Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) Tangled (2001) User Reviews

Wow, left me wondering...

[labenji-12163 · 8/10 · 19 November 2020]

I have to respectfully disagree with the other reviewers on the ending feeling rushed and lacking in substance. Yet I understand how they came to feel the ending was rushed, because it is an M. Knight Shyamalyan like ending.

However, if you piece everything together, the husband had signed everything over to his wife before his surgery, then divorce was not an option. Moral of this story, amoral people should not trust other amoral people.

Nailed by a cat

[bkoganbing · 7/10 · 26 October 2015]

A prominent urologist is murdered and his wife beaten and raped and the latter is what brings the SVU squad into the case. In the case of the doctor the man just starting to get frisky during the senior years having acquired a mistress played by Liza Weil. The knowledge of which certainly doesn't please the wife Lisa Eichhorn who in fact was the deceased's second wife.

The squad goes after a few false leads in this one before the presence of cat hair and the cat DNA that goes with it leads them to the killer, a neighbor of the mistress Justin Hagan who is a violent sort.

But I assure you the reason why he did the deed will really have you reaching. And it's not revealed until the last second of the program.

A tangled web

[TheLittleSongbird · 8/10 · 25 June 2020]

All the previous episodes of Season 3 ranged between good and brilliant, a standard that continued throughout the whole season too with a couple of exceptions that disappointed a little. So pretty much the same as the previous two seasons. "Wrath" and "Stolen" being the best of the previous four episodes, both excellent, while the other two were very good with enough things to make them very close to great (with a couple of short-comings, that some may feel come over as nit-picky).

"Tangled" is the season's fifth episode and is as good as the previous four. Also a worthy episode of 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit', while being nowhere near one of the best. If the ending was better executed, "Tangled" had real potential to be great with so many things working in its favour. The story sounded very intriguing and 'Special Victims Unit' in its prime years (which for me were the earlier seasons) always excelled in tackling heavy themes in a pulling no punches way.

Where "Tangled" could have fared better was with its ending. It felt rather rushed and almost last minute, especially the revelation of the motive. Which was a surprising one but a bit of a stretch.

Pacing early on could have been a little tighter.

Have nothing though to criticise the production values for, it looks slick and the editing is increasingly becoming smoother and tighter. Not that there was anything wrong with it in the first place, it was always fine before but it just got even better. The music is not obvious or overdone, even in the more dramatic moments. The direction lets the drama breathe while giving some urgency, shining in the character interaction, without being heavy-handed. The acting is typically fine, with the regulars all giving their usual solid performances.

Liza Weil is also no exception in a role very different to her Paris from 'Gilmore Girls'. The episode is scripted thoughtfully, making events easy to understand enough while giving enough complexity too. The story absorbs and has enough to keep one guessing without being confusing. It is a shame that the ending was a little lacking.

Otherwise, this is very good. 8/10