And instead of going to bed, I present to you SVU 10.03 Swing vs OC 2.18 Change the Game and OC 2.22 Friend or Foe.
OC blows me away for many reasons, but here’s a big one: the writers did their research.
it would only take ten seconds of screen time from svu
fin: who are the flowers from?
o: a friend
fin: same friend who got you that necklace?
o: *private smile*
THE BAR IS SO LOW
i sympathize with her frustration at being asked that question given the purpose of the interview, but *i'm* tired of being told that show is about women's empowerment. it's a circus and a soap box written by mostly by men.
has anyone talked about how surprised olivia was that elliot and kathy had a rental car? had she really thought the whole time she hadn’t heard a word from him, he was just living his life a stone’s throw away?
instead of eating my lunch i am trying to figure out the layout of this apartment, like is her bedroom both here and at the end of the hallway? where is the closet anyway? how big is the balcony? (questions that will never be answered)
Remember when Chris was saying they were trying to figure out how it looks? They filmed all the different ways that scene could look and chose this one. And it was a sexy, painful, yearning little scene.
(If it wasn’t for the bait and switch, this would be incredible progress.)
@lowriseflare
the way they just magnetically gravitate towards eachother (oftentimes literally CLINGING), like
they’ve been doing this forever and now their characters finally get to AFTER ALL THIS TIME
for the hard of hearing:
« come on, come on »
« you got it »
« there you go, there you go, keep the feet going, yes, there we go, take your time, there you go »
« look at that »
back to this and my originally wondering ‘are their eyes glassy or is it just his shitty iphone SE front facing camera’ and like, yes, they are glossy bc they have been CRYING like i just need to SCREAM
at the risk of sounding entirely too optimistic, olivia wearing the compass feels so VALIDATING
here is this ship that has existed in the margins of a police procedural for two decades
and here is a big, shiny, tangible symbol of it front and centre
thinking about little Olivia going through childhood with the knowledge that normal was for other people and not her
and then making sure Noah has spaghetti nights, pancake days, extracurriculars, and a half-brother in a big suburban home
but still doubting her place in that
listen grief isn’t linear
he has this guilt and trauma based hallucination
he finds his ring, puts it on to remember how it feels
he and olivia talk about everything that’s going on with his life
he takes it off in front of her to show her he’s making that choice
so, hi, hello, still here on this, what i love about it is that olivia benson is canonically 100% cognizant of how fucking fantastic her boobs are, so yeah.
Alright, everyone. Here is the fic folder I mentioned yesterday. It’s mostly broem and MaddyM/Mousie. I don’t know how I acquired these 12 years ago but if anyone included wants me to take it down, please let me know. Otherwise, happy reading!
remember how elliot’s apartment was a work in progress before, walls framed and rooms laid out but only partially complete, and now it’s finished and whole and waiting
I happen to be wearing over-the-ear noise cancelling headphones at the moment and she says “you know what’s funny? how many times I text Chris Meloni instead of you and I hit send …” I can’t make out the rest.
when do you think elliot decided he was going to love olivia out loud and why was it immediately after tia said “whoever it is you’re in love with, she’s a lucky woman”
HIS REACTION when that person mentions Capt. Benson — he’s *yearning* still and i have to think it happens after SVU in the timeline and I loooooove it, give me the angst
One day, Elliot and Olivia are going to get in a fight and one of them will think they need to leave and the other will be like, “where are you going? come to bed, you idiot,” because that’s what you do when you’re in a relationship.
Everyone who meets
@Mariska
speaks about the connection she makes with them… and all this time she’s been listening to everyone’s stories, she’s been carrying her own. I’m just so in awe of her strength and compassion.
ON THAT NOTE, if you are newish to EO and have not yet read one of my very favourite stories in all the years of this fandom, please RUN to read Leave No Light On by surreallis. i had a front row seat to the writing of this and it is truly unmatched.
having now watched the episode, i'm going to say the thing that i didn't say yesterday which is that Noah's room is decorated like he's a pre-teen boy who understands that his mother's mental health hinges on him not growing up
i know we all made fun of m for having a t*sla but i am doing a chris twitter deep dive (instead of the million other things i should be doing right now) and… he had one too
i wasn’t around here back then but have people discussed olivia’s little black heart manicure in the s1 finale of OC? she’s got her hands all over angela wheatley with these cute nails?
Hear me out. Bill Lawrence, Mariska, and Christa Miller co-create a sitcom that’s like a modern day Golden Girls. Meloni plays Mariska’s character’s beefcake love interest.
elliot's insistence that his sons don't follow in his footsteps (see: s11e8 turmoil) is one of my favourite things about him, like give that man some credit for his self-awareness in that particular regard
idk if it's been said but maybe they are addressing elliot's PTSD again bc they have a SR who has actually reviewed the source material and has a goal in mind for the character development.
there were 3 SRs last season and DG was the one to bring back k*. i think there's a plan.
do you wonder if Elliot ever thinks that if he’d just given into his feelings for Olivia instead of running from them, Kathy would probably still be alive today?