SVU discovers that a college may be covering up rape accusations against the members of a fraternity and shaming the victims into backing down.SVU discovers that a college may be covering up rape accusations against the members of a fraternity and shaming the victims into backing down.SVU discovers that a college may be covering up rape accusations against the members of a fraternity and shaming the victims into backing down.
Richard Belzer
- Sergeant John Munch
- (credit only)
Ice-T
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Rollins mentions the Tau Omega Fraternity, Cragen says "that frat again." This is a reference to the episodes Brotherhood (2004) and Friending Emily (2012)
- GoofsThe green sticker on Lindsay's blouse at the party changes from the left side to the right between shots.
- Quotes
Renee Clark: [while testifying for the grand jury] I was raped on their campus, not believed by security and advised to forget it by their counselor. And when I got depressed, they said I was crazy, and they had me committed. Please don't let them get away with what they've done to me.
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Rape and dishonour
"Girl Dishonored" is one of the "ripped from the headlines" stories that 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' and in fact the franchise did from time to time. This kind of story varied in execution. There were many that were uncompromisingly intense and moving, as well as not coming over as too predictable. There were also too many, especially in the more recent seasons, that were predictable, lacked suspense and emotion, were too sensationalist and ruined by un-rootable characters.
Season 14 had both extremes with its few "ripped from the headlines" stories. "Funny Valentine" was a very strong example of the latter. "Girl Dishonored" is fortunately in the former category, and while it is not quite prime 'Special Victims Unit' level it is closer to that than "Funny Valentine". While not a great episode or an outstanding one, "Girl Dishonored" is nonetheless very good and a lot of its individual elements are very strongly executed indeed.
It could have afforded perhaps to have been less faithful to the case it's ripped from ("Funny Valentine" did this far worse though, this episode at least didn't feel like a watered dramatisation/re-construction), meaning that surprises were too few.
Pacing could have been tighter too in the less eventful stretches.
However, so much is good. It is as ever shot with the right amount of intimacy without feeling too up close, even with a reliance of close up camerawork. The music isn't over-scored, manipulative or used too much. There is intimacy and tautness in the direction. The script is intelligent and lean with no signs of fat.
The story is a poignant one and it is truly scary that this can happen in real life and has done. In terms of how the case is handled and how team conduct themselves personally and professionally, this is agreed one of the better faring episodes. All the cast are very good indeed.
Concluding, very well done episode. 8/10.
Season 14 had both extremes with its few "ripped from the headlines" stories. "Funny Valentine" was a very strong example of the latter. "Girl Dishonored" is fortunately in the former category, and while it is not quite prime 'Special Victims Unit' level it is closer to that than "Funny Valentine". While not a great episode or an outstanding one, "Girl Dishonored" is nonetheless very good and a lot of its individual elements are very strongly executed indeed.
It could have afforded perhaps to have been less faithful to the case it's ripped from ("Funny Valentine" did this far worse though, this episode at least didn't feel like a watered dramatisation/re-construction), meaning that surprises were too few.
Pacing could have been tighter too in the less eventful stretches.
However, so much is good. It is as ever shot with the right amount of intimacy without feeling too up close, even with a reliance of close up camerawork. The music isn't over-scored, manipulative or used too much. There is intimacy and tautness in the direction. The script is intelligent and lean with no signs of fat.
The story is a poignant one and it is truly scary that this can happen in real life and has done. In terms of how the case is handled and how team conduct themselves personally and professionally, this is agreed one of the better faring episodes. All the cast are very good indeed.
Concluding, very well done episode. 8/10.
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- Jul 13, 2022
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