‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 16, episode 14 preview: Mariska Hargitay, cast take on gamergate

The moment that you hear “ripped from the headlines” in the promo below for next week’s “Law & Order: SVU,” you know that there will probably by attention and controversy. There always is when you focus on big stories.

With that being said, we are very surprised to see that gamergate made its way to the show. We just were not clear that the series really had this particular issue on its radar, but they are hopefully going to expose something that is very real: The misogyny and the hatred that can occur towards women in the gaming community. Regardless of if it is physical or mental, or if someone thinks that they are being “funny” with the comments, abuse is still abuse.

You can take a look at the attached synopsis to receive some other scoop on what to expect:

” Video game developer Raina Punjabi (guest star Mouzam Makkar) solidifies the launch of her first game amid a stream of online insults, intimidation and death threats from the male-dominated gaming community. When a female employee is assaulted at a gamer convention, Detective Tutuola (Ice-T) investigates the crime but Raina refuses to delay the launch, and the cops must ‘level up’ to protect her. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Sgt. Olivia Benson), Kelli Giddish (Det. Amanda Rollins) and Peter Scanavino (Det. Dominick Carisi Jr.).”

This should be an interesting case to watch given that this is not a world that we typically see “SVU” get themselves too involved in. Technology is a slightly different universe than dealing with celebrities and high-powered public figures. Many possibly suspects are not necessarily people who want to be seen, and this may make the hunt more difficult.

(Photo: NBC.)