Kiss Cut in Kathy Griffin Episode of Law & Order: SVU
Kathy's Griffin's anticipated appearance on Law & Order SVU aired
on NBC last night. In it, the funny lady guest starred as a lesbian
activist, a role which was apparently written specifically for her.
A scene in which Griffin leans in and kisses series regular Mariska Hargitay was filmed but did not make the final cut. Instead, in thebroadcast version, Griffin's character makes an attempt to kiss her, but Hargitay pulls back before their lips make contact and informs her that she's straight.
What didn't get cut was this comment which Hargitay makes to a female character about to enter the room and find herself alone with Griffin:"If I were you, I'd stay outside."
Watch the a clip of the final scene after the jump.
Why are you here?
Posted by: Jeremy | Mar 5, 2010 10:16:02 AM
Wow, Benson too? I felt bad enough for Meloni having to kiss that...thing. But Hargitay too? Poor people.
Posted by: Sam O'Brien | Mar 5, 2010 12:47:46 PM
FANNIE, what are you talking about? They have always made Olivia straight. There are NUMEROUS episodes about her dating life with men.
Posted by: Sean | Mar 5, 2010 1:15:25 PM
I have to say that it was the weakest night of television for SVU in years. Both hours were boring and they need to stop having guest stars because they are writing for the Guest Stars and not the actual show. Having the stupid copy man be the culprit didn't make sense since we saw him ONCE and forgot who he was!
There wasn't any need for Kathy's character to "come out of the closet" at the end. It didn't make any sense at all! It didn't help catch anyone because the guy was always there.
The second hour with Lee Tergesen was boring as all hell. It was nice they tried to give us an old feel of Beecher and Keller back together again...but it was boring and didn't hold my attention. Now why couldn't he have been gay and kiss Meloni and Kathy a wingnut prostitute hating nun?
Posted by: Sean | Mar 5, 2010 1:18:19 PM
Ok...the kiss wasn't really needed, but the kiss between Kathy Griffin and Stabler was needed? I don't think so.
From the countless lesbian stereo-types to the cut kiss, there were so many things wrong with this episode.
I'm a 22 year old lesbian and watching this episode was one of those moments for me...the kind that make you want to take a step back in the closet again for a little bit because for some reason I should be ashamed of who I am. I haven't felt like that in a very long time.
And if anyone watched the actual clip of the kiss, Olivia does not accept the kiss from Babs, she completely rejects her.
Posted by: Lish | Mar 6, 2010 12:53:41 AM
I really don't see this as a loss for the lesbian community. I LOVE L&O:SVU, but the producer of the show knows how to sell sex appeal to the masses (he did the same thing with selling homoerotic content in Oz on HBO). This kiss wasn't about promoting gay/lesbian awareness. It was about a bunch of straight male fans that are obsessed with seeing Mariska and Kathy kiss.
Posted by: Aaron | Mar 6, 2010 1:34:19 PM
@Chuck: I fail to see how that paints HIV carriers in a negative light at all. The truth is, way to many men sleep around and spread HIV while they do so. HIV is a death sentence (sure, you can prolong it with meds, but it will eventually contribute to your cause of death). Even worse, its a LIFE sentence. It condemns a person to living a life that no one would ever willingly chose to live.
Posted by: Aaron | Mar 6, 2010 1:42:24 PM