It might seem like “Law & Order: SVU” is bound to run out of storylines, yet 23 seasons in, they’ve still found plenty of ways to riff on the news.
Take, for example, the 2015 episode of “SVU” titled “December Solstice,” in which the detectives investigate a case of elder abuse, not unlike what many believed was happening to beloved radio host Casey Kasem (via E! Online). The episode finds Robert Vaughn playing an elderly author (who likely calls to mind Philip Roth or Norman Mailer for many viewers) and his much younger wife, portrayed by Marcia Cross, at odds with the author’s estranged daughters.
“Yeah, I’ve been sort of home with the kids. I felt like … It was time to get out of the house, I heard it was a great show. I don’t watch much television, so it wasn’t something I knew about. I love Mariska [Hargitay]. We’re sort of around the same age, so I’ve watched her start … I have a lot of respect for her and I always follow her,” Cross said of her decision to return to TV, following the conclusion of “Desperate Housewives.”
“I think she’s madly in love with him … He’s a literary great and she loves his mind,” Cross said of her character. “Look at Robert Vaughn now, he looks fabulous. I think that people can really stay fit and healthy for a certain time and then the decline happens .. .but it doesn’t always work that way sometimes.”
