Question about The Shield

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:33 pm

I just finished watching the 3rd season on DVD and one thing is really bugging me... why did they have Dutch, who up till this point was an attractive and sympathetic character, kill a cat with his bare hands? I really liked him till now, but that was way over the line... and now they've got him adopting a tiny kitten. Where the hell could this story arc being going?

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:34 pm

was the cat sick?

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:36 pm

No, it was a stray that had been keeping him awake, and he went outside one night to give it food. He started petting it and ended up breaking it's neck.

It was completely out of character.

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:38 pm

strange i dont know the series you refer to but it seems maybe they are setting up that he has memeory lapses - he killed the cat then bought the kitten, or an alter ego, or something like that.

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:43 pm

He had had some interactions with a serial killer that had some animal torture/killing in his past, so I'm assuming they (the writers of the show) were trying to show how he was empathizing... but if they have him kill that little kitten, they're going to get some very harsh words from me.

Yeah, I know. Big deal. But I'm sure I'm not the only viewer concerned about this.

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:45 pm

were the interactions shown or implied - maybe they are leading the viewer to the conclusion that it was him all along.

HumanBeast · Post by **HumanBeast** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:55 pm

It's a violent TV show. What else do you expect?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:39 am

HumanBeast;748827 wrote: It's a violent TV show. What else do you expect?

Yea snooze !

Id like to hear the answer to this as well.

Good job Beast !

Well ?...........

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:16 am

I expect character development and an understandable story arc.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:30 am

Snooze;749591 wrote: I expect character development and an understandable story arc.

And I want to rule Borneo but I dont see that happening.

Id settle for a slice of cold pizza but I cant even get that.