Your weekly dose of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit geekage

[kellinator]

First and most importantly, what the fuck did Richard Belzer do to his hair?! My beloved Munch looks ugly! Not sexy-ugly like usual, just ugly. I have decided that the only acceptable explanation I can attach to this is that Munch and Cabot were having a very secret affair and Munch got that horrid haircut as a sign of mourning.

The new ADA is very, very obnoxious. She will probably be obnoxious and disliked by everyone for about half a season and then magically be accepted as one of the gang. This is what the Law and Order shows always do with new characters. Logan leaves, Briscoe doesn't like Curtis at first but by the end Curtis' kids are calling him "Uncle Lennie." Then Curtis leaves, Briscoe doesn't like Green at first but so on... It would be cool if they actually left her pushy and unlikable, but she's so obviously that wide-eyed "I'm being pushy because I'm trying sooooo hard to do my job" pushy. Which means she's really a creampuff and she'll be crying all the time. Dammit, I wish Law and Order would bother to hire ADAs who had actual acting chops already instead of getting models and letting them learn on the job. Because by the time they can do an adequate acting job, they're on to bigger and better things. The female ADAs are so obnoxiously eye candy. I didn't want Olivia to be nice to her but of course, that's why Olivia's the moral conscience of the show.

Now for the good news: actual real live Homicide references!!!

That scene in the diner where Munch asks Finn if he's ever thought about investing in a restaurant and Finn says "Oh no, I heard about that dive you had in Baltimore" was terrific. I love when the writers actually remember that Munch didn't just magically materialize on the SVU set. (Ditto a recent one I saw where Munch is talking about how an internal affairs investigation can ruin you even if you're cleared, he's seen it -- he had to be talking about Kellerman.) Oh, and the bit where Olivia said Munch has given up on love was quite accurate. I heart Munch. When the fuck do my Homicide Season 3 DVDs ship? I need a fix.

Comments

[piratejenny.livejournal.com]

Well, Elisabeth Rohm did actually get her start on Angel... :-)

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Was her acting any better there?

[lonesomenumber1]

Nope. But it was hard to tell how much of it was her fault, and how much was on account of they had no idea where they were going with her character.

[piratejenny.livejournal.com]

I think so. But then, the two shows are very different. She was Kate the Cop. Season 1 and I think season 2.

[blueingenue.livejournal.com]

When I saw her on Angel, I thought she'd make a good Katchoo.

[vikkilynn.livejournal.com]

In my freaking out over what to watch last night on TV (Queer Eye, Nip/Tuck, Real World & Newlyweds, VH-1 I Love the 80s Strikes Back)... I completely forgot about Law & Order SVU. Oh my god.

Last week they replayed the Tuesday night episode on Friday night. Do you think there's any chance of that happening again this week?

DARN IT.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I checked the TV Guide website and it looks like no. But they'll rerun it, of course, and who knows, maybe they're still running the previous week's episodes on USA on Sunday nights. Not sure, though.

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Aaack! I missed it! I've got to get on top of my taping schedule.

I so f*cking heart you...

[ga-sunshine.livejournal.com]

you nailed everything I thought last night watching the show...what a horrendous haircut! HATE the new ADA...hated that Olivia comforted her, too...bah. Did have a moment to wonder why the new ADA and our beloved hunk hate each other so much...it's not just about softball I can bet! They had a torried love affair once and he cheated on his wife? wooooooo ;-)

Re: I so f*cking heart you...

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Oooh, now that could make for an interesting plotline. I'd hate to think that Elliot cheated, tho... on the other hand, might be good for Mr. Straight Arrow to have a secret.

[misanthropist.livejournal.com]

I don't like her either. Not because of her character...b/c of her acting, which was not good. And I don't think Law and Order is a particularly hard show to act on, either.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

I agree. The looks of revulsion that Stabler and Benson were giving her were probably real and the actors' opinion of her acting.

[blueingenue.livejournal.com]

My favorite little Munch bit from last night was the snarky line regarding the victim's interest in self-help (paraphrased): "How to strike it rich by tapping your inner child." And Fin just gives him this *look*.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

I looooooooove Munch. I wish he got more screen time. Did you ever watch Homicide?

[sertrel.livejournal.com]

Damn, I forgot too! I think I was TiVo'ing a rerun of L&O on TNT at the time... Ackpth.