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geebsAnother day, another dollar. I really need to figure out a way to catch up on sleep, but there just isn't enough time in the day.
Anyways, is it me, or was last night's SVU one of the most preposterous eps ever?!! First off, the first red herring case, the younger sister getting raped by the sexsomniac. Did they even verify that the guy has it?! Its like last week, they made Miranda jump through all these hoops to prove she was really suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder or whatever the hell Balki and Huang says its called now. Even when she was pretty convincing, they were still skeptical. And it turns out she was making the whole thing up. So you think they'd be even more skeptical about what Stabler would usually refer to as a "BS psych defense".
But no, the guy and his lawyer are all "sexsomnia!" and they're all "Dang, I guess he walks!" No bothering to get Huang to examine him or asking for proof or anything. WTF?! So the real crime is the older sister getting kidnapped. So angry dad posts a reward and directs them to Manhattan SVUs tipline and Lake says he got a real tip, which is some girl saying she "thinks the kidnapped chick is in Another Universe"! Yeah, that's a great legitimate tip there! Even if he knows it an obvious Second Life rip off, why the hell would that be a legitimate tip? "Yeah, that girl plays this virtual life online thingy!" What makes him think that its relevant? I mean, it turns out to be relevant, but that's something that should easily have been overlooked/ignored.
And then the chick they talk to, she's like totally unembarrased at showing off her dorky little virtual life. (And given that she knew kidnapped girl from school and they ran a business in the game together, she doesn't think she's on Another Youniverse, she KNOWS she is. Get your verbs right!) So they go to the creator, and just when you think he's going to be, "I can't give out my customers personal info, get a warrant" he's all, "Sure, here is this customer's private info." Which makes it even more ridiculous later when Liv tells him to make the sun rise so they can find the cabin in the game and he's all hesitant. "I'll give out my customers personal info, but making the sun rise in this virtual world and possibly 'freaking out' its denizens? No wai!"
Anyways, they track down some suspects, including an employee of some bookstore owned by Locke's dad. Its like gee, Locke's dad, I'm sure you're only here to play a bit part and have nothing to do with the case! And they let a sexsomniac on his word that lsv('I have this condition, you see'), but employee hung out online with someone who has an alibi for the kidnapping, so he's obviously guilty, let's arrest him?
Owel, it did end hilariously. First, since they couldn't get him on the murder of his first victim since she wasn't actually dead, Stabler gets him on jaywalking because the guy ignored the traffic sign. And then when they bring the girl in to see him, he's all, "Damn baby, you got old!" And its not like she was hideous, she was still fairly attractive, I think. And if only he kissed her ass, he wouldn't be going to jail. For what, I'm not sure, I can't see what they can get him on.
On Reaper, Andi clearly has a thing for him. Hmm, we're on cart collection duty together, lets blow it off and go on movie dates! You got on these crappy shifts? Let me harass the manager until he punishes me by putting me on the same shift as you. I guess you could argue she thinks he's a really great friend and likes hanging out with him. But c'mon! She's not currently attached, gives him sentimental gifts for his b-day, if this is reading too much into things, can you really blame a person for thinking that?
Of course, the fact that the devil keeps trying to help him out with that should make one suspicious. He says he just doing him a favor, but its the frickin' devil! Obviously everything has a price. And I'm suspicious that her father's death two years ago is more than it seems.
Anyways, the only thing that bugs me about this show is how Sam drags his feet. I guess that's his personality, but how can he shirk this. Its the devil! Its not like he can worm his way out of it! And just because he did the first job doesn't mean the devil can no longer threaten to take his mom's soul instead! And like the devil pointed out, these escaped souls are killing people. Its one thing if the devil was making you do something despicable and evil, but innocents are getting slaughtered! Do your duty, man!
You could argue in the beginning he didn't know people were dying, but even when he did, he was still taking his sweet effin time! And what's his problem anyways? I still say that sounds like an awesome job to have. Though I do prefer Brimstone's method of having to shoot them in the eyes.
EDIT: one more Reaper comment I forgot to make. I didn't realize the lawyer chick friend was Original Cindy from Dark Angel! She looked familiar in the first ep, and I couldn't quite place her. I guess because her hair is straight instead of curly here.
Anyways, is it me, or was last night's SVU one of the most preposterous eps ever?!! First off, the first red herring case, the younger sister getting raped by the sexsomniac. Did they even verify that the guy has it?! Its like last week, they made Miranda jump through all these hoops to prove she was really suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder or whatever the hell Balki and Huang says its called now. Even when she was pretty convincing, they were still skeptical. And it turns out she was making the whole thing up. So you think they'd be even more skeptical about what Stabler would usually refer to as a "BS psych defense".
But no, the guy and his lawyer are all "sexsomnia!" and they're all "Dang, I guess he walks!" No bothering to get Huang to examine him or asking for proof or anything. WTF?! So the real crime is the older sister getting kidnapped. So angry dad posts a reward and directs them to Manhattan SVUs tipline and Lake says he got a real tip, which is some girl saying she "thinks the kidnapped chick is in Another Universe"! Yeah, that's a great legitimate tip there! Even if he knows it an obvious Second Life rip off, why the hell would that be a legitimate tip? "Yeah, that girl plays this virtual life online thingy!" What makes him think that its relevant? I mean, it turns out to be relevant, but that's something that should easily have been overlooked/ignored.
And then the chick they talk to, she's like totally unembarrased at showing off her dorky little virtual life. (And given that she knew kidnapped girl from school and they ran a business in the game together, she doesn't think she's on Another Youniverse, she KNOWS she is. Get your verbs right!) So they go to the creator, and just when you think he's going to be, "I can't give out my customers personal info, get a warrant" he's all, "Sure, here is this customer's private info." Which makes it even more ridiculous later when Liv tells him to make the sun rise so they can find the cabin in the game and he's all hesitant. "I'll give out my customers personal info, but making the sun rise in this virtual world and possibly 'freaking out' its denizens? No wai!"
Anyways, they track down some suspects, including an employee of some bookstore owned by Locke's dad. Its like gee, Locke's dad, I'm sure you're only here to play a bit part and have nothing to do with the case! And they let a sexsomniac on his word that lsv('I have this condition, you see'), but employee hung out online with someone who has an alibi for the kidnapping, so he's obviously guilty, let's arrest him?
Owel, it did end hilariously. First, since they couldn't get him on the murder of his first victim since she wasn't actually dead, Stabler gets him on jaywalking because the guy ignored the traffic sign. And then when they bring the girl in to see him, he's all, "Damn baby, you got old!" And its not like she was hideous, she was still fairly attractive, I think. And if only he kissed her ass, he wouldn't be going to jail. For what, I'm not sure, I can't see what they can get him on.
On Reaper, Andi clearly has a thing for him. Hmm, we're on cart collection duty together, lets blow it off and go on movie dates! You got on these crappy shifts? Let me harass the manager until he punishes me by putting me on the same shift as you. I guess you could argue she thinks he's a really great friend and likes hanging out with him. But c'mon! She's not currently attached, gives him sentimental gifts for his b-day, if this is reading too much into things, can you really blame a person for thinking that?
Of course, the fact that the devil keeps trying to help him out with that should make one suspicious. He says he just doing him a favor, but its the frickin' devil! Obviously everything has a price. And I'm suspicious that her father's death two years ago is more than it seems.
Anyways, the only thing that bugs me about this show is how Sam drags his feet. I guess that's his personality, but how can he shirk this. Its the devil! Its not like he can worm his way out of it! And just because he did the first job doesn't mean the devil can no longer threaten to take his mom's soul instead! And like the devil pointed out, these escaped souls are killing people. Its one thing if the devil was making you do something despicable and evil, but innocents are getting slaughtered! Do your duty, man!
You could argue in the beginning he didn't know people were dying, but even when he did, he was still taking his sweet effin time! And what's his problem anyways? I still say that sounds like an awesome job to have. Though I do prefer Brimstone's method of having to shoot them in the eyes.
EDIT: one more Reaper comment I forgot to make. I didn't realize the lawyer chick friend was Original Cindy from Dark Angel! She looked familiar in the first ep, and I couldn't quite place her. I guess because her hair is straight instead of curly here.
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