I Just HAVE to vent...

I have for many years now been freakishly obsessed with L&O:Criminal Intent. I loved the acting, I loved the characters, I loved the complexities of both the stories and the character work. I loved it. It's what got me to start reading fanfic. It's what got me started writing fanfic. I would see the title card at the begnining of the episode and it would make me smile. Thankfuly it's on ALL the time, so I got my constant fix ... multiple daily fixes most days...

and then.

and then they started letting the inmates run the asylum. 

as I am venting, I know I am overstating things for effect. But I want to. so there. *sticks out tongue*

anyway... they gave the fans what they wanted... and now I want to ask  "can we give it back?'

more personal character development. check.
more angst. check.
more despair/strife/death. check.

check please.

I blame the actors. They are too good at their jobs. Katy... Vince... you made me love your characters... and so after a couple of seasons of the story lines beating up on the characters I am coming close to being fed up. 

The final episode of season seven airs this sunday night. I will be there, on my couch clutching my remote and trying not to hyperventilate.

I read articles like that describe the episode as Kuh-raaazy.... and I hope hope hope that I will not feel compelled to put my foot through the tv screen. 

"They" keep promising us resolution. But I am scared. You can't throw a disgraced cop, his junkie brother, his emotionally wounded partner, his volatile Captain, his flawed mentor with a serial killer daughter, his psycopathic arch-nemesis, the grave of his mother, and a mysterious package together and not expect it to be a complete fuck all.

"compelling" was used to describe it. please let that be compelling in a good way... not in a 'please drink the red koolaid' kind of way...

pretty please. 

I'll be back on monday to describe my nightmares. take one epsiode with two aspirin and a double martini, extra dry, extra olives... and repeat as often as needed.

maybe I should just plan on calling in sick on monday...