Benson reluctantly teams up with a tough detective from the Brooklyn DA's office when the latter's colleague is thrown off a roof following a violent attack.Benson reluctantly teams up with a tough detective from the Brooklyn DA's office when the latter's colleague is thrown off a roof following a violent attack.Benson reluctantly teams up with a tough detective from the Brooklyn DA's office when the latter's colleague is thrown off a roof following a violent attack.
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Christopher Meloni
- Detective Elliot Stabler
- (credit only)
Richard Belzer
- Sergeant John Munch
- (credit only)
BD Wong
- Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
- (credit only)
Kenny Johnson
- Detective Sean Riggs
- (as Kenneth Johnson)
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- TriviaIn the beginning of the episode when the credits are rolling Olivia Benson meet Sunny Quadri from Brooklyn NYPD. Olivia reiterates that the crime scene is in Manhattan and it is under her jurisdiction. However as they are standing on the roof looking down at the body on the car you can see very tall buildings in the background across the river. Clearly across the river is Manhattan, and the scene was being filmed in either Brooklyn or Queens.
- GoofsIncorrectly regarded as goof: As Page fell and hit the hood of her SUV her foot struck the windshield. But even if no part of her body hit the windshield the impact force from her landing on the hood of the SUV from a fall of that height would be more than sufficient to shatter the windshield glass.
- Quotes
Detective Sunny Qadri: [to Rivera] I find out you ordered the hit, I will end you.
Angel Rivera: Anybody can get got. Even you.
Detective Sunny Qadri: Bring it. Send a hitter my way. He's going straight to the morgue.
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Dirty rotten scoundrel
"Dirty" was one of the Season 12, and actually even 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' in general, episodes to do very little to nothing for me on first watch. Just to say that this is not coming from someone hating on every episode, the show has a lot of episodes ranging between decent and brilliant (Season 6 having the highest number of the latter). And every season has at least one great one, despite being hit and miss since Season 7.
On re-watch, "Dirty" still does very little for me and it still holds my distinction as one of the worst episodes of Season 12 (the first less than average one). It is the lowest rated episode of the season and in my mind it is not hard to see why, due to it not grabbing me, having one particularly annoying character and also not feeling like 'Special Victims Unit' (something that was not uncommon in the mid-late seasons of 'Special Victims Unit'.
There are good things about "Dirty". Mariska Hargitay does intense and sympathetic so well and Olivia is on top form, in a way that is closer to early seasons Olivia than the Olivia she became when she was promoted a few seasons later. The other standout performance comes from a truly creepy Doug Drucker.
Production values sometimes are still slick and suitably gritty (without being too heavy in it). The music is not too melodramatic and is not used too much, even not being too manipulative in revelations. The direction has its moments. The episode also starts off quite well.
Unfortunately, a vast majority of the case is tension free and thin, which made the pace dull and it could easily have been solved much earlier than it was. A prime example being the truth about the assault. It didn't feel like 'Special Victims Unit' also to me, more like 'Los Angeles' (a show that didn't click with me), due to the crime not fitting what the show is all about. The reason for why the crime was committed agreed could have been much clearer.
Sunny is very annoying and overacted to the skies. She and Olivia don't gel well together, due to their methods being so different in a way that is completely discordant. Only half the regulars feature and of those that are present only Olivia is not underused. The dialogue is cheesy, especially Sunny's, while the supporting cast is forgettable other than Drucker and too much of the direction is leaden and unimaginative. Did also find some of the camera work too indulgent and gimmicky, too many head shots which cheapens the style.
Concluding, didn't work. 4/10.
On re-watch, "Dirty" still does very little for me and it still holds my distinction as one of the worst episodes of Season 12 (the first less than average one). It is the lowest rated episode of the season and in my mind it is not hard to see why, due to it not grabbing me, having one particularly annoying character and also not feeling like 'Special Victims Unit' (something that was not uncommon in the mid-late seasons of 'Special Victims Unit'.
There are good things about "Dirty". Mariska Hargitay does intense and sympathetic so well and Olivia is on top form, in a way that is closer to early seasons Olivia than the Olivia she became when she was promoted a few seasons later. The other standout performance comes from a truly creepy Doug Drucker.
Production values sometimes are still slick and suitably gritty (without being too heavy in it). The music is not too melodramatic and is not used too much, even not being too manipulative in revelations. The direction has its moments. The episode also starts off quite well.
Unfortunately, a vast majority of the case is tension free and thin, which made the pace dull and it could easily have been solved much earlier than it was. A prime example being the truth about the assault. It didn't feel like 'Special Victims Unit' also to me, more like 'Los Angeles' (a show that didn't click with me), due to the crime not fitting what the show is all about. The reason for why the crime was committed agreed could have been much clearer.
Sunny is very annoying and overacted to the skies. She and Olivia don't gel well together, due to their methods being so different in a way that is completely discordant. Only half the regulars feature and of those that are present only Olivia is not underused. The dialogue is cheesy, especially Sunny's, while the supporting cast is forgettable other than Drucker and too much of the direction is leaden and unimaginative. Did also find some of the camera work too indulgent and gimmicky, too many head shots which cheapens the style.
Concluding, didn't work. 4/10.
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