Sunday, August 17, 2008

Hero, part 1


Ohh ADA Casey Novak. In a show where I truly love every character, you may be the blinding light. I didn't even like you at first. You seemed prissy. Anti-cop. Anti-Benson, anti-Stabler. But then, in some episode, it clicked for me. It really pisses you off when people get off on technicalities. And frankly, the special case squad can get a little cowboy with their tactics sometimes. And when they hand things over to you, you're the realist. No one wants to be the one to say 'Seriously guys, punching him first was not a good idea'. But someone has to be, and you often choke it up and do just that. Frankly, for a while, I thought you were a little flat, a little cold. But then you revealed that fiance with schizophrenia that you kicked out of your life, who showed up dead one year later. Then you mindfucked a psychopath with a supermax sentence that fulfilled all the terms of your deal. And lastly, you provided me with a quote that I can't stop hearing in my head this year, that made me really feel like we may be two of a kind.

Benson: Casey, you're drowning in this.
Novak: I'm a big girl. I can swim.

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