'Is this because I'm a lesbian?'
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fiero-49251 — 10 years ago(December 19, 2015 09:51 AM)
I didn't understand the entire scenario; Arthur faulting her for finding the real criminal or firing her! It made no sense! He just wanted someone to go down I guess, didn't matter that 3 guys were being accused and possibly convicted of a crime they didn't commit! Just watched "New York Minute" and find even more fault with Jack and Arthur! They don't seem to care about the living at all; as long as they get someone convicted of a murder! Allowing a witness that risked everything to help them out to be deported really put me off! Why didn't Alexandra Borgia quit? She has family money; could have found something else to keep her busy instead of working for these arse-holes! She would still be alive! She should have realized they'd see her dead prosecuting really bad guys!
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fiero-49251 — 10 years ago(December 31, 2015 02:46 PM)
It's called "a favor!" Arthur would only have to make a phone call more than likely! He didn't want to use it up for this witness who he labels an "illegal!" She was good enough to keep around for his case though!
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TIA__MA — 10 years ago(January 03, 2016 08:11 AM)
While I put the blame for that lame line on the writers, I was just glad she was gone. I didn't think Elisabeth Rhm was very good. Serena Southerlyn was my least favorite ADA. She may have been morally right in some discussions with Jack and Arthur, but she always struck me as a whiner.
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txbardtobe — 10 years ago(January 29, 2016 06:52 AM)
I think everyone was surprised by that final scene, in terms of that line.
But for those of you who were die-hard fans, did you already know Rohm was leaving or was that a shock as well? I don't recall spoilers about it. I remember watching the first run of that episode. -
fiero-49251 — 10 years ago(January 29, 2016 11:12 PM)
I didn't know she was leaving at the time, but the reason for her firing made no sense! I guess with Arthur, just wanted someone to go down for the crime; didn't matter that they were innocent! ;-(
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OnlyRocknRoll — 9 years ago(December 21, 2016 12:47 PM)
It was a shock in that there was no previous evidence of choice in the character. Okay. Then it should not have been used as a device to get rid of the character. Is that because I'm a homo? Is that because I cheat on my spouse? Is that because I'm a Buddhist?
Puh-leeze! She came out with that line because Branch got rid of her for her attitudes about certain cases.
It still wasn't a reason to fire her. In the 80's I remember that Walter Cronkite did a segment on the nightly CBS news that 90% of firings were because the person was DISLIKED, not because they did not perform their responsibilities. Where is it written, that in addition to performing your job description well that you also have to perform the hidden description?
The hidden description is: Must grovel, kowtow, suck toes or beep the boss or the faculty and eat 3 yards of dung on a daily basis, must multi-task in a horrendous environment (visualize a one armed paper hanger working by himself). Must work around sociopaths and pretend that they are okay.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!!
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scion777-554-857756 — 10 years ago(February 09, 2016 03:36 AM)
" made no sense" - some of you say - you are not getting it - in the preceeding episodes, she was shown to be more and more not in line with the DA's philosophy - and it was making her do her job in a more functionary way instead of a zealous way - Arthur was telling Serena that, at heart, she was an advocate (aka a defense attny) - not a prosecutor - so, he let her go - he needs people to be on board with his viewpoint - that's just the same as any "boss"
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scrabbler1 — 10 years ago(February 14, 2016 09:08 AM)
Besides "Girl Most Likely," I thought the "Gov Luv" episode hinted at it too, based on Serena's reaction to Jack's trying to get the NY State Court of Appeals in Albany to nullify the same-sex marriage performed by a small town mayor so Jack to bust up spousal privilege. Serena was quite angry and said something like this to Jack: "I'm not going to be of any help to you in Albany." She could have simply been opposed to Jack's plan but her being a lesbian would certainly have made her even more angry at Jack.
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Duncan_Idaho02 — 10 years ago(March 01, 2016 01:52 AM)
Is this because I am a lesbian?
was absurd. It made no sense. It was used as shock value and likely as some sort of political ploy.
She was fired because she had been becoming more and more out of line with the DA in cases. Her emotions were leading her, not the facts. And she refused to see what she was doing. Her comments about how nobody cares about her opinion showed she was not thinking like an ADA.
Her firing did not surprise me at all. In fact, I expected it when she was called into the DA office by herself, given her actions earlier. They were setting this up.
