Post by JrBenson on Dec 2, 2010 18:39:11 GMT -5
DETECTIVES STABLER (CHRISTOPHER MELONI) AND BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) INVESTIGATE A RAPE CASE WHILE CONTINUING THE SEARCH FOR A YOUNG BOY’S MOTHER (GUEST STAR MARIA BELLO) With young Calvin in her care, Detective Benson (Hargitay) continues the search for his drug-addict mother, Vivian (guest star Maria Bello), but Detective Stabler (Meloni) notices a strong bond forming between Benson and the boy. When Vivian’s name comes up during a rape investigation, Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) assigns Detectives Fin (Ice-T) and Munch (Richard Belzer) to the case instead. However, it will take more than Cragen’ s orders to keep Benson away. Also starring: Tamara Tunie and Melissa Sagemiller.
The first half of the episode was...eh...I wasn't very interested. But when Vivian showed up, it got interesting. What annoyed me the most was that Benson didn't get her ass canned for going against Cragen's orders but then again she was fighting for Calvin.
I wept at the end. When that guy came and served Olivia the papers, I couldn't hold back the tears. The look on her face and when the guy and Vivian began to pull Calvin away, I just lost it. It brought back some pretty intense memories of when I was a kid and just watching that opened up some old wounds.
After the episode, Neal Baer tweeted that 'there is still hope...' so I am hopeing this turns out right for Benson...
The first half of the episode was a C+
the second half: B+