Fin catches a fugitive rapist in Havana, but Barba's case is jeopardized by a political tug-of-war.Fin catches a fugitive rapist in Havana, but Barba's case is jeopardized by a political tug-of-war.Fin catches a fugitive rapist in Havana, but Barba's case is jeopardized by a political tug-of-war.
Ice-T
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
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Did you know
- TriviaPeter Jacobson, playing defense attorney Randolph J. Dworkin in this episode, had a previous recurring role in seasons 13 & 14 of SVU. That character, Bart Ganzel, was the leader of a prostitution ring in a turf war with Delia Wilson; the first episode in the multi-episode storyline was Rhodium Nights (2012), Season 13 episode 23.
- Quotes
Dominick Carisi Jr.: An oh-fer. We'd have better luck starting the Byron Marks fan club.
Olivia Benson: Well, look, it's upsetting, but it's not surprising.
Amanda Rollins: Yeah, I tried to explain that to him.
Dominick Carisi Jr.: Look, I know. I'm sorry. It's just I'm Italian. Revenge is one of our three major food groups.
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Worth fishing for
Generally thought that Season 19 was not a particularly good season with a minority group of exceptions. 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' had run out of ideas and been hit and miss long before Season 19 came into fruition, but by this point in general the show did feel well past its sell by date. Still have given it a very fair chance due to loving so many of the show's early seasons episode, at its best 'Special Victims Unit' was outstanding but when it was bad man it was bad.
As far as Season 19 goes, "Gone Fishin" is not bad at all and fares favourably in comparison to most of the episodes from the season. It is a promising start to it and shows signs that, despite a few big flaws, that with the right execution that Season 19 could actually be pretty decent after all and really did wish that that was the case. Alas that was not to be but as said the season did have some good episodes and "Gone Fishin" is one of them, though it itself could have been better.
Much is good. Visually it is well made, especially the intimate photography. It looks stylish and slick with a more refined look than when 'Special Victims Unit' first started all the way back in 1999, while maintaining the show's grit. The music doesn't overbear and is not overused. The direction keeps things moving well while letting the drama breathe. The acting from all the regulars is very good, particularly Raul Esparza bringing his usual class and sass, as are the guest turns of Amy Smart and Peter Jacobson.
Furthermore, "Gone Fishin" benefits a lot from a punchy and thought provoking script and a mostly compelling and tense story. It was nice to see a bigger role for Fin (who has been underused for too long) in the better faring subplot. The Olivia and Noah storyline filled me with dread on paper, but didn't dominate too much and wasn't too melodramatic. The scene between Olivia and the teacher was particularly well done. It was nice to see everybody play a big role and mostly in character.
Not everything about "Gone Fishin" worked on the other hand. Cassidy is completely unnecessary and is more annoying than interesting, liked him in his earlier appearances but a good deal less now. Olivia's sanctimonious-ness and bias has been tiring for some time and am again sick of seeing it again, which has really made her go down in my estimations from a role model to somebody not recognisable from the early seasons.
Did think too that not everything came over as realistic, namely the defense attorney allowing his client's witness to be in the room and also how easily and quickly and easily the wife's change of heart towards her husband was.
Overall, pretty decent if not great. 7/10.
As far as Season 19 goes, "Gone Fishin" is not bad at all and fares favourably in comparison to most of the episodes from the season. It is a promising start to it and shows signs that, despite a few big flaws, that with the right execution that Season 19 could actually be pretty decent after all and really did wish that that was the case. Alas that was not to be but as said the season did have some good episodes and "Gone Fishin" is one of them, though it itself could have been better.
Much is good. Visually it is well made, especially the intimate photography. It looks stylish and slick with a more refined look than when 'Special Victims Unit' first started all the way back in 1999, while maintaining the show's grit. The music doesn't overbear and is not overused. The direction keeps things moving well while letting the drama breathe. The acting from all the regulars is very good, particularly Raul Esparza bringing his usual class and sass, as are the guest turns of Amy Smart and Peter Jacobson.
Furthermore, "Gone Fishin" benefits a lot from a punchy and thought provoking script and a mostly compelling and tense story. It was nice to see a bigger role for Fin (who has been underused for too long) in the better faring subplot. The Olivia and Noah storyline filled me with dread on paper, but didn't dominate too much and wasn't too melodramatic. The scene between Olivia and the teacher was particularly well done. It was nice to see everybody play a big role and mostly in character.
Not everything about "Gone Fishin" worked on the other hand. Cassidy is completely unnecessary and is more annoying than interesting, liked him in his earlier appearances but a good deal less now. Olivia's sanctimonious-ness and bias has been tiring for some time and am again sick of seeing it again, which has really made her go down in my estimations from a role model to somebody not recognisable from the early seasons.
Did think too that not everything came over as realistic, namely the defense attorney allowing his client's witness to be in the room and also how easily and quickly and easily the wife's change of heart towards her husband was.
Overall, pretty decent if not great. 7/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Dec 10, 2022
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