S02.E04: For A Few Lekë More

[WendyCR72]

Airing October 7, 2021:

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Stabler must face the music after crossing a dangerous line with Kosta. Bell and Jet devise a plan to secure intel from every criminal organization in the city. Flutura presents an invitation that's too valuable to refuse.

 

[edhopper]

No comments yet? Well, we knew the would find an angle to get Liv involved.

Edited October 12, 2021 by edhopper

[CrystalBlue]

Another crossover episode in the making.  Let's call in St. Olivia to straighten out the obvious Albanian sex trafficking ring!  That ending though.  Yikes!  Let's hope UC Elliot has another mickey ready for the Albanian Mrs.  And a condom, although pregnancy shouldn't be a concern in this case.

I continue to enjoy the Albanian mob storyline.

Jet continues to intrigue me and I like her.

[Toonces464]

17 minutes ago, CrystalBlue said:

That ending though.  Yikes!  Let's hope UC Elliot has another mickey ready for the Albanian Mrs.  And a condom, although pregnancy shouldn't be a concern in this case.

The Albanian Mrs. creeps me out. I felt like I needed a shower after that ending.

[Snazzy Daisy]

Eddie Wagner is stepping into a very dangerous territory with Flutura. It’s not worth it dude!

Don’t you think that the mobs would be all suspicious of a new phones supplier who appears as soon as their existing supplier got arrested? Malachi’s constant flirting with Jett is annoying. Yuck!

I want to know what happened to Eddie’s waitress friend but at the same time I really don’t want to see St. Olivia on OC again! People stopped watching SVU for a reason. Ughhh 😣

[The Wild Sow]

11 hours ago, Toonces464 said:

11 hours ago, CrystalBlue said:

That ending though.  Yikes!  Let's hope UC Elliot has another mickey ready for the Albanian Mrs.  And a condom, although pregnancy shouldn't be a concern in this case.

The Albanian Mrs. creeps me out. I felt like I needed a shower after that ending.

Hopefully not!  Lolita Davidovich is just a few months younger than Chris Meloni (they both turned 60 this year) - but doesn't she look like she having fun with that role?  The Real (Horny) Housewife of the Albanian Mob!

Oh, Stabler...you are playing with fire there!

[milkyaqua]

Yes, that ending was a bit disturbing.  It's seems that Elliott is believing his hype as a part of the mob.

Not looking forward to Olivia but it was obvious with the phone call Elliott made when he thought he was about to get whacked and then the sex trafficking thing.  And of course every gangster just has incriminating stuff laying around in their house for anyone who wants to find it.

Yes, the phone supplier thing seems to easy but it looks like this pest is already walking on the dark side so maybe it won't look to suspect to the criminals.

[CrystalBlue]

I questioned why Elliot was not wearing gloves as he rifled through Mr. and Mrs. Albanian Mobster's house.  I also question why he thinks he can trust Flutura even if her husband is gay on the down low.  I really don't understand why the close-knit Albanians who don't trust outsiders to begin with are being fooled by Elliot as being this Eddie Wagner character.

[Toonces464]

34 minutes ago, CrystalBlue said:

I questioned why Elliot was not wearing gloves as he rifled through Mr. and Mrs. Albanian Mobster's house.  I also question why he thinks he can trust Flutura even if her husband is gay on the down low.  I really don't understand why the close-knit Albanians who don't trust outsiders to begin with are being fooled by Elliot as being this Eddie Wagner character.

Not to mention, I find it hard to believe that nobody would've seen him on TV or in a newspaper during his days with SVU or after the Wheatley case. Random dude in the diner did, so maybe the Albanians just don't watch TV or read newspapers?

[SuzieQ]

9 hours ago, The Wild Sow said:

Hopefully not!  Lolita Davidovich is just a few months younger than Chris Meloni (they both turned 60 this year) - but doesn't she look like she having fun with that role?  The Real (Horny) Housewife of the Albanian Mob!

Oh, Stabler...you are playing with fire there!

I love her and think she is perfect in that role.  He is playing with fire.  Banging the bosses wife when he could have gotten killed earlier in the day?  Elliot, you're smarter than that!

This is a decent show and I am really enjoying it except for the Benson/Stable shit.  That just seems like a cheap subplot to hook SVU watchers and pretty gagworthy.  I'd be happy if there was no tie in to SVU again.  If he calls LD, Olivia, I think I will projectile vomit!

[TooMuchRealityTV]

I'm still enjoying the Albanian Gang plot and Stabler undercover. Stabler seems to taking risks, and I wonder if he won't actually end up in serious trouble before they wrap up this case.

I really wish they would just let this show be it's own thing. I actually like this show and I don't need the tie ins. A tie in or two every season could possibly be okay, depending on why SVU needs to be there. However, between the Benson will they won't they and SVU somehow getting tied into their cases it feels like every week this show ties into to SVU.

[SuzieQ]

17 hours ago, TooMuchRealityTV said:

I'm still enjoying the Albanian Gang plot and Stabler undercover. Stabler seems to taking risks, and I wonder if he won't actually end up in serious trouble before they wrap up this case.

I really wish they would just let this show be it's own thing. I actually like this show and I don't need the tie ins. A tie in or two every season could possibly be okay, depending on why SVU needs to be there. However, between the Benson will they won't they and SVU somehow getting tied into their cases it feels like every week this show ties into to SVU.

I'm starting to wonder if it's SVU that needs the ratings boost, hence the tie-ins, instead of Organized Crime.  I'm loving OC much more than SVU!

[MarylandGirl]

On 10/9/2021 at 7:50 PM, CrystalBlue said:

I questioned why Elliot was not wearing gloves as he rifled through Mr. and Mrs. Albanian Mobster's house.  I also question why he thinks he can trust Flutura even if her husband is gay on the down low.  I really don't understand why the close-knit Albanians who don't trust outsiders to begin with are being fooled by Elliot as being this Eddie Wagner character.

I also question why they trust him. And what if someone happens to see him walking into police headquarters? I guess I assumed that those working undercover met with their police contacts in other locations or something?

Also don't think he should trust Flutura.

[CheshireCat]

Is he trusting the wife? I interpreted it more as a calculated risk on his part - if he plays along with the wife, he's got an opportunity to get access to things he wouldn't get access to otherwise. What I'm wondering is if the wife is a "spy" for her husband and was told to keep an eye on Elliot (because the family doesn't trust him), so that it's all an act on her part as well.

Would any reasonable CO leave him undercover, though? Would they have sent him undercover in the first place? The guy lost his wife mere months ago. No way that any CO would send him undercover without a proper psyche evaluation and continued psychological evaluation while he is undercover and after he walked into a meet that would have gotten him killed 9 out of 10 times I would have sent him straight to the therapist.

On 10/10/2021 at 3:13 PM, SuzieQ said:

I'm starting to wonder if it's SVU that needs the ratings boost, hence the tie-ins, instead of Organized Crime.  I'm loving OC much more than SVU!

SVU has had fewer Stabler appearances/mentionings than OC has Benson mentionings or appearances so far. That said, I think they just want to tie the shows together, like they're tying the Chicago shows together. They'd probably be doing it with or without Stabler and if the original returns, I expect the characters to interact just like they interact in the Chicago shows. I also wouldn't be surprised if we'd get a three-show crossover. (Which would at least make more sense than a three-show Chicago crossover).

As far as the case is concerned, I expected something along the lines of human trafficking to be brought into the story. It is the kind of ogranization that would deal in women as well and I'm kind of surprised it took Elliot and Co to figure it out.

 

 

[CrystalBlue]

Good points, CheshireCat, but if Flutura is just a horny old broad who doesn't get any from down low gay husband, and hubby finds out, he could very well be in danger because screwing the wife isn't part of his job description.  Stabler is a train wreck waiting to happen anyway!  😃  He is unstable with anger management and grief issues, never mind the Olivia stuff.  That's why I call him Unstable Stabler!

[dirtypop90]

I really liked this episode. Kept me entertained and on edge. And let's face it Stabler always shines when protecting victims!

Like last season, took a few eps for this show to grip me but it's ON now.

Isn't there a full 22 eps order this time? Not sure how it can maintain this level of intensity.

Edited October 15, 2021 by dirtypop90

[mtlchick]

1 minute ago, dirtypop90 said:

Isn't their a full 22 eps this time? Not sure how it can maintain this level of intensity.

I believe it’s 24, broken down into 3 *8 episode mini arcs.

Slooooooot has probably become one of my fave l&o characters in the past decade.