Postpartum (21 Mar. 2006)

Director:

Stephen Kay

Writers:

Shawn Ryan (creator), Adam Fierro,

Stars:

Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Chiklis	...	Detective Vic Mackey
Catherine Dent	...	Officer Danni Sofer
Walton Goggins	...	Detective Shane Vendrell
Michael Jace	...	Officer Julien Lowe
Kenny Johnson	...	Detective Curtis Lemansky
Jay Karnes	...	Detective Holland Wagenbach
Benito Martinez	...	David Aceveda
Cathy Cahlin Ryan	...	Corrine Mackey
David Rees Snell	...	Detective Ronnie Gardocki
CCH Pounder	...	Captain Claudette Wyms
Forest Whitaker	...	Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh
Ally Walker	...	Tori Burke
David Marciano	...	Detective Steve Billings
Paula Garcés	...	Officer Tina Hanlon (as Paula Garces)
Onahoua Rodriguez	...	Emolia Melendez

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

returning character killed off

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MiddKid Productions, Fox Television Studios, Sony Pictures Television International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A scene where Vic visits Danny and the baby at the hospital was shot - as it appears in the DVD extras on season 5 - but eventually cut, making Catherine Dent completely absent from the episode.

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Quotes

Vic Mackey: We're gonna find out who did this, and we're gonna kill 'em.

User Reviews

The best televised drama period

I will dispense with bombast or unnecessary effusive superlatives and simply state that to this day, never has a televised program of any genre captivated me to this extent. The Shield is one of those shows that we will still discuss decades from now, and use as a de rigeur benchmark to categorize and qualify anything even remotely similar. From the pilot episode, to the gut wrenching season five quasi-finale, the writing, its characters and genius story lines will engross you like nothing else on the tube. Hats off to Shawn Ryan for making the idiot box, less idiotic, and pulling together a near perfect ensemble of brilliant actors. There is no one I would change, from the merest walk on and extra, to the key cast. If Walter Goggins, Jay Karnes & David Rees Snell would all retire to live as hermits on the Aelutian islands, never to apear in public again, their record as actors would still surpass that of 98% of their peers just for their stint on The Shield. I sincerely hope that there are more seasons than five, 12 to 15 should do it, then again maybe not.