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broughttoyoubytheletterf · 2 years ago

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Liv was so happy at the end of season 14. Just like content and happy with her career and Brian and finally past Elliot and just happy.

That scene at the beginning of Her Negotiation with her on the couch... Just carefree in a way I don't think we've seen since. It's a testament to Mariska's acting really. Olivia carries a weight now, even when she's happy. Her job was harrowing and she'd seen the world at it's worst but she could still completely compartmentalize. She lost that after Lewis, never again would rapists and murderers and abusers stay partitioned in her mind.

(Also it must be said she's fucking hot as hell in that white shirt and black leggings when she's first interrogating Lewis.)

In that scene when she fully meets Lewis' eyes for the first time, you can see the ice run down her spine. That might actually be the exact moment she became "after-Olivia."

#svu #olivia benson #William Lewis #For the blacklist #Meta #I just #There's so much to unpack there #Both in Olivia and in Mariska #There's something about how trauma defines you #Even when you recover #It just is #There's no way around it #There is a before and after you #And that's true of good big events too #There's a before and after you #And you never know the moment it happens #The moment it was the last time you were who you were #It always trips me up that we never know it's the last time of something #But that's another post #Look because I'm a nerd it's got me thinking about mirror neurons and how acting out deeply tramatic things has got to do something to you #And your brain #Since when do tags have character limits #Anyways #But yeah mirror neurons #If you're a good actor one who truly visualizes and puts yourself into the role

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