SVU Season Finale Drinky- "Zebras"
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cabenson"Zebras"
A murder in Central Park that involves a tourist puts the SVU on high alert, but when the suspect they've brought in for questioning escapes, Munch has to reach out to an ex-wife in an effort to prevent another killing that's closer to home.
Guest stars: Carol Kane and Nick Stahl
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badtyler. Got a favorite BT/MM/Mollie story, share it with us during the "pre-party" before the show.
And because they are fun to revisit, and we had so much fun coming up with them back in the day, we will play by the
(as compiled on TWoP by sravenk )
Not all of the characters are still here (thank god, Lurchy), but those days on TWoP were some of the best times I have ever had...so, drink up and snark hard, bitches!
General: drink if the episode contains:
Continuity! Irony! Foreshadowing!
A story to explain the episode title
A plot Ripped! From! The! Headlines! or, similarly, and even lazier in the writing department,
Ripped! From! a Previous Episode!
A nauseating happy ending
Or whenever this show induces vomiting
Places and locations (shot and mentioned):
Hudson University (Any character works, studies, or any crime scene is located there) Plus a bonus swig if when Hudson University is mentioned, Stabler says, "Maureen goes there."
When they actually use the right locations for stuff
When you recognize where a scene was shot
Revelations at the Convenient Parking Meter of Exposition
Plot is advanced over discussion of the case at the urinals (usually involves Cragen)
Wardrobe:
Benson and Stabler in Jeans of Hotness.
Hot NYPD jackets.
Pretty much anything Casey wears.
Inappropriate/unprofessional attire (see above, re: Casey; also may include O!livia’s tight tank tops and sky-blue turtlenecks, with or without belly showing)
O!livia’s scarves of uselessness
Olivia's sunglasses of redundancy (thanks for reminding me, tarheel!)
Funny hats worn by any character
Viewer reactions:
Perception of real or imagined Shout-outs to TWoPpers.
Inappropriate laughter
You're actually surprised by a twist
Intentional, scripted jokes actually make you laugh
Character moments:
Elliot: "Screw confidentiality! Think of the children!"
The Stabler tie-tuck.
Mention of Stabler's kids.
Stabler says, "I'm a father" or “you’re not a father” or “if you had children you would understand”
Elliot phones ChemistrylessKathy
Distraught woman takes solace in Stabler's big, strong arms
Elliot yells to alert the perp before he starts chasing.
Olivia/Elliot Banter or argument
Benson or Stabler engage in the ineffectual slink-walk.
Benson and Stabler pull their guns.
Elliot and Olivia are mistaken for a married couple
She-Hulk O!livia/gun-toting O!livia
They mention that Olivia's a Child of Rape
Benson!Is!Straight! anvils
Olivia has to restrain a female
Olivia uses her acute sense of fashion and her nose for perfume to solve a crime.
Olivia and Alex invade each other's personal space
Olivia suggests she and Stabler do a 2-on-1
Olivia goes in without backup
Olivia hands her card to someone who later ends up dead. Finding Olivia's Business Card of Death on the victim is particularly drink!worthy.
Fin says “That’s messed up” (plus variations of the phrase)
Fin gets personally involved in a junkie's recovery/relapse
Fin and Munch get sent to do the dirty work. Extra drink if they complain about it.
Munch's ex wives get mentioned
Munch goes off on one of his little conspiracy-theory tangents
Any character Taking!It!Personally!
Huang points out the obvious.
Huang makes you want to take a shower
Casey Raps.
Casey Lurches.
“Can you explain it to me?”
Casey makes you cry out, “I miss Alex!”
ME Warner shows up at the crime scene (extra swig if she’s wearing a hat)
Cragen tells someone to go home or take a couple of days off
Cragen tells the detectives to tread lightly over Society/Politically Connected People
Cragen has snacks in his office
Cragen (or anyone else) recommends a visit to the department shrink
Cabot and Cragen have a bonding moment
Alex shows emotion
Alex's legs make an appearance
Alex imperiously snarks on her colleagues
Alex gets surprised by a motion
Alex references the death penalty to a perp
Alex is called a bitch outside the courtroom (extra if it is to her face, and another if she doesn’t even flinch)
Judge Petrosky throws a disapproving glare Alex's way.
Alex sasses a judge with her hot "whatever" face plus an insincere apology
Paramedics, lab techs, and other tertiary law enforcement characters are cast as sassy ethnic clichés.
Appearance of repeat offenders (actors who have shown up before in any L&O franchise in a different role)
Episode features at least one actor (other than Meloni) who appeared on Oz
Suspect makes meta-statement about the show
Suspect attacks the one-way mirror
Suspects knowing police procedure
Notable quotations not tied specifically to one character:
"Do you have children?"
"We're not vice"
"I'll have your badge!" and "I am the police!"
Any version of the "We can get a court order!" "You do what you have to do, Detective," conversation.
Any variations on the Last-Minute (Un)-dramatic Courtroom (or squadroom) Confession
Other Frequently Used Patterns/Moments/Contrivances:
Whenever they get a hot dog or pretzel from a vendor, or get lunch ordered in
Mention of the Rat Squad.
Violation of civil liberties (bonus if Stabler is the violator and Benson just stands back mumbling his name with a concerned look on her face)
Victim/witness says "You can't protect me."
Offer of police protection that results in bodily harm or death to protected.
The cops feel guilty about getting someone killed
Cell Phone of Plot Advancement makes an appearance
Characters talking with their mouths full
Someone calls an ambulance a bus
Any use of a blacklight
Whenever a relative of the victim sees a suspect in the Hallway of Ill-timed Incendiary Encounters.
The detectives go upstairs
Blaming the victim
Acting out the crime on one of Our Heroes
Upstate/Downstate conflict and Federal/State conflict
Shining a light in a dark place (literally or figuratively)
Characters having trouble with Fin's name
Any of our heroes attacking inanimate objects
Legal lack of continuity
Vigilante publics.
Evil Corporation is responsible
Random people hit on or remark on the sexiness of our heroes
Product placement
A serial killer or otherwise evil perp has a mother who smothered him/her, neglected him/her, abused him/her, was a whore, or was (and sometimes still is) his/her lover
Grammatical hijinx
Homicide references
A Detective puts together from memory random clues previously considered unimportant in time to solve a crime
Wealthy older woman wearing pearls is the perp, or socialites in general are presented as evil sociopaths.
Redundant dialogue
A therapist gives a long, dry lecture on a social ill or addiction, and the detectives act as if they've never heard of it or seen it on Jerry Springer
Insubordination
Crimes involving subways happen on the 1/9 line between Times Square and 96th street.
Extremely convenient photos (and other evidentiary contrivances)
A murder in Central Park that involves a tourist puts the SVU on high alert, but when the suspect they've brought in for questioning escapes, Munch has to reach out to an ex-wife in an effort to prevent another killing that's closer to home.
Guest stars: Carol Kane and Nick Stahl
Tonight is about remembering
badtyler. Got a favorite BT/MM/Mollie story, share it with us during the "pre-party" before the show. And because they are fun to revisit, and we had so much fun coming up with them back in the day, we will play by the
(as compiled on TWoP by sravenk )
Not all of the characters are still here (thank god, Lurchy), but those days on TWoP were some of the best times I have ever had...so, drink up and snark hard, bitches!
General: drink if the episode contains:
Continuity! Irony! Foreshadowing!
A story to explain the episode title
A plot Ripped! From! The! Headlines! or, similarly, and even lazier in the writing department,
Ripped! From! a Previous Episode!
A nauseating happy ending
Or whenever this show induces vomiting
Places and locations (shot and mentioned):
Hudson University (Any character works, studies, or any crime scene is located there) Plus a bonus swig if when Hudson University is mentioned, Stabler says, "Maureen goes there."
When they actually use the right locations for stuff
When you recognize where a scene was shot
Revelations at the Convenient Parking Meter of Exposition
Plot is advanced over discussion of the case at the urinals (usually involves Cragen)
Wardrobe:
Benson and Stabler in Jeans of Hotness.
Hot NYPD jackets.
Pretty much anything Casey wears.
Inappropriate/unprofessional attire (see above, re: Casey; also may include O!livia’s tight tank tops and sky-blue turtlenecks, with or without belly showing)
O!livia’s scarves of uselessness
Olivia's sunglasses of redundancy (thanks for reminding me, tarheel!)
Funny hats worn by any character
Viewer reactions:
Perception of real or imagined Shout-outs to TWoPpers.
Inappropriate laughter
You're actually surprised by a twist
Intentional, scripted jokes actually make you laugh
Character moments:
Elliot: "Screw confidentiality! Think of the children!"
The Stabler tie-tuck.
Mention of Stabler's kids.
Stabler says, "I'm a father" or “you’re not a father” or “if you had children you would understand”
Elliot phones ChemistrylessKathy
Distraught woman takes solace in Stabler's big, strong arms
Elliot yells to alert the perp before he starts chasing.
Olivia/Elliot Banter or argument
Benson or Stabler engage in the ineffectual slink-walk.
Benson and Stabler pull their guns.
Elliot and Olivia are mistaken for a married couple
She-Hulk O!livia/gun-toting O!livia
They mention that Olivia's a Child of Rape
Benson!Is!Straight! anvils
Olivia has to restrain a female
Olivia uses her acute sense of fashion and her nose for perfume to solve a crime.
Olivia and Alex invade each other's personal space
Olivia suggests she and Stabler do a 2-on-1
Olivia goes in without backup
Olivia hands her card to someone who later ends up dead. Finding Olivia's Business Card of Death on the victim is particularly drink!worthy.
Fin says “That’s messed up” (plus variations of the phrase)
Fin gets personally involved in a junkie's recovery/relapse
Fin and Munch get sent to do the dirty work. Extra drink if they complain about it.
Munch's ex wives get mentioned
Munch goes off on one of his little conspiracy-theory tangents
Any character Taking!It!Personally!
Huang points out the obvious.
Huang makes you want to take a shower
Casey Raps.
Casey Lurches.
“Can you explain it to me?”
Casey makes you cry out, “I miss Alex!”
ME Warner shows up at the crime scene (extra swig if she’s wearing a hat)
Cragen tells someone to go home or take a couple of days off
Cragen tells the detectives to tread lightly over Society/Politically Connected People
Cragen has snacks in his office
Cragen (or anyone else) recommends a visit to the department shrink
Cabot and Cragen have a bonding moment
Alex shows emotion
Alex's legs make an appearance
Alex imperiously snarks on her colleagues
Alex gets surprised by a motion
Alex references the death penalty to a perp
Alex is called a bitch outside the courtroom (extra if it is to her face, and another if she doesn’t even flinch)
Judge Petrosky throws a disapproving glare Alex's way.
Alex sasses a judge with her hot "whatever" face plus an insincere apology
Paramedics, lab techs, and other tertiary law enforcement characters are cast as sassy ethnic clichés.
Appearance of repeat offenders (actors who have shown up before in any L&O franchise in a different role)
Episode features at least one actor (other than Meloni) who appeared on Oz
Suspect makes meta-statement about the show
Suspect attacks the one-way mirror
Suspects knowing police procedure
Notable quotations not tied specifically to one character:
"Do you have children?"
"We're not vice"
"I'll have your badge!" and "I am the police!"
Any version of the "We can get a court order!" "You do what you have to do, Detective," conversation.
Any variations on the Last-Minute (Un)-dramatic Courtroom (or squadroom) Confession
Other Frequently Used Patterns/Moments/Contrivances:
Whenever they get a hot dog or pretzel from a vendor, or get lunch ordered in
Mention of the Rat Squad.
Violation of civil liberties (bonus if Stabler is the violator and Benson just stands back mumbling his name with a concerned look on her face)
Victim/witness says "You can't protect me."
Offer of police protection that results in bodily harm or death to protected.
The cops feel guilty about getting someone killed
Cell Phone of Plot Advancement makes an appearance
Characters talking with their mouths full
Someone calls an ambulance a bus
Any use of a blacklight
Whenever a relative of the victim sees a suspect in the Hallway of Ill-timed Incendiary Encounters.
The detectives go upstairs
Blaming the victim
Acting out the crime on one of Our Heroes
Upstate/Downstate conflict and Federal/State conflict
Shining a light in a dark place (literally or figuratively)
Characters having trouble with Fin's name
Any of our heroes attacking inanimate objects
Legal lack of continuity
Vigilante publics.
Evil Corporation is responsible
Random people hit on or remark on the sexiness of our heroes
Product placement
A serial killer or otherwise evil perp has a mother who smothered him/her, neglected him/her, abused him/her, was a whore, or was (and sometimes still is) his/her lover
Grammatical hijinx
Homicide references
A Detective puts together from memory random clues previously considered unimportant in time to solve a crime
Wealthy older woman wearing pearls is the perp, or socialites in general are presented as evil sociopaths.
Redundant dialogue
A therapist gives a long, dry lecture on a social ill or addiction, and the detectives act as if they've never heard of it or seen it on Jerry Springer
Insubordination
Crimes involving subways happen on the 1/9 line between Times Square and 96th street.
Extremely convenient photos (and other evidentiary contrivances)
