New Appear Upward Police Describe & Companionship Svu “Rememer Me / Hollo Upward Me Too” Recap & Review (Season Xix Finale)

Law & Order SVU closed the books on its teen years finally black amongst the 2-hour flavor nineteen finale, “Remember Me / Remember Me Too.” Let me last blunt: I didn’t aid for it. This was a 1-hour floor stretched into 2 hours.  I constitute myself getting really angry inwards this episode; angry at Benson too at the victim. People may inquire how I tin can last a fan of the exhibit too yet dislike an episode hence much. It is because I AM a fan too remove keep seat hence much unloosen energy into roofing Law & Order SVU over the years that allows me to dish out some tough love every straightaway too then. It's tough love time.

I’m going to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension on my review too less on the recap. To briefly summarize the episode: Lourdes Vega, who was a victim of human trafficking too rape, exacts revenge on her attacker, Miguel Lopez, too holds him hostage at gunpoint. She doesn’t know that the bird she is inwards has a photographic boob tube camera which alive streams the incident to Miguel’s phone. When Miguel loses his telephone at the club, someone finds it too brings it to SVU. They eventually pinpoint the expanse where the bird is located. Lourdes also strikes Miguel’s concern partner when he arrives at the apartment; he subsequently dies of the injuries.  While locating the actual apartment, the officeholder Benson is amongst is held hostage too hence the same fate befalls Benson. After a tense scene on the terrace where Lourdes is unopen to killing Miguel or fifty-fifty Benson, Benson finally is able to convince Lourdes to surrender. Stone must accuse Lourdes amongst murder.  Benson too Stone butt heads too she is a hostile witness during the trial. The example draws out the Mexican cartel too at 1 point, 1 fellow member makes a threat to Stone almost Stone’s sister, Pamela. Despite the fact that Pamela is good guarded, she is taken hostage yesteryear a fellow member of the cartel. Miguel eventually tells them the location of a warehouse where the trafficked girls had been held inwards the past. During the travail to recover Pamela at this location, a shoot out ensues too Pamela is killed yesteryear Diego Diaz inwards the heavy gunfire. Lourdes is subsequently told that when she testifies, she should larn asylum too witness protection. Stone is devastated too subsequently sobs inwards Benson’s arms.

I remove keep many issues amongst the flavor nineteen finale.

I’m non a large fan of likewise many scenes where the atomic number 82 characters are shown merely staring at a screen. I know the team was looking at the alive feed, but staring at a monitor, or worse yet, showing the actors staring dorsum at me, is non acting too it is for sure non drama. On that same line, I tend to mentally melody out when they pass likewise much fourth dimension on characters who are non the leads (in this case, the victim too her hostage). I don’t demand constant repetition of the description of a physical too sexual fix on inwards monastic enjoin to larn the thought of what happened. It’s bad plenty that hence much fourth dimension was spent on this during the alive feed scenes, but nosotros had to hear almost it over too over in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than every bit the floor progresses. The kickoff hr of the 2-hour finale felt similar 75% filler.

Who was the victim inwards these episodes? Not Lourdes Vega. This may last a controversial see but I’ve got ground to experience this way. Had she been physically too sexually assaulted? Yes. This doesn’t give her the correct to remove keep someone hostage, physically fix on them, threaten them amongst death, hurt some other mortal who dies shortly after, too remove keep 2 to a greater extent than people hostage at gunpoint. Do victims of sexual fix on deserve justice? Yes. Can victims remove keep judge into their ain hands? No. Lourdes tried to satisfy her ain demand for closure yesteryear hostage taking, physical assault, killing someone, which ultimately led to the decease of a truthful innocent, Pamela Stone. After all this, Lourdes volition notice herself free, but nevertheless lonely too probable traumatized. She gained cypher too people were harmed inwards the process.

My biggest annoyance: Olivia Benson. I notice I am growing tired of her singular focus. I sympathise that her chore makes her a champion for judge for victims of sexual assault. But victims of sexual fix on practise non larn a costless overstep to dish out judge on their own. Benson seems to retrieve it does. She forgets she must uphold the law for everyone, non plow a blind optic when a victim commits a offense to larn their revenge. Benson’s ain personal experience amongst fix on has blinded her and, inwards my opinion, she is becoming less effective inwards her job. Benson was all over Alex Cabot’s example inwards “Sunk Cost Fallacy” but Benson cannot run into that she herself has locomote a vigilante of sorts. Benson may non suspension the law to larn justice, but she does seem to forget that she has to larn difficult evidence to last able to larn someone prosecuted.

I was glad to run into Stone force dorsum at Benson several times, yet it was clear that Benson doesn’t larn it. This was evident inwards a few scenes:

1. She has no evidence that Miguel is a human trafficker for a Mexican cartel. Yet she is upset at STONE because she’s non done her chore properly, which allows Miguel to locomote costless too Lourdes to proceed trial (she refused Stone’s deal). Benson wants the charges dropped against Lourdes, but Stone won’t driblet the murder charge. Benson thinks if Lourdes agrees to prove inwards a trafficking example she volition larn asylum too locomote into witness protection every bit she was threatened yesteryear an inmate inwards Rikers. Stone agrees to protective custody but he must driblet the charges against Miguel. When they debate if Miguel is who he says he is, Stone reminds Benson he needs EVIDENCE. It is pitiable that Stone must remind Benson hence many times that he needs proof inwards monastic enjoin to remove keep a case. She should know improve yesteryear now.

2. At a bar, Benson belabors the signal amongst Stone too she says she won’t brand a really adept witness. She grudgingly admits that Lourdes pointed a gun at her too prevented her  from leaving the apartment. She worries what volition come about when the attorney Rojas asks what happened betwixt Lourdes too Miguel, too Stone says legally it is irrelevant. Benson asks, “What almost morally?” too Stone asks what does that fifty-fifty mean. Benson replies “Maybe it way that whoever’s less guilty wins.” Stone says she is correct to remove keep ambivalent feelings almost this case, she gets upset. She argues, “No, no, you’re wrong, at that topographic point is cypher ambivalent almost this.” She insists Miguel is the guy too Stone asks if she was at that topographic point too has whatever evidence that he is the trafficker. She shakes her caput too says “I don’t know how to larn through to you.” This is where I locomote enraged. SHE STILL HAS NO EVIDENCE. DO YOUR JOB, OLIVIA! Stone says her certitude is a adept affair too may fifty-fifty last noble too when he starts talking almost the law, she tells him to stop, she’s heard the lecture before. I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM HEARING THIS COME OUT OF HER MOUTH. Benson has a lot of nervus maxim that, every bit she’s the 1 who is constantly lecturing. Stone suggests possibly she should last listening, too she thinks possibly he should be. She says, “Lourdes was raped. Her entire existence – her past, her present, too most importantly, her futurity – negated.” Honestly, I’m non sure I know what THIS means. Is Benson maxim that sexual fix on wipes a person’s whole life away? I don’t retrieve so. Stone angrily counters that doesn’t title her to attempt revenge. Benson says that “does title her to reclaim what was in 1 lawsuit hers. And if revenge is part of that, then…then hence last it.” Anger rises inwards me again, too I say, out loud, NO. Benson thinks the incorrect mortal is on trial. I retrieve the incorrect mortal is leading the SVU.

3. Her bias was evident piece she was testifying. She avoided telling the truth too forced Stone to inquire that she last handled every bit a hostile witness. At 1 point, Stone must displace to smasher her comment (the gauge agrees) too hence when Benson nevertheless dances unopen to a response, the gauge must monastic enjoin her to exactly answer the question. She is forced to tell the truth that Lourdes said several times that she would shoot Miguel. Under cross, Benson helps Lourdes yesteryear maxim she shows the signs of PTSD. I remove keep no legal experience but this nevertheless isn’t an excuse for what Lourdes did, but possibly it would last a mitigating element at sentencing?

Despite all this, Benson thinks STONE is the problem.

One scene that gave off a weird vibe was nigh the terminate when Benson explains to Lourdes almost what may come about for her after she testifies regarding asylum too witness protection. When Lourdes worries she volition last alone, Benson says, “No honey. You’re going to last free.” Benson hence touches Lourdes nigh her heart. I constitute this weird too inappropriate. I tin can sympathise possibly touching Lourdes’ manus or shoulder to furnish comfort, but non on her chest. This is a adult woman who was sexually assaulted too I would retrieve that Benson would non desire to acquit on a victim anywhere likewise intimate.  I constitute it...creepy.  Lourdes nevertheless seems traumatized too it volition last a long fourth dimension earlier Lourdes volition genuinely experience free. Benson should non last delivering empty platitudes here; instead she should last working to larn Lourdes inwards counseling.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 TV Guide article said exhibit runner Michael Chernuchin said “something terrible happens to 1 of our characters.” People were worried that something would come about to 1 of the leads. I thought possibly it would last a tiddler character, someone expendable similar medico Olivet (sorry medico Olivet), but it turned out to last Stone’s sis Pamela (clearly someone expendable). It seems the sole role of bringing inwards a sis for Stone was to remove keep someone that tin can last discarded easily too hence used for dramatic role side yesteryear side flavor every bit Stone grieves. The “something terrible” tease is typical “take it amongst a giant grain of salt” tease for SVU.

Why was SVU involved inwards this case? Why did the human being pick out the prison theatre cellular telephone phone amongst the hostage alive feed to the SVU too non kickoff to police? He did advert he thought it was a sexual activity game gone incorrect or assault, but still, I would retrieve that the kickoff thought would last to remove keep the telephone to the closest constabulary station, non a exceptional victims unit. Technically, this was a hostage situation, non a exceptional victims situation.

I pains me to last hence negative almost an episode on which hence many people seat inwards their hearts too souls. Still, I am finding Benson less suited for leading the SVU too less likeable inwards general. Her one-sided mentality too over-the-top preaching is wearing on me. I desire a leader to a greater extent than inwards the mold of Don Cragen; someone that I know tin can last objective too residual the needs of the victim too brand a rigid legal example to larn justice. I desire to run into to a greater extent than investigative operate on Benson’s part too less knee-jerk emotional response. She’s causing to a greater extent than stress for everyone involved, including viewers similar me.

Onward to flavor 20!

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay - Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Ice-T - Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino - Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.
Philip Winchester – ADA Peter Stone

Guest stars:
Carolyn McCormick – medico Elizabeth Olivet
Benito Martinez - Santino Rojas
Genesis Rodriguez - Lourdes Vega
Carlos Miranda - Miguel Lopez
Chris Beetem - Alan Buckley
Gary Perez - Jorge Diaz
Roberto Sanchez - Diego Diaz
Michael Mastro – Judge Serani
Robert Turano – NYPD Command Center Leader
Eddie Hargitay - Officer Montero
Tom Titone - Judge Goldfarb
Brian Keane – Pamela’s Doctor
Katya Stepanov - Ingrid
Graham Rowat – Everett Sinclair
Alexandra Cockrell – Anne Howell
George Gerard – Super
Justin Matthew Sargent – Mike
Garrett Richmond - Lenny
Jake Hart – Security Officer
Brian Linden - Perp
Gillian Glasco – Officer Dominique Rivers
Greg Schweers – Doorman #1
Marvin Johnson – Doorman #2
Ryan Buggle - Noah
Juliana Davies - Emma Buckley
John Mahanna - Harrison Buckley
The Junior Brothers - Themselves
Amy Korb - Pamela Stone
Raquel Dominguez - Maria Luna
Jackson Mercado - Efrain Hernandez
Will J. Jackson – Lieutenant Carter
Lauren Noble – Carmen
Shaun Rey - Thug #1






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