Lesbian character on'Law and order' fired by puke DA

[mitchtv]

played by Fred Thompson( almost playing himself) Serena played by a ms Rohm was fired for not being cold blooded enough for a asst. DA. She was the bightest spot on theshow. I may switch to CSI NY.

[murielm99]

1. I have been watching the show for some time, but when she

was fired, it was the first time I had ever heard that the character was a Lesbian.

Has that been a theme before, or did they just throw it in at the end? It was my impression that her sexual orientation was an afterthought, and a stupid one at that.

[izzie]

2. One of those women always wanted to kill some one.

She was worse than any man. I think that is what was wrong with the womens thing. women got as hard as men and the men did not get any better. I guess it is called getting what you asked for. To be equal to men.

[pompano dem]

3. I think they are setting up a new show

I watch that show all the time and it was the first I recall that her sexuality was brought up.

By the way did anyone catch the comment on ER about the new young doc by the transsexual. Suggested he is hiding something; are they going to make him gay in later episodes.

[KnowerOfLogic]

7. Equality doesn't mean women do everything like men. Why couldn't

it be the other way around? Couldn't equality mean that men do things the 'woman' way? I think the world could benefit if men started doing some things more like women. But you're right; i definitely do not want to see women adopting all the *worst* qualities of men, and just becoming men with boobs.

[davidinalameda]

4. never realized the character was gay

did I miss something?

[mitchtv]

5. this is the first I heard her out herself, but

inuendos have been made in the recent past regarding defending the Gay POV and victims being trashed. I like Fred Thompson denying that she was fired for being lesbian."Oh of course not" ( I'd put you in a gas chamber, but I wouldn't fire you for being gay.)

[Kire]

6. She was fired, it was kind of harsh, so they needed a little comic relief.

It's better than ending a beloved character like that without letting her get the last word.

I laughed out loud, right away.

I think it also pokes fun at the need for other Crime shows to dwell on character's sex lives, of which there is almost none in the (original) L&O, other than a plot device to explain why a character might be leaving -- for the most part. I don't think we knew anything about Serena's personal life, she was such a professional.