#svuspoilers

"You know, Captain, I know you’ve seen this a lot--”

My beautiful Rollins is back, and she’s as amazing as always. She and Curry make a great team! Bruno was good too, and Liv was so good.

Oh, and my sweet Rollins… how do you know orgasms can induce labor? From experience? Did you and your hot AF husband tested that theory with little Nicky?

And speaking of Mr. Rollins, my boy is so back. The Carisi we all love is soooo back. This is S17 Sonny, but in lawyer form, the same sass, the same passion, the same spark. He was amazing in all the court scenes: bold, sassy, and a little shit (in the best way). That cross was superb. He handled that trial with perfection. The case was impossible, but he gave a master class in that courtroom. I’m just so happy, because that character is incredible and deserves all the love and all the time to shine.

Ok… that episode… was… something. Let me tell you what I loved and what I didn’t like.

We got a date night. An actual date night. In a restaurant. With Sonny looking like a snack. And can we talk about Carisi being the least toxic man ever? Lesser men would be mad about their wife being late to their anniversary dinner, but not my sweet man. He was actually happy that his lady was late because she was enjoying her job.

Carisi is hurt, Rollins is so scared, and they’re color-coordinated. The sad thing is that they haven’t moved. Maybe now that they’ve suffered a home invasion, they’ll think about it.

He’s known some of those people for over 10 years. They’re not just “his” detectives, they’re his friends, his family. And don’t get me wrong, I love seeing him shine in court and I’ve rewatched his scenes an insane amount of times, but something still feels off.

Yes, his overall vibe is better than last season, but this year he’s been so stressed, anxious, and angry that sometimes he barely even feels like Sonny anymore.

And that’s my biggest issue with this writing team. They don’t seem interested in understanding characters outside of Liv or Griffin, so Carisi keeps getting reduced to conflict and drama. But the Sonny we knew before this season would’ve gone to war for anyone on that squad. He loved those people deeply, and now half the time it feels like he’s just their coworker.

And Rollisi… honestly, what are they even doing with them? The relationship feels more like promo material than an actual marriage at this point. They’ll use them to sell the show, but then barely let them interact. Sometimes they don’t even exchange more than two words. I’ve genuinely seen divorced couples with more warmth and intimacy than these two this season.

And the thing is, I don’t want Peter to leave because I love Sonny so much, even after the character assassination. But I’m starting to worry that if they keep writing him like this, either Peter is going to walk away or they’re eventually going to write Sonny off completely.

Also hello Miss Olivia.