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* FridgeHorror: The episode "Deal" ends with Ronnie frantically trying tend to the injured Matt. The following episode begins with the now stunned Ronnie still at the crime scene, watching the technicians at work. [[spoiler: The horror is in realizing that Ronnie probably had to endure watching his partner/friend/surrogate son ''die in his arms'', at the very least, right in front of him]].
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* BittersweetEnding: To many episodes where legal victory can come at a great cost. Driven home in "Survivor's Guilt"--[[spoiler: Matt's killer is caught, confesses, pleads guilty, and even sincerely apologizes for his actions. But no matter what, Matt, like so many other victims, can never be brought back.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: To many episodes where legal victory can come at a great cost. Driven home in "Survivor's Guilt"--[[spoiler: Matt's killer is caught, confesses, pleads guilty, and even sincerely apologizes for his actions. But no matter what, despite all this, Matt, like so many other victims, can never be brought back.]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: Yes, [[spoiler:Sam]], sleeping with the 'victim' was a brilliant move.
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* MostWonderfulSound: "Cell door slam [[SayItWithHearts (two pairs of musical notes)]]", according to (American) closed-captions. Has the distinction of being the only L&O show (at least on my TV) where the sound is acknowledged.
* RoleAssociation: [[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and [[BattlestarGalactica Apollo]] are doing pretty mundane jobs, and in Apollo's case, speaking with his normal accent.
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heard across the ''LawAndOrder'' franchise.
* RoleAssociation: [[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and[[BattlestarGalactica [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Apollo]] are doing pretty mundane jobs, and in Apollo's case, speaking with his normal accent.
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* HarsherInHindsight: An in-show example. In the episode "Confession", Ronnie states, "God forbid Matty here got himself shot, I'd be out there straight away trying to find out who did it and string him up myself." A year later, that is precisely what happened. The irony becomes even crueler when you recall that throughout the show, it was *Matt* who would flip out if/when Ronnie seemed to be in danger.
** You could consider just about ''every'' time the detectives investigate the death of a fellow police officer, or the time Matt inadvertently reminded Ronnie of the death of his previous partner.
** You could consider just about ''every'' time the detectives investigate the death of a fellow police officer, or the time Matt inadvertently reminded Ronnie of the death of his previous partner.
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* HarsherInHindsight: An Several in-show example. examples.
** In the episode "Samaritan", not only are they investigating the shooting death of another police officer, Matt muses to Ronnie that it must be tough to lose a partner, then fumbles as he realizes that he's just reminded Ronnie of his own experience.
** In the episode "Confession", Ronnie states, "God forbid Matty here got himself shot, I'd be out there straight away trying to find out who did it and string him up myself." A year later,that is that's precisely what happened. The irony becomes even crueler when you recall that throughout the show, it was *Matt* who would flip out if/when Ronnie seemed to be in danger.
** You could consider just about ''every'' time the detectives investigate the death of a fellow police officer, or the time Matt inadvertently reminded Ronnie of the death of his previous partner.danger.
** In the episode "Samaritan", not only are they investigating the shooting death of another police officer, Matt muses to Ronnie that it must be tough to lose a partner, then fumbles as he realizes that he's just reminded Ronnie of his own experience.
** In the episode "Confession", Ronnie states, "God forbid Matty here got himself shot, I'd be out there straight away trying to find out who did it and string him up myself." A year later,
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** Alesha begging James to prosecute her rapist:
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* BittersweetEnding: To many episodes where legal victory can come at a great cost. Driven home in "Survivor's Guilt"--[[spoiler: Matt's killer is caught, confesses, pleads guilty, and even sincerely apologizes for his actions. But no matter what, Matt, like so many other victims, can never be brought back.]]
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: For fans of The Mothership, once you see which episode forms the basis for the UK episode, who did what and why, as well as what will happen is fairly apparent from the start. Especially bad with the "Survivor's Guilt": Once you know it's based on "Suicide Box", you know Matt wasn't shot in retaliation for a drug dealer's conviction.
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: For fans of The Mothership, once you see which episode forms the basis for the UK episode, who did what and why, as well as what will happen is fairly apparent from the start. Especially bad with the "Survivor's Guilt": Once you know it's based on "Suicide Box", you know Matt wasn't shot in retaliation for a drug dealer's conviction.
conviction. That said, the UK writers tend to change things enough to keep it interesting, and most episodes aired so long ago, it's virtually impossible to remember every plot twist that took place.
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* RoleAssociation: [[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and [[BattlestarGalactica Apollo]] are doing pretty mundane jobs.
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: For fans of The Mothership, once you see which episode forms the basis for the UK episode, who did what and why, as well as what will happen is fairly apparent from the start (though UK changes things up enough to keep it interesting despite that). Especially bad with the "Survivor's Guilt": Once you know it's based on "Suicide Box", you know Matt wasn't shot in retaliation for a drug dealer's conviction.
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: For fans of The Mothership, once you see which episode forms the basis for the UK episode, who did what and why, as well as what will happen is fairly apparent from the start (though UK changes things up enough to keep it interesting despite that). start. Especially bad with the "Survivor's Guilt": Once you know it's based on "Suicide Box", you know Matt wasn't shot in retaliation for a drug dealer's conviction.conviction.
** {{YMMV}}: The UK writers tend to change things up enough to keep it interesting. And many episodes aired so long ago that's hard to remember every plot twist.
** {{YMMV}}: The UK writers tend to change things up enough to keep it interesting. And many episodes aired so long ago that's hard to remember every plot twist.
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* HarsherInHindsight: An in-show example. In the episode "Confession", Ronnie states, "God forbid Matty here got himself shot, I'd be out there straight away trying to find out who did it and string him up myself." A year later, that is precisely what happened. The irony becomes even crueler when you recall that throughout the show, it was *Matt* who would flip out if/when Ronnie seemed to be in danger.
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** Matt struggling to hold back his anger and his tears when he talks to Alesha after her rape.
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** Matt struggling to hold back his anger and his tears when he talks to Alesha after her rape. It's especially poignant considering that he spent the first half of the episode [[BerserkButton freaking out]] over her initial complaint (that her doctor had touched her inappropriately), but now needs to put his feelings aside in order to be there for her.
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** Just about every scene in "Survivor's Guilt". Standout moments include Ronnie actually reaching out to Matt's killer and later referring to Matt as "like my son".
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** Just about every scene in "Survivor's Guilt". Standout moments include Ronnie actually reaching out to simply asking Matt's killer "Why?", actually empathizing with him (he was acting out of misplaced vengeance over the death of his brother) and later finally reaching out to him with words that clearly referred to himself--“When someone you love dies, the hardest thing is to be left behind. You’d do anything to bring them back. You’d take their place.”, and later, in a conversation with the gunman's mother, referring to Matt as "like my son".Matt--"The police officer, who died? He was like...like *my* son."
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** Just about every aspect of Matt's death in "Survivor's Guilt". Standout moments include Ronnie actually reaching out to his killer and later referring to Matt as "like my son".
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** Just about every aspect of Matt's death scene in "Survivor's Guilt". Standout moments include Ronnie actually reaching out to his Matt's killer and later referring to Matt as "like my son".
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** Just about every aspect of Matt's death in "Survivor's Guilt". That was... painful, [[{{Understatement}} to say the least.]] Standout moments include Ronnie actually reaching out to his killer and later referring to Matt as "like my son".
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** Matt's death in "Survivor's Guilt". That was... painful, [[{{Understatement}}to say the least.]]
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** Matt's death. That was... painful, to say the least.
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** Matt's death.death in "Survivor's Guilt". That was... painful, to [[{{Understatement}}to say the least.]]
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** Matt's death. That was... painful, to say the least.
** Matt's death. That was... painful, to say the least.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The first show in the franchise to feature an original theme tune rather than a remix of the original. The result is ''epic!''
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The first show in the franchise to feature an original theme tune rather than a remix of the original. The result is ''epic!''
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** Matt trying not to cry when he talks to Alesha after her rape.
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* TearJerker: Steel's efforts to comfort and help a 13-year-old boy who's just pleaded guilty to murder after swallowing his barrister's argument that his genes made him a killer.
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** Matt trying not to cry when he talks to Alesha after her rape.
** Matt trying not to cry when he talks to Alesha after her rape.
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** And now the 5th doctor is joining them?
** And now the 5th doctor is joining them?
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* TearJerker: Steel's efforts to comfort and help a 13-year-old boy who's just pleaded guilty to murder after swallowing his barrister's argument that his genes made him a killer.
* TearJerker: Steel's efforts to comfort and help a 13-year-old boy who's just pleaded guilty to murder after swallowing his barrister's argument that his genes made him a killer.
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