Paid Account and Michael Cutter

[caudebac]

Finally, I rejoin the realms of paid accountness! :) For now, anyway. Am furiously uploading icons that I see and love and I suspect I'll be commenting in random communities just to use various icons.

Anyway. Exhausted. Quickly though:

Comments

[caudebac]

I also like how this original (unlike SVU or CI) manages to stay away from the pitfalls of not being able to distinguish between drama and character development.

That is to say, not every cast member needs to be a rape victim. Nor does anyone need to be kidnapped. Etc. Sometimes, life can simply be a group of people that are doing their best to get their job done the absolute best they possibly can. Is it possible Cutter's enthusiasm could stem from some personal issue? Yes, of course. Is it necessary to understand Cutter?

Absolutely not. He, McCoy, Rubirosa, Lupo, and Bernard are working for one common goal--the truth. It's law the way that it should be. Despite a person's personal motivations, it does not overshadow their actual actions. For instance, in Falling (thanks for the title!), Cutter's motivation and ambition to protect the disabled child was admirable, but his actions (trying to manipulate the plea bargain in forcing the parents to raise the children his way) were not. McCoy probably recognized the motivation and emotion behind it, but in the real world it doesn't matter. What Cutter did was invasive and insulting and therefore needed to be rectified.

...I really don't know how I got onto that train of thought. :) Probably because I've never discussed Law and Order with anyone before.

[polkadotsnplaid]

Exactly. I mean, even Connie got a little bitch-slapped during Falling (the dad telling her that she had no idea how it was when she tried to empathize).

I agree entirely about the difference between TOS and SVU/CI. Well, SVU is much more out there than CI - it's just become the Elliot and Olivia Trainwreck, but that's another rant in itself. At least Chris Noth quit CI before they could do more damage to Logan's character (*wishes to erase CI S.6&7 from his history* - oh look, another rant within a rant!*)

I'm excited that there's another person around here who likes to discuss these kinds of things. There are a handful of us who discuss the episodes each week over at johnjmccoy - a small but random and fun bunch - and on our personal journals as well. Glad you're joining the fray!

[caudebac]

Jesus Christ, I do not give a fuck (excuse my french) about Elliot and Olivia anymore. And amen to Chris Noth. Unfortunate, I really liked him, even though I was skeptical about Mr. Big from Sex and the City being in Law and Order.

Haha, I have no friends who're really engaged fans of Law and Order, so I saw that commentary post and got really excited. I'm just a total nerd, I guess. :) You'll see more of me butting my nose into people's conversations over there, I bet.

[polkadotsnplaid]

Well, Noth played Logan for the first five seasons of the original Law & Order (1990-95) before leaving, working on SATC and then having the role of Logan reprised on CI so it was more like "...oh, look, Mike Logan is now Mr. Big..."

We're all nerds over there. I mean, I do the weekly commentary thing and it's like the highlight of my week. Haha.

[caudebac]

I remember him on Law and Order...I think I just had a habit of watching it all out of order. In fact, this is the first time I'm actually attempting to catch them all when they come out.

:) I believe it. I love doing commentaries of everything I read and watch, regardless of who reads just out of sheer geekiness.