#christophermeloni

So what am I exactly talking about? well, Law and Order SVU season 11 episode 5 the episode where Christopher Meloni and Lee Tergesen are reunited for awhile since OZ.

Now why am I bringing this up? well, people are claiming that it's a rumor that those two end up kissing in a blooper reel for that episode. And I am hear to tell you, that Yes, indeed they do kiss however, the part where they do is cut out. it does not show in the bloopers on youtube.

Why do I know this? Because I saw the entire original Blooper video for that episode by accident. it was posted to Twitter a long time ago 2021 I believe (dont quote me on that) and I swear it was like seeing Beecher and Keller in that room again.

I screamed and fanboyed so damn hard I knocked my book off the couch that I was reading at the time. SO I am here to tell you that it is not a rumor at all! it is true and yes, the video does exist.

I was going to share the video so other svu/ oz lovers of these two could see it. However, when I tried to do so the next day the original video was completely gone and the original posters account was completely deleted. Which tells me that the person who posted it worked for the show and got busted for doing so.

But here is basically what happens in the one that is on youtube.

Together: "Lead us not into temptation."

Chris: "You smell great."

Chris: "and deliver us-"

Lee: "Are you feeling this?"

Chris: "mhm."

Lee: " I am feeling this."

This is where the video cuts off and goes to Olivia smacking or grabbing Elliot's ass. which is hilarious XD.

The original unedited version of blooper.

Together: "Lead us not into temptation."

Chris: "You smell great."

Chris: "and deliver us-"

Lee: "Are you feeling this?"

Chris: "mhm."

Lee: "I am feeling this."

Chris: "sword fight."

Then they end up kissing each other then the video ends.

But it is the moment that Lee says "I am feeling this." that for me Christopher Meloni completely breaks out of Elliot. you can clearly see it happen in the blooper obviously but the whole "Sword fight" thing is such a completely Keller thing to say!

Clearly it was no longer Elliot Stabler and crazy ass preacher dude in that room anymore. That was Keller and Beecher reunited for a split second, just for a moment. Because Elliot would not be kissing another man, but Keller for damn sure would!

It pisses me off that they didn't keep the entire blooper in for us as fans to see! It also breaks my heart to know that the person deleted that video, knowing that fans were going to speculate about this very thing!

I think it's kind of cool, that I accidentally stumbled upon this just searching through oz stuff trying to find pictures and all that to manipulate for my stories. But the fact that I couldn't share the video does hurt me.

This was something that many of us OZ fans were looking forward to myself included when that episode was to come out. But they should have kept the entire blooper in there, because it would have made an entire fanbase happy.

In fact, it is because of OZ that I got into Law and Order Svu in the first place, because everyone from OZ has been on Law and Order at some point. Including Beecher aka Lee Tergesen which I believe was twice? anyway, enough of my ramblings.

Seeing the new short film for OZ or ZO as they are calling got me hyped up and back on the Oz train again. And got me missing all these characters again, that I wanted to post this.

All that to say, Yes, It does exist. Yes it is very much real. The video is out there somewhere with the original poster, and Yes. Christopher Meloni and Lee Tergesen really did kiss each other in a Law and Order Svu blooper.

First show to start my trek into NYC TV was Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Like many people who had cable growing up, I spent a lot of time watching this series with my family. We even got excited to watch whenever there was a marathon on the USA Network. However, I never watched the original Law & Order nor did I ever start this series from episode 1. So I figured it would be nice to try this one as a way to ease into my journey.

It obviously did not disappoint. SVU is a good procedural despite tackling topics that make the general public uncomfortable. As a New Yorker, it can feel like we are numb to the dangers of city life. But this show always puts it front and center and even if you’ve seen all the episodes, I feel like you can still be swayed to pick different sides of a case they are working on or even pick different sides of characters.

Early on Elliot Stabler seems very sure of his views on criminals and the law due to him being a father of 4, a practicing Catholic, and a marine/soldier prior to the series. I believe like many he goes through his career with a sense of black and white law views. On the other end we have Olivia Benson, a younger detective who is unfortunately aware of the large grey areas of the justice system. This comes strongly from being a woman in the police force and the child of TRIGGER WARNING rape TRIGGER WARNING. Many episodes focus on their views and conflicts toward their cases and how it affects them moving forward as people, detectives, and partners.

I’ve watched SVU up until Stabler left, so not a stranger to the format of the show and not a stranger to shipping Benson and Stabler. I’d say this show can be a good view into major parts of Manhattan and can be a good litmus test of things a viewer can be comfortable with in terms of sex conversations and in terms of morality.

While I do love the main detectives, John Munch and Odafin Tutuola are a greater source for comedy when the show needs it. Munch’s analytical stereotyping of society and Fin’s rational oblviousness make a nice pairing for viewings of the show who can easily understand their takes as simple watchers and not as anyone who’s had to experience such events in their life.

Chris Meloni in Newburgh