To me it's not about there not being ongoing character development and exploration, but more what is the A plot of the episode?
Oh, sure. But in the early seasons of L&O, it was possible to develop and explore characters by watching them do their jobs. I don't think that's really so any more, but I haven't watched it regularly in years.
Hell, I even get itchy when a character starts resonating with the A plot.
I guess it depends, for me. The recent
Sam gets all mushy thinking about Barbara Ehrenreich-type low-wage workers
episode was an annoying instance of same; the one from a couple of years ago, where HDT talked Joan of Arcadia down off a ledge by telling her his sad childhood, without us knowing whether it was true or not till afterwards, worked for me.
I saw that earlier Steph, and I can't tell you how massively offended I am.
"Morphine?" "No thanks, I've already had some." "Oh. Okay. Cigarette?"
HDT talked Joan of Arcadia down off a ledge by telling her his sad childhood, without us knowing whether it was true or not till afterwards, worked for me.
Ooh, that was a good one -- I just saw it for the first time recently.
I don't have any room to be more offended by Dick Cheney.
We in the blue states ALWAYS wear parkas to funerals.
There are an unusually high number of women named "Sam" on tv.
I don't think I know any women named "Sam" irl. Nor men, for that matter.
Wait! I am acquainted with one little girl named "Sam".
Well, I guess that makes it all alright.
I was engaged to a woman named Sam.
I had a roomie named Sam.
I don't have any room to be more offended by Dick Cheney.
exact-a-mundo.
I AM LEAVING WORK IN 15 MINUTES! OMG I AM SO BORED!
