Yeah Brian (I think there is a slight difference in the spelling, isn't there? Nina Cassidy and Brian Cassady? Could be wrong about that ). And yeah, it was Season 11 that Huang revealed he was gay, and exactly - the one where paedophilia is exactly the same as homosexuality apparently. Though, it was just weird that after all the years he'd worked with SVU, and all the cases involving homosexuality they'd ever been through, he suddenly came out with that comment. No reason why now I suppose, just seemed a bit left field (I suspect they only did it at BD Wong's insistance, but it's nice to actually see a gay regular in Law & Order...shame they just never admit it from the beginning. Although, perhaps, it's better that they don't - being they shouldn't be judged on their sexuality...damned if they do, damned if they don't.)

Yeah, a lot of people weren't keen on Stabler moving on. Having said that, I think after twelve years the Stabler/Benson dynamic was getting a little tired, and I'm happy to see the changes in SVU - there seems to be much more of a team feeling this season, and Munch is finally getting the opportunity to actually act as a sergeant. Equally, the relatively believability of the Law & Order franchise was being stretched a bit by recent SVU seasons, so this season seems to reign it in, which is cool. I don't mind Amaro really - give him a year and he'll develop nicely.

Yeah, in one of the most cack-handed character developments the series has ever produced. When DA Branch fires Serena Southerlyn she asks "Is it because I'm a lesbian?" and he replies "No...no, not at all." "Good," she says, while everyone watching went, "Where the hell did *that* come from???? Didn't she have a boyfriend last season???" On the one hand I suppose it's really good in that her sexuality was irrelevent to her job, but on the other, it's surprising she didn't mention it when the case was homosexually orientated. Still, it's all in the past now

I thought there was specific mention that all the girls were sixteen when he met them, but I did a quick bit of research and I believe the age of consent in New York is 17, so if the girls were sixteen (and I think the first three were...) then it was statutory rape, and certainly fell under SVU's purview. However, that doesn't explain why they were called in for the boy's phone call (though I can explain that away )

Oh, that's right, and I'm annoyed for B D Wong! Stephanie March and Diane Neal both get "special guest star" credits, Tamara Tunie gets a "special appearance by" credit, but B D was lumped in with the "guest stars"! He was a bloody series regular for eight years!!! No respect, poor guy...

I don't think the detectives on L&O have token problems...I think - with the exception of SVU - we don't see much of their personal lives and so it seems tokenistic, but it's just because they are never fully developed as characters on screen. Someone once said that the casting in L&O was really important because in order to convey a character in a series that doesn't really have them, the actors have to bring a sense of history to the part, which is why Ben Stone, Jack McCoy, Lennie Briscoe, Rey Curtis, Mike Logan, etc were all great characters - because the actors gave a sense that there was a history there. For me, I don't find Amaro bland, but I don't think Danny Pino quite convinces me that this guy goes home and has a life, if you know what I mean. Both Amaro and Rollins have the issue that's been revealed at work, but I believe Rollins is out at the pub, watching movies, getting laid...there's a depth that Kelli Giddish brings to the character. Amaro...I dunno. He just seems to be the work character. I think we need more.

Not rumours - there was a press release saying Dean was coming back for the finale I'm curious to see how they work Cassady back into the show Might be good for you...I have to say at the moment there's very little eye candy for me Another reason to miss Law & Order...Carey Lowell, Angie Harmon, Elisabeth Rohm...oh, god and Alana de la Garza (I lust for that woman ).