that's a very hard question right there. I mean he's practically angry all the time. He's always bashing and hitting perps around. I think in one episode he felt like hitting a woman for saying something so stupid. It was my first time seeing Rage, and I was in awe the whole time. Though I thought it was pretty funny when Elliot ate the onions and was all in the guys face plus the guy kept holding his nose .
But I don't know, I mean at the end of the episode he was so close to killing the guy. His life is already falling about and now he's partner's about to get hurt, Elliot is having a helluva sucky year. He's been shot at, shot, punched, come on he's bound to snap one of these days. But if some how he does go Darth Vader, it'll be a while. But we'll see how he turns out the rest of this season and the start of the next.

yeah. when they first premiered "rage" on tv that night i cried because it was so sad.

yeah and he keep you to the edge of your seat because you will never know what he would do next.

I think Eliot's behavior is simillar to the behavior of nature in some way. He is a wonderful person, a great father, but if pushed too hard, God knows what could hapen. But when he held this gun to the perp in 'Rage', he had every oportunity to shoot him, but he did not. Maybe it is because Olivia' presence held him back, but it could also indicate that he has controll over his rage, proving the perp wrong. You know, we could all talk about it, like Munch said, "'til we are blue in the face"; we all know that Mr. Wolf loves to leave us guessing. So, my guess is that he is able to controll himself, although it is far from easy. But I have faith in him, as I am sure, do all of you.
Go, El!

yeah i can say this season ever since the strink talked to him he can hold his temper in sometimes. everyone keep trying his buttons and one day they are going to push him to far.and he snap they will be looking. lol

Stabler needs therapy. Period, LOL Or a long vacation. He is burnt out.

i agree. he's sick of eveything.