#rotps

[svu-bracket]

finals (round 11)

which is the better episode?

season 1 episode 1, payback

season 7 episode 19, fault

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

Voting ended onNov 17, 2023

THE TOP TWO EPISODES IN THIS POLL WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND NEXT WEEK!

episode descriptions under the cut

payback -> stabler and benson investigate the murder and castration of a new york cab driver. they discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by the police (imdb). pilot babey! moments of note (to me), "do you think this is healthy for you?"

fault -> a serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children (imdb). Girl. moments of note (to me), fin's reaction to liv post getting slashed in the throat is always funny. how does she make you do anything?"

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

[usermoiraine]

[svu-bracket]

championship (round 12)

which is Episode Of All Time?

season 7 episode 19, fault

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

Voting ended onNov 24, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

fault -> a serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children (imdb). Girl. moments of note (to me), fin's reaction to liv post getting slashed in the throat is always funny. how does she make you do anything?"

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

[svu-bracket]

semifinals (round 10)

which is the better episode

season 10 episode 3, swing

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

Voting ended onNov 10, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

swing -> stabler is forced to confront his mother and the ghosts of his childhood when he learns that his daughter is in trouble with the law and in desperate need of psychiatric attention (imdb). ellen burstyn first appearance as bernie stabler + emmy win! moments of note (to me), "i can see why you scare the pants off kathy." liv benson stabler family crisis manager. allison silko goes hard and we just never talk about that.

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

[svu-bracket]

playoffs (round 2)

which is the better episode?

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

season 23 episode 6, the five hundredth episode

Voting ended onSep 15, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

500 -> amaro and olivia's ex-boyfriend burton lowe ask svu for help with overturning a wrongful conviction in one of cragen's old cases (imdb). moments of note (to me), olivia fucks . melinda warner sighting! nick and liv fight. "i'm just time traveling."

[svu-bracket]

quarterfinals (round 7)

which is the better episode?

season 8 episode 11, burned

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

Voting ended onOct 20, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

burned -> elliot thinks a possible rape victim is lying to enhance her divorce settlement. but olivia thinks it's a sign of her husband's escalating violence, and believes that stabler's judgment is clouded because of his divorce (imdb). moments of note (to me), "is that a flower in your cup?"

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

[chronically-ghosted]

Ooooh omg could I please ask about riders of the purple sapir? 💖💕

Your words made him twitch. He finally pulled his knees to his chest, cradling the rifle to his chest. If he could melt through the walls, he would have tried. You pushed further, pressing a finger to the throbbing bruise that he spent so much of his life trying to cover. A broken bone that never set properly. “Is this what you wanted for your life?” You asked after a moment. “Out here on some misbegotten planet, protecting some stranger . . . is this all you hoped for, what you dreamed of when you were a foundling?” He turned his gaze to you.  “What else is there?”  In the silence that stretched out between you, in between the moans of the bantha, the lothcat appeared again, meowing, and slipped out from the shadows.

I am genuinely so so so excited to share this one! It's a Western first, and a Star Wars second -- set about 10 years before the events of season 1. This was actually the first fic I started writing for the PPCU but it got to be much bigger than I could chew. But I'm hoping to use this for Nanowrimo and finally finish the bastard!

THANK YOU FOR ASKING!

[byactualaccounts]

Man, Olivia goes through it during ROTPS. I'm rewatching it and I just wanna hug her.