Bob Sagat, What a Psycho!
Can you believe what a sick and twisted character Bob Sagat played on last night’s Law and Order SUV episode? (11/28/06)I mean, we are talking that all American goody goody dad from Full House. The guy with the lame jokes from America ’s Funniest Home Videos. He went from mediocre comic to full fledged psychopath who murders in the name of love. What an awesome about face.
In an episode that should have been all about the reuniting of Stabler and Benson, Sagat stole the show with his geeky, control-freak character who murders the wife of the man who his wife was having an affair with and almost murders his own wife as well. (That was a mouthful). This guy went to great lengths to subtly poison a woman, set up her husband, inject his wife with some high tech tracking device, only to profess his undying love to his wife by giving up a kidney to save her life. (Or was it part of his liver?)
Back to the return of Benson. What was up with Casey? She was so hard and not at all welcoming to Olivia. She basically blamed Olivia for ruining the case at hand, and had an overall bad temperament. Maybe her caseload was too heavy. Even Elliot didn’t seem all that excited over the return of his old partner. I hope he wasn’t pining away for that other chick. I rather like the conflicted Stabler, the one who punches holes in the walls and knocks perps around rather than deal with his feelings.
Yes, this whole episode brought to mind an old Peaches and Herb song. “Reunited and it feels so good”. Stabler and Benson. Partners in Crime. Excuse, me. I mean Partners in Crime Solving.
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