#like benson feels bad about the shit that he does and only kills bc hes suicidal.

[jamesheathridge]

thinking about way further into randy and benson's relationship/dynamic benson just slowly realizing he's not the more fucked up one here. as randy gets more comfortable, more confident in himself, he lets himself react the way he wants to, and benson sees why he tried to stop himself for long. he starts yelling at benson to practically shove his head through a wall. starts being the one to initiate or inact anger driven violence. starts hitting benson back when he really pisses him off, and when he does, he keeps taunting him to hit him back, to make it worse for him like he always does. he starts vocalizing his hatred for people, the fantasizations he's had during years of being bullied and put down, detailing the ways he wishes he reacted his entire life.

[platinum-iridium]

I’m the same about not really wanting old characters back. The franchise either squanders it, uses them to cheaply reveal some random trauma or does a full character if not actual assassination. Like as much as I miss Alex and want to see her and Liv gayly interact, I know it’ll be some bullshit. What they need to do is let SVU end with a high tension season where some OGs brutally die and switch up the current cast of L&O. I liked the new Lieutenant, but they need to bring back Van Buren instead of this white lady they’ve added. Also murder Nolan and Sam viciously & replace them with actors who are actually alive. Then make Baxter more insidious. I’ve only known him as Kerry Washington’s man but he’s got a dark energy in this show and they should capitalize on it. Make me not know WTF he’s going to say. Shake things up. Same with the partners Shaw is fine but the yt is a bore would love for him to be killed and replaced with an older white lesbian with a bad attitude lmao. I know the older seasons could be rough race/sex wise but I feel like they don’t gaf about writing nuance like anymore instead ur identity automatically slots you into a ‘side’ so to speak. An older female who isn’t Benson and isn’t trying to get on her good side would be refreshing. Curry had promise on SVU (hers and Benson’s first scene was so flirty they got me lol) but it seems they’ve pushed her and the other one back to make Benson front and center as usual which is a shame

ur soooo right. the franchise is on a downwards spiral but i'mma be on this ride til the wheels fall off

Since they decided to all in on the liv and elliot show again svu has been dragging for me. ofc i love olivia but it feel like the showrunners are invested in changing that. they need to bring back being a true ensemble cast cause if i have to watch olivia and elliott do that bullshit for another whole season with no one else to break it up it's gonna piss me off. like i never really loved rollins but her background mess was so fun lmfao like her coming in hungover off gambling nights? that was good shit. the only thing i need to see is olivia reconcile with barba. that's the only subplot i'm invested in. i enjoy elliott's mess too but how much can we watch the man struggle with ptsd and his own inability to express his emotions. like please it's been 25 years. i did like that brief moment where they had the new team members. i could do with or without velasco but i liked muncy and churlish. i do also like bruno. the introduction of curry irritated me from the jump because wdym she's a captain but she just admires olivia benson so much she'll basically take a demotion to work for her? i think i would've hated it less if she wasn't a black woman but it's no way a black woman worked her way up to captain in the damn nypd and then decided to do that. like wtf. (they did also get my ass with that restaurant (?) scene lmfaoo i was definitely sat up for that part. i feel like they're not gonna give her a bi awakening at this point but they need to turn that shit down then) i liked her though. i like bruno too. they need to get rid of that other lady though.

yeah current cast on law and order is not hitting at all for me. literally shaw is the only one i like. his new partner is boring. they could replace the ADAs with pretty lamps. baxter definitely had off vibes. i could see them doing something fun with that. i watched scandal after he appeared on law and order but i hated him in that. like i was trying to see what people think is so attractive but i think they're letting kerry's fineness give them rose colored glasses bc wtf. i can't get past the no eyebrows. and the writing is extra trash lmao. it gives like twitter hot takes sometimes. they need to be banned from socials.