7.) “The Shield,” “Family Meeting” (2008)

Given the corruption of Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) as a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, one may have expected him to be arrested or to become the victim of violence. Neither occurred.

However, Vic does end up being forced to work an office job, where he constantly analyzes crime reports — this, for him, is its own prison. It turned out to be the show’s way to give viewers some closure about the terrible crimes Vic had committed without doing something too predictable.