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Before it had even premiered,
Law & Order: Organized Crime promised a new take on the police procedural. Instead of cases of the week, there would be one season-long investigation. The show, from Dick Wolf, Ilene Chaiken, and Matt Olmstead, wouldn’t simply lionize the NYPD, as so many cop shows (including much of Wolf’s oeuvre) have for much of the last four decades. More specifically, Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a walking, talking civil rights violation, would realize that his way of doing things would no longer be tolerated. This time, there would be checks and balances instead of just an exasperated speech by Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) or solemn head shake from Detective (now Captain) Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay).
Before it had even premiered, Law & Order: Organized Crime promised a new take on the police procedural. Instead of cases of the week, there would be one season-long investigation. The show, from Dick Wolf, Ilene Chaiken, and Matt Olmstead, wouldn’t simply lionize the NYPD, as so many cop shows (including much of Wolf’s oeuvre) have for much of the last four decades. More specifically, Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a walking,.
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Law & Order: Organized Crime “Not Your Father’s Organized Crime” was written by Ilene Chaiken and was directed by Ken Girotti, whose other
many credits include
Orphan Black, and
Law & Order: Criminal Intent. This episode seemed more fast-paced than the first episode, or maybe the show is just hitting its stride? Christopher Meloni (Stabler) delivers a performance that made me remember why I’d been so eager to review this show. I’m also already really liking the dynamic between him and Bell (Danielle Mone Truitt). I love how bitchy Sloomaekers (Ainsley Seiger) is about everything! And I’m also really impressed with Nicky Torchia as Eli.
Law & Order: Organized Crime theoretically began with “What Happens in Puglia” directed by Fred Berner with the story by Dick Wolf, Ilene Chaiken and Matt Olmstead and the teleplay by showrunner Chaiken. I tuned in as a fan of Christopher Meloni (Elliot Stabler). Color me stupid for assuming that the series began here with episode one. If you, like me, tuned in and suddenly realized you were in medias res, I’m betting you were pissed off too. This is one of the reasons that I stopped watching the L
aw & Order franchises – the stupid crossover stories. So. Yeah. Apparently, this story started on