I really enjoyed Mariska's performance in this episode, mainly because she's forced to act against a *prop*, and that shit is not easy to do. Most likely, there was a script supervisor reading off Maria's lines, and Mariska had to do everything she did without even hearing the little girl's voice. That makes a huge difference...think back to the moments Maria is telling Liv how Richard hurt her and that when he brings friends over she wants to die. *sob* That gets me every time.

Now imagine having to react to that when someone is just reading the words from a page.

I am all over Teh Meloni, for he is a god among men, but Mariska deserves kudos for this ep.