further evidence that i am dying alone

ok so i am spending a lot of time in my room alone, watching TV. and by TV i mean "Law & Order: SVU" on Netflix streaming.

i think the most episodes i've watched in a row are 5. but i am watching enough of this fucking show that it has, at times, made me afraid to walk down the street. which, if we've met, is incredibly difficult to do -- like i fucking love walking alone late at night. but there've definitely been nights where it takes me 30 minutes to walk five blocks because i keep looking over my shoulder because i am paranoid about encountering a serial rapist woman hater who will escalate into murder-suicide.

from what i can tell the first season has a lot more detective research/courtroom testimony/police station background but right at the beginning of the 2nd season they sidled on into their "let's really focus on our victims and their crazy convoluted lives." also, weirdly, the Captain is obsessed with eating in the first half of the first season. do they even have Krispy Kreme in New York? also there's a lotta subplots on how none of the other police departments respect them. PLUS have you noticed that there's kind of a lot of sexual tension at the station office? and the detectives hella flirt! also Benson like, really favors baseball caps during that season. and hasn't settled into her kinda dyke-y haircut and wayyyyy tooooo muchhhhh upper cheek bronzer routine yet. there's also a lot more like, musical punctuation, which i'm glad they got rid of. finally, that dude who later becomes Sarah Connor's TV boyfriend is like, hardcore rookie who is kinda used for comic effect (a lot like hottie mchot O'Halleran's assistant ME who goes ballistic in season ten). i mean, basically, the show got tons better after season one because they hit their stride then.

ok ok ok ok ok but this is the reason i am realllllly dying alone. i have like, an emotional attachment to the detectives. like after watching the entirety of four out of ten seasons and a (un)healthy spattering of the other six i have come to the realization that Olivia and Elliot are fucking awful detectives. they're always getting totally emotionally involved with the cases -- Stabler can't handle pedos (i mean, who can, but i mean he fantasizes about killing them, in detail) to the point where it clouds his judgment and they botch up the cases because of him. and the fucking subplot with Olivia's brother in the 9th season?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? what the fuck is that bullshit! i watch this show to see Finn give heroin addicts a reason to keep clean by solving their little sisters' cold case murders!

speeeeeeeeeeeaking of Odafin Tutuola! he and John Munch are a one-two punch the likes of which New York, and all other cities need more of! soooo professional! really good with victims in a space-appropriate way -- they are warm, and sympathetic, and empathetic, and open to helping them with rehabilitation. they don't let their emotions cloud their policeworks! they don't let their personal relationship with one another (while warm and respectful and friendly) interfere with their investigations. we need a Munch-Finn spinoff! have you noticed that they always get told to pack their bags and go on a trip by Capt. Cragen. how awesome would a buddy travelling cop show with the two of them be????????? the only answer is so awesome.