Rollins makes a deal with the managers of a gambling club to protect her job, arousing the suspicions of Benson and Tutuola.Rollins makes a deal with the managers of a gambling club to protect her job, arousing the suspicions of Benson and Tutuola.Rollins makes a deal with the managers of a gambling club to protect her job, arousing the suspicions of Benson and Tutuola.
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Ice-T
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
Raúl Esparza
- ADA Rafael Barba
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRollins uses the alias Megan Wheeler to obtain evidence on the club owners while undercover, referencing Julianne Nicholson's character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). It is later revealed by Amaro (Danny Pino) that Megan Wheeler retired four years earlier. Julianne Nicholson's last appearance as Megan Wheeler was in the Criminal Intent episode Major Case (2009).
- GoofsAfter having ripped open Rollins' shirt to check for a wire, Declan says (at 3:34) "No wire, not even an underwire." However, it can clearly be seen that Rollins' bra does in fact have an underwire after all.
- Quotes
Olivia Benson: Those two. I wish they just get a room already.
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola: Ha. I'll pretend I didn't hear you say that.
- ConnectionsReferences Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Featured review
The evils of gambling
Have really appreciated that Season 15 made a big effort in developing Rollins more and making her more interesting. This did vary, it did a great job with exploring her past with her previous job and also with her gambling. It was a lot less successful with her personal life family drama, which never engaged me and grew more and more tiresome the more melodramatic it became and when Kim became increasingly more annoying and Rollins more naive.
"Gambler's Fallacy" is a look at the gambling. To me, it did a great and admirable job exploring an issue that was a big problem at the time, was so beforehand and still is with solutions needing to be explored more and be made more aware of. It also provides some good development to Rollins that progresses her character, this is a story that could have made the viewer frustrated by her and been too melodramatic but it managed to be unflinching and is one of the better episodes of a very inconsistent season.
First and foremost, Kelli Giddish is as every bit as terrific as she was in "Deadly Ambition" (a case of the performance being much better than the episode itself) and "Rapist Anonymous" (same thing but a superior episode) and once again shows how far she has come on as Rollins since Season 13. Donal Logue also impresses and suitably unsettles while Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T are solid support. Once again, Rollins' development was well done.
Of the three episodes that develops her dominantly this is the episode that forwards her character most and in the most illuminating and relatable way in a situation that was a lot more compelling than those in the previous outings. The insight given into her and her circumstances was very well done as was Olivia and Fin's suspicion and concern. The subject of gambling and how it is portrayal here will resonate with anybody who has been in Rollins' situation or seen what gambling does, as someone who got addicted to online bingo some time ago the episode scared me. Usually do not care for these kinds of stories, but when it is raising awareness of an issue or developing further a character in need of it (both the case here) it's fine. Here the atmosphere is unyielding but not heavy handed.
Photography while very close up doesn't come over as too static or filmed play-like, while the production values are typically solid and have subtle atmosphere while not being drab and keeping things simple. When the music is used it is haunting and has a melancholic edge that is not overdone. The episode is sympathetically yet uncompromisingly directed. The script is tight and thought provoking.
My only criticism of what is otherwise a truly fine episode is the overlong beginning that also drags.
All in all though, excellent. 9/10.
"Gambler's Fallacy" is a look at the gambling. To me, it did a great and admirable job exploring an issue that was a big problem at the time, was so beforehand and still is with solutions needing to be explored more and be made more aware of. It also provides some good development to Rollins that progresses her character, this is a story that could have made the viewer frustrated by her and been too melodramatic but it managed to be unflinching and is one of the better episodes of a very inconsistent season.
First and foremost, Kelli Giddish is as every bit as terrific as she was in "Deadly Ambition" (a case of the performance being much better than the episode itself) and "Rapist Anonymous" (same thing but a superior episode) and once again shows how far she has come on as Rollins since Season 13. Donal Logue also impresses and suitably unsettles while Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T are solid support. Once again, Rollins' development was well done.
Of the three episodes that develops her dominantly this is the episode that forwards her character most and in the most illuminating and relatable way in a situation that was a lot more compelling than those in the previous outings. The insight given into her and her circumstances was very well done as was Olivia and Fin's suspicion and concern. The subject of gambling and how it is portrayal here will resonate with anybody who has been in Rollins' situation or seen what gambling does, as someone who got addicted to online bingo some time ago the episode scared me. Usually do not care for these kinds of stories, but when it is raising awareness of an issue or developing further a character in need of it (both the case here) it's fine. Here the atmosphere is unyielding but not heavy handed.
Photography while very close up doesn't come over as too static or filmed play-like, while the production values are typically solid and have subtle atmosphere while not being drab and keeping things simple. When the music is used it is haunting and has a melancholic edge that is not overdone. The episode is sympathetically yet uncompromisingly directed. The script is tight and thought provoking.
My only criticism of what is otherwise a truly fine episode is the overlong beginning that also drags.
All in all though, excellent. 9/10.
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