When a pregnant woman is kidnapped and carjacked, the squad thinks, at first, that she's the latest victim of a serial rapist, only to realize that she's the victim of an intricate ransom pl... Read allWhen a pregnant woman is kidnapped and carjacked, the squad thinks, at first, that she's the latest victim of a serial rapist, only to realize that she's the victim of an intricate ransom plot.When a pregnant woman is kidnapped and carjacked, the squad thinks, at first, that she's the latest victim of a serial rapist, only to realize that she's the victim of an intricate ransom plot.
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- (as B.D. Wong)
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- TARU Technician Ruben Morales
- (as Joel De La Fuente)
- Annika Bergeron
- (as Karen Goberman)
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- TriviaPart of this episode was filmed on Beach 129th Street in Belle Harbor, New York.
- GoofsWhen they use lasers to analyze a piece of paper, they start at 400nm, blue, then go to 500, which they show as orange, but is actually green. They go to 600nm, which they show as green, but should be orange. This was likely done as the green/white contrast is likely more visible to the camera.
- Quotes
Rose Granville: Granville Developers is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to Annika's safe return home.
Olivia Benson: That's very generous of you, considering that Annika's baby is the child of your future son-in-law.
Rose Granville: My daughter loves him. That matters far more to me than one indiscretion.
- ConnectionsReferences Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
It very nearly did that with "Tragedy", meaning that it did overall nearly did a lot of great with a premise that was attention grabbing but not extraordinary, but just missed out on exceeding expectations due to one section not being as believable as the rest. Actually really liked the episode for most of the length and was riveted by the tension and intrigue it had, but for me it was let down by the final 5-10 minutes which didn't ring true from personal opinion. Probably not going to be a popular opinion.
Shall start with the good. The slick grit and the sharper and tighter visual look that the previous four seasons had is still maintained, and equally had no problems with the generally understated and not too melodramatic music. Nor with the sympathetic but crisp direction in primarily the second half. The script is taut and thought-provoking and the story did on the whole manage to have the right amount of suspense and ability to keep one guessing. The first scene was unsettling.
There is a scene later on just before the truth is revealed (am not going to spoil it) that is very harrowing, had me on the edge of the seat and brought a lump to my throat. The characters are on the most part written very well, the episode does really well for a while at making one convinced that the prime suspect is guilty while leaving some room for doubt as well. The regulars on the whole were great and loved how they worked together. The episode is incredibly well acted from all involved.
It is a shame though that the big reveal was not near as believable. The identity of the responsible was not hard to figure out, being somebody that has seen that trope before they were suspectable early on. Not only that, their motive was rather extreme and would have made more sense if they were targeting somebody else. Also didn't buy the inconsistent behaviour of the prime suspect, especially in regard to being angrier at the person thought not long before the truth came out to have committed the crime but proven innocent (after blaming themselves not long before that) than at the perpetrator.
While liking Stabler in the harrowing scene mentioned, very strong and paternal, he did have moments where he was judgemental and rather jerk-ish in his attitude towards Daniel, who was only still a suspect when Stabler expressed want at being the executioner (extreme and something that somebody on duty would not realistically say).
Concluding, good episode but not great. 7/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 5, 2020