tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post9157753673173345078..comments2024-03-27T13:36:16.415-04:00Comments on All Things Law And Order: Law & Order SVU “Unstable” Recap & ReviewChris Zimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-51845407823574013972009-10-05T11:51:38.965-04:002009-10-05T11:51:38.965-04:00Mari - Stabler says:
"“A short jump to carvi...Mari - Stabler says: <br />"“A short jump to carving up women. Let’s pick up the butcher.”<br /><br />I hope this is what you were looking for!Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-47258533485210199982009-10-04T10:55:33.677-04:002009-10-04T10:55:33.677-04:00Hey, congrats for this amazing recap.
I need a li...Hey, congrats for this amazing recap.<br /><br />I need a little transcription too. Before "Let's pick up the butcher", what Elliot says? Minute 11:10.<br /><br />Thanks.Marinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-51101605782791360702009-10-02T05:45:29.024-04:002009-10-02T05:45:29.024-04:00@Will
I really hate it when they don't bother...@Will<br /><br />I really hate it when they don't bother to listen to their legal consultants for the sake of "drama". You are partly right. It would be admissible as a declaration against penal interest. Rules on that are that it is a declaration implicating the declarant in a crime, and that the declarant is unavailable to testify. Dead qualifies as unavailable. The defense has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-41887172598942025122009-09-28T18:22:52.387-04:002009-09-28T18:22:52.387-04:00I never expect these shows to adhere to the letter...<i>I never expect these shows to adhere to the letter of the law, but SVU shouldn't draw attention to the bloopers so much.</i><br /><br /><br />My thoughts exactly. The last scene, where Paxton tells Stabler that Tate's statements would be inadmissible in court under hearsay rules is entirely inaccurate. While Tate's statement was certainly hearsay (an out of court statement Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-4237430076946653522009-09-27T04:05:35.480-04:002009-09-27T04:05:35.480-04:00thanks for the recap/review. This episode was exce...thanks for the recap/review. This episode was excellent. The new ADA was good and apparantly she will be back in spisode 9 with alex cabot, so should be interesting.danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-22695386487185036232009-09-26T17:38:37.506-04:002009-09-26T17:38:37.506-04:00Actually, Jack routinely chided Cutter and has fir...<i>Actually, Jack routinely chided Cutter and has fired the character-of-the-day D.A.s ("Illegal").</i><br /><br />I was talking about publically. He never came across to me as someone who likes to air out his dirty laundry in loud press conferences. Even when he was fighting for his career, he prefers to do it in a courtroom or a dingy little Grand Jury room rather than in a press Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-1671778044811987952009-09-26T13:01:30.667-04:002009-09-26T13:01:30.667-04:00Actually, Jack routinely chided Cutter and has fir...Actually, Jack routinely chided Cutter and has fired the character-of-the-day D.A.s ("Illegal"). However, you're right in a sense, as Cutter's past incompetence should have gotten him fired long ago. Although, Jack does have the occasional blindspot.<br /><br />And the legalese is a moot point in SVU, or they are half-assed about it ("Crush").John K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-64727982663609742242009-09-26T04:20:21.640-04:002009-09-26T04:20:21.640-04:00They definitely need to acknowledge poor O'Hal...They definitely need to acknowledge poor O'Halloran's murder! And I agree- Paxton is unnecessarily rude and blames the wrong people sometimes, but it'll be fun to see her character develop. Man, I hope they come back to Victor Tate's case- at least have Stabler send it off to an innocence project or something.<br /><br />So glad to see someone else is bugged by the handling of Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-41052400430404262022009-09-25T19:07:52.823-04:002009-09-25T19:07:52.823-04:00Yeah, well you can't really expect DA McCoy to...Yeah, well you can't really expect DA McCoy to publically acknowledge responsibility for the actions of his people. It's easier to blame the police rather than acknowledge ADA Cabot's occasional misconduct, which could jeopardize all of the legitimate cases that she's won through skill. Besides, it's not exactly as if SVU doesn't need reform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-48783593882140030402009-09-25T15:18:01.767-04:002009-09-25T15:18:01.767-04:00Thanks for the wonderful recap - I love reading th...Thanks for the wonderful recap - I love reading them after the episode because I'm always missing dialog. Sometimes when Stabler (or especially Kendell in this episode) speaks in a low and breathy voice, I listen to it over and over and still have no idea what was said. <br /><br />I really liked the episode, the guest actors were strong and the story was solid. My bugbear is that as a CSI Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384087873397690817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-41748923823892728502009-09-25T09:06:01.040-04:002009-09-25T09:06:01.040-04:00That's perfect. Thank you.
I'll definitel...That's perfect. Thank you.<br /><br />I'll definitely keep my fingers crossed, as your recap is a major time saver in my analysis. If that happens, we'll deal with it, and I'm getting better at knowing people with video feed, and I can hopefully help out, at least on the Mothership end. We only see what happens.John K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-79481210480769890262009-09-24T20:21:07.948-04:002009-09-24T20:21:07.948-04:00Wow, I really really liked this episode (and the r...Wow, I really really liked this episode (and the review, of course). It's kind of a throwback to season 1, with the Homicide: Life on the Street depressing episodes. <br /><br />It was kind of odd that Munch wasn't there, but to be honest this was a Nate Kendall-centric episode. Fin was actually in this episode and he had like three lines of dialogue. The show has pulled back from using Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-22290044901521746972009-09-24T16:32:11.467-04:002009-09-24T16:32:11.467-04:00John - here's the transcript:
Lawyer – What ...John - here's the transcript:<br /><br /><br />Lawyer – What are you offering?<br /><br />Paxton – How’s life without parole sound?<br /><br />Lawyer: Overconfidence<br /><br />Paxton: Really? For second degree murder and four counts of rape, believe me if I could I’d…mix the cocktail myself.<br /><br />Benson: Your sentence also comes with free cable and a gym membership. (Benson throws the Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-63933574642695172342009-09-24T15:08:57.931-04:002009-09-24T15:08:57.931-04:00Ditto what Anonymous said.
As a side point, it&#...Ditto what Anonymous said. <br /><br />As a side point, it's interesting that in the previous episode, we had a murder of a long-time character, O'Halloran. And yet, our squad in this episode are acting as if nothing happened. Of course, the season has just started and we'll see how the drama unfolds, if it does.<br /><br />Although, the non-recall is a little disconcerting. Of courseJohn K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-23010561398417346742009-09-24T12:33:02.512-04:002009-09-24T12:33:02.512-04:00Oops... where are my manners? Meant to add thanks ...Oops... where are my manners? Meant to add thanks for posting the great recap...Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-18667327811252646672009-09-24T12:30:43.673-04:002009-09-24T12:30:43.673-04:00Anonymous, you stole my thunder... lol... I agree ...Anonymous, you stole my thunder... lol... I agree completely. This was a good first ep to the season, and one hopes they have righted the ship and continue to produce eps of this quality the entire season.<br /><br />And great point about Paxton coming in to fix the mess, and the writers/producers needing to do the same on the show.... <br /><br /><br />I do wonder where Munch was though....?Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-33182374232616909722009-09-24T00:56:51.005-04:002009-09-24T00:56:51.005-04:00Both Wentworth Miller and Christine Lahti played t...Both Wentworth Miller and Christine Lahti played their characters well, and their antagonism came across as genuine and not forced. This was a good episode by any metric, not just in comparison to some of the weak SVU episodes from the previous season, with a logical plot, a closely-wound and realistic script, and dialogue that seemed both truer to the characters and more 'real' than theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-15374790901911417512009-09-23T23:56:19.266-04:002009-09-23T23:56:19.266-04:00I'm praying the "tension" between Pa...I'm praying the "tension" between Paxton is Stabler is NOT sexual! Yeah I'm a E/O shipper, but c'mon! Who thought of that? Paxton is like... 58 & ell is like 45. Good review! but u didn't mention the part, where they were at the van, & the killer spills gas on Elliot & Olivia & Elliot says "step back" & like he almost grabs Liv's 'u SVUchicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-21252333760359564222009-09-23T22:40:41.293-04:002009-09-23T22:40:41.293-04:00OMG!!! I am still about an hour away from the seas...OMG!!! I am still about an hour away from the season premiere but I AM SOOOO HAPPY you enjoyed it. Thank you for the review..I only read the first couple of paragraphs..I didn't really dig in as I haven't seen it yet. THANKS AGAIN!! Great job as always.CanadaGalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-91686681064891720722009-09-23T22:18:56.897-04:002009-09-23T22:18:56.897-04:00Awesome recap, as always.
I need a little transcr...Awesome recap, as always.<br /><br />I need a little transcript when Paxton addresses Foster the second time. From the start of the scene to "stick a fork in me." Thank you if you can.<br /><br />Again, spiffy recap.John K.noreply@blogger.com