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04-07-2021, 08:59 PM
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/law-order-organized-crime-producers-defend-dead-wife-trope
Showrunner Ilene Chaiken defended what has been called "fridging," or using (https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/116540-s01e01-what-happens-in-puglia-2/?do=getNewComment) a dead female character as motivation for a male protagonist. "When I joined this show, it was a fait accompli — a premise I was given to work with. I wasn't in any way put off by it — I was immediately drawn in," Chaiken said in a call with reporters. "When you tell a story about a character who's been gone for many years, a question you have to answer is 'why now?' (The death) as a storytelling catalyst is one of the best 'why nows' I could think of." Law & Order creator and executive producer Dick Wolf called the plot point "one of the most dramatic teasers I can remember on any show. I didn't see anything that was critical of that storytelling choice, (but) you can't please all the people any of the time."
Showrunner Ilene Chaiken defended what has been called "fridging," or using (https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/116540-s01e01-what-happens-in-puglia-2/?do=getNewComment) a dead female character as motivation for a male protagonist. "When I joined this show, it was a fait accompli — a premise I was given to work with. I wasn't in any way put off by it — I was immediately drawn in," Chaiken said in a call with reporters. "When you tell a story about a character who's been gone for many years, a question you have to answer is 'why now?' (The death) as a storytelling catalyst is one of the best 'why nows' I could think of." Law & Order creator and executive producer Dick Wolf called the plot point "one of the most dramatic teasers I can remember on any show. I didn't see anything that was critical of that storytelling choice, (but) you can't please all the people any of the time."