lurker and new, but long-time lover of SVU, through the ups and downs...I was totally thinking they were going to kill off Ed Tucker, for some reason...like his being nice to Amaro in the ep with Amaro's dad and then the possible hint of a ship situation with Olivia??? I hadn't even thought they would kill off Pino as he clearly should be Olivia's 2nd and although I love, love, love Carisi, should he be a Sergeant this soon? They still make him out to be such the newbie. I didn't watch the show for years after Meloni left and then found myself watching it this year. It has its moments, but I am wondering if they should just make next season the last.