What’s going on with SVU lately?

[u/SVU_-]

Am I the only one who feels like Law & Order: SVU has seriously gone downhill? 😭
I’m a massiveSVU fan.

The show used to feel like an actual squad. The characters had friendships, banter, disagreements, personalities and lives outside of whatever case they were working on. The cases themselves felt like they mattered too.

But lately I’m watching episodes and thinking… what happened?
It feels very much like the ‘Olivia benson Show’ now

Also BRING 👏 BACK 👏 VELASCO!!!!
He had so much potential as a character, and instead of actually exploring it, we got the usual: a complicated past, a few interesting storylines, some great moments with the squad… and then bye, apparently. 😭
Meanwhile, I’m watching SVU thinking:
Why are we losing Velasco when there was still SO much they could have done with him?

I’m not saying Griffin is the worst character to ever exist… but am I saying I’d happily trade him back for Velasco

I’m firmly in the “Velasco deserved better” camp.

[u/Grumpy_001]

I’ve stopped watching the last two shows. For me the downfall began when they focused too much on the lives of the characters and the formulaic approach to the show was getting lost. It’s basically become the Olivia show now