Season 10, Ep. 1 - Trials
The day we have all been waiting for has finally come and gone (until next week). I can't say that it was a great episode, but I have renewed faith in the writers. Why? Because they finally made Olivia realize that she has to face the fact that she was almost raped. I was afraid that they weren't going to bring it up again. At the end of last season I started writing a FF about Olivia and what would happen when she finally couldn't take it any more. Of course I like my version, but at least they addressed it. At the beginning of the episode when she said that she hadn't gotten much sleep, I knew something was up and was excited to see what was happening. When Cragen sent her home early, I was happy and sad at the same time when she started having flashbacks from Undercover. I was afraid though, that she was gonna be all tough about it and keep trudging on. But after she talked to Caitlyn, I knew there was no way that she would let herself crumble like that. Even though I knew that, I didn't think that she would get help right away. I am interested to see how often they address it in future episodes. I really, really hope she says something to Elliot. From the look of next week's episode, they won't be doing much talking, 'cause he will have a lot on his mind already.
I was I'm kinda mad that Fin wants to leave. It seemed sorta out of the blue. Or is it just me? I know it was hard for him in Undercover too, but I don't remember him saying anything about wanting to leave. And why didn't anyone say anything about Lake? Not that I ever really paid him much noticed, but he was arrested. And go figure that Elliot's stolen credit card comes back to his daughter's boyfriend. I don't have any kids, so I don't know how he feels about his family, but I don't like them. Next week's episode is gonna be pure angst, I can feel it. There seems to be nothing but trouble whenever his family is around. And though I think that he and Olivia would be good for each other, I don't necessarily thing they should hook up. They are good friends, and I miss the relationship they had in the first few seasons. It seems that so much stuff has come between them and they have let it build up because they don't want to face it; maybe thinking that it is better left alone. But they need that friendship, it keeps them sane.
I want Casey back!! That's another thing they didn't address. Yeah, they told us she was leaving, but I wanted a little bit more than that. The new A.D.A. - I don't know what I think. The first few episodes are going to be weird, because she is new; new to them and new to us. She is trying to prove that she deserves the position and I think it is going to be annoying at first. So, I am not going to judge her yet. Give her time. Hey, she noticed that Olivia wasn't in there . .