From the very beginning Stabler and Benson take a contentious attitude towards the Feds even though Grier's character seemed to go out of her way to be reasonable and cooperate with their investigation. Both cases were important, but the Feds investigation was obviously more so and far reaching. Stabler's insistence and disrespectful approach in getting the Feds to hand over the suspect in question was based on nothing more than speculation. Turns out he was wrong and put much at risk just to satisfy his own ego. Stabler seems to think that when he waves his tin badge and issues a commands ALL should comply. It was almost a pleasure to see him behind bars getting subjected to someone else's boot on his neck for a change. As well Alex called him out nicely for his arrogance.
I do on the whole like SVU but I have to say that I'll always prefer the original and even CI better. This show should be more "Law & Order" and perhaps less Elliot and Olivia. It's developed an irritatingly puerile and cliquish feel to it lately (Stabler and Benson are cool and HOT... everyone else is not). Whatever... I'm a bit worn out on his brooding arrogance and condescension and her idiotic proclamations on homosexuality... as if they're universally accepted and scientifically proved facts.
I do on the whole like SVU but I have to say that I'll always prefer the original and even CI better. This show should be more "Law & Order" and perhaps less Elliot and Olivia. It's developed an irritatingly puerile and cliquish feel to it lately (Stabler and Benson are cool and HOT... everyone else is not). Whatever... I'm a bit worn out on his brooding arrogance and condescension and her idiotic proclamations on homosexuality... as if they're universally accepted and scientifically proved facts.