Gifs 1-5 from Decaying Morality (S16E13), Gif 6 from Undercover Mother (S16E15), gifs 7-14 from December Solstice (S16E16).
Some of my favorite moments in here! We've got sass, empathy eyes, looking befuddled holding a child... What's not to love? 🤣
Do you think they introduced Carisi, a detective who was finishing a law degree, because they knew it was only a matter of time before Raúl Esparza decided to move on from the show?
Was Carisi always supposed to be a replacement Barba? 🤔
Take me to the world that's real
Show me how it's done
Teach me how to laugh, to feel
Move me to the sun
Just hold my hand
Whenever we arrive
Take me to the world
Where I can be alive
🥹
Gif 1 from Girls Disappeared (S16E1), gifs 2-5 from American Disgrace (S16E2), gifs 6-10 from Pornstar's Requiem (S16E5), gifs 11-14 from Spousal Privilege (S16E8), Gif 15 from Forgiving Rollins (S16E10), gifs 16-20 from Agent Provocateur (S16E11).
The bar for what qualifies as a gif from me keeps getting lower. I guess I really like making them. 😂
Pillow fight first, then truth or dare. 😍
It must be the way he chooses to handle it. Confidence (even fake confidence) is hot as f***!
Is it just me, or are the lyrics to Louder than Words (from Tick, Tick, BOOM) becoming more and more relevant? Key points-
What does it take to wake up a generation?
How can you make someone take off and fly
If we don't wake up and shake up the nation
We'll eat the dust of the world wondering why
...
Why do we follow leaders who never lead?
Why does it take catastrophe to start a revolution?
If we're so free, tell me why
Someone tell me why so many people bleed
It very frequently makes me cry!
(Song starts around 1:10 in the video above)
Gifs 1&2 from Comic Perversion (S15E15), Gif 3 from Downloaded Child (S15E19), Gifs 4&5 from Reasonable Doubt (S15E22), Gifs 6-9 from Thought Criminal (S15E23).
Enjoy! 😘
Gifs 1-3 from Military Justice (S15E8), gifs 4-6 from Rapist Anonymous (S15E9), Gif 7 from Jersey Breakdown (S15E12), Gifs 8&9 from Betrayal's Climax (S15E13).
No idea what I'm going to do with myself once I've milked every gif out of Raúl's time on SVU. Might have to move on to Hannibal after that. 😂
I just rewatched Psycho/Therapist (S15E10), with William Lewis's trial. The scene where they give the verdict always puzzles me.
Attempted Rape - not guilty, Attempted murder - not guilty, Assault on a police officer - guilty, Kidnapping a police officer - guilty.
I know it makes for good drama to fool the audience into thinking he was going to get away with it all, but the jury's logic eludes me. Did they just think that it was never Lewis's intent to rape or murder Benson, just to torture her? I know "attempted" crimes can be tricky because you have to prove substantial steps toward the commission of the underlying crime... And I guess they just felt that hadn't been proven?
I know it's weird to think so deeply about the mindset of a fictional jury.
Anyone else have thoughts?
I'll have a full new batch out soon, but in the meantime I wanted to share this one special one... We can think of it as a message from Raúl, in times when we feel low. 🥹❤️
Yeah, I watched October Surprise. May or may not have spent like 6 hours over the course of two days making gifs... 🫣 Here they are.
And a few from other episodes I hadn't posted yet.
Going to be vulnerable a minute and seeking compassion...
I just spent the last 4 hours crying and texting a friend about life and my failures, listening to my Raúl playlist the whole time (songs from his cast recordings mostly). So much of Tick, Tick Boom speaks to me.
In particular I cried my eyes out listening to his miscast recording of Come To Your Senses. "Deep in my eyes, what do you see? Deep in my sighs, listen to me."
(https://link.deezer.com/s/339kL90mK8AUgpML9Oz07)
I feel so small and unimportant. And I wish there were a way Raúl could know how much he helps, just by being and sharing his art. I wish I could believe that even if he did know, that it would matter to him.
I might have a problem...
Yeah, I definitely have a problem.
"You're a feminist icon, Rafael."
"Hm. I do my best."
🥰
So I'm really enjoying making Barba gifs. If anyone has any requests, let me know and I'll see what I can do!
Be specific about the moment you're looking for. Be extra specific if it's just a single look or reaction and not a line.
Excited to see what requests you guys come up with. 😁
I love him
I just love him
So much
It's always a good time for Barba screenshots, right?