Spoiler: info for 4/10/13 episode! LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "DREAMS DEFERRED" 04/10/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT JOINS THE FBI IN A MANHUNT WHEN A PROSTITUTE (GUEST STAR PATRICIA ARQUETTE) FROM ONE OF DETECTIVE BENSON'S (MARISKA HARGITAY) OLD CASES PROVES CRUCIAL TO APPREHENDING A KILLER. JASON GEDRICK AND ANNE MEARA ALSO GUEST STAR. When a man goes on a killing rampage through New York, the lead FBI agent (guest star Gedrick) calls upon the SVU to get information from the suspect's last known contact – a prostitute (guest star Arquette) who had been involved in one of Benson's (Hargitay) old cases. As the detectives work with her to track down the killer, they find themselves drawn into her world and must fight to save her life. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins.) Also guest starring Gbenga Akinnagbe and P.J. Brown.
Has SVU totally changed? Does it seem like it's running out of steam? I never could get into it but loved the Mothership. Sucks they canceled years ago.
Spoiler: info about 4/17/13 episode! LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "DEADLY AMBITION" 04/17/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) DETECTIVE ROLLINS' (KELLI GIDDISH) SISTER RETURNS TO WREAK HAVOC ON THE ENTIRE SVU SQUAD. LINDSAY PULSIPHER GUEST STARS. Detective Rollins (Giddish) comes home to find her sister Kim (guest star Pulsipher) in her apartment, beaten up by her abusive boyfriend, and this time, pregnant. The SVU squad does all they can to keep her safe, but an unexpected visitor forces Rollins to take drastic action. Once again Internal Affairs must open an investigation into the SVU's unconventional methods, and the squad is in jeopardy of losing one of their own. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) and Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro). Also guest starring Robert John Burke and Carolyn McCormick.
Spoiler: 5/01/13 episode!" LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "TRAUMATIC WOUND" 05/01/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) THE INVESTIGATION OF A GANG RAPE AT A CONCERT TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TWIST. JEFFREY TAMBOR GUEST STARS. A suburban teen is brutally assaulted when a concert turns into a mob scene. Friends and eyewitnesses give mixed accounts of the event, and Detective Amaro (Danny Pino) finds himself trying to save the reputation of the prime suspect, a fellow military veteran (guest star Eion Bailey) whose fractured memory could hold the answer to why the girl was targeted. Starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Odafin Tutuola), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch), Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins) and Raúl Esparza (ADA Rafael Barba).
Spoiler: 5/08/13 episode! LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "POISONED MOTIVE" 05/08/2013 (09:01PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) LIEUTENANT ALEXANDRA EAMES (GUEST STAR KATHRYN ERBE, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) RETURNS TO HELP THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT WHEN A STRING OF SHOOTINGS IS LINKED TO FIN'S (ICE-T) PAST AS A NARCOTICS OFFICER. Two surprise sniper attacks on the NYPD leave the SVU squad scrambling for answers. When the link between the shootings appears to be Detective Tutuola (Ice-T), he reconnects with his former Narcotics partner (guest star Yul Vazquez) in order to uncover a possible motive tied to their old cases. As the violence continues, Lieutenant Eames (guest star Erbe) joins the investigation and the Special Victims Unit races to hunt down a killer no one saw coming. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins). Guest starring Jessica Camacho, Emilio Rivera, Cathy Moriarty, 2 Chainz and LaLa Anthony.
Spoiler: 5/15/13 episode! Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Brief Interlude" 5/15/13, 9pm ET/8pm CT THE SVU DETECTIVES REACH A SERIES OF DEAD END LEADS WHEN AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN IS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN THE RIVER Detectives Benson and Amaro (Mariska Hargitay and Danny Pino) are called to the scene when an unconscious woman with signs of physical trauma is found in a river near the Mayor's home. With the victim in a coma, the squad races to identify and account for her prior whereabouts. They uncover a wild side to an otherwise normal wife and mother, and the investigation reaches an unsettling conclusion. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins) and Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner). Guest starring Richard Thomas and Kerry Butler.
Spoiler: Season 14 Finale, 5/22/13 episode! LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "HER NEGOTIATION" 05/22/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) IN THE SHOCKING SEASON 14 FINALE, A MYSTERIOUS CRIMINAL SETS OFF A DANGEROUS CHAIN OF EVENTS. GUEST STARRING PABLO SCHREIBER AND LAUREN AMBROSE. After making a seemingly routine arrest of a man exposing himself in Central Park, Detective Rollins (Kelli Giddish) has a bad feeling about the suspect and calls upon the entire SVU squad and ADA Barba (Raúl Esparza) to help. With no way to discover the suspect's true identity, he masterfully outplays them at every turn. A shocking theory comes to light, and as Barba's trial comes to a close, the situation rapidly escalates and Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is put into mortal danger. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro), Dean Winters (Brian Cassidy) and Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner).
Spoiler: 10/23/13 episode LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "October Surprise" 10/23/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT THREATEN TO RUIN A NEW YORK MAYORAL CANDIDATE'S CAMPAIGN When ADA Barba's (Raúl Esparza) childhood friend, Eddie Garcia (guest star Kirk Acevedo), is arrested for attempted rape, his connection to mayoral frontrunner Alex Muñoz (guest star Vincent Laresca) puts the campaign in jeopardy. But when an undercover investigation uncovers further misconduct by Muñoz himself, Detective Amaro (Danny Pino) and the SVU team wonder if Barba can put aside personal feelings to prosecute the men he used to idolize. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins). Guest starring Annaleigh Ashford (Lindsay Anderson), Karen Olivo (Yelina Muñoz), Josh Pais (Hank Abraham), Leslie Odom Jr. [CSI: Miami] (Reverend Curtis Scott) and Lester Holt (as himself).
Spoiler: 11/06/13 episode LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT "Dissonant Voices" 11/06/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) A SINGING COACH AND POPULAR TV PERSONALITY IS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY HIS STUDENTS Singing coach Jackie Walker (guest starring 2013 Tony Award-winner Billy Porter) is at the height of his career, with a featured role on television's biggest reality show, American Diva, and a steady position teaching music at a prestigious New York City school. When a four year-old student comes forward with claims of sexual abuse, Detective Rollins (Kelli Giddish) asks the squad to be mindful of Walker's reputation, but Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) investigation uncovers evidence that condemns the popular personality. As the case becomes public, more and more victims come forward, but Walker refuses to come clean. Also Starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Raúl Esparza (ADA Rafael Barba). Also guest starring Jessica Phillips (ADA Pippa Cox), Hana Hayes (Brooke Allen), Kara Hayward (Rachel Burns), Carly Rose Sonenclar (Grace Belsey), David Pittu (Counselor Linus Tate) and Bill Irwin (Dr. Lindstrom).
Spoiler: 11/13/13 episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Military Justice" 11/13/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) THE SVU INVESTIGATES THE BRUTAL GANG RAPE OF A MILITARY OFFICER Junior officer Amelia Albers (guest star Shiri Appleby) is arrested for DUI while on leave in New York City, but her ripped clothes and injuries lead the police to call Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) for help. When a group of soldiers from her unit are named as suspects in her rape, Amelia refuses to cooperate with the SVU for fear of damage to her reputation in the military. When her commanding officer (guest star Terry Serpico) also hinders the investigation, Detective Amaro (Danny Pino) asks his ex-wife (guest star Laura Benanti) to dig up information on the case, and learns the grim reality that every female officer faces. Also starring Ice T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins) and Raúl Esparza (ADA Rafael Barba). Also guest starring John Getz (Admiral Vincent Albers), Will Janowitz (Scott Graver), Aaron Dean Eisenberg (Matthew Wooten), Phillip James Brannon (Zeke Lipitt) and Delaney Williams (Counselor John Buchanan).
Spoiler: 11/20/13 episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "RAPIST ANONYMOUS" 11/20/2013 (09:00PM - 10:01PM) (Wednesday) DETECTIVE ROLLINS (KELLI GIDDISH) FINDS HERSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF A HE-SAID SHE-SAID RAPE CASE Detective Amanda Rollins (Giddish) helps her friend Lena Olson (Amy Seimetz) press charges against her lover when she accuses him of rape. But Lena's history with the suspect and her proclivity for rough sex makes the he-said she-said investigation too difficult to pursue. When the case escalates to murder, a dangerous love triangle is discovered and Rollins is forced to confess her private life on the stand. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Raúl Esparza (ADA Rafael Barba). Also guest starring Dean Winters (Brian Cassidy), Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner), Thomas Sadoski (Nate Davis), Nia Vardalos (Minonna Efron), Jennifer Restivo (Melissa Blume), Geoffrey Cantor (Gene Fierstein) and Mel Harris (Eileen Switzer).
Spoiler: 1/08/14 episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "PSYCHO/THERAPIST" 01/08/2014 (09:00PM - 10:01PM) (Wednesday) THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM LEWIS ONCE AGAIN PITS DETECTIVE BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) AGAINST HER ATTACKER. GUEST STAR PABLO SCHREIBER RETURNS. 'The Beast' returns when Detective Benson (Hargitay) is forced to face Lewis (Schreiber) in the courtroom, and the stress of reliving the attack causes setbacks in her recovery. With Lewis trying every trick in the book to continue his legal winning streak, Benson is forced to reveal some of the secrets she's kept about the ordeal. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro), Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins) and Raúl Esparza (ADA Rafael Barba). Also guest starring Dean Winters (Detective Brian Cassidy), Renée Goldsberry (Counselor Martha Marron), Bill Irwin (Dr. Peter Lindstrom) and John Rothman (Judge Edward Kofax).
Spoiler: 1/15/14 episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "AMARO'S ONE-EIGHTY" 01/15/2014 (09:00PM - 10:01PM) (Wednesday) DETECTIVE AMARO'S (DANNY PINO) BADGE IS ON THE LINE WHEN AN ARREST LEADS TO GUNFIRE - Detectives Amaro (Pino) and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) leave a party and stumble upon Officer McKenna (guest star Vicky Jeudy) in pursuit of a suspected drug dealer. A standoff leads to gunfire and the teenaged suspect is gravely wounded. While Amaro struggles to reconcile his by-the-book actions with his conscience, the SVU fights to keep Internal Affairs from jumping to conclusions. The case becomes a public spectacle and Amaro must decide if fighting for his badge is the best decision for his family. Meanwhile, Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) makes a surprise announcement. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Sergeant Benson) and Ice-T (Detective Tutuola). Also guest starring Greg Germann (Derek Strauss), Elizabeth Marvel (Rita Calhoun), Robert John Burke (Lt. Ed Tucker), Dean Winters (Brian Cassidy), Cathy Moriarty (Captain Toni Howard), Mary McCann (Didi Denzler), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Reverend Curtis Scott), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Father Biobaku) and Mel Harris (Eileen Switzer).
Back-to-back great episodes. I'm getting a little sick of IAB though. How can one office take so much scrutiny? I'm interested in seeing what the next chapter of SVU brings. It seems to have been revitalized yet again.