Oh yea, Shen is so much more fun now..
Shen? What's that you got? Q to farm and poke if you're lucky, if you're against a melee? Naaaaa, let's get rid of that and put a dog chain mechanic, because that's what a ninja needs.
Seriously though, this yanking mechanic has no place in his kit, it's not fun, it's not advanced, it's tedious and makes no sense whatsoever. Basically to have any brawls in lane means using everything you got if you'd like it go in your favour, his new passive is fine, the W is awesome, if only it could just tag Shen and not the blade, bring back the old Q.
If you think Shen wasn't intense enough you haven't even played him, juggling laning skirmishes and watching for your teammates at the same time while last hitting isn't exactly yawn inducing, heck I'd argue he was one of the most intense champions to play.
Passive - Cool W - great concept E - Taunt still there, gj R - Love ya
Q - I utterly hate it.