tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post3606392626577077830..comments2024-03-27T13:36:16.415-04:00Comments on All Things Law And Order: Law & Order SVU “Sunk Cost Fallacy” Recap & ReviewChris Zimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-59257295927996675852023-04-29T21:28:42.795-04:002023-04-29T21:28:42.795-04:00Ended too abrupt! Olivia was solely to blame for t...Ended too abrupt! Olivia was solely to blame for the victim's death but not one word was said about her self-righteousness. I feel as if she should have shown deep regret over the victim's death/murder. It would have brought some satisfaction to the audience and make the episode more relatable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155169823974576155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-38609507983724371122019-11-17T11:17:16.366-05:002019-11-17T11:17:16.366-05:00I want SVU to bring back Novak more than anything....I want SVU to bring back Novak more than anything. Unfortunately, I could see an Olivia-Casey reunion turning out poorly. I'm guessing they wouldn't hug it out like Olivia and Alex did. Horse Renoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073220223497187463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-36256018304121369262019-11-17T11:10:24.359-05:002019-11-17T11:10:24.359-05:00Richard Kind is great at playing scumbags on SVU. ...Richard Kind is great at playing scumbags on SVU. I'll never forget him playing a Hallmark executive buying a prostitute in "Acceptable Loss" (14.04). Now he comes back as a scumbag lawyer defending a domestic abuser. Horse Renoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073220223497187463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-62296319939354214782019-11-17T11:08:30.396-05:002019-11-17T11:08:30.396-05:00Nick and Vera Hunter should rot in hell for their ...Nick and Vera Hunter should rot in hell for their cruel treatment of Jules and Ruby. Nick is one step below William Lewis on my list of most hated SVU criminals. Horse Renoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073220223497187463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-45172188812394812462019-11-09T18:35:38.998-05:002019-11-09T18:35:38.998-05:00Olivia absolutely made the WRONG decision here, an...Olivia absolutely made the WRONG decision here, and she has blood on her hands because of it. Bless people like Alex Cabot for wanting to take matters into their own hands! I had a very strong reaction to watching this episode, and can't believe they ended it so preamturely, with so many dangling plot-lines, and so many unanswered questions. Olivia Benson's unrealistic schoolmarm Mike Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293168897927527288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-77709442751181324732018-05-22T21:48:20.600-04:002018-05-22T21:48:20.600-04:00general thoughts....strongly disliked this episode...general thoughts....strongly disliked this episode. i feel like they are justifying alex's actions by having benson let her get away with it, and not demanding she release the list of people she helped and see if anyone else is falsely imprisoned for murder. benson goes all righteously indignant on her but then lets it slide b/c she's her friend. also, i find it not so believable that Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529244952774939329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-11687094188476277342018-05-22T21:43:45.284-04:002018-05-22T21:43:45.284-04:00thanks...i knew that (and the fallacy is when peop...thanks...i knew that (and the fallacy is when people factor in sunk costs as if they're still a relevant part of the equation)...but i don't see how it applies here. what/who is the sunk cost here?Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529244952774939329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-86362629504812661852018-05-22T20:12:46.789-04:002018-05-22T20:12:46.789-04:00If you look at the definition of a sunk cost it ex...If you look at the definition of a sunk cost it explains it a bit. Here’s a definition I found: “A sunk cost is a cost that an entity has incurred, and which it can no longer recover by any means. Sunk costs should not be considered when making the decision to continue investing in an ongoing project, since these costs cannot be recovered.”Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-24777771343947491062018-05-22T18:15:55.685-04:002018-05-22T18:15:55.685-04:00why is it called sunk cost fallacy?why is it called sunk cost fallacy?Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529244952774939329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-46508354290998410912018-05-03T12:08:10.081-04:002018-05-03T12:08:10.081-04:00Let's not forget her beating on a man who was ...Let's not forget her beating on a man who was unable to fight back, perjured herself about it, and got away with it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350004244093293891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-63523727273862826252018-04-28T19:28:36.304-04:002018-04-28T19:28:36.304-04:00I agree, Margot.... Lieutenant Benson is becoming ...I agree, Margot.... Lieutenant Benson is becoming the SVU angel of death. I don't like it.JTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134420771189696828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-29764737417433947882018-04-27T07:54:29.493-04:002018-04-27T07:54:29.493-04:00Cabot was my favourite ADA. But she is yet another...Cabot was my favourite ADA. But she is yet another one broken by the world SVU live in also by working with the ICC and dealing with the horrid crimes against women in countries with ethnic battles. I feel sorry for her.<br /><br />Olivia has a selective memory. She assisted a woman leave with a baby so the alleged rapist father couldn’t get visitation (right or wrong he was found innocent). She Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384468098147926168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-39211953588155366142018-04-26T22:59:15.811-04:002018-04-26T22:59:15.811-04:00The only thing that I would have like to also see ...The only thing that I would have like to also see would have been Fin in the episode, which he was not. It would have been good to have a Fin/Cabot scene as well.michaelmuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872244074015903171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-65449747635535531682018-04-25T21:19:12.810-04:002018-04-25T21:19:12.810-04:00I like this episode because Cabot was back and the...I like this episode because Cabot was back and the chemistry between Alex and Olivia is still hot! Olivia needs to be all about the law now because she is being watched and is the LT now, so she cannot go off the script like she did as a junior detective. <br /><br />Lastly, dump Stone! He has no personality and I'm tired of the schtick the ADA's cannot handle SVU cases. If they can Salty-Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416321556520259199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-19860080148097873552018-04-25T12:30:58.041-04:002018-04-25T12:30:58.041-04:00A deleted scene with Kelli Giddish and Philip Winc...A deleted scene with Kelli Giddish and Philip Winchester has been added after the recap!Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-3300566184476813382018-04-22T23:38:54.817-04:002018-04-22T23:38:54.817-04:00I am blaming the writers. I don't like Alex...I am blaming the writers. I don't like Alex's job at all. They could do much better with storyline with Alex. That was dumb episode about faking own deaths. Peter Stone, I want to give a hug. I am glad that he didn't go to see Olivia about sister situation. Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735208719044108397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-23085771434802225212018-04-21T05:49:33.091-04:002018-04-21T05:49:33.091-04:00@Catherine - the only thing I can think of on the ...@Catherine - the only thing I can think of on the kidnapping issue is that Jules may be considered a kidnapper as she took Ruby without her husband's permission. Jules didn't have sole custody of Ruby. As Cabot assisted Jules in taking Ruby and disappearing, Cabot could be considered an accomplice. Just a guess.Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-42364102339092148782018-04-20T21:55:40.678-04:002018-04-20T21:55:40.678-04:00There are so many things wrong in this episode. Th...There are so many things wrong in this episode. The blame for that goes directly to the writers.<br /><br />Alex told Benson "No one was being kidnapped". She was right; there was no kidnapping in the Hunter case. So Benson's whole attitude of upholding the law was nonsense. Neither Alex nor Julie Hunter had broken any laws. That would explain why there were no charges brought Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502186398967483260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-54575335480762184022018-04-20T16:01:42.720-04:002018-04-20T16:01:42.720-04:00I understand where Cabot and Benson are coming fro...I understand where Cabot and Benson are coming from. We shouldnt break the law but we all know that the law doesnt always protect people. In life or death situations people get desperate. If you dont act and end up dead, at the funeral people can say "well at least they followed the law" huh? But to be fair we cant put people in jail for crimes they didnt commit. I think that was StonesMending_Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088331136724371027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-33847170378139591882018-04-19T15:59:45.415-04:002018-04-19T15:59:45.415-04:00I agree Chris, that preview clip NBC released was ...I agree Chris, that preview clip NBC released was a major spoiler. We knew that Jules and Ruby weren't kidnapped or killed and that Nick didn't do it. I enjoyed having Stephanie March back but I guess they have to make her turn bad to make Olivia look even more saintly. We know she is sooo perfect! Except when she riles up Stone so Stone arrests Nick for murder even though they don&#Laurie Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322512543002344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-29316261783446982372018-04-19T15:54:22.367-04:002018-04-19T15:54:22.367-04:00So is Olivia Benson going to be causing the deaths...So is Olivia Benson going to be causing the deaths of innocent people on a regular basis now?.... Dodds, Jr. in "Heartfelt Passages".... Justin Collett in "Imposter"..... Harry Lonegan in "Dare".... and now last night's episode. Olivia Benson has been one of my heroines.... but I hate where the character seems to be going.JTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134420771189696828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-44550155190144477062018-04-19T14:19:26.920-04:002018-04-19T14:19:26.920-04:00A treat to see Stefanie March again (still beautif...A treat to see Stefanie March again (still beautiful, even with glasses that give her a harsh look.) But here we go with the Pamela Stone subplot thickening ... of course she's going to have some awful medical complications for which her brother will blame himself in dreary conversations with 'father confessor' Saint Olivia. Maybe Peter should be seeing Dr. Lindstrom....Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461067584125363855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-27808291219360851042018-04-19T13:21:58.906-04:002018-04-19T13:21:58.906-04:00I really liked the episode. Yes as already pointed...I really liked the episode. Yes as already pointed out had its flaws, but in my view nothing revolting, because the series is so for almost two decades.<br />Alex in this new phase has indicated that she is more impulsive, but I think she is sober and like when she went to Congo she is just following her convictions.<br />Of course if the plot were her going to Olivia asking for help would be Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841725389299923304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-9588200051804160562018-04-19T12:25:53.380-04:002018-04-19T12:25:53.380-04:00While I liked this episode, there is some issue, w...While I liked this episode, there is some issue, which I have<br />-Cabot admitted to framing (or allowing police to misread evidence) "abusive" husbands ("" because, with exception of Nick, we don't have any evidence, that they are not innocent). So did Police or Benson check how many people are falsely accused and sentenced? Np, they, allow Cabbot her vigilanty. It Vimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163749959607277291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-19992522094003465042018-04-19T11:32:28.702-04:002018-04-19T11:32:28.702-04:00@C - the cockroach story I think was supposed to b...@C - the cockroach story I think was supposed to be deep, like it was a parable from the SVU bible, book of Benson. She's basically telling Cabot they are working against each other and then no one wins...either that or they are both cockroaches (wink)<br /><br />Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.com