Making a Rapist
- Episódio foi ao ar 28 de set. de 2016
- TV-14
- 43 min
Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA man convicted of rape is exonerated and released 16 years later. However, on the night of his release, the daughter of the woman he was convicted of raping is also raped and murdered, and ... Ler tudoA man convicted of rape is exonerated and released 16 years later. However, on the night of his release, the daughter of the woman he was convicted of raping is also raped and murdered, and he is SVU's prime suspect.A man convicted of rape is exonerated and released 16 years later. However, on the night of his release, the daughter of the woman he was convicted of raping is also raped and murdered, and he is SVU's prime suspect.
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- CuriosidadesThe story and title of this episode was inspired by the 2015 Netflix documentary, Making a Murderer (2015). That documentary series and its sequel is based on the real life crimes of Steven Avery.
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[first lines]
Joe Biden: My dad used to have an expression. He said "The greatest sin any person can commit is the abuse of power." And the greatest abuse of power was rape. It takes a woman a long time to heal. And when the victim isn't believed, when she goes through the invasive process of having a rape kit put together, and then it's stuck on a shelf somewhere, and then the rape kit is never, ever tested, we fail. We fail her. We fail so many women. I'm proud to say today we did not fail. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of law enforcement, the whole legal system, the victim's advocacy groups, and particularly my friend here, Lieutenant Olivia Benson of SVU, congratulations, Lieutenant.
Olivia Benson: Thank you.
[as the room applauds]
Olivia Benson: Thank you. Mr. Vice President, we are so honored to stand here today with you to announce that in beginning to clear the national rape kit backlog, we have taken rapists off the streets. We have prevented future crimes. We have given victims closure. And we have also righted a terrible wrong. Sixteen years ago, Sean Roberts was convicted of a rape here in New York City that he did not commit. By processing an untested rape kit in Detroit, we were able to identify the real rapist and set Sean free.
- ConexõesReferenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ice T/Clark Gregg/Glass Animals/Elaine Bradley (2016)
On rewatch however, and this is being said with a heavy heart and not with malice, "Making a Rapist" didn't fare much better at all. In fact, it fared even worse with the flaws apparent on first watch being even more problematic and also finding more problems along the way. Is it one of the worst episodes of 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'? Not quite and there were worse episodes in Season 18 alone. It is though one of the most ridiculous in a while though, one of the bigger missed opportunities of the show and the latter seasons had a lot of instalments that fitted that distinction.
By all means there are good things that stop it from being a disaster. The main virtues being the powerful performances of Kelli Williams and Henry Thomas, Thomas has the trickier and more interesting character and expertly makes one unsure of whether he is guilty or not. The regulars are also very good.
Furthermore, the slick, subtly gritty and intimate production values are still present, while not going too far on the intimacy that it becomes too drab and closed up. The music lets the writing do all the talking without over-emphasising the emotions. The line about deceit was great and the one good line.
Unfortunately, so much is wrong and quite a lot of it is story related. There are more questions than answers in a story that came over as confused and silly than tense and heart breaking. Especially regarding the DNA and how such a vicious assault was not heard, the latter of which was not remotely believable for a second. Absolutely love Barba as a character and he was easily one of the best things about the latter seasons, but he really doesn't handle the case well (don't remember him being this borderline incompetent). Doing little with Singh's testimony and not calling Fin was a big mistake with him having a lot to answer for.
"Making a Rapist" is dully paced and the dialogue mostly is very mundane. Personally also thought that it could have done more with the character writing of the character the case centres around, it doesn't delve into his mind enough or do enough with what drove him to do what he did before, or whether he really had changed or just a facade. It does try to and it is evident but it didn't feel explored enough. Was really shocked by how incompetent the handling of the evidence was in initial case, made me question how Fin still had a career. Do like Fin but he does not come over well here, neither does Rollins at her dumbest to cringe-worthy effect. Finally, the ending is one big cheat and an insulting one at that, primarily due to going against what the case was all about.
Concluding, underwhelming. 4/10.
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- 25 de out. de 2022
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- Tempo de duração43 minutos
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- 16:9 HD