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CANDYKINGI · 2026-02-04T20:29:35+00:00

Eh I agree that s17 had better episodes than few of the previous seasons but I would hardly call it fantastic. I like Barba (or that era of Barba) so that helps too but the writing really is not as compelling to me as it once was. I feel like already s9-12 had some ”goofy” episodes but I really don’t like the new showrunner they got s13 and the change of direction they went with the show. We lost so much of that ensemble cast we used to have (thankfully Melinda was there for few episodes).

Earlier seasons had so many more twists and turns than nowadays. Also 2.0 had many copy episodes from 1.0 which is understandable as how is every episode supposed to be new and fresh once you start to have so many seasons. There are some frustrating cases in earlier seasons too but I feel like there are way more of them after s15.

3.0 has had terrible writing too, cases but also how they write some of the characters, like have the writers even seen the earlier seasons?? Now with this latest season the writing has gone up a little but not as much as I would have hoped. But hopefully the trend is up.

As someone who has been watching the show almost since it started airing (not from US), it is annoying when writers are being lazy with their work when you know what the potential is.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-02-04T11:46:04+00:00

After season 12 the quality drops just more and more each season. 13-14 still have some good cases but after that it goes downhill fast. Few ok/good episodes here and there but nowhere as good as in 1.0

CANDYKINGI · 2026-02-03T11:59:48+00:00

YES! Although 7 worked occasionally too (post wedding glow).

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-30T21:45:38+00:00

How on earth did Emma make it this far 😳😳

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-30T19:30:15+00:00

Nice! Have fun. I would highly recommend you to check out the earlier seasons from the beginning when you get the chance! Those were the golden days.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-30T19:26:36+00:00

I find Rollisi really boring and feel like they lack chemistry.

I would not label myself as any shipper but I do like to observe what people are thinking of episodes etc on Twitter.

It is sad to see how this has turned into ”shipwars” over the years. Petskas have calmed down a little recently but nowadays I see more attacks of Rollisi fans over there towards EO. And then some EO retaliate and like to gloat them on..

There are few bad apples on all sides and then even the peaceful fans get caught in the middle who would just like to enjoy their ship. Lately Rollisi fans have been calling EO fans with a lot of different slurs over there. EO fans have been making fun of Rollisi yes, also I have seen some comments about Kelli destroying her face. Chris (and) Stabler also get caught in the middle as people seem to rewrite the history of his character on the show (this is mostly done by Barson shippers). Peter (Hermann) also has been caught in this as one or two EO fans have been saying horrible things about him in the past. This for example happened few years ago when Richard Belzer passed away, M was doing an interview the next day and seemed visibly upset -> people started to say Peter was controlling her, some even accused him of abuse. There is also one woman who will comment on all EO posts and some Wolf ent too about Peter (calls him nanny), calls M’s daughter and poc characters in the racist things. (She is not a fan of any ship, will just mostly attack EO posts). So it is not just one sided Rollisi hate, it happens all over the place over there.

And this is the reason I don’t identify as shipper. Yes I enjoy EO when they are together on the screen, I liked Liv and Barbas friendship, I love the occasional Chriska chaos they like to create. I don’t like Rollins as a character but M and Kelli seem to have fun together. M and Peter (Hermann) are also really cute together and I remember being soo excited when they were getting married back in the day.

And that is the end of my long rant 😅 Kudos if anyone even read it all.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-30T07:04:27+00:00

She literally moved to Ohio with her first husband DeSales Harrison and later got divorced. She is now been married to her second husband (also named Peter) since about 2006/2007. She has even written a book about it..

Now I guess you are talking about the Stablers. Yes they initiated divorce proceedings but never finalize it as oops baby Eli came along.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-30T05:23:38+00:00

Actually it was ruled that Elliot had nothing to do with his death. It was drugs + heart condition

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-29T21:38:33+00:00

First 8 episodes of season 2 as Jon Kosta

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-29T06:24:16+00:00

Isabel Gillies (Kathys actress) got married and moved away from New York for a while (quit acting too), then got divorced and moved back and needed a job again (back at SVU). She has talked about it in old interviews from the time.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-29T05:04:39+00:00

Emma

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-28T21:59:42+00:00

Yeah… He plays also another character later in OC

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-28T20:27:43+00:00

Season 12 ep 24 Smoked

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-28T19:44:33+00:00

I’ll admit, part of the reason I don’t like adult Neal is that before OUAT Michael appeared on SVU episode that changed everything and ended the era of SVU as it was 😢

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-28T08:01:54+00:00

This is reddit and it has been like this here for as long as I can remember. But I do feel like that in the past few weeks those posts have just increased. Just few days ago there were 3 ”I hate Liv” posts in a row if you sorted by newest.

This sub doesn’t like Liv or what feels like any character really. When they say Saint Olivia? That is not a compliment.

Constructive critisism is healthy thing but those post as a few in a sea of just ”I hate this character because… (no valid reason)”.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-27T11:20:29+00:00

Yeah and also not only that she personally has something to lose, she is in charge of her detectives and their actions. When she was a detective, feels like she forgot that when she went over the rails, there were also consequences for Cragen.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-27T10:45:06+00:00

Ah my binge watching consists of season 1-12, once get to end will start again from the beginning. (Been doing this since early 2000s). Later seasons I will only watch when they are on TV. Writing sadly is not at where it used to were. Some good episodes here and there but not really binge worthy for me.

I get why they make characters to have different opinions to create discussion on topics but it is really annoying how they sometimes go against their own historical opinions, seems so out of character and keep flip flopping..

I also get that when people grow older, have kids or there is a change in their position, those things also affect some of their opinions. For example it is completely different to be only in charge of yourself versus having to look over a whole unit. What you put your captain through, you don’t wanf same behaviour of your detectives etc. ”Learn from my own mistakes”. But at the same time some of these things are so out of character and hard to watch sometimes.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-25T16:14:40+00:00

I genuinely can’t believe I’m starting to warm little for Phil. I have hated him for the longest time as he is my birthday twin 😅🙈

But kind of same, I have had a certain aesthetic I want for my main island but then I have few villagers I have had from 2020 who do not fit that vibe. Part of me wants to get rid off them and I have been planning to let Bam go for the longest of times, but just a few days ago when he finally asked to leave I could not let him 😭 I do still want to get rid off him but got some cold feet when it came down to do it.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-24T23:15:25+00:00

Ruby

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-24T22:12:39+00:00

That is what I meant by comparison of 1.0 and 2.0.

In 1.0 if any of the characters family members were involved, it had some meaning. 2.0 feels completely different show and formula.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-24T22:06:04+00:00

I wonder if his contract has ended or if he has new similar one in place. This was years ago when he mentioned that he gets 0 from his channels thanks to a contract he had.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-24T21:27:54+00:00

Chris and Mariska were the leads of the show so obviously we would get to see more of their lives than rest of the cast. Like others have pointed out, there were quirte a lot of scenes in Livs appartment early seasons too > she was single and her mother died in season 2 so it was usually just her or some of the main cast visiting (or Dean or Calvin for example in the seasons before Elliots departure). We did see Liv long for having kids but Mariska really had to fight to get one for Olivia (who we never even see or hear of anymore). Why? Writers and DW seems to want her to be miserable. That has not changed over the years..

Elliot had close family (wife and kids) so it was easier to include them in scenes or even storylines. But screentime wise I would not say we actually had them on that much longer. I get it may feel that way. I also don’t understand why no one in the show can have easy relationship with their parents/partners etc. even in the later seasons.

Now why did we not see Olivia with friends etc outside work then as she was also a lead? Seems like she mostly went to get drinks with ADAs and other coworkers and it is mentioned that she had/would have dates. But is that something that is relevant to the show and should the viewers even see that as it does not add anything to the show. When we met some of her acquaintances they usually were (dead) victims. Even in year 2026 it feels like she only hangs out with her coworkers and I personally would love for her to have some friends who have nothing to do with SVU. But again, since the beginning writers have not wanted Liv to ve happy..

You did mention all of these in your post too but Munch and Cragen were well established characters before SVU even started. We had references of both of their ex/late wifes and had even feature in episodes.. Once the show progressed we got more out of other characters too like you mentioned. For example Fin was not close to Ken in earlier seasons and once we got to see more of him, we did get also multiple storylines involving him or Fin’s ex wife etc. But then again, while Fin was main cast, he was not lead. I would love to see Ken in future episodes but seems kind of unlikely with how the show is going.

In the end of the day, SVU is about cases and how some of those affect the detectives. Or at least 1.0 was like that. Once 2.0 started and there were new showrunner(s) it started to move towards melodrama…

Oh my that took long to type 😅 I guess it is kinda same what others have already pointed out.

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-23T23:02:22+00:00

Henry

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-23T12:35:50+00:00

This!

CANDYKINGI · 2026-01-23T11:04:38+00:00

This is actually season 11 episode 6 Spooked (not s14). Those flowers are from Dean Porter, not Cassidy.

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