Stabler: From good cop to bad cliche
I became an SVUer purely to stave off post-Oz depression. Fearing the Meloni drought, I thought, "What the hell, I'll give that SVU thing a try." And at first, I couldn't get into it. I kept waiting for Elliot to strip. Or to snap some perp's neck. After getting a blow job, of course
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AngstyStabler is wonderful, I just hate it to come at the expense of the character, and to mainly serve to make Olivia look sooooo much better. And I cringe at the thought of Elliot and Casey.
It is totally at the expense of his character. Tonight was just humiliating. Great acting by Meloni, in the five minutes we got to see him.
There's no question Stabler needs some help. But is it too much to ask for him to recognize it himself? To show the smallest inkling of self-knowledge. And for Benson not to be simultaneously held up as the model of psychological health and professional heroics.
The lack of good SVU fic is regrettable. And you're right, tonight's episode will spawn more of the drek, with lots of Almighty Olivia showing Elliot the way.
The problem is now that we have it onscreen as well as in fic.
Gag me.
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