What did you think about the movie?

I just finished it and I have to say that I personally loved it, I cried like a baby in the end. And because I don't want to give spoilers for people that haven't seen it yet, or don't even know there's a movie, please continue only if you've seen it..


I got closure from the movie, the kind of closure I didn't think I'd get after the final episode of the show. I only watched the show recently, I've got to say this show qualifies easily for my favorite show, it is magnificent. When I finished the show I kinda felt sad I didn't get closure from Frank and Kay's character, but I thought by not showing Frank again, they were sending a message that Frank never communicated with Bayliss after homicide. At least no more than we already knew. Then I found out there was a movie, and Frank was playing in it and I was so eager to see what was in the cards for Frank and Tim. I really hoped that in the end, Frank would give Tim what he always wanted: to be a part of his life, his family, to be his friend. I always liked them as a team, and Frank, who never shed a tear for anyone in homicide every time they got shot or killed, that was never even sad about it, was terrified of the possibility of Tim dying after he took a bullet for him. He never left his side, and he kept saying "hang in there baby, you're going to make it" while he was crying. That reaction was shocking, and touching at the same time, and I always thought eventually they'd have a more close relationship. But I was disappointed somehow in the movie, that instead of getting closer they drew further apart. But even so, I really liked the movie, I got closure on every character I cared about, even if in some cases I would love if things went differently, it made me cry like I was saying goodbye to someone I really cared about, and we got to see the whole crew reunited in the end, despite all the things that kept them apart, they were always like a family in their hearts, an estranged family maybe, but a family. That they cared about each other and the first chance they got they would rush to help one of their own. And finally, I absolutely adored the poker scene. I loved that I got a closure even from the dead ones. It was nice to see what they've been up to all these years...


We don't really find out what happened to Tim, but we've got 3 clues:
1) he didn't kill himself in the end of the movie because the fourth chair was empty

2) after some years in SVU, Munch said that he once had a partner who took cases too personally and later killed himself. Bayliss was the only one taking the cases too personally and for a brief time he partnered up with Munch. So I guess we know what happened to Bayliss after all. I guess Munch was really someone who brought bad luck to all of his partners, like he always said.

3) last, he didn't go to jail, because the name "Ryland" was put on the board in blue, the colour for old but still open cases. If Frank had given him up, the name would've been put in black.


I'm in love with this show, it was the only police show that had as it's primary goal to show the detective's lives, not the stories about the criminals like the rest of these shows. I really loved that. I loved all the characters, they were unique in their own ways. Thank you writers for giving us the opportunity to watch such a beautiful show. Especially thank you for the movie, not in every show you get to have such a great closure. As the matter of fact, we almost never get it.