In this post and your last post about SVU, you said exactly what I love about this show. The characters are just great. I love each one of them, mostly because they are so real. They deal with such raw material that their emotions, although hidden, are often very near the surface and each deals in his/her own way, showing his/her own flaws.
I also love that the female characters are written like people I know. I'm not a lawyer or have any law enforcement background, so I can't speak for the subject matter they deal with, but I have been in the workplace a long time and these are people that make sense to me. I like all the characters, except most of the sleaze bag defense lawyers, and of course the perps, but even some of them have redeeming qualities.
The show has no easy answers. No real shortcuts. It's just life in raw form. Disturbing, but compelling at the same time.
As far as A/O fic recs, (and I love A/O even more than I love E/O), one of the best is "The Sum of Contadictions" by beurre_blanc. It's a series of stories that starts at ep 2x01 and continues. You'll have to friend her but she loves that so just do it and enjoy. :) For something a little lighter, I also love Connecticut McPhee's fic on alex_liv_lovers. Unfortunately, you'll have to search the tags on that site to find her fic. She goes by cmcphee. There are lots of other good fics in that comm as well.
After you've watched S5's "Loss", I recommend Harriet's "Spark" trilogy. (Scroll down page to Harriet to get to links of all three stories). Don't read this one if you haven't seen "Loss". It won't make nearly as much sense.
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Date: 2008-10-07 03:47 pm (UTC)From:I also love that the female characters are written like people I know. I'm not a lawyer or have any law enforcement background, so I can't speak for the subject matter they deal with, but I have been in the workplace a long time and these are people that make sense to me. I like all the characters, except most of the sleaze bag defense lawyers, and of course the perps, but even some of them have redeeming qualities.
The show has no easy answers. No real shortcuts. It's just life in raw form. Disturbing, but compelling at the same time.
As far as A/O fic recs, (and I love A/O even more than I love E/O), one of the best is "The Sum of Contadictions" by
After you've watched S5's "Loss", I recommend Harriet's "Spark" trilogy. (Scroll down page to Harriet to get to links of all three stories). Don't read this one if you haven't seen "Loss". It won't make nearly as much sense.
That's it for starters! Cheers!