# Law And Order Criminal Intent Fans, A little help?

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**Created:** [May 4, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-criminal-intent-fans-a-little-help/495359 "2009-05-04T23:58:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-criminal-intent-fans-a-little-help/495359/21 "2009-05-05T23:23:21Z")

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> [@planetcory](#):
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> Does The Closer count?

Not really–she’s not partnered with anyone; she runs the Special Crimes Unit (or whatever they call it) on her own (though she has to report to the higher-ups regularly). That’s another show I like, but at this point, she’s taken quite seriously by everyone and they know not to underestimate her. She does have her own quirks and foibles, but they’re played off a vertical hierarchy and not a peer partner (except for Fritzy, but that’s not a work relationship).

It seems like there’s a pervasive need to create a gender balance in TV cop partnerships, but the gender balance rarely results in a personality equilibrium. The cliche is that the lady cop has to be tough-minded and no-nonsense, so it’ll be more fun to have her be the foil and straight “man” to the more passionate, intuitive, deductive, charismatic male half of the duo.

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