The episode that I really loved was when the two teams worked together as they did in the episode in a take-off of what happened in Aruba srarring Colm Meaney as the rapist judge and his sad wannabe son.

It was fun to watch Goren and Logan bonding over Frank Sinatra, or, as Eames so aptly said to Annabella Sciorra as Logan's first partner, "There they go, Ocean's Two"

I think that the show has gotten a very dark edge but that is the norm when a show has been on a long time– I guess the writers get homicidal feelings towards their characters.

I wish that they would give my Beloved Bobby a break– no one's life is filled with such unrelieved gloom and depression– there is always some humor(even dark humor) to filter in and slightly raise the spirits.

Vincent D'Onofrio is equally adept at comedy and I wish that he would get a script that would allow us to see that goofy and quirky side to him again in LOCI.

As to his weight, the man is Hot Sex on legs no matter what he weighs, although, for his health sake, I wish that he would take off twenty or thirty pounds. I don't want to lose my favorite character to heart disease or some other obesity related illness!

As for Logan, he's alright, but I also think he was better suited for the original L&O.

My favorite episodes are, of course, the Goren ones.

I have this fear that Vincent D'Onofrio might leave the show, which would ruin it for me. Hang in there, Vincent.

I'm wary because the showrunner is probably leaving to go to HBO, and may coproduce and write their series In Treatment, which is my favorite new show. So, I'm torn because I'm dying for more In Treatment, but worry that CI will suffer with the absence of showrunner Warren Leight. From Variety:

"Leight had been with "Criminal Intent" since the show's second season. A noted playwright, Leight won the Tony in 1999 for "Side Man." He also wrote and produced Sidney Lumet's A&E drama "100 Centre Street."" {Great show!}

Eventualy,due to illness Vincent cut back to every other show. I perfeer it with Mike Logan than with vincent, his character makes me nurvious, just as Monk.

As for the casting, that isn't a problem for me. I'm used to seeing actors playing different characters on the three shows, or even on the same show. The newest detective on L&O has also played a detective on SVU. I did wonder if he would play the same character, but found out quickly he wasn't and I adjusted. I think I'll live with seeing Dean Winters play a different cop on CI.

And finally, about our Mikey. I am SO sick of hearing how Logan is no Goren! OF COURSE HE'S NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's the whole point. Eames is no Goren either, and no one complains. The show was built around Goren, fine. But I think it would have been a HUGE mistake if they had brought in a Goren wannabe to trade episodes with him. We would all be sitting around making fun of him because there simply is NO other Goren. I like that Logan is familiar from the original show. I like that he is a different type of cop. And he seems to be closing cases just fine, thank you. Is Major Case restricted to only Sherlock Holmes types? Doubt it. Goren may be my favorite, but Logan ain't no slouch. And the truth is that the episode that I think is the all time best episode ever is a Logan episode–Senseless.

OK, getting off my soap box now.