tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post7923836401962962216..comments2024-03-27T13:36:16.415-04:00Comments on All Things Law And Order: Law & Order SVU “The Undiscovered Country” Recap & Review; Raul Esparza ExitsChris Zimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-42413740216876566392022-06-13T00:43:19.102-04:002022-06-13T00:43:19.102-04:00The NYC DA is a political position on the series, ...The NYC DA is a political position on the series, i.e. an ELECTED official. This was an issue when TN Senator Fred Thompson played DA Arthur Branch on the series and talked about a tough election in a conversation with ADA Jack McCoy. We know this position as the Manhattan DA which is an elected position in reality.Lacy Rice Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798608233763487706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-52050434972707209592020-11-25T17:45:06.857-05:002020-11-25T17:45:06.857-05:00I hate hate the way they wrote Barba out. He deser...I hate hate the way they wrote Barba out. He deserved better. As great as it was to see Jack and Peter I try to pretend this episode doesn't exist Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988533984022798318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-73445489102558092872019-01-20T02:02:22.872-05:002019-01-20T02:02:22.872-05:00I was very disappointed in this episode, they left...I was very disappointed in this episode, they left a beloved character a broken and very sad man. Raúl and Rafael and his fans deserved better, I would have preferred they killed him off, but leaving it like this it is much worse to try and get over and move on and asking why. I hope people eventually found out why he did leave, not just for theather, but he was also doing a pilot for a new TV BarbaxBarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281351266766921270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-39188540863274504442018-03-20T04:40:40.060-04:002018-03-20T04:40:40.060-04:00I couldn’t agree more. Sick of the Olivia saga. Sh...I couldn’t agree more. Sick of the Olivia saga. She’s a bore anymore. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923083224518100268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-91468674372994913062018-02-21T23:12:54.063-05:002018-02-21T23:12:54.063-05:00Benson seems to have forgotten that she's a co...Benson seems to have forgotten that she's a cop, not a social worker. It's not her job to "fix things." In the past she'd have been reprimanded by Donald Cragen or McCoy. She's gotten too emotionally involved.WestVirginiaRebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129174334939968181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-91794545497051405882018-02-15T12:25:43.548-05:002018-02-15T12:25:43.548-05:00ITA BensonFan...NBC/writers took our beloved &...ITA BensonFan...NBC/writers took our beloved & so highly respected Barba & turned him into a wimpy, sad, dejected & baby-killing man...NOT anywhere even close to his established strong character he was...(I do want to add that while I believe this episode WAS a terribly written/portrayal of Barba; the ACTING WAS AWESOME!)JMOJSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890164549625485119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-17531764795634117592018-02-14T23:00:25.348-05:002018-02-14T23:00:25.348-05:00I thought this episode jumped the shark. No ADA wo...I thought this episode jumped the shark. No ADA would ever do a thing like killing a baby. Not that fiction has to imitate reality, but really. This was just silly. I didn't buy that he did it out of some sense of wanting to ease the suffering of the parents, of trying to take away their burden of making the decision. I may rewatch and see if I feel differently, but right now I can't get BensonFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334355948926326302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-66911883143320705552018-02-14T14:24:43.375-05:002018-02-14T14:24:43.375-05:00NBC should've kept this scene...Barson fans wo...NBC should've kept this scene...Barson fans would've loved it!JSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890164549625485119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-1344941254980647182018-02-13T16:21:14.332-05:002018-02-13T16:21:14.332-05:00Please note: A deleted scene with Mariska, Raul, a...Please note: A deleted scene with Mariska, Raul, and Peter Jacobson has been added after the recap!Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-9936124946870428742018-02-11T18:46:36.880-05:002018-02-11T18:46:36.880-05:00*this season, not week*this season, not weekAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805241923507483191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-34277144748718017232018-02-11T18:46:09.715-05:002018-02-11T18:46:09.715-05:00So, when Casey committed a Brady Violation to get ...So, when Casey committed a Brady Violation to get a rapist sent away, everyone called her a liar and a bad attorney. But Barba turns off someone's life support, and he is a complicated hero to some people here. That's fascinating. Truly. As for me, I still read the recaps, but haven't seen a single episode this week. I'm sick of Noah. I'm sick of Cassidy. And I'm sick of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805241923507483191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-1787786349300684922018-02-11T14:54:01.245-05:002018-02-11T14:54:01.245-05:00@Doreen Chiapparelli - Sometimes I think the writ...@Doreen Chiapparelli - Sometimes I think the writers aren't as devoted to the show as the fans!Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-81946557118404911702018-02-10T23:58:28.910-05:002018-02-10T23:58:28.910-05:00Karla -Gone fishin not Contrapasso Karla -Gone fishin not Contrapasso Dchaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282087107073209035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-39531531449877312492018-02-10T23:54:31.038-05:002018-02-10T23:54:31.038-05:00First and foremost thank you Chris for the recap a...First and foremost thank you Chris for the recap and review! I am with you on all counts- I totally enjoyed this ep- did not understand benson going into the situation- how doesthe ESU team even let her take over like that? Was she the highest ranking officer on the site? She just chastised herself to Barba a few months ago when she had Karla point a gun at her in Contrapasso - saying “ i have a Dchaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282087107073209035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-30494539800055753602018-02-10T19:13:21.271-05:002018-02-10T19:13:21.271-05:00I hate to go against the grain here, but I was ver...I hate to go against the grain here, but I was <i>very</i> uncomfortable with the direction the story took in this episode. I think it would've been okay if it had just been a question of turning off life support when someone was all but dead already (although, frankly, SVU has already done that, way back in season 5), or whether it's a crime for Barba to do it given the mother's EchoInTheSilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614416645967093118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-8647254487359569172018-02-10T08:15:50.200-05:002018-02-10T08:15:50.200-05:00@malifact - yes I agree. Aaron should have been c...@malifact - yes I agree. Aaron should have been charged with something for what he did to the babysitter. Some type of assault charge would probably cover it but there could me more! The Barba that came on board to SVU would have never turned off that machine - and his work with Benson and SVU didn’t change him for the better in this case!Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-45248786464283683812018-02-10T06:51:21.506-05:002018-02-10T06:51:21.506-05:00Thank you Chris as always. I had mixed feelings ab...Thank you Chris as always. I had mixed feelings about this episode. The acting was very good, especially by Raul and the actress who played the Mum and kudos to the writers for tackling a very difficult issue. However, I still find it unbelievable that Barba would have ended the child's life, no matter how they tried to build up to it. I also found the part at the end where Barba talked aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-66572887038634857072018-02-09T12:43:18.909-05:002018-02-09T12:43:18.909-05:00I hate to disagree Chris BUT the PTB@NBC/writer...I hate to disagree Chris BUT the PTB@NBC/writer's ruined Barba...All Benson ever did was be his friend & emotional support...JMOJSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890164549625485119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-20646396175463650212018-02-09T12:12:21.286-05:002018-02-09T12:12:21.286-05:00@Js McFail - Over this season and last, they'v...@Js McFail - Over this season and last, they've really taken the edge off Barba. It's like they were slowly dumbing him down. I didn't like it. My guess is they wanted something really controversial to trigger his exit to get people talking (if that was the case they were successful). Maybe if they promoted him, people would keep hoping that he'd be back soon, and they didn'Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-57531562844526645612018-02-09T11:59:01.850-05:002018-02-09T11:59:01.850-05:00Another thought on Raul's departure...I think ...Another thought on Raul's departure...I think the writer's wrote Raul/Barba's departure a very derogatory way...They left him a broken, sad piece of what we knew as the strong & always-doing-the-lawful-thing Barba that we knew & loved! (A negative departure)<br /><br />Why didn't they at least give him a promotion to be the DA in another borough (or something comparable) JSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890164549625485119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-56334877965372419832018-02-09T11:56:02.138-05:002018-02-09T11:56:02.138-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.JSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890164549625485119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-3633068402063774162018-02-09T07:45:22.308-05:002018-02-09T07:45:22.308-05:00@JSlayerUK - I think the problem was the parents w...@JSlayerUK - I think the problem was the parents were arguing about how to handled their son (turn off the machines or let him live as is). The fact that the father bound and gagged the sitter was the first part of the problem. Then they saw that the child was taken without medical equipment he needed to survive and without the knowledge of the other parent. When they tracked down the father, Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-46420545713932982112018-02-09T07:24:28.199-05:002018-02-09T07:24:28.199-05:00Why would it have been a crime for the father to t...Why would it have been a crime for the father to take his son? Surely the only crime was what he did to the sitter. You are allowed to move your son. That really confused me at the beginning.JSlayerUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954027052327516474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-49603062249090412282018-02-09T06:35:34.530-05:002018-02-09T06:35:34.530-05:00In regards to the continuity error with McCoy...
...In regards to the continuity error with McCoy...<br /><br />I think you're right, in that he was voted back in again, particularly after the scandal in the DA's office. I suspect he has been DA for a fair few years (which might explain Cutter's disappearance - if McCoy became DA again, then he may have promoted Cutter back up to EADA). <br /><br />But I agree, it annoys me when the Ry Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10228370037225904427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-78803738728852045762018-02-09T05:39:30.590-05:002018-02-09T05:39:30.590-05:00@RescueDogMom - FYI - we still have to get a seaso...@RescueDogMom - FYI - we still have to get a season 20 before we can get to season 21 (wink)!Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.com