A sports reporter who became pregnant after a rape goes through torture when she takes the accused rapist to court.A sports reporter who became pregnant after a rape goes through torture when she takes the accused rapist to court.A sports reporter who became pregnant after a rape goes through torture when she takes the accused rapist to court.
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Richard Belzer
- Sergeant John Munch
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Ice-T
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
Robert T. Bogue
- Jason Hollis
- (as Robert Bogue)
Eliud Garcia Kauffman
- Ken Bunuel
- (as Eliud Kauffman)
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- TriviaThe argument presented by Congressman/Doctor Showalter (Reathel Bean) regarding legitimate rape echoes a statement made by former Missouri Representative Todd Akin, who said "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
- Quotes
[last lines]
Detective Olivia Benson: Remember when you asked about my father, and I told you it was a long story?
Detective Nick Amaro: Yeah.
Detective Olivia Benson: It's not that long.
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Legitimately frustrating
On first watch, "Legitimate Rape" was an uneven episode. Starting off incredibly well but got frustrating later, which was a similar feeling felt with for example Season 9's "Trade". That 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' addresses and explores such tough and gutsy subjects with the frequency it does has always been and still is when done well admirable. The subject here definitely fits under that distinction, among the more difficult ones of the season.
Did think however that the subject could have been executed more consistently, and other episodes have dealt with similar subjects or the same basic one with more tact and tension. My present feelings of "Legitimate Rape" are that it is still uneven. A long way from terrible, but was well on its way to being one of the better episodes of Season 14 and then dropped the ball to frustration land just after the halfway mark. So good potential not lived up to enough.
Am going to start with the good. The photography and such as usual are fully professional, the slickness still remaining. The music is used sparingly and is haunting and non-overwrought when it is used, and it's mainly used when a crucial revelation or plot development is revealed. The direction has some nice tension while keeping things steady, without going too far the other way. The prime 'Special Victims Unit' vibe of the first half was great.
The acting from the regulars is very good, particularly Mariska Hargitay who makes a welcome return to the sympathetic Olivia. Raul Esparza continues to be a breath of fresh air. Lauren Cohan portrays a victim worth rooting for up to a point and one does root for the perpetrator to be brought to justice. Due to David Merchant playing him so unnervingly. Really liked that it did focus a lot on the supporting cast, as well as that it brought up and acknowledged Olivia's past without focusing too much on it.
However, the second half could have been a lot better and not only is there is a less 'Special Victims Unit' vibe it felt like another show. Usually find the whole representing themselves trope potentially one sided, and it was here. Not to mention very predictable. So much so that it made me worry about the outcome. Towards the end it feels over-complicated.
Really do have to agree with those that found the ending infuriating, it didn't feel like it made sense and would have rung true more and been more fair if the episode continued to make Avery rootable throughout the episode rather than paint her in a negative light later.
Overall, liked it a lot to begin with but finished the episode frustrated. 6/10.
Did think however that the subject could have been executed more consistently, and other episodes have dealt with similar subjects or the same basic one with more tact and tension. My present feelings of "Legitimate Rape" are that it is still uneven. A long way from terrible, but was well on its way to being one of the better episodes of Season 14 and then dropped the ball to frustration land just after the halfway mark. So good potential not lived up to enough.
Am going to start with the good. The photography and such as usual are fully professional, the slickness still remaining. The music is used sparingly and is haunting and non-overwrought when it is used, and it's mainly used when a crucial revelation or plot development is revealed. The direction has some nice tension while keeping things steady, without going too far the other way. The prime 'Special Victims Unit' vibe of the first half was great.
The acting from the regulars is very good, particularly Mariska Hargitay who makes a welcome return to the sympathetic Olivia. Raul Esparza continues to be a breath of fresh air. Lauren Cohan portrays a victim worth rooting for up to a point and one does root for the perpetrator to be brought to justice. Due to David Merchant playing him so unnervingly. Really liked that it did focus a lot on the supporting cast, as well as that it brought up and acknowledged Olivia's past without focusing too much on it.
However, the second half could have been a lot better and not only is there is a less 'Special Victims Unit' vibe it felt like another show. Usually find the whole representing themselves trope potentially one sided, and it was here. Not to mention very predictable. So much so that it made me worry about the outcome. Towards the end it feels over-complicated.
Really do have to agree with those that found the ending infuriating, it didn't feel like it made sense and would have rung true more and been more fair if the episode continued to make Avery rootable throughout the episode rather than paint her in a negative light later.
Overall, liked it a lot to begin with but finished the episode frustrated. 6/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 14, 2022
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