# Discuss & Rate Female ADAs from the Jack McCoy Era of the Original "Law & Order" \[spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [November 16, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903 "2025-11-16T16:06:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/41 "2025-11-18T14:21:59Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Love 'em all except Serena Southerlyn Oh, I swear there was an episode where I think she introduced herself as “Sabrina”. I can’t swear in court, counselor, but I remember how it stood out. I’m not going to rewatch all her eps just to find it, though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/42 "2025-11-18T14:57:02Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m that third person who liked Fontana. Hot Take: I really liked the four episode stretch of Fontana and Falco (Michael Imperioli). It felt like a little mini-series inside the show. > [@JKellyMap](#): > > Love 'em all except Serena Southerlyn (played by Elizabeth Rohm). I couldn’t stand that slow, unnatural way she talked. I’m not sure if it was the actress, or the character. She yelled everything. I can’t help but think of [Will Ferrell’s “voice immodulation” character](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDgez8QDAKo)when she talked. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/43 "2025-11-18T15:03:46Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Abbie: Ah, “Hang 'em high” Abby. She was a great foil and counter for McCoy’s hippie liberal streak. Though I did enjoy the episode where they took opposite positions. (Though you KNOW she voted for trump.) Way too much taste (and brains) for that. Fabulous speaking voice. The best by a wide margin. Jamie was a world-beating PITA. The only tolerable episode with her that I can recall is when she confronted a fellow (crooked) ADA. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/44 "2025-12-30T01:53:43Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Ah, “Hang 'em high” Abby. Bumping because I happened to catch her first episode today, “Cherished”. When they were considering a plea deal, and no one could agree which defendant should get the break, she said “Hang 'em all!” I didn’t know that phrase was literally from an episode. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/45 "2025-12-30T02:22:59Z")
Yeah, she could be tougher than McCoy. In one episode, we got some background on a particular case… She showed NO compassion for a woman who had been raped. Abby was merciless to her on the stand. Later she revealed to Jack that she had been raped and always felt like it was her fault. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/46 "2026-01-10T04:39:01Z")
and had that great Playboy pad [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903.md?page=2)