Law & Order Syndrome


the term “law & order syndrome” refers to an actor or actress who appears in a long-running series as a guest star but later appears in the series as a permanent character. the term is derived from the famous television series “law & order”, where a numerous number of actors/actresses who are currently playing the main detectives/lawyers have appeared in a previous episode several years beforehand as a completely different, temporary character.
mike: wait, chris noth is a detective now? wasn’t he some random nameless guy in the last season?

john: that’s a case of law & order syndrome, mike.

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