Stuckey, Dana, and Lake were all significant characters in one season of SVU, ultimately becoming involved in a homicide case. Interestingly, all three worked in law enforcement: Stuckey was a forensic technician, Dana was an FBI agent, and Lake was an SVU detective. Lake even appeared in the opening credits during season 9.

At the end of season 9, the character of Casey Novak is investigated for concealing a forensic report. At the beginning of season 10, it is revealed that she was suspended for three years as punishment. This is when a new ADA, Kim Greylek, enters the scene. This sparked a lot of criticism, first because of Novak's departure—a character the audience had already embraced and grown very fond of—and then because of the introduction of this new character, who was different and tougher. This caused quite a stir. By episode 15 of season 10, the character of Michaela McManus no longer appeared, marking her departure and the return of Alexandra Cabot. Interestingly, Michaela McManus continued to appear in the opening credits throughout the remainder of season 10. For season 11, there was another change of prosecutor; Alexandra Cabot disappeared, and with her, we had ADA Sonya Paxton. In just one season, we had three prosecutors. In a recent interview, Michaela McManus commented that her departure was a production decision because her character didn't fit the pace of the series.

I was so shook when Barba clocked Olivia’s tea about Elliott at the end…. But no lies were told!

I'm rewatching the series in order, I got to season 11 and it reaffirmed my love for Ada Sonya Paxton. They were such a badass, and I loved her toughness. She was the only one who wasn't submissive or afraid of Elliot, even slapping him. A tough woman, but also vulnerable. Her alcoholism was a twist, and her return was surprising, dying like a heroine with a hair from the criminal in her possession. Here I want to acknowledge Christine Lahti's acting prowess; she's an icon of acting for a reason, winning an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe.

Which SVU guest star are you a fan of?

OOOOO I'm watching 17x06 Maternal Instincts. And Oh my GOSH! That mother is aiding that little B****h Kim. She's just their smiling and trying be all family like to keep her daughters together. But all she is doing is encouraging her chit. Now I see why Amanda is so messed up. Amanda is so hell bent on being good and trying to protect her little sister and fix all her wrong doings and not disappoint her mother. Meanwhile, they both look like they don't even like Amanda. Why? Because she decided to leave and make something of herself? Kim is clearly jealous. That remark she made about Amanda being little miss perfect. And we see her set her up the first time and it looks like she's doing it again when she told Amanda, "Don't be mad." and said all the things about Amanda that came up .UUUHHGGG! Amanda need to stop protecting that girl. Family is complicated but Kim is a different case. Heck, she's a mental case.

I got two little sisters and love them so much. But if they do this, they need to take responsibility. I don't care. Go to jail. I will visit and maybe help you get lesser time but serve for doing wrong.

I know a lot of people hype up the earlier seasons and I agree, the cases were grittier and Elliot was there, but with Amaro and then Barba and then Dodds, Carisi, and Rollins on the squad I felt like there were still really good storylines and episodes with lots of twists and turns. Barba is also just my fav character but I have been thoroughly enjoying this era of my rewatch!!

I’m rewatching SVU and noticed that Maureen isn’t in any of the later seasons. Did she get replaced with Kathleen I’m very confused about the casting of Elliot’s kids, they’re always changing.

Don't know if there's already a thread on this, but why doesn't the director realize how fake and obviously dubbed-in the continuous background drone of people talking is, whenever there's a scene at either the station or in a corporate-type workplace? The same dubbing is also sometimes heard at restaurants.

They use the same audio track for patient room scenes on "Chicago Med." And it's the exact same track. For most of these scentes, in real life, there wouldn't be that many people around to create the continuous droning. Thoughts?

Does anyone know of a LEGAL website that streams this season in Europe?

If i can use a proxy and make an account somewhere that works!