'The Shield' and 'NCIS': Something Ends, Something Begins

Today's cuppa: Barry's Classic Blend Irish tea

Click here for my extended recap of last night's finale of "The Shield." Between rainstorms, cable blips, Internet outages and general bleariness (I think this puppy got put to bed somewhere around 3 a.m.), it's a little raw and a little free-form. Hope ya like it. Feel free to comment here or at the "It Happened Last Night" blog at Zap2it.

I also just got off the phone with Tia Cupps, and am working on our first "Cuppa With Cupps" conversation focusing on last night's "NCIS" episode, "Dagger." Check back here later today for that.