Wow. Now this is how you end a series.
We all know what happened at the end of the "The Sopranos." "The Wire," great as it was, had a final season that was clearly its weakest. But "The Shield" has sort of built toward its conclusion, season by season and episode by episode, leading up to what's certain to be a classic finale next week.
I won't spoil anything, except to say this- that long silence before the confession- wow. 90-minute finale to follow next Tuesday.