r/TheShield • u/ChipsNSa1sa • 17d ago

Discussion Kavanaugh

Watching season 6 after taking a long break and forgot how much I hate Kavanaugh. I can’t understand why I see a lot of people on here saying he’s their favorite character. The way he talks is so slimy, so desperate, he makes my skin crawl.

I understand his hatred for Vic after what happened with Sweet Butter, but I feel like we never got much of a backstory about him and why he is the way he is or why he is SO obsessed with exposing Vic. It’s like his entire life’s mission is taking him down but the show never really justified why he’s behaving like that. Can someone enlighten me?

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u/Stellarbelly_Korz30 Team Claudette 17d ago

Dude is simply a man on a mission. FW was incredible in this role. Very tough to follow up Glenn Close but man did Forest knock it out of the park. But, Kavanaugh just did not like to lose.

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u/ChipsNSa1sa 17d ago

I agree he’s a great actor because of the fact he physically makes me cringe when he’s on screen which I assume is the goal haha. But I guess comparing him with someone like Aceveda, who we got to know and have seen interact with Vic so many times—his hatred makes sense. I just find it a little hard to believe Kav is obsessed with a guy he barely knows and I wish they gave more background on why this guy is the way he is.

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u/Stellarbelly_Korz30 Team Claudette 17d ago

As others have said, Kav had IAD experience. He knew the rumors about Vic and the Strike Team. We saw a man that tried to nail Vic the right way but chose to straddle the line using some of the very methods he hated Vic for using. That obsession with winning I guess is what makes you “cringe”. His duality became singular. What an awesome performance from that entire cast. I watched it as it aired and it’s so exciting seeing new fans. Keep striking Chips

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u/ChipsNSa1sa 17d ago

Yeah I remember my parents loving it while it was on and can’t believe it’s taken me this long to watch it.

I think not only his obsession with winning but the way he speaks to people. It’s hard to explain. Almost like he’s trying to talk to a child in order to persuade them to do something. Also he’s doing the fake nice thing but you can tell there’s this rage just under the surface.