‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 16 spoilers: Another tease of a ‘Forgiving Rollins’ scene
The next new episode of “Law & Order: SVU” is coming to you on Wednesday night, and the more that we see about “Forgiving Rollins,” the more that it is pretty clear to us that this is going to be a very emotional episode in many ways.
The brand-new script tease HERE comes courtesy of showrunner Warren Leight, and it features a discussion between Reese, a woman who is facing a horrible decision after facing assault at the hand of Deputy Chief Patton (Harry Hamlin), and Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish). If there is anyone who can relate to what Reese is going through, it’s Rollins. She has been there, and felt the pain of what transpires behind closed doors. Also, she has suffered through trying to figure out how she can gather the strength to speak out herself.
While this script tease seems to be for a very significant scene, it is probably still not the climax of this episode. While “SVU” is not a show where the good guys always win, we do feel like Rollins will be able to lead the charge against Patton, and eventually take this man down.
In the end, this is a powerful story about assault within the police force, and we are happy to see the show taking on these issues head-on. Also, we do admit that we are also pleased that Giddish is getting such a great opportunity to shine in this arc.
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Michael Goldman
January 6, 2015 @ 8:56 pm
For all the Kelli Giddish fans, Wednesday night is sure to be Heartbreak City. I would love to see Amanda help convict Chief Patton, but I get a nagging feeling that she won’t say what is necessary to do so. What is she hiding in her past that She doesn’t want to admit to? Does it have something to do with her totally worthless sister, or her drinking and gambling problems? Will this start another downward spiral for Amanda(that may already have started)? If Chief Patton isn’t convicted, how will this cause problems for Amanda in the future? Kelli’s contract is up at the end of the season, and she made very little in her first 4 year deal. Would NBC be stupid enough to kill off the best thing about the show if they can’t agree on a fair deal? SVU usually doesn’t kill off their Detectives, but I don’t put anything past NBC. This episode won’t end perfectly, and there may never be something resembling a “healing process” for Amanda Rollins. make sure You’re there at 9 pm on Wednesday night EST.
Michael Goldman
January 8, 2015 @ 4:44 am
Holy Cow! Amanda’s rape did have something to do with her worthless sister. Why wasn’t I surprised? Amanda may be missing the next 2 episodes to “take some time off”, but there’s been something bothering Amanda since the first episode this season(or so the director has been trying to get us to believe by the sick look on her face). Former Chief Patton will have a lot of time on his hands now(and an axe to grind with Barba) so we might not have seen the last of him.