And a Trauma in a Pear Tree

That's the sound of people vomiting after this incredibly over-the-top maudlin episode.

Where to begin?

You don't have to have a college degree to become a cop, yet Rollins somehow magically is qualified to be a professor at Fordham University. You know, the top-ranked Catholic University in NYC, where tenured faculty pretty much all have Ph. Ds. Rollins has a Ph. D.? She can barely figure out whose bed she just hopped out of.

Benson and Rollins crack down on some small town motel peeper and his brother. Do NYC cops have jurisdiction outside of the city? These two sure act like they do, barging around the place, including behind the desk, and ordering people around. They also get into what seems to be an illegal sting operation because, again, they're not officers with jurisdiction and have no authority, court or otherwise.

The ever whiny and teststerone-low Carisi continues his slide into eunochdom.

Benson and Rollins exchange weepy confessions of deep friendship for one another. Really? Yeah, they've occasionally been over at each other's homes for the requisite "we're not enemies" moments, but exactly when were they bestest buddies?

OMG, the kid who plays Noah can't act and there's no chemistry between him and Benson, but they somehow managed to top that with the weirdest, most Stepford Wives family I've ever seen. If you laugh at how families are shown in old shows like Leave it to Beaver and somehow don't see how odd and stiff this family is, get to an optometrist stat! Even what they say is weird, like "I hope this doesn't give you a negative impression of our little town." WHO TALKS LIKE THIS?

Just another self-indulgent, soap episode. Just when you think SVU can't get worse.

Given Olivia Benson's 24 years on SVU and all the crimes she seen against children, how is it she isn't monitoring who her child is talking with on his phone?

And what parent in their right mind would Ever Ever Ever (did I say Ever enough??) leave their child with complete strangers overnight??

Olivia Benson, you should be setting an example for parents! And not ignoring all safety rules with technology and strangers!

Why would the writers even come up with such a ridiculous storyline? I'm sure some of some of them have children too and would be appalled by the thought of this taking place with their own children!

Benson said, what right minded parent wouldnt act on this. Right minded?, you are never at home for Noah, you even dumped him on Xmas Day to go to work. You should be reporting herself and Rollins for child neglect.

Hartingay has perfected the constipated look to perfection. Its a great thing getting paid for being one dimensional. Maybe she can move into laxative adverts after her career finishes with Law and Order Special Neglectful Mothers Unit.

It has ran its day now. Mr Angry the DA always shouting. I like Ice T and Richard Belzer when he was in it. Time to say goodbye to the Benson and Rollins show, your sainthoods are in the post.