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This was a strong episode (damaged by the hackneyed Donovan subplot), but what
shocked me the most was Mariska's work in the final few scenes. Her reaction to
Alex's shooting, her grief, her sense of shock at seeing Alex alive again and
her devastation that she was going away...she was playing those scenes on a
WHOLE other level than any of the other performers. Some of the best acting
I've ever seen from her.

That last scene should have had Cragen. He and Alex were close and he should
have known she was alive.

I'll miss Alex. She brought credibility, intelligence, and integrity to SVU.
She was in a single glance what Angie Harmon and Elisabeth Rohm have never even
come close to.

>This was a strong episode (damaged by the hackneyed Donovan subplot), but
>what
>shocked me the most was Mariska's work in the final few scenes. Her reaction
>to
>Alex's shooting, her grief, her sense of shock at seeing Alex alive again
>and
>her devastation that she was going away...she was playing those scenes on
>a
>WHOLE other level than any of the other performers. Some of the best acting
>I've ever seen from her.
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>That last scene should have had Cragen. He and Alex were close and he should
>have known she was alive.
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>I'll miss Alex. She brought credibility, intelligence, and integrity to
>SVU.
>She was in a single glance what Angie Harmon and Elisabeth Rohm have never
>even
>come close to.

***I agree regarding Mariska's performance, but to tell you the truth, I
thought the way it was written and directed was weird. Neither Stabler nor
Benson acted the least bit *happy* to see that Alex was alive. C'mon. Imagine
you discover that a friend you thought was dead was actually alive. Don't you
think you might at least crack a smile? Express at least a little bit of
happiness? Most people would probably throw their arms around her. I thought
the reactions were all wrong, however well-acted.

Maggie

"When you're arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing." --
author unknown

her being the daughter of jayne mansfield, i thought i never had to
worry about any overacting on her part.


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> This was a strong episode (damaged by the hackneyed Donovan subplot), but what
> shocked me the most was Mariska's work in the final few scenes. Her reaction to
> Alex's shooting, her grief, her sense of shock at seeing Alex alive again and
> her devastation that she was going away...she was playing those scenes on a
> WHOLE other level than any of the other performers. Some of the best acting
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> maggie8097@aol.comSPAMBLOC (Maggie) wrote:



>***I agree regarding Mariska's performance, but to tell you the truth, I
>thought the way it was written and directed was weird. Neither Stabler nor
>Benson acted the least bit *happy* to see that Alex was alive. C'mon.
>Imagine
>you discover that a friend you thought was dead was actually alive. Don't
>you
>think you might at least crack a smile? Express at least a little bit of
>happiness? Most people would probably throw their arms around her. I
>thought
>the reactions were all wrong, however well-acted.
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They had literally a moment to see her. That only gave time for shock. Alex had
just died in front of them only days earlier, and here she was, alive, going
away for possibly the rest of her life.

Olivia seemed so devastated by the whole thing that I couldn't help wondering
if Mariska was playing something which was not written in the script.

>> maggie8097@aol.comSPAMBLOC (Maggie) wrote:
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>>***I agree regarding Mariska's performance, but to tell you the truth,
> I
>>thought the way it was written and directed was weird. Neither Stabler
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>>Benson acted the least bit *happy* to see that Alex was alive. C'mon.
>>Imagine
>>you discover that a friend you thought was dead was actually alive. Don't
>>you
>>think you might at least crack a smile? Express at least a little bit
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>>happiness? Most people would probably throw their arms around her. I
>>thought
>>the reactions were all wrong, however well-acted.
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>They had literally a moment to see her. That only gave time for shock. Alex
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>away for possibly the rest of her life.

***So you would have just stood there staring and crying?

I don't believe it for a nanosecond.

Maggie

"When you're arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing." --
author unknown

>Olivia seemed so devastated by the whole thing that I couldn't help wondering
>if Mariska was playing something which was not written in the script.

I wondered that, too.

> maggie8097@aol.comSPAMBLOC (Maggie) wrote:



>***So you would have just stood there staring and crying?
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Every person has a different reaction to an event. If someone I loved was dead
and I found out they were alive and I could only see them for a split second,
then shock would probably be one of my major feelings.

I agree with you about Mariska's performance. However, I was not
surprised, they've always been kindred sprits - sometimes a little too
emotionally involved in their cases.

Of course I also feel Mariska was relieved because how many times have
we seen her threatened, "that could've been me."

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> her devastation that she was going away...she was playing those scenes on a
> WHOLE other level than any of the other performers. Some of the best acting
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> have known she was alive.
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> I'll miss Alex. She brought credibility, intelligence, and integrity to SVU.
> She was in a single glance what Angie Harmon and Elisabeth Rohm have never even
> come close to.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:36:42 +0000, James wasted time by writting:

>> maggie8097@aol.comSPAMBLOC (Maggie) wrote:
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>>***I agree regarding Mariska's performance, but to tell you the truth, I
>>thought the way it was written and directed was weird. Neither Stabler
>>nor Benson acted the least bit *happy* to see that Alex was alive.
>>C'mon. Imagine
>>you discover that a friend you thought was dead was actually alive.
>>Don't you
>>think you might at least crack a smile? Express at least a little bit of
>>happiness? Most people would probably throw their arms around her. I
>>thought
>>the reactions were all wrong, however well-acted.
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> Alex had just died in front of them only days earlier, and here she was,
> alive, going away for possibly the rest of her life.
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> Olivia seemed so devastated by the whole thing that I couldn't help
> wondering if Mariska was playing something which was not written in the
> script.

I wonder from where the phrase 'Tears of Joy' comes? Or 'laughed so hard
I had tears coming out of my eyes'?

>***I agree regarding Mariska's
>performance, but to tell you the truth, I
>thought the way it was written and
>directed was weird. Neither Stabler nor
>Benson acted the least bit *happy* to see
>that Alex was alive.

Actually, their reactions were perfectly appropriate.They learned their
good friend was alive, not dead, but then immediatey realized that this
moment would probably be the last time they'd ever see each other again.
Those are two powerful and conflicting emotional states.

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one
behind me" - General George S. Patton.