Lisa Arrindell, Quinton Aaron and Jill Scott. My goodness! SVU, as usual, struck a nerve with me.
Lisa Arrindell is Aunt Cara, a former opera singer who has MS. She is under the care of her bitter sister played powerfully by Jill Scott. Cara's nephew, played by Quinton Aaron, disapproves of his mother's treatment of Aunt Cara, but is forced to choose between his love for both. Aunt Cara's MS is aggressive and has left her paralyzed and unable to communicate with the exception of blinking (once for YES; two for NO) and a very powerful finger. She has been sexually assaulted by by an attendant and is the only one who can testify against him.
I was wowed by Jill Scott's performance as the evil sister; I'd never seen her perform outside of avTyler Perry movie. She gives all of her in this episode. But I have to give the highest praise to Lisa Arrindell! She said not one word and deserves an ovation. Her "words" were communicated by her eyes so filled with a range of emotions.
My Mom passed December 1, 2019. She was in and out of short hospital stays, but then had a month-long stay at a rehabilitation center after she'd suffered a stroke which made her unable to walk or use her right hand. She also had dementia. My fear was always that someone would harm her and she couldn't fight back or recall. My sister and I would spend nights and she had a stream of visitors all day. I felt for aunt Cara as I did my mother and wished I could change the script so that I would have been Aunt Cara's caretaker. No harm would have come to her. Once COVID restrictions are fully lifted, I think I'll adopt a nursing home and visit the unvisited. Someone should have the residents' backs.
Lisa Arrindell is Aunt Cara, a former opera singer who has MS. She is under the care of her bitter sister played powerfully by Jill Scott. Cara's nephew, played by Quinton Aaron, disapproves of his mother's treatment of Aunt Cara, but is forced to choose between his love for both. Aunt Cara's MS is aggressive and has left her paralyzed and unable to communicate with the exception of blinking (once for YES; two for NO) and a very powerful finger. She has been sexually assaulted by by an attendant and is the only one who can testify against him.
I was wowed by Jill Scott's performance as the evil sister; I'd never seen her perform outside of avTyler Perry movie. She gives all of her in this episode. But I have to give the highest praise to Lisa Arrindell! She said not one word and deserves an ovation. Her "words" were communicated by her eyes so filled with a range of emotions.
My Mom passed December 1, 2019. She was in and out of short hospital stays, but then had a month-long stay at a rehabilitation center after she'd suffered a stroke which made her unable to walk or use her right hand. She also had dementia. My fear was always that someone would harm her and she couldn't fight back or recall. My sister and I would spend nights and she had a stream of visitors all day. I felt for aunt Cara as I did my mother and wished I could change the script so that I would have been Aunt Cara's caretaker. No harm would have come to her. Once COVID restrictions are fully lifted, I think I'll adopt a nursing home and visit the unvisited. Someone should have the residents' backs.