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chrysalitronI know I say this every time, but I hate that I ignored this show for so long. It's just so funny. And dirty! Tony and Ziva are hotter than hot. I literally keep waiting for them to tear each other's clothes off. The handcuffs conversation was fantastic, especially considering they almost immediately ended up handcuffed together.
Maybe it's just me, but Abby seems kind of jealous of Ziva's closeness to McGee. Which is cuter than cute. I can never decide which couple I'm more into, Tony/Ziva or McGee/Abby. I think T/Z have the hot factor, while Abby and McGee are just adorable. I love the fact that McGee is so clueless and befuddled around Abby, but he obviously cares a lot about her. You could see how upset he was when he realized he'd missed Habitat for Humanity and hurt her feelings. Aww!
Is it wrong that I didn't care much about the case, except for the fact that the pervert poisoned his fish and I went "Aww, poor fish!"? Yeah, basically.
They're having a baaaaby! But really, who didn't realize right off that it was a bad idea for Turk to spread the news to everyone BUT Carla? I know he wanted to surprise her, but come on, he knows her better than THAT. However, I love - LOVE - the fact that of course, the first person he told was JD. Bwah! Turk-n-JD 4evah!
Also, Elliott's emotional tears cracked me up every time. "Oh my god, Carla!" "Huh?" And Kelso with the "Who's pregnant?" business was fantastic. I'm still curious as to why Kelso, Elliott, and Cox were all eating lunch together, though. Can you imagine the conversation that was going on before JD and Turk entered? Ha.
I sort of wanted to tear up at the end, when everybody was so happy and celebratory. The Cox/Carla hug especially got me. I love those two together, and it was nice to see Cox drop the bullshit and actually be happy for his friend. Aww.
Oh, but one thing I keep forgetting to mention....I'm a little concerned because I can't remember the last time we saw Rowdy. This is very upsetting, people! If you have a literal stuffed dog on your show, you need to use him!
Wow. That definitely makes the ranks as one of my favorite SVU episodes ever. I mean, we were already aiming for a winner with the fact that it was Fin-centered and also featured a lot of Munch (Munch! Poor neglected Munch!). But then the episode itself was so well-written and interesting, and Ludacris was just amazing as Darius.
There were so many things about the episode that I liked. Mostly it was just the chance to see inside Fin's head and get to know him better. He knows that he has screwed up and wasn't the father and husband he should have been, and now he wants to make up for it. Maybe he'll never be able to fully pay the price for the sins he committed, but he is at least working on it. I loved his relationship with Teresa. They have a lot of issues between them, but deep down, I think they truly care for one another. Regardless of everything that had happened between them, she readily admitted that Fin is a good man, which I think meant a lot to him.
The character of Teresa I loved in general. You could see the guilt she felt over Darius. She felt hatred when she looked at her own child, not because of who he was, but because of where he came from. As much as she obviously hated to admit it, it was the truth. I also loved that, while Ken was her prized child, she knew that he was lying and wanted Fin to press on him until he got some honest answers. Fin thought doing the right thing by his son was protecting him, but Teresa knew that holding Ken responsible for his actions was actually the right thing to do.
Ludacris, man. He just blew me away. I've heard a few times what a good actor he is, but I haven't really gotten the chance to witness it firsthand until tonight. I bought everything Darius was selling. Up until the last scene, I was still questioning his guilt because he did such an amazing job acting remorseful. Then that scene with Casey and Fin in the interrogation room....wow. It was like two different characters. And even with all the rage he felt, even with how cold he was about the baby's murder....he still managed to convey the emotions of a lost little boy who didn't understand why his mother never wanted him. It was extremely impressive. And that last look he shot Teresa? You could feel the hatred coming off of him, but at the same time, you could see everything else....the sadness, the regret, the overwhelming feeling of "Why me? Why didn't you want me?"
At one point, I actually thought that Darius might be covering for someone else. When he came to the station and confessed, he never actually described the murders in detail. He picked up after Nina and the baby were already dead and he was just transporting the bodies. Nothing about what happened during. So I thought to myself "Aha, he didn't do it - he just hid the bodies." Again, it was that remorse he was showing. He had this....resignation and acceptance....about what was happening that made me think he was playing the martyr. That maybe someone else - Ken? - had committed the murders and he was taking the fall. So it did surprise me when it turned out he did do it and was playing them all along.
Nina's husband just killed me. Darnell Williams only had a few scenes, but he was so heartbreaking and pathetic in them. He didn't deny that he'd had issues with his wife - you could see that he still had some anger in regards to her, even while he was crying over her - but he didn't kill her. And then he was so desperate to help the cops and get out from under the shadow.
I loved when Darius's ex-girlfriend made the comment about Nina being a bitch and Fin got this look on his face like "Damn, girl." Heh.
Truth be told, Ken bothered the hell out of me. Look, he's got issues with Fin - we've already established that. It's time to get past them and move on. He's starting to move from misguided kid with understandable issues to sniveling brat who won't shut up about how the world has wronged him. I know that Darius was likely the main masculine role model in his life, but he was very quick to turn against Teresa. If it was Fin, then I'd understand more because after all, Fin hadn't done a lot for him. But Teresa.....Ken was her world. I'm sure that a lot of his issues had to do with guilt - that he was the chosen one and Darius wasn't - but it still bothered me how easily he could turn on his mother. And how, of course, he managed to do so with this air of "I'm so badly treated and misunderstood!"
Of course, I guess he got his back. Darius had no issues with taking Ken down with him, as he told Fin. I suppose I should have felt bad for Ken - after all, that's a pretty cold move on Darius's part, and shows just how cruel he is - but Ken was so annoying and melodramatic that I really didn't care much. Sorry, Ken. Go cry some more about how Daddy didn't love you enough.
I understand that Cragen was pissed when he realized Fin lied about the Stansfield's connection to Ken, but I thought he was a little out of line with foisting the whole "By the way, your son is a murder suspect" thing on him. Fin's one of his guys - at the very least, he could have pulled him aside and had a private conversation with him. That seemed a little harsh. But Munch jumped in immediately to defend Fin, which I thought was adorable. I love my favorite detectives.
I liked the Elliot/Fin showdown. Stabler was going at Ken pretty hard. It would be one thing if he were apologetic about it - "Hey, man, I'm sorry, but it's my job" - but he had this attitude like Ken was guilty from the start. He could have afforded Fin a little more decency than that. So I don't blame Fin at all for throwing the DUI thing in his face. Okay, maybe he went a little far with the "What's next, swinging from a pole?" comment, but still. Elliot was basically looking down his nose at Fin for being an absentee father, and we all know that Elliot isn't exactly in the running for Father of the Year. I'd be a little pissed, too.
Having said that, though....I really think Elliot should have been the one having the "You're a father and a cop and you can't separate that" talk with Fin. I get that they needed to clear up the argument between Fin and Olivia, but it made no sense for Olivia to say it. Regardless of how pregnant Mariska may be, Olivia isn't a parent. So she would have no idea about the separation of family and career. That would have been a good time to sort out the Elliot/Fin spat - since, as far as I know, that never did get cleared up - but for whatever reason, they chose Olivia.
It would be one thing if the Elliot/Fin tension from this week was going to come up again, but I'm guessing it won't. It will just be forgotten. Ah, well.
Next week: Ahh, I guess we're sending Mariska off on maternity leave. Thanks for playing, Lou Diamond Phillips! And while I have some sort of strange affinity for LDP, I have to admit - the guy really does have a creepy air about him. I'm sure he'll be an effective bad guy.
Maybe it's just me, but Abby seems kind of jealous of Ziva's closeness to McGee. Which is cuter than cute. I can never decide which couple I'm more into, Tony/Ziva or McGee/Abby. I think T/Z have the hot factor, while Abby and McGee are just adorable. I love the fact that McGee is so clueless and befuddled around Abby, but he obviously cares a lot about her. You could see how upset he was when he realized he'd missed Habitat for Humanity and hurt her feelings. Aww!
Is it wrong that I didn't care much about the case, except for the fact that the pervert poisoned his fish and I went "Aww, poor fish!"? Yeah, basically.
They're having a baaaaby! But really, who didn't realize right off that it was a bad idea for Turk to spread the news to everyone BUT Carla? I know he wanted to surprise her, but come on, he knows her better than THAT. However, I love - LOVE - the fact that of course, the first person he told was JD. Bwah! Turk-n-JD 4evah!
Also, Elliott's emotional tears cracked me up every time. "Oh my god, Carla!" "Huh?" And Kelso with the "Who's pregnant?" business was fantastic. I'm still curious as to why Kelso, Elliott, and Cox were all eating lunch together, though. Can you imagine the conversation that was going on before JD and Turk entered? Ha.
I sort of wanted to tear up at the end, when everybody was so happy and celebratory. The Cox/Carla hug especially got me. I love those two together, and it was nice to see Cox drop the bullshit and actually be happy for his friend. Aww.
Oh, but one thing I keep forgetting to mention....I'm a little concerned because I can't remember the last time we saw Rowdy. This is very upsetting, people! If you have a literal stuffed dog on your show, you need to use him!
Wow. That definitely makes the ranks as one of my favorite SVU episodes ever. I mean, we were already aiming for a winner with the fact that it was Fin-centered and also featured a lot of Munch (Munch! Poor neglected Munch!). But then the episode itself was so well-written and interesting, and Ludacris was just amazing as Darius.
There were so many things about the episode that I liked. Mostly it was just the chance to see inside Fin's head and get to know him better. He knows that he has screwed up and wasn't the father and husband he should have been, and now he wants to make up for it. Maybe he'll never be able to fully pay the price for the sins he committed, but he is at least working on it. I loved his relationship with Teresa. They have a lot of issues between them, but deep down, I think they truly care for one another. Regardless of everything that had happened between them, she readily admitted that Fin is a good man, which I think meant a lot to him.
The character of Teresa I loved in general. You could see the guilt she felt over Darius. She felt hatred when she looked at her own child, not because of who he was, but because of where he came from. As much as she obviously hated to admit it, it was the truth. I also loved that, while Ken was her prized child, she knew that he was lying and wanted Fin to press on him until he got some honest answers. Fin thought doing the right thing by his son was protecting him, but Teresa knew that holding Ken responsible for his actions was actually the right thing to do.
Ludacris, man. He just blew me away. I've heard a few times what a good actor he is, but I haven't really gotten the chance to witness it firsthand until tonight. I bought everything Darius was selling. Up until the last scene, I was still questioning his guilt because he did such an amazing job acting remorseful. Then that scene with Casey and Fin in the interrogation room....wow. It was like two different characters. And even with all the rage he felt, even with how cold he was about the baby's murder....he still managed to convey the emotions of a lost little boy who didn't understand why his mother never wanted him. It was extremely impressive. And that last look he shot Teresa? You could feel the hatred coming off of him, but at the same time, you could see everything else....the sadness, the regret, the overwhelming feeling of "Why me? Why didn't you want me?"
At one point, I actually thought that Darius might be covering for someone else. When he came to the station and confessed, he never actually described the murders in detail. He picked up after Nina and the baby were already dead and he was just transporting the bodies. Nothing about what happened during. So I thought to myself "Aha, he didn't do it - he just hid the bodies." Again, it was that remorse he was showing. He had this....resignation and acceptance....about what was happening that made me think he was playing the martyr. That maybe someone else - Ken? - had committed the murders and he was taking the fall. So it did surprise me when it turned out he did do it and was playing them all along.
Nina's husband just killed me. Darnell Williams only had a few scenes, but he was so heartbreaking and pathetic in them. He didn't deny that he'd had issues with his wife - you could see that he still had some anger in regards to her, even while he was crying over her - but he didn't kill her. And then he was so desperate to help the cops and get out from under the shadow.
I loved when Darius's ex-girlfriend made the comment about Nina being a bitch and Fin got this look on his face like "Damn, girl." Heh.
Truth be told, Ken bothered the hell out of me. Look, he's got issues with Fin - we've already established that. It's time to get past them and move on. He's starting to move from misguided kid with understandable issues to sniveling brat who won't shut up about how the world has wronged him. I know that Darius was likely the main masculine role model in his life, but he was very quick to turn against Teresa. If it was Fin, then I'd understand more because after all, Fin hadn't done a lot for him. But Teresa.....Ken was her world. I'm sure that a lot of his issues had to do with guilt - that he was the chosen one and Darius wasn't - but it still bothered me how easily he could turn on his mother. And how, of course, he managed to do so with this air of "I'm so badly treated and misunderstood!"
Of course, I guess he got his back. Darius had no issues with taking Ken down with him, as he told Fin. I suppose I should have felt bad for Ken - after all, that's a pretty cold move on Darius's part, and shows just how cruel he is - but Ken was so annoying and melodramatic that I really didn't care much. Sorry, Ken. Go cry some more about how Daddy didn't love you enough.
I understand that Cragen was pissed when he realized Fin lied about the Stansfield's connection to Ken, but I thought he was a little out of line with foisting the whole "By the way, your son is a murder suspect" thing on him. Fin's one of his guys - at the very least, he could have pulled him aside and had a private conversation with him. That seemed a little harsh. But Munch jumped in immediately to defend Fin, which I thought was adorable. I love my favorite detectives.
I liked the Elliot/Fin showdown. Stabler was going at Ken pretty hard. It would be one thing if he were apologetic about it - "Hey, man, I'm sorry, but it's my job" - but he had this attitude like Ken was guilty from the start. He could have afforded Fin a little more decency than that. So I don't blame Fin at all for throwing the DUI thing in his face. Okay, maybe he went a little far with the "What's next, swinging from a pole?" comment, but still. Elliot was basically looking down his nose at Fin for being an absentee father, and we all know that Elliot isn't exactly in the running for Father of the Year. I'd be a little pissed, too.
Having said that, though....I really think Elliot should have been the one having the "You're a father and a cop and you can't separate that" talk with Fin. I get that they needed to clear up the argument between Fin and Olivia, but it made no sense for Olivia to say it. Regardless of how pregnant Mariska may be, Olivia isn't a parent. So she would have no idea about the separation of family and career. That would have been a good time to sort out the Elliot/Fin spat - since, as far as I know, that never did get cleared up - but for whatever reason, they chose Olivia.
It would be one thing if the Elliot/Fin tension from this week was going to come up again, but I'm guessing it won't. It will just be forgotten. Ah, well.
Next week: Ahh, I guess we're sending Mariska off on maternity leave. Thanks for playing, Lou Diamond Phillips! And while I have some sort of strange affinity for LDP, I have to admit - the guy really does have a creepy air about him. I'm sure he'll be an effective bad guy.