When a teenaged girl is found dead, Rollins goes undercover at a high-end rehab center where she was last seen alive. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila.When a teenaged girl is found dead, Rollins goes undercover at a high-end rehab center where she was last seen alive. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila.When a teenaged girl is found dead, Rollins goes undercover at a high-end rehab center where she was last seen alive. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila.
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the opening scene, as Mariska Hargitay leaves her apartment with Brooke Shields, a book written by Linda Fairstein called "Silent Mercy" is partially obscured on her book stand. Fairstein is a former Assistant District Attorney turned author, who prosecuted sex crimes in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
- GoofsWhen Benson and Rollins are talking to Natalie's parents her mom says after she broke her ankle playing soccer her doctor prescribed her OxyContin for her post-operative pain. However OxyContin would not be prescribed for post-operative pain, OxyContin is a long acting, extended release formulation of oxycodone and is only used for people that have long term chronic pain that needs around the clock relief, it would never be prescribed for short term post operative pain relief. Immediate release oxycodone, and other short acting opiates, are used for post operative pain.
- Quotes
Rafael Barba: Tell me you found something on Anthony.
Olivia Benson: Not a thing. He's within four years of every girl he's slept with at Altbrook.
Rafael Barba: So much for a rape charge.
Olivia Benson: How is it consent when you're extorting sex from a fifteen year old drug addict?
Rafael Barba: That is a question that the legal arena has yet to answer. Good idea for a law review article, though. You should give Carisi a couple of months off.
[Carisi enters with Rollins]
Rafael Barba: What are you, a bat?
Dominick Carisi Jr.: What?
- SoundtracksBreathe Out
Performed by Fumble
Played during the opening scene
"Unintended Consequences" is not one of the successes in this regard and that is true for most of the season's episodes. But when it comes to the case itself, it fares much stronger luckily, which does elevate the episode to a better level, and a lot stronger than most of the previous five episodes. It is uneven and not great, with not much that is exceptional, but as far as Season 19 goes (or at least the patchy first half of it) to me it was really pretty good with a lot of good things about it.
Those good things will be started off about it. The production values are fine, have always liked the photography's intimacy and grit and the look of the show has come on a good deal over-time (and it was good to begin with). The music (wisely used sparingly this time) doesn't intrude and has a haunting quality, have not always remembered to say that the theme tune is easy to remember and holds up. Direction is solid.
Furthermore, the script is thought provoking and doesn't get heavy handed or silly, which would have been very easy to do with this kind of story. The case is very compelling and moves quickly, without moving too quickly that it feels too hectic or anything. It also provides some nice insight into addictions in a way that hits hard without passing judgement. All the regulars are very good as are the guest turns of Annie Corley and Peter Scolari.
However, there is too much of the Olivia and Noah storyline (everything with Noah on the whole has never worked entirely for me despite moments) and sadly it is one that is not interesting and adds little.
It was nice to see Rollins play a big role and Kelli Giddish's significant growth as her over the years is noted, but the undercover part of the story could have been written more realistically, didn't buy the lack of back up check or Olivia being livid when she has done similar in the past.
Overall, not great but pretty well done. 7/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Dec 20, 2022