#jack mccoy

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid in Law & Order, 06x07 - Humiliation

[girlvasectomy]

silly cringy law & order svu oc... my baby girl matidle mccoy

[spockvarietyhour]

They won't stop saying Upyourbutt.net (domain might be up for grabs)

[blackoutpoet]

I will never get over these two.

[someclerksdog]

Persistence hunter

Adaptable, opportunistic, indefatigable

Scrappy, social, hierarchical, loud

Ruthless Eater: Runs you down, breaks your leg, rips you up and starts eating you alive, walks away 20 pounds heavier with blood and a smile on his face

"INEVITABLE DISCOVERY"

Ambush predator

Lounger-leaner, minimum effort exerted whenever possible

Quiet, dignified, solitary

Silent Assassin: calm and courteous right up until the moment he STRIKES and you're immediately super dead and he just cleans his claws and placidly strolls away because eating you would just be unseemly

"SIR"

[lenny-briscoe]

[thecrimsonfog]

one problem i have with law & order (the original) is how they treat sexual assault victims. it really feels like the episodes that deal with sexual assault end one of three ways.

the perpetrator goes free. (i'm looking at YOU, damaged)

the victim secretly liked it. (leslie harlan i am so sorry)

the victim was lying. (literally just every episode that tries to deal w rape)

!!spoilers for law and order s6 e5, s6 e16 & s8 e22 below the cut!!

!!spoilers for criminal minds s9 e23 below the cut!!

and i know of the victim-blaming culture that existed in the 90's. i KNOW that was the reality of the time. but i watched 6x05 yesterday and holy shit. so from how everyone talks about that episode and leslie, i expected more of a karla homolka inspired ending, or for it to be like 6x16 where they replicate the homolka case with Jenna Weber, or like the criminal minds episode, mr & mrs anderson. but no. they literally do not prove that she orchestrated it, just that her and the kidnapper may have been in the same bar once or twice. and then mccoy implies MULTIPLE TIMES TO HER FACE that she secretly enjoyed being raped. that she was in love with him and wanted it the whole time. that she wasn't a victim because she acted "domestically" around his (HER LITERAL FUCKING CAPTOR OF SIX MONTHS BTW) friends. that, because she talked with him about her life TO AVOID BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, it meant that she was in love with the man who kidnapped and raped her. be so fucking for real.

i love mccoy. he's one of my favourite characters! but that episode was so 1990's and it is enraging to watch. i almost turned it off halfway through because i could not handle the fact that they wouldn't stop trying to pin everything on her.

AND THEN SHE GETS CONVICTED???????????? OF F O U R MURDERS????? GUYS. GUYS ARE WE BEING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.

there are certain law & order episodes that i will never rewatch because of how they treat sexual assault victims, and this is one of them. damaged is another one; god i hate that motherfucking judge.

it literally gets to a point where it feels so repetitive. it genuinely feels every single female rape victim on this show was either in on it or is lying- unless they are dead, of course, but that's an issue i don't have the energy to talk about right now.

whenever a woman mentions being raped on the show and it is a main focus of the episode i have to look up the ending because i can't take another misogynistic "twist" reveal.

tldr: while i do love law and order, it is definitely a product of its time.

@jjellecubed , @elsyageorgia

[atomicrebelfire]

Why Did No One Tell Me OG Law & Order Is the Best of the Franchise??

Okay, I need to scream about this for a second.

I’ve been binging OG Law & Order and… wow. Everyone hypes SVU (and sure, it’s famous), but honestly? The original is where the real magic is—especially seasons 5–9. The cases are sharp, the cast lineups are insane, and Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy?? A powerhouse. Love love love.

Why OG Works Better

What makes OG stand out is how case-driven it is. Every episode feels like two shows in one—half detective work, half courtroom drama. Tight storytelling, no filler. SVU, for all its popularity, often sidelines the cases to focus on Olivia’s personal arcs. OG sprinkles just enough personal stuff in between, so you crave the next glimpse without it overwhelming the story.

And the ensemble cast? Unmatched. Briscoe, Logan, Rey, Schiff, Claire, McCoy—each brought a generational balance. No one was overshadowed, they all played off each other, which made the show feel bigger than just “one star character.”

McCoy + Claire + Schiff = Peak

Speaking of balance, I’ll never forgive the choice to kill Claire. That trio was gold:

Schiff as the weary-but-wise authority figure,

Claire as the challenger and grounding presence,

McCoy as the courtroom firebrand.

Together, they pulled out dimensions in each other. Claire especially drew out Jack’s bratty, chaotic sides in ways that humanized him. Later ADAs often just looked up to McCoy instead of pushing back, which flattened the dynamic.

Behind the scenes, Jill Hennessy wanted out, but instead of recasting Claire, Dick Wolf decided killing her would “give McCoy more depth.” 🙄 But honestly? Wouldn’t it have been deeper to show him finally trying (after two failed marriages) to figure out work-life balance? That’s growth. Instead, they locked him into the “lone courtroom warrior” box.

The Lone Wolf Problem

And that’s kind of Wolf’s whole philosophy across the franchises, right? To be the top of your game, you have to be alone. McCoy. Olivia. Stabler. They get written into that “lone wolf genius” corner. But what if the braver choice was showing that you can be brilliant and still have connection, still have balance? That would’ve been far richer.

Later Seasons… Meh

By the time I hit season 18 with Cutter and Rubirosa… I’m bored. They’re polished and good-looking, but flat. No spark, no tension. It’s so noticeable after the electric eras with Briscoe, Logan, Rey, Schiff, Claire, and early McCoy. The later ADAs felt more like mentees orbiting Jack than equals who could challenge him.

My ADA/DA Era Ranking (aka fight me in the notes):

McCoy + Claire Kincaid + Schiff — Peak. Balance. Sparks. Chaos. Brilliance.

McCoy + Jamie Ross + Schiff — Jamie had bite and perspective. She was principled but still knew how to push back.

McCoy + Abbie Carmichael + Schiff — Abbie’s fire and sharp edges made her the perfect counterweight to Jack.

Stone + Robinette + Schiff — The blueprint. Pure, case-first storytelling.

McCoy + Alexandra Borgia + Branch — Short-lived but promising. She had heart and grit before Wolf undercut her by fridging her.

McCoy + Serena Southerlyn + Branch — Serena was intelligent, but came across as high-handed and privileged, often missing real-world grounding.

McCoy + Cutter + Rubirosa — Polished, but flat and forgettable.

Anyway. Justice for Claire. Justice for the golden years when Law & Order was truly about the law and the order.