Armenian money-train heist in an episode with a recurring motif of people not reporting crimes against them.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Shawn Ryan, Kurt Sutter
8.4/102,215 votesLoading...#23 - Strays
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/18/2004
During a routine bust on bangers, Vic and the Team discover a money laundering ring that reaches far and wide in the crime community. Meanwhile, Dutch takes the chilling confession of the man who was arrested in the serial-rape case, and Danny goes undercover.
Director: David Mamet
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.4/102,164 votesLoading...#24 - Fire in the Hole
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/1/2004
When a mole in the treasury department is discovered and the framed suspect in the Armenian money train robbery turns up missing, the Strike team race to find the suspect before their cover is blown. Meanwhile, Claudette attempts to make amends with the Decoy Squad by going undercover to help them on a case.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Kurt Sutter, Charles H. Eglee
8.4/102,252 votesLoading...#25 - On the Jones
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2007
With the Barn grieving over the loss of one of their own, Vic's out to avenge his friend's murder, but finds himself in the crosshairs of Kavanaugh. Claudette assigns the Strike Team to investigate the torching of a methadone clinic. Meanwhile, Julien and Tina look into a robbery/assault at a porno shop, and Dutch makes a horrifying discovery in San Marcos.
Director: Michael Fields
Writer: Kurt Sutter
The Best Episodes of The Shield
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Best Episodes Summary
"Family Meeting" is the best rated episode of "The Shield". It scored 9.7/10 based on 4210 votes. Directed by Clark Johnson and written by Shawn Ryan, it aired on 11/25/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Possible Kill Screen".