A reporter, just back from Iraq, is shot in the back by a military-issue handgun. Did he put soldiers' lives at risk with his reporting, and was the shooting payback for it?A reporter, just back from Iraq, is shot in the back by a military-issue handgun. Did he put soldiers' lives at risk with his reporting, and was the shooting payback for it?A reporter, just back from Iraq, is shot in the back by a military-issue handgun. Did he put soldiers' lives at risk with his reporting, and was the shooting payback for it?
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on the 2003 Geraldo Rivera controversy during the Iraq War. Geraldo had drawn a diagram while reporting on Fox news, after which the Pentagon pulled his credentials and had him sent home, claiming that he had potentially given away the location of American troops.
- GoofsSerena Southerlyn repeatedly mispronounces Ramstein as "Ram-steen." The proper pronunciation would be "Ram-stine." This is very odd, as actress Elisabeth Röhm is fluent in German, and holds dual U.S.-German citizenship.
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Ed Green: Looks like Denise Meacham cares for Elliott just about as much as you do.
Lennie Briscoe: Well, he did put her husband in harm's way.
Ed Green: Please.
Lennie Briscoe: What?
Ed Green: As if the dude living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue ain't had nothin' to do with it? Same dude who lied to us?
Lennie Briscoe: And you know he lied because...?
Ed Green: I don't see any weapons of mass destruction. Do you?
Lennie Briscoe: Hey, they were there, and you know how I know? 'Cause the daddy of the guy at 1600 sold them to a certain son of a bitch who used to live in Baghdad. That's how I know.
My generally positive, if not entirely enthusiastic, opinion of "Embedded" is pretty much the same and is one of those episodes described above. There is a lot to like about it, but considering the subject there was room for it to have been even better than it turned out. The right amount of emotion is here, but it is a bit lacking in the subtlety department (which is actually not easy to do for this subject). As far as Season 14 goes, "Embedded" is neither one of the best or worst episodes.
Beginning with the not so good, the investigative scenes are a little routine and ordinary with some of it feeling too much like familiar ground. Also did think that it was heavy handed on occasions with everything concerning the war where the writers' stance on the issue is made clear rather than seeing it from all sides.
Once again, Elisabeth Rohm is still incredibly wooden and there is no warmth at all to Southerlyn.
However, "Embedded" succeeds a lot more than it fails. Production values are slick and have a subtle grit, with an intimacy to the photography without being too claustrophobic. The music isn't used too much and doesn't get too melodramatic.
The dialogue is smart and always intriguing and on the whole the story is very compelling and wrenches the gut to intense and heart-wrenching effect. Was also really shocked at the truth regarding Nick Chinlund's character, was not prepared for it to be to the extent that it turned out.
With the exception of Rohm, the acting is extremely good. Chinlund giving the best performance, that is one chilling sleazebag right there.
All in all, good but not great. 7/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 5, 2022