The search for a suspect who drugs women's drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncy's brother; Churlish makes a risky move to impress Benson.The search for a suspect who drugs women's drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncy's brother; Churlish makes a risky move to impress Benson.The search for a suspect who drugs women's drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncy's brother; Churlish makes a risky move to impress Benson.
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Ice-T
- Sergeant Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
- (credit only)
Peter Scanavino
- ADA Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr.
- (credit only)
Shahan Koke Awan
- Rav Patesh
- (as Shahan Awan)
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- TriviaAbby Clark mentions that she believes she woke up sooner than the rapist intended because redheads handle drugs differently. Natural redheads get their color from a mutation in the MC1R gene, which is responsible for the production of the skin pigment melanin, in redheads this gene mutations causes them to not produce melanin causing both their hair color and extremely fair skin. Research has shown that this gene is also responsible for how the brain perceives pain, which is why redheads have a higher pain tolerance. It also affects how certain drugs act on their nervous system, how exactly is not yet fully understood. What is known is that the gene mutation makes redheads more tolerant to anesthetics like ketamine (commonly used as a date rape drug) and propofol, anesthesiologists have to give redheads 20% more anesthesia to achieve full sedation. Their gene mutation also makes redheads more tolerant to benzodiazepine sedatives like diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), alprazolam (Xanax) and flunitrazepam (Rohypnol: another popular date rape drug). On the reverse the gene mutation causes redheads to be more sensitive to opioids like codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and fentanyl, redheads often need only half the dose that someone their age and weight would normally need. This explains why redheads have a higher pain tolerance because they respond better to their own endorphins, a morphine-like substance produced in the brain that acts as the body's natural analgesic.
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Not the SVU I remember
I've been watching SVU episodes from all the seasons in the last few months--basically whichever ones the cable channels (USA, ION, WE, BBC) throw up on the screen. I've noticed that the quality of the writing has gone downhill in the past couple of years. This episode was no exception.
At this point, beloved characters such as Stabler, Rollins, Munch, Stone and Barba are gone. In this episode I really only knew Benson that well; Fin and Carisi are still in the credits but did not appear. Benson seemed out of her depth in trying to deal with this cast of relative unknowns; as one reviewer said, she treated them like school children.
I've seen Bruno (who looks a little like Sean Penn to me), Velasco and Muncy before; it was the first time, however, that I had encountered Churlish. I couldn't believe this character's name. Do people know what the adjective "churlish" means? It means "rude in a mean-spirited and surly way." Every time somebody said her name it set my ear off. Why would anyone name a character that unless you want them to be disliked?
As far as the story goes, I found it ho-hum and fairly predictable. Like other reviewers, I was annoyed that the detectives failed to notice that the drug could have come from not just the drink but the salt or the lime, too.
But oh well. It was a way to spend an hour. I know much better SVU eps are out there. I only hope that in the new ones they find a way to make these characters more likable. Perhaps Fin could give them a good talking-to, Army-Ranger style!
At this point, beloved characters such as Stabler, Rollins, Munch, Stone and Barba are gone. In this episode I really only knew Benson that well; Fin and Carisi are still in the credits but did not appear. Benson seemed out of her depth in trying to deal with this cast of relative unknowns; as one reviewer said, she treated them like school children.
I've seen Bruno (who looks a little like Sean Penn to me), Velasco and Muncy before; it was the first time, however, that I had encountered Churlish. I couldn't believe this character's name. Do people know what the adjective "churlish" means? It means "rude in a mean-spirited and surly way." Every time somebody said her name it set my ear off. Why would anyone name a character that unless you want them to be disliked?
As far as the story goes, I found it ho-hum and fairly predictable. Like other reviewers, I was annoyed that the detectives failed to notice that the drug could have come from not just the drink but the salt or the lime, too.
But oh well. It was a way to spend an hour. I know much better SVU eps are out there. I only hope that in the new ones they find a way to make these characters more likable. Perhaps Fin could give them a good talking-to, Army-Ranger style!
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- Jim-500
- Jul 21, 2023
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