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An abandoned baby case leads SVU to a "reproductive abuser" who has over 20 children.An abandoned baby case leads SVU to a "reproductive abuser" who has over 20 children.An abandoned baby case leads SVU to a "reproductive abuser" who has over 20 children.
Richard Belzer
- Sergeant John Munch
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BD Wong
- Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
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Tamara Tunie
- ME Dr. Melinda Warner
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Dann Florek
- Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen
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- TriviaWhen raiding the suspect's hotel room, detectives catch the suspect, a reproductive abuser, in the bathroom poking a hole in a Landon brand condom. Landon is a fictitious brand also used in episode 10.18 "Baggage".
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Ken Turner: [to Stabler] Every man dreams of bedding lots of women. C'mon, admit it, Detective. You know you want to bang your partner. Watch her grow swollen with your child. And why not, man? She'd give you beautiful babies.
Detective Elliot Stabler: You are a sick son-of-a-bitch.
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No bang to this
There are not many episodes of 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' that have very unappealing premises and has plot points that sound so ridiculous when reading any full synopsis. Season 12's "Bang" is one of those episodes and one of the worst examples. My opinion of it on first watch was not positive at all, a case of liking the guest star but hating the writing and story. On top of its complete lack of appeal on paper, not a lot stuck out as memorable on first viewing.
My overall feelings on the couple of re-watches since when watching 'Special Victims Unit' via re-runs have really not changed all that much. In fact, the issues had on first watch are still major problems now and even more so, and, like "Dirty", "Spectacle" and "Bully", more problems were noticed on the subsequent re-watches. 'Special Victims Unit' had so many outstanding episodes and even when it started becoming hit and miss there were numerous flashes of brilliance, hence why the show is still watched because of those fond memories, but it's episodes like "Bang" that make me sad that a show capable of brilliance is also capable of such mediocre at best quality.
It is not irredeemable by all means. The best thing about it is its main guest star John Stamos (one of the finest examples of great guest stars that deserved a much better episode). Here Stamos is at his most unusually sleaziest, had never seen that side to him and it was unnerving to watch as he did it so well. The role is written too obviously but he plays the heck out of it without overdoing it and really makes him detestable. The regulars are also fine, very seldom was there a problem found with them in Seasons 1-12 and this is no exception.
Visually, "Bang" is a slick episode, typical for 'Special Victims Unit' and the 'Law and Order' franchise, and one with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear past the early stages with the theme tune still memorable. The beginning intrigues.
"Bang" unfortunately has a lot of major problems. The story is pretty much a mess, it is very draggy and to me the case was paper thin. When the truth about Stamos' character is revealed, which was also when the story gained a little momentum, it has always struck me as very far fetched and uncomfortably bizarre. Of the season this is the episode with the silliest revelation and will admit to finding it hard to believe (well a big stretch actually) that any woman could find much appeal in someone who seemed so obviously off.
Furthermore, "Bang" really did run out of steam after one of the shows most brutal murders, especially obvious with the rushed and anti climactic ending and the practically last minute feeling reveal of the killer, which wasn't hard to figure out. Tension and suspense are next to nought. The dialogue is very heavy handed, especially the overuse of reproductive abuser. The one liners are cringe inducing this time, almost bad children story-like quality and almost like 'Desperate Housewives' at its most soapy.
Other than Stamos' character, the supporting characters are bland (though his character just about missed going too far the other way). The female supporting cast are pretty bad, Lori Singer for instance looking ill at ease and the line delivery from most was just flat.
Summing up, has never worked for me. One of an inconsistent Season 12's worst. 4/10.
My overall feelings on the couple of re-watches since when watching 'Special Victims Unit' via re-runs have really not changed all that much. In fact, the issues had on first watch are still major problems now and even more so, and, like "Dirty", "Spectacle" and "Bully", more problems were noticed on the subsequent re-watches. 'Special Victims Unit' had so many outstanding episodes and even when it started becoming hit and miss there were numerous flashes of brilliance, hence why the show is still watched because of those fond memories, but it's episodes like "Bang" that make me sad that a show capable of brilliance is also capable of such mediocre at best quality.
It is not irredeemable by all means. The best thing about it is its main guest star John Stamos (one of the finest examples of great guest stars that deserved a much better episode). Here Stamos is at his most unusually sleaziest, had never seen that side to him and it was unnerving to watch as he did it so well. The role is written too obviously but he plays the heck out of it without overdoing it and really makes him detestable. The regulars are also fine, very seldom was there a problem found with them in Seasons 1-12 and this is no exception.
Visually, "Bang" is a slick episode, typical for 'Special Victims Unit' and the 'Law and Order' franchise, and one with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear past the early stages with the theme tune still memorable. The beginning intrigues.
"Bang" unfortunately has a lot of major problems. The story is pretty much a mess, it is very draggy and to me the case was paper thin. When the truth about Stamos' character is revealed, which was also when the story gained a little momentum, it has always struck me as very far fetched and uncomfortably bizarre. Of the season this is the episode with the silliest revelation and will admit to finding it hard to believe (well a big stretch actually) that any woman could find much appeal in someone who seemed so obviously off.
Furthermore, "Bang" really did run out of steam after one of the shows most brutal murders, especially obvious with the rushed and anti climactic ending and the practically last minute feeling reveal of the killer, which wasn't hard to figure out. Tension and suspense are next to nought. The dialogue is very heavy handed, especially the overuse of reproductive abuser. The one liners are cringe inducing this time, almost bad children story-like quality and almost like 'Desperate Housewives' at its most soapy.
Other than Stamos' character, the supporting characters are bland (though his character just about missed going too far the other way). The female supporting cast are pretty bad, Lori Singer for instance looking ill at ease and the line delivery from most was just flat.
Summing up, has never worked for me. One of an inconsistent Season 12's worst. 4/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 3, 2022
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