Law & Order SVU "Broken Rhymes" (AKA “Bad Rap”) Sneak Peeks

Here are preview clips for Law & Order SVU "Broken Rhymes" (AKA “Bad Rap”) which will air on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9PM ET on NBC. The videos feature Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish. (Note: NBC released an episode name change on 11/3.)


My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Broken Rhymes (AKA “Bad Rap”) can be found at this link.


Please note: these videos have a limited life and may be removed at any time, so catch them while you can!



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Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted” Recap & Review

“Rape Interrupted” was inspired by the story of Brock Turner, a Stanford student and - depending on what news outlet you read his story and how they framed the headline - a rapist, who had sex with an unconscious girl on campus and who was later found guilty of felony sexual assault. In this episode, we see the clearly drunk victim coming on to the young, recently promoted Ellis Griffin, but we never see her give any consent to sex. Lucky for the victim that there was a witness to the assault, otherwise the the DA would have had real trouble with a rape case.

This episode reunited Mariska Hargitay and Anthony Edwards, who appeared together on the NBC series ER. I always enjoy seeing Anthony Edwards but admit that it doesn’t matter on which show he’s appearing, I always get a twinge of sadness when I see him. His character’s death on ER is probably the most memorable, tragic, and heart-wrenching death scene ever shown on network television. In this episode, Edwards plays Benson’s first work partner and mentor when she worked at the five-five precinct.  The chemistry felt very real between Benson and Patrick Griffin, probably because the two actors had worked together for many episodes on ER. In fact, Edwards’ appearance was the best part of this episode, and I think that it brought out the best in Mariska’s performance.

It is revealed that when Benson was just a newbie on the job at the five-five, she was investigated by IAB for a claim that she stole drugs and money during a bust. It was Patrick Griffin who made up a story that he was with Benson the whole time, supporting her claim that she stole nothing, which cleared her with IAB. Now, with Patrick’s son being accused of rape, Patrick expects Benson to return the favor. Of course, Benson never stole any money or drugs and didn't want Patrick to cover for her, and her standards are higher than ever today. She refuses to cave in to Patrick’s pleas for her to bail out his son. She rightly decided to chose her job and her duty to uphold the law over an old time partner and friend who she has not seen in decades, one who expected her to cover for his rapist son.

Earlier this season, we hear Benson say she has “never been happier," but now when Fin asks hew how things are going with Tucker, she looks strained and says it’s “complicated.” It’s enough to give fans whiplash. What could be the problem with this relationship?

I don’t know how to say this about Law & Order SVU but I think I have a case of  “rape fatigue.” I feel like the “rapist-of=the week” stories are getting repetitive and I am losing interest. Aren’t there other “special victims” crimes that the team can investigate?

Here is the recap:

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay - Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Ice-T - Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba
Peter Scanavino - Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.

Guest stars:
Anthony Edwards - Sgt. Patrick Griffin
Corey Cott - Ellis Griffin
Kelly McAndrew - Diane Griffin
Anna Osceola - Janie Spears
Jenna Stern - Judge Elana Barth
Joseph Lyle Taylor - Mickey D'Angelo
Kelly McAndrew -Diane Griffin
Jillian Mueller –
Cindy Cheung –
RJ Brown –
Liam Lane - Brian Dancy
Rachel Womble – Maya
Katie McCarty – Kira
Gabriel Ellis – Diego Perez
Cathryn Basile – Uni #1
Jessica Noboa – Protester


Ellis Griffin arrives at the home of his parents, Patrick and Diane Griffin. He arrives with expensive wine and flowers and they are happy to see him. They are also happy to hear he got a huge promotion to fixed income trade at Goldman Sachs. He can’t stay long, his mother knowing it is Halloween weekend and he has parties but his father wants him to help clean out his garage.

Later, Ellis is at a party where he has his eye on one girl – Janie. Later, when Janie tries to pour herself a drink and the bottle is empty, he finds more alcohol for her drink. Later, he goes to use the bathroom and when he thinks no one is in it, he opens the door to find Janie in there, obviously tipsy. She says it is really hot in here, and seems to come on to him.

Sometime later, as police arrive at a scene outside, a British man is telling Ellis to get off of her. As they begin to argue, the man says that Ellis raped that girl, and Janie is laying on the ground, apparently unconscious. Ellis insists he did not do anything. He looks stunned.

Afterwards, Benson is on her way home from the office as Carisi and Fin bring in Ellis and the witness. Carisi explains that the vic is at Mercy hospital and Rollins is on the way. She tells Carisi to put Ellis in interrogation. Fin takes the witness into the interview room. As Carisi walks off with Ellis, Ellis tells him the other man didn’t witness anything and what he thought he saw, he was mistaken and asks to explain and this will all go away. Carisi replies he doesn’t think so, saying it has already gone viral, showing Ellis a photo on social media of Janie lying on the ground.

Back in her office, while Carisi and Fin wait, Benson is on the phone with Rollins and asks that she keep them posted. After Benson hangs up, she tells Carisi that the victim, Janie Spears who is still unconscious and has high blood alcohol and asks if Ellis claims it was consensual. Carisi says yes, that Ellis says he met Janie at a party and they had al fresco sex in the park when a tourist, Brian Dancy, misinterpreted and called 911. Fin calls it a “he said - he said – she can’t say.” Carisi confirms Ellis was drinking. He has not asked for a phone call or lawyer and is eager to tell his side. Benson tells them to get him some coffee and get his statement. Fin goes back to speak to “British Brian.” Benson makes a call to Lucy and tells her she will be even later.

Carisi enters the interrogation room and tells Ellis that he brought him some coffee, but Ellis says he is okay. Benson enters and introduces herself, adding she wanted to make sure he was clear-minded enough to answer some questions. She asks him to tell them what happened tonight. Ellis explains he was at a Halloween party. Janie and he met and they were drinking dancing, and hanging out, etc. Carisi says they need details and asks him to expand on that et cetera part. Ellis replies he is a little nervous, not because he did anything wrong. He takes a breath and Benson tells him to take his time and just tell them what happened. He said it really started when he ran into her in the bathroom. She said she wanted some air so they went outside. He thinks it was after midnight and she seemed drunk but she was fine. Benson asks what does “fine” mean, and he explains she was talking and laughing. They walked to the park and that is when she kissed him. He swears to god she was into it.

Meanwhile, in the interview room, Brian says that girl was NOT into it. When Fin asks how could he tell that, Brian says she wasn’t moving and Ellis was on top of her, thrusting. He shouted STOP, the perv didn’t hear him, he was getting off on a helpless girl so Brian called 911. Fin asks what did he do till a cop showed up? He states he went to pull Ellis off her and Ellis stood up and zipped his fly and said she was fine. Fin comments that she wasn’t.

Back in interrogation, Benson recaps that Ellis and Janie are kissing and inquires how it moved past that. Ellis says they were getting into it and he felt her pull at his belt. She fell back on a pile of garbage bags that were stacked up and he fell on top of her and when they got their bearings – Ellis begins to laugh – he says it felt kind of romantic. He kissed her again and they started to have sex. He comments that he knows, it’s not great to have sex like that by the garbage but he insists that is what it was. It was sex between two consenting adults. Benson questions that she consented, asking if Ellis heard her say yes. He replies yes, yes, they were enjoying each other the whole time until the British guy started yelling at them and the cops showed up. Benson counters that the British guy – their witness – said it seemed like she was unconscious. Ellis wonders maybe she fell asleep, but saying he raped her – that is crazy. Carisi comments that he can see why Ellis may feel that way, and Ellis states he feels that way because it is the truth. He tells them to ask Janie. Benson gets a text message and then shows it to Carisi, saying that they will – Janie just came to. Benson and Carisi leave the room, leaving a stunned Ellis to sit there.

At Mercy Hospital at 365 West 32md Street on Saturday, October 29, Rollins speaks to Janie who calls herself an idiot and got alcohol poisoning. Rollins explains to her where she was found and asks if she recalls being there with anybody or having sex. Janie does not recall. She remembers the party but doesn’t know who she was with. She realizes what has happened and says that is why she is sore down there. When Rollins mentions a rape kit, Janie is upset as she does not have insurance, but Rollins explains it is no charge. Janie’s cousin Leah arrives who is concerned and tells Janie she was raped, showing Rollins it is all over the internet, people are tweeting about it, calling her “garbage rape girl,” all thrown out with the trash. Rollins sees the photo of Janie. Janie is upset that they are saying someone had sex with her while she was passed out, and Rollins explains she had a lot to drink last night, asking if she recalls consenting to sex. Janie insists she would have never said it was okay in the ground like that. Leah says that son of a bitch raped her cousin.

Law & Order SVU "Broken Rhymes" (AKA “Bad Rap”) Photos

Here are advance photos for Law & Order SVU "Broken Rhymes" (AKA “Bad Rap”) which will air on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9PM ET on NBC. The photos feature Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Raúl Esparza, Mitchell Edwards as Hype, Okieriete Onaodowan as Cash Lewis, Will Swenson as Attorney Mitch Hampton, C. David Johnson as Mark Carson, Jacqueline Torres as Nina Carson, and Wyclef Jean as Vincent Love. (Note: NBC released an episode name change on 11/3.)


My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Broken Rhymes (AKA “Bad Rap”) can be found at this link.

Photos by: David Giesbrecht/NBC and Craig Blankenhorn/NBC 

 2016 NBCUniversal Media , LLC

Check out my blog home page for the latest Law & Order information, on All Things Law And Order.

Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.

Law & Order SVU "Broken Rhymes" (AKA “Bad Rap”) Promo

Here is the promo for Law & Order SVU "Broken Rhymes" (AKA “Bad Rap”) which will air on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9PM ET on NBC. (Note: NBC released an episode name change on 11/3.)


My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Broken Rhymes (AKA “Bad Rap”) can be found at this link.





Check out my blog home page for the latest Law & Order information, on All Things Law And Order.

Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.

Law & Order SVU “Great Expectations” Episode Information

Here are the details for a new episode of Law & Order SVU, “Great Expectations.”

Please note: As the episode "Bad Rap" has moved to November 9, this episode will likely shift as well but NBC hasn't officially released the new air date yet.

Update November 8, 2016:  the updated schedule released by NBC today shows that this episode will not be airing in the near future; it looks like we may have to wait until January 2017. 

Update January 24, 2017 - this episode will now air on February 15, 2017.


Law & Order SVU “Great Expectations”Air Date February 14, 2017 (9 PM ET/8C Wednesday NBC)

The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing. Starring Mariska Hargitay (Lt. Olivia Benson), Ice T (Det. Odafin Tutuola), Kelli Giddish (Det. Amanda Rollins) and Peter Scanavino (Det. Sonny Carisi). Guest starring Lincoln Melcher (Kyle Turner), Brent Sexton (Jim Turner), Amy Spanger (Helen Turner), Erika Rolfsrud (Linda Wilson), Brian Hutchinson (Frank Wilson), Ben Cook (Adam Turner), Gia Crovatin (Samantha Chapman) and Christopher Paul Richards (Jack Wilson).

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My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Great Expectations” can be found at this link.






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Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.

Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted“ Sneak Peeks

Here are preview clips for Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted “ which will air on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9PM ET on NBC. The videos feature Mariska Hargitay, Peter Scanavino, Ice-T, and Anthony Edwards.


My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted” can be found at this link.


Please note: these clips have a limited life and may be removed at any time, so catch them while you can!



SVU_1806Clip1_16x9 from Chris Zimmer on Vimeo.



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SVU_1806Clip4_16x9 from Chris Zimmer on Vimeo.



Check out my blog home page for the latest Law & Order information, on All Things Law And Order.

Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.

Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted“ Promo

Here is the promo for Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted “ which will air on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9PM ET on NBC.

My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted” can be found at this link.







Check out my blog home page for the latest Law & Order information, on All Things Law And Order.

Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.

Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted“ Photos

Here are advance photos for Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted “ which will air on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9PM ET on NBC. The photos feature Mariska Hargitay , Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Raul Esparza, Corey Cott as Ellis Griffin, and Anthony Edwards as Sgt. Patrick Griffin.


My recap and review of Law & Order SVU “Rape Interrupted” can be found at this link.

Photos by: David Giesbrecht/NBC 2016 NBCUniversal Media , LLC

Check out my blog home page for the latest Law & Order information, on All Things Law And Order.

Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.