The episode as a whole was somewhat disjointed. Besides the wedding, Benson was *forced* to take Noah to meet a surprise half-brother (they share a father) when she discovers Noah has located him and has been communicating with him. She meets what looks like the perfect family and, after Noah makes a comment that makes Benson feel she's not his “real family”, she appears worried he will not want to be with her anymore. Making matters worse, while staying in a motel, she locates a hidden camera while she’s wet and only wearing a towel. Despite being a victim herself, Benson and Rollins partner in a strange sting operation to get the perp.
Detective Muncy, meanwhile, loses her cool on the witness stand and makes a mess of Carisi’s case that was a carryover from a recent episode.
The big shadow hanging over this fall finale were the allegations, released earlier in the day, that current showrunner David Graziano was “mistreating women, support staff on multiple shows”. This is certainly brings a dark cloud over not only Law & Order SVU but the entire Wolf Entertainment group. The timing of the release of the story – the day of the fall finale – could not have been worse. Obviously this will require investigation and action taken if warranted. But I found myself really scrutinizing this episode because of it.
At least the door seems still open for Rollins – and Kelli Giddish – and for that we can be thankful!
