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I sort of hope that at some point Barba tells the st Benson to shove it, if Raul wants to appear in more episodes that is. I feel like this was a decent closure episode for Barba, so much better than the 19x13 clusterfuck. Seem like he just had to get away from the SVU squad and st Benson to find himself again lol.

Might sound selfish but I kinda hope this was the last time we see him. Don't get me wrong I love Barba (from s14-17), but having in mind the way he was written out, the last thing I want is the writers having a chance to give him another bullshit storyline that may damage his character further.

I'm curious, does this mean that Barba will be back as a regular now or was he back for only one episode?

What the hell have I missed? I haven't watched SVU cronologically in a long time, but I knew that Barba would be leaving mid season 19. Tho I had no clue that they have run his character into the ground by season 18! Apparently he has been reduced from a hotshot prosecutor with a silver tounge to simply be Bensons love interest. How pathetic and sad is that?? Personally I have never gotten any romance vibe from those two, and if they ever hooked up it would look and be so wrong! I loved Rafael since his first appearence, with his suit, law knowlegde and confidence/swagger. I was hooked. It saddens me to read what he has been reduced to, when IMO he has been carrying the show for years. His exit was a disgrace, and Barba deserved a worthy send off, but nah, they had to appease the Barson shippers I guess. That speech to Olivia was downright repulsive, and sounded like something straight from a fanfiction. I'm just happy it didn't end with Barson becoming canon. All in all I'm sad to see Barba go, but also relieved that he did before the writers could damage him further (if that's possible). He's coming back now in 22x04, and I hope they bring back s14-17 Barba, and not Captain Bensons unrequited love interest. Thank god for fanfiction, keeping the dead characters alive.