The Shield: Throwaway
Episode score
8.9
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Throwaway
- 9.
- Season: 1
- Episode: 9
- First Aired: 5/7/2002
- Prod Code: 5012-01-108
A planted gun in a truck-jacking case causes complications for the Strike Team, and now they're left to clean up their own mess. While the rift between Officers Lowe and Sofer deepens, causing Capt. Aceveda to intervene. Also, Detective Wyms deals with the mess of her family during a visit from her daughter. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Kevin Arkadie
- Director:
- Leslie Libman
- Stars:
- Kenneth Johnson (Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky)
- Benito Martinez (Councilman David Aceveda)
- Catherine Dent (Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer)
- Walton Goggins (Detective Shane Vendrell)
- Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe)
- Jay Karnes (Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach)
- Michael Chiklis (Detective Vic Mackey)
- CCH Pounder (Detective Claudette Wyms)
- Recurring Role:
- Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey)
- David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki)
- Joel Rosenthal (Matthew Mackey)
- Guest Star:
- Amy Bollenbacher (Fran)
- Michael Gene Carter (Truck Driver)
- Robert Zepeda (Chaco Orozco)
- Leonard O. Turner (Brian Holbert)
- George Antonio Ramos (Cesar)
- Nina Jane Barry (Lily Cacuzza)
- Zia Harris (Lloyd Hawkins)
- Page Kennedy (Lamar Tilton)
- Roscoe Lee Browne (Bryce Wyms)
- Liz Jemielita (Tigre Orozco)
- Ralph Drischell (Maynard Hawkins)
- Jeremiah Birkett (Hooper)
- Teri Tunder (Mona Gaines)
- Mario Aguilar Jr. (Vato)
- Frank Ertl (Josephs)
- Rolando Molina (Hector Estanza)
- Mystro Clark (Lloyd Hawkins)
- K.K. Dodds (Kim Kelner)
- Tangi Miller (Rebecca Wyms)
- During Lemonhead's fight with Hector he burns Hector with his own cigarette, which would normally leave a burn mark. Look hard, the burn disappears after the establishing shot. edit »
- This episode was written to focus on Lemonhead (and keep him in the show), and to show that characters such as Lemonhead and Wyms could carry a show. edit »
- Shane does not appear in this episode. edit »
- Music featured:
"Nacionabismo" by Cage9
"Lets Ride" by Conejo from the album, "Fallen Angel" edit »
- Cacuzza: You guys aren't trying to pull one of your pranks, are you?
Ronnie: No no no, I really want to move.
Cacuzza: Right, and a man is just as good as a vibrator. What are you up to? edit » - Claudette: ...I learned some interesting things.
Dutch: So did I. You were a classical dancer when you were a teenager?
Claudette: Okay, my father is now off-limits to you. Where is he?
Dutch: How could you not share that?
Claudette: I only studied nine months.
Dutch: In Paris!
Claudette: Here, do your thing with these and stop stalking me. edit »
- There is currently no allusions. Add allusions!
Throwaway
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"07/29/07 11:01am | report abuseLemonhead mistakenly shoots an unarmed former cholo, and Vic plants a gun on him. This sets The Strike team off on a desperate mission to cover their tracks. Lemansky finds a romantic interest in an unlikely place. Claudette deals with family issues. ...Continue »
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