I'm trying to maintain a positive attitude about it, but I can't recall an episode of the US show ever using a character's name for the title. I do, however, remember moments of sadness when characters left. L&O is really about the formula and how various characters fit into it, so there's always been a revolving door; the very first season saw the shooting and death of the older of the detectives, and by the end of the sixth season, only one of the original cast members remained. And still it chugs along.
However, I haven't gotten a whiff or hint of Freema NOT having been involved in the filming of the entire run, and this episode doesn't sound like the one where the similarly-positioned female DA on the US show was disposed of (or the non-existent exit episode for the first assistant DA, a black male on whose character some of Alesha appears to be based), so I'm hopeful...
ETA: My main worry stems from the gut feeling I've had that this series is spending a lot more time "shipping" than the original.
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Date: 2009-03-31 06:05 pm (UTC)However, I haven't gotten a whiff or hint of Freema NOT having been involved in the filming of the entire run, and this episode doesn't sound like the one where the similarly-positioned female DA on the US show was disposed of (or the non-existent exit episode for the first assistant DA, a black male on whose character some of Alesha appears to be based), so I'm hopeful...
ETA: My main worry stems from the gut feeling I've had that this series is spending a lot more time "shipping" than the original.