I'd like to start off with this weeks ep Persona. I was absolutely riveted the entire time I was watching it. Seems like her 3 day conference on battered women was the perfect preparation for this. Pretty intense stuff. The whole Donnelly thing was unexpected but very interesting.
Towards the end though, I became very worried about Liv. She keeps getting so invested in these cases I feel she is teetering on the verge of snapping like a twig. Let's hope El can pull her back from the ledge before she falls.

*takes deep breath* Ok i'm done for now. Tell me what you guys think, am I crazy?

your not crazy svuroxmysox. I agree 100% with everything you said. I dont like seeing Olivia like this it makes me want to cry :C. Everyone from svu NOT just Elliot needs to be there for her and help her. The SVU is like a family to her and she needs them. Also I think this would be a good time to bring back Olivia's half brother Simon.

I could not agree more, she really does need her family right now, including Simon. I'm beginning to think that PTSD may be more about her than the case. *gasp* Maybe Liv's the one with PTSD!!!

I think it's one of those things they do a lot on SVU where the name of the ep has something to do with something going on in the lives of one of the detectives, and also has something to do with the case. So I'm pretty sure we're gonna see Liv suffering from PTSD...

I liked Persona, it was good, but not one of my favourites. I found it dragged a little in the middle (ie. the long talk in the interrogation room between the vic/perp and liv) and it was pretty predictable. It was obvious from the get go that the woman who lived downstairs from the original victim (sorry, can't remember their names) was a former victim of spousal abuse. Loved the first half though!

Earlier on in the episode, did anyone else think that the woman living downstairs (that killed her husband 20 odd years ago) had a child with her abuser and gave it up for adoption, and it was either the wife or the husband that lived upstairs? Cos that's what I was thinking, but then it ended up that she had been pregnant when she shot her husband, but got an abortion.... I think it could have been an interesting twist if either her A) son had have grown up to be an abuser like his father, or B) daughter had become a second-generation victim.

Any thoughts?

I rlly lik-d the eppie but I think it rlly hurt liv whn she tri-d so hard 2 save the abused vic and thn had 2 watch her die....sad =(


I think ths season liv is gonna break...no matter how much I'd hate 2 c it I think it's gonna happen...

That would have been an extremely interesting twist, ebathory! I never thought of it that way. The woman and the vic did seem to be pretty close though.
I agree that it was pretty predictable. When the vic moved back in w/ her husband I said to myself 'aw man, he's gonna kill her' and that's what happened!
I know this is random but for some reason, when the whole Donnelly thing was happening, I totally thought that that woman was gonna turn out to be some crazy psychopathic killer or something. idk, i'm always expecting the unexpected.

I thought Donnelly kinda lost it... I agree. Most likely Liv will be the one to get PTSD. I tend to like the character centric episodes so I'm looking forward to it. :)

yeah poor Liv I dont want her to have PTSD!

I thought that woman was gonna ba a crazy killer too svuroxmysox.

New eppie 2morrow...


Soo can't wait!!!

i can bet you $100 i will cry during tomorrow night's episode.


well....then again i think i have cried during every episode since the new one after the writer's strike...and lets not even begin to talk about undercover...aha..cried my eyes out.....
other than that im superrrr excited!!! :D

I'm with you there det_benson. I cry all the time when watching SVU.

I think I'm like a sociopath b/cuz I never cry at movies or tv, I don't know why, i do get rather emotional but the real tears never come. I would have to say that undercover was the closest I have ever come to actual tears though.

Anyway, I do kinda have a bad feeling that PTSD will be really sad. I don't know how much more of this I can take!

ok I didn't shed a tear however after that what I thought was an AWESOME scene in the hotel I was sooooo tense lol pretty much like liv was when she flew into that picture.
I'm not kidding when I say you could drop a quarter on like my leg and it would bounce off I was so tense lol then of course after the previews for next week I got this terrible cramp in my foot LOL

Yeah I'm with you there svuroxmysox, I pretty much never cry at movies/tv shows unless I'm a little drunk. I'm just about to watch PTSD now, let you guys know what I think lol!

I always cry when I watch these things but I didnt cry at PTSD

yeahh me neither elliotishot....

umm ok so next episode looks like liv is in it. actually not a surprise she didnt take off... i do have to say i was a tad bit disappointed with PTSD..idk what i expected just something a lil more emotional..? idk

I totally agree det_benson. It just didn't live up to the hype but I think "Smut" looks good. I can't believe none of you cry! I guess I'm just an emotional wreck. :)

I was a little shocked at the end, I did not expect Liv to open up to a perfect stranger like that, especially one who she had previously thought was a rapist. He was cute tho and I think he kinda liked her! :P Also, I was not surprised that she didn't take the vacation time, i mean when does she ever? But I was kinda sad b/cuz I think she really does need a break.
I definitely agree with you det_benson, It could have been somewhat more emotional than it was.

She never takes vacation time! Even when they force it upon her, she works anyways! I must say, I think a little R&R with the new guy would be interesting, especially if it causes some Stabler jealousy!

Yeah, I do think Liv could use a nice guy like Pruitt. And him being a marine just like Elliot, it would be very funny to see Elliot's reaction!

Olivia: TAKE THE TIME OFF!!!!!!!

im still happy that Elliot and Olivia are weorking together in the next episode. Im hoping for some "Wildlife" talk or some Undercover" and "PTSD" talk

Me too elliotishot! I would love to see some cute awkwardness or something after the Wildlife thing :)

We have been waiting for sooooooooooo long for Liv to open up to El. We can hope..........

svurozmysox,

like elliot saying something like" oh so you like marines..well im a marine" and he flashes that stabler smile :)

That is so cute ABHAYA! Exactly what I was thinking!

Oh! I love the Stabler smile it melts me!

Ok so Smut...
Well I for one am completely fed up with Liv practically telling everyone about Undercover except Elliot! It is so aggravating! I think he was dangerously close to finding out about it in this ep but no such luck. :(

I am also sick of Elliot doing things behind Olivia's back when she tells him not to. I mean it was really unfair that Liv got slapped and yelled at when Elliot was the one who showed her the video in the first place!

And towards the end I was pleasantly surprised, I had totally thought that that guy was gonna get away with it until like the last five minutes. Liv is soo smart!

Also, I never knew Fin was such a porn aficionado! Funny stuff!

Lastly, I absolutely HATE how after the 1st week in December we always have to wait until January for a new ep, it is TORTURE!!! All I know about the next ep is that it is titled "Stranger". I hope it's good!

You know of any spoilers for "Stranger"? It sounds like a good ep. Really looking forward to January.

yeahh forgot about having to wait i was like HEY!!! where's my preview for nest week... :-/

i didnt really like this episode..it was good but idk i felt like it wasnt up to par with some other ones...two good things about it tho..
1. fin cracked me up this episode.
elliot - cup size? c?
fin - d!
everyone else - *mouths drop to floor* wtf?!
hahaha i peed my pants.
2. liv getting bitch slapped..idk why but i found that amusing maybe b.c the episode seemed to be going slow and it just needed SOMETHING..idk...dont get me wrong i LOVEEEEEE liv and thought it was wrong but it made me laugh...

I actually really liked this episode, it was great! And I love it when there is friction between E&O, and I totally agree with det.b that Fin was hilarious in it. I was suprised by Liv's attitude to porn though, you'd think after spending 11 years working SVU cases that you would kinda lighten up about it lol.

Hope there are more episodes like it this season!

Fin made me laugh. Totally agree det_b. He had some great lines and I was surprised at Olivia's reaction.I think this episode got an 8 out of 10. Grayleck had her best lines of the season so far.

good episode. Fin was the comic relief for me. So was Greyleck. I laughed sooo hard in the end "that doesnt look like an objection to me" Ha ha ha!!!! Olivia should of told Elliot about "Undercover" and when are they gonna discuss "Wildlife" they cant just let it go!

hahah ahhh you reminded me elliotishot...totally forgot about that.
talk about awkward....

I know, loved it! Was very funny....

I have a theory that they are gonna do the same thing to 'Wildlife' that they did to 'Undercover'; complete ignore it until the next season or at least towards the end of the season. I hope that doesn't happen but I remember feeling just like this after Undercover...
Great I think I just jinxed it! :P

Lol svuroxmysox... Now if that does happen, I'm gonna be blaming you :P

yeah svuroxmysox! Im blaming you too! It will be all your fault!

Naw just kidding!

Blame Blame Blame. LOL, No more ignoring what has happened. Come on Dick, lets get this show on the road!!!

1. they need to talk about Undercover
2. they need to talk about Wildlife
3. they need to MAKE OUT!!!!!!!!!
4. they need to do MORE THAN MAKE OUT!!!!!!!

LOL, elliotishot! The SVU 4 commandments. Listen up Dick. :)

oh and I forgot one
5. Elliot and Kathy need to divorce!!!!

Ok first, the E/K divorce needs to be #1!

Second, I was watching a rerun of Wildlife 2day and there was a promo for Stranger, did anyone else see it? Liv looked royally pissed off, should be good!

Nope,the last one I saw was 'smut',pretty good again,id like to discuss it with someone who saw it cause I dont want to spoil it for anyone!

my apologies,I just saw you writting about it above!
I liked it,was quite convinced the victim at the start was making it up and was partner with the rapist to cash in the diamonds.
Anyone had the same thought??

hey there sufferkate! I think you can be pretty safe in not worrying about spoilers in this forum, everyone here is pretty much always up to date on the latest episodes :)
And I thought it may have been a set-up also, that the victim was in fact stealing the diamonds too.

when is the next one being aired??it has been ages!

'Stranger' is airing this Tuesday Jan 6th (in the US)! I have been going through major SVU withdrawal symptoms so I cannot wait!

^^Oh is that what it is called, so I saw a preview, or the very end of a preview earlier because I walked through the room and it was a preview, anybody so what I saw was Elliot/Olivia in an interrogation room, or that is what it looked like and he grabbed her arm to stop her from walking away or something and she said, "Touch me again and I'm suing you for sexual harrasement." did anybody else see that and what is that about?!

Stranger was absolutely amazing,the best in a little while(all SVU are great anyway!)
Up to the last minute everything can change! a very good elliott/olivia performance with the rapist father. Cant wait for the next one!!!

I have to agree with Cragen on one thing. Their act "was a little to real". It seemed like Liv had a lot of pent up anger...... that's not good!