--- product_id: 4768668 title: "The Shield : Season 5" price: "NT$883" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/4768668-the-shield-season-5 store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # The Shield : Season 5 **Price:** NT$883 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Shield : Season 5 - **How much does it cost?** NT$883 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/4768668-the-shield-season-5) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description As the Strick Team battles racial tensions in the city, friction inside the Barn escalates with the arrival of Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh (Forest Whitaker), a dogged Internal Affairs cop obsessed with taking down Vic Mackey, squeezing Vic's ex-wife, Corrine, to do it. In the midst of this chaos, Dutch and Claudette's work relationship grows strained, Danny refuses to reveal the father of her baby an Review: The best season of an incredible series - I recently wrapped up watching the entire series, practically inhaling episodes at a rate of 4-5 per week, thanks to the easy access of desertcart Instant. I was amazed week in and week out by how consistently good the show stayed as the years went by, which was no small feat considering my condensed and accelerated viewing schedule. The Shield must have been a truly ground-breaking experience back when it first debuted in 2002. Diehard fans will have to forgive me for being late to the party, I was a pre-teen back then, what did I know? As I aforementioned, the series remains consistent in quality throughout its run, but if I were asked to picked one season that could stand as a shining example of its greatness, season 5 would be it, no question. It takes the characters and their struggles back to the very beginning, and from the roots is where the entire structure begins to decay. Vic Mackey and his strike team during this season are constantly and unrelentingly haunted by the shadow of all their crooked dealings, particularly the murder of a cop in season one. Nipping at their heels is internal affairs lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh, played by the manically excellent Forest Whitaker, who uses an indiscretion made by Lewis "Lem" Lemansky in the previous season to force the latter to betray his team. It's a tense ride from there on. Playing at the edges of season 5's story are the other detectives and unis of The Barn. New characters are introduced, some familiar faces are given new purposes, and a couple favorites, one being officer Danny Sofer, is sidelined by a pregnancy story arc that wasn't particularly engaging. Claudette isn't given a while lot to do until a serial murder case from previous seasons gives her a heck of an episode, and Dutch fills his time inadvertently aiding Kavanaugh in hunting Vic and crew. Most of the prime players are woven into the main narrative in interesting ways, and it all comes together by the end in the most bitterly thrilling of ways. I have already given kudos to Forest Whitaker for his performance here, but as a viewer entering the series after seeing Whitaker in stuff like The Last King of Scotland, the moment I saw him in The Shield I knew he'd bring the goods. The surprise of the season was Kenneth Johnson stepping up and making Lem even more sympathetic than he's usually written. Lem has always been the bleeding heart of the series, and Johnson in season five is allowed to really show us what he and the character is capable of. It's a standout turn in a crowd of great performances by the ensemble cast. The series has always been raw and brutal, but season 5 is like a dagger to the heart by its conclusion. It really is the high point of the show, though of course it wouldn't be if the other seasons weren't as good as they are. For those who are just starting, you're in for a treat. An explosive one, maybe. Review: 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 - Love the series ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0012CJQZA | | Actors | Catherine Dent, Kenneth Johnson, Michael Chiklis, Michael Jace, Walton Goggins | | Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #112,474 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #79,054 in DVD | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (930) | | Dubbed: | Spanish | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 3710635 | | Language | Unqualified | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Subtitled | | Number of discs | 4 | | Producers | Elizabeth Craft, Kevin Cremin, Michael Chiklis, Sarah Fain | | Product Dimensions | 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 4 ounces | | Run time | 9 hours and 6 minutes | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Subtitles: | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish | ## Product Details - **Format:** Subtitled - **Genre:** Crime - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 9 hours and 6 minutes ## Images ![The Shield : Season 5 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91gyw-WXIML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best season of an incredible series *by J***V on April 24, 2013* I recently wrapped up watching the entire series, practically inhaling episodes at a rate of 4-5 per week, thanks to the easy access of Amazon Instant. I was amazed week in and week out by how consistently good the show stayed as the years went by, which was no small feat considering my condensed and accelerated viewing schedule. The Shield must have been a truly ground-breaking experience back when it first debuted in 2002. Diehard fans will have to forgive me for being late to the party, I was a pre-teen back then, what did I know? As I aforementioned, the series remains consistent in quality throughout its run, but if I were asked to picked one season that could stand as a shining example of its greatness, season 5 would be it, no question. It takes the characters and their struggles back to the very beginning, and from the roots is where the entire structure begins to decay. Vic Mackey and his strike team during this season are constantly and unrelentingly haunted by the shadow of all their crooked dealings, particularly the murder of a cop in season one. Nipping at their heels is internal affairs lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh, played by the manically excellent Forest Whitaker, who uses an indiscretion made by Lewis "Lem" Lemansky in the previous season to force the latter to betray his team. It's a tense ride from there on. Playing at the edges of season 5's story are the other detectives and unis of The Barn. New characters are introduced, some familiar faces are given new purposes, and a couple favorites, one being officer Danny Sofer, is sidelined by a pregnancy story arc that wasn't particularly engaging. Claudette isn't given a while lot to do until a serial murder case from previous seasons gives her a heck of an episode, and Dutch fills his time inadvertently aiding Kavanaugh in hunting Vic and crew. Most of the prime players are woven into the main narrative in interesting ways, and it all comes together by the end in the most bitterly thrilling of ways. I have already given kudos to Forest Whitaker for his performance here, but as a viewer entering the series after seeing Whitaker in stuff like The Last King of Scotland, the moment I saw him in The Shield I knew he'd bring the goods. The surprise of the season was Kenneth Johnson stepping up and making Lem even more sympathetic than he's usually written. Lem has always been the bleeding heart of the series, and Johnson in season five is allowed to really show us what he and the character is capable of. It's a standout turn in a crowd of great performances by the ensemble cast. The series has always been raw and brutal, but season 5 is like a dagger to the heart by its conclusion. It really is the high point of the show, though of course it wouldn't be if the other seasons weren't as good as they are. For those who are just starting, you're in for a treat. An explosive one, maybe. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 *by D***N on January 4, 2026* Love the series ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What goes around comes around *by K***R on December 17, 2006* Sometimes TV shows let you down after they've built up the tension, that is not the case here. Everything that came before in the Shield series built up to the events of this season. All the characters start to reap what they've sown for the past 4 years and it doesn't disappoint, although it will twist your heart. In real life, Forest Whitaker's Kavanaugh would be My Hero, because I know the Strike Team members deserve what's coming to them, but as a Shield and ST fan I mostly don't want them to get it now. One minute they're behind, the next minute ahead, but Kavanaugh is a pit bull who won't let go so the tug of war goes back and forth the whole season. The storylines for the rest of the cast weren't as meaty this year but still complemented the season and built on their history as well. The shoe was on the other foot for Julian who was training officer for bumbling newcomer Tina, while Billings is an inept acting Captain. Catherine Dent was pregnant so Danny was too, but you'll have to wait until the last show to meet the father. Terry's death haunts both Vic and Aceveda again, while Claudette finally gets her due. Ally Walker was a notable guest star in an episode that had her working with Jay Karnes' character Dutch which was kind of cute because Ally Walker starred as Samantha Waters for 3 seasons on "Profiler" and Dutch tries to be "the great serial killer profiler" as Claudette once put it. (Although Walker's character on The Shield was neither cop nor FBI agent.) Jay Karnes' Dutch did have an interesting twist when he decides to take a cue from a pimp in his approach towards newcomer Tina. His is one character who has many unexplored dimensions; he has the psyche of a serial killer who has chosen to be a good person instead, and if I could bend Ryan's ear I would do my best to get him to explore that more frequently. The line up of extras and commentaries looks pretty good on this set. It's disappointing when there are big plot points and there's either no commentary for that show or if there is one the key actors/writers involved in that show aren't involved in its commentary, such as the show "Cut Throat" during season 4 when Shane goes to Vic for help and Vic goes to meet him alone even though he knows Shane agreed to kill him for Antwon. Neither Chiklis nor Goggins was involved in the "Cut Throat" commentary. I see that Walt Goggins, Kenny Johnson, and Shawn Ryan are slated to do the commentary on the last show of the season: "Postpartum." Ryan is very good at leading the commentaries but it's too bad Adam Fierro isn't involved in it since he was that show's writer. Still, that one should be interesting, and personally I think it's the first thing I'll watch when I get this set. This show has been Emmy snubbed like you won't believe, although the Golden Globes have treated them a little better. Walt Goggins and Benito Martinez have each had several performances that deserved Emmy nominations, if not the award. Chiklis deserves more than one Emmy for his performance on this show while Glenn Close, who I consider to be a bench-mark actress, should have won for her role. Jay Karnes has had performances that should not only have been nominated but should have won the Emmy, not to mention Forest Whitaker's tremendous performance as Kavanaugh. My suspicion is that the show is a little hard core for the Emmy panels and that it's hard to accept a show that presents but doesn't automatically punish bad behavior, including racism. My only complaint with this show is the shortness of its seasons. I'll miss it when it's gone. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/4768668-the-shield-season-5](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/4768668-the-shield-season-5) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*