Tag Archives: The Shield

Tread Perilously — Breaking Bad: Fly

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Erik

Tread Perilously’s Patreon request month leads to the lowest rated episode of Breaking Bad on IMDB, “Fly.” Walter White’s increasing anxiety gets exacerbated when a fly enters the lab. Will his sleeplessness lead him to tell Jesse the truth about … Continue reading →

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Tread Perilously — Supernatural: Bugs

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Erik

Tread Perilously winds down Horror Month with its annual visit to Supernatural. This year: a Season 1 episode called “Bugs.” Sam and Dean’s search for their father takes a detour to Oklahoma, where a housing development is plagued by a … Continue reading →

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Tread Perilously — Wonder Woman: Pilot

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Erik

Tread Perilously’s tour of failed TV pilots continues with the 2011 Wonder Woman pilot. Its reputation is justly deserved. Diana of Themyscira (Adrianne Palicki) lives a triple life. She’s a high-powered executive at Themyscira Industries, a superhero known as “Wonder … Continue reading →

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Tread Perilously: Special Review Unit — Born Psychopath

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Erik

Tread Perilously opens the case files of the Special Review Unit for the Law & Order: SVU episode “Born Psychopath.” When the detectives of the Special Victims Unit are called out to a case of possible child abuse, Detective Nick … Continue reading →

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Tread Perilously — The Shield: Co-Pilot

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Erik

Tread Perilously returns to cop shows with the great early-aughts program The Shield. Unfortunately, it means watching the second season episode “Co-Pilot.” Detective Vic Mackey angles to get himself and his partner on the new anti-gang Strike Team in the … Continue reading →

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Revisiting The Shield

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Justin

Late in my recent binge-rewatch of the early-mid aughts police drama The Shield, I social mediaed, “The Shield is underrated.” A friend of mine who likes to start pop culture debates instantly responded: “How can you say that? It was … Continue reading →

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