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Contents. Production The tenth season introduced writer Daniel Truly to SVU. He became a vocal correspondent about the production and was the first to comment on the appropriateness of 's casting in the show given the alleged misogyny in his music.
Truly was used to programs that included frequent meetings with other writers and said 'In some ways it's slightly lonelier' on SVU. The making of the episode 'Lunacy' was covered in detail by authors Susan Green and Randee Dawn. The episode, which filmed between July 14 and July 28, 2008, contained a scene in which detectives watch footage of an astronaut on board the. In order to film the weightless scene, Kristina Klebe was harnessed into cables which were later edited out. Members of the production staff appeared as astronauts in a still picture.
Another scene involved a fight between Detective Stabler and 's character. A table made of balsa wood and breakaway glass was used in this scene so that it could be broken easily. Early in 'Lunacy', detectives learn that their evidence is degraded due to eels feasting on the body. Prop master Anthony Munafo mentioned that he spent eight hours finding a pet store that would sell them enough eels of the right size.
A later episode 'Hell' condemned the activities of the in. Neal Baer collaborated with the to portray child soldiers truthfully and called the episode part of a 'continuing commitment to bring the audience stories that resonate with timely social issues.' The filming of 'Hell' marked the first on-location use of the United Nations building in a television episode. During the tenth season, the director of photography, George Pattison, expressed his desire to continue using.
He said 'Ours is one of the last shows doing that. Despite pressure from above to save money, Dick Wolf and our creative producers insist on sticking with a proven formula. Whether it's 100 or 0 degrees outside, these cameras work. And they give beautiful latitude compared with digital.' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit continued using motion picture cameras for another two years but was ultimately switched to digital for.
Cast changes and returning characters The unit's new Assistant District Attorney, began appearing in the season premiere played. About the role, McManus said, 'It's really tricky. This character has a lot of brain power and her vocabulary is different than mine.'
Despite appearing in the opening credits for every Season 10 episode, McManus' role only lasted for the first half of the season. The assessment Neal Baer gave was that 'Sometimes the part and the actor just don't mesh.'
McManus departed in the episode 'Lead'. Began reprising her role of in the same episode. Until 'Lead', Stephanie March's last appearance as ADA Cabot was in the spin-off series. However, her last SVU appearance was in the which depicted her as still living in hiding. When asked if her reintroduction to SVU would finally explain how she got out of the witness protection program, March answered 'I think this will be nice and neat and make sense.' The episode was dedicated to deceased crew member Dennis Radesky.
The season finale ' was the last episode to star. His recurring character is killed after appearing in every season since the. Neal Baer, who wanted to 'explore characters' reactions to a death in an interesting way' decided to kill off the character and informed Doyle of the decision a few weeks before the episode was filmed. After previously appearing in the of SVU, played a hyperactive student in 'Hothouse'. This was immediately followed by her breakout role in.
The premiere episode 'Trials' stars as a rape victim who has given up her child and and as the foster parents who begin taking care of him. When interviewed about his character, Perry stated that 'there are always moments when you gotta find the humanity to people who may be considered the bad guy.'
Gilbert mentioned being a fan of the show and said 'People know me more for comedy, I think, so it's always exciting to me when I get to play something so dramatic.' For the role of the foster child, the directors held auditions in New York and Los Angeles before casting. In the same episode, briefly appeared as a doctor. She said that the head of NBC daytime 'wanted to make less of an island and get people from our show onto other NBC shows.' In the third episode 'Swing', portrayed Bernadette Stabler, Elliot Stabler's mother who suffers from. She won a for the role.
The fourth episode 'Lunacy' was the first filmed in the season and starred as an astronaut who used to be one of Stabler's role models. Kristina Klebe played an astronaut who is murdered and played an enthusiast who follows them around.
Christopher Meloni, who plays Elliot Stabler, joked 'Could there be a more confusing actor to have on this show than someone named Chris Elliot?' The following episode 'Retro' which criticized the movement previously had a working title of 'Deniers'. It was advertised as being 'a big Tamara Tunie episode.' Tunie was asked about 's character in an interview. She answered 'What's frightening is that his argument can sound sane. And Martin is smart enough to make one pause.'
The sixth episode 'Babes' starred actor and singer as a advocate. He commented that the role took him into new territory, saying 'I play a murder suspect, a super-Catholic conservative white boy. It's definitely a stretch and a leap. It's an emotional role.' Played a sharp detective who is also a grieving father in the episode 'Baggage'. He won an for this performance.
The seventh episode 'Wildlife' was promoted before the season began for an undercover scene that showed chemistry between Detectives Benson and Stabler. One of the animals shown in this episode was an eleven-month-old named Kimba. His fictional species in the show was named the 'white crested gibbon' because there was no way that a critically endangered could be used in the filming. The eighth episode 'Persona' guest-starred as Caroline Cantwell, a sympathetic fugitive who has been living under a pseudonym.
She was nominated for an Outstanding Guest Actress Emmy for her performance. Played a rapist in the tenth episode 'Smut'. He mentioned a flurry of comments on his message board from fans following his SVU appearance.
Played one of his victims seen at the start of the episode. She blogged 'I get to be the victim this time.
, referring to her numerous previous roles as a police officer. Bridger Zadina gave a widely acclaimed performance as a male-to-female transgender teen in 'Transitions'. He was one of over 200 child actors who auditioned for casting director Jonathan Strauss and appeared in 's list of top 30 searches after the episode aired. 'Transitions' was submitted for Emmy contention but not nominated. The following episode 'Lead' featured the return of 's character, ADA. March expressed excitement about news that she would work with again. When interviewed about the episode, Neal Baer said 'I always like to play with the format and it also has flashbacks which we rarely do.'
The sixteenth episode 'Ballerina' guest-starred as retired dancer Birdie Sulloway. Many of the dancing credits her character mentions in the episode are in fact highlights of Burnett's dancing career. She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for this episode.
The seventeenth episode 'Hell' focused on the lives of child soldiers. Portrayed a warlord named Joseph Serumaga. Verne Gay of exclaimed that Colter's character was 'played with scary. Played an adoptive parent in the episode. According to Neal Baer, she was contracted to appear with short notice. The episode 'Selfish' involved the discovery of a dead baby and the fact that her mother, played by, covered it up.
Initial reports about the episode claimed that it was a response to the case. However, cautioned viewers with 'You may think it's something familiar, but it turns out it's not.' The main focus of the episode is the trial of a mother who inadvertently caused the death of another child by not vaccinating her own child against. Neal Baer took a particular liking to this episode in a 2012 interview, saying 'It raised this really interesting question about not only what is your responsibility to your own child but to the community of children.
It made the show more complex than 'I know what's best for my child.' ' In the season finale 'Zebras', played John Munch's ex-wife, whom she previously played on. About the reprisal, Neal Baer said 'We're thrilled to have Gwen Munch return to her true love.' Episodes. See also: No. In season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
Viewers (millions) 203 1 'Trials' Dawn DeNoon September 23, 2008 ( 2008-09-23) 1002 9.52 Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate allegations of child abuse when a young boy is caught driving a runaway van. The boy explains how his foster parents ( and ) bribe him in exchange for abusive medical testing. As Detective Benson continues to study his accusations, she is led back to a victim of an unsolved rape case. After reviewing both cases, the detectives uncover a connection between them that is complicated and they meet SVU's new ADA, Kim Greylek (Michaela McManus), who quickly butts heads with everyone. Distraught by frightening memories of being sexually assaulted, Benson decides that she needs help and seeks counselling.
While visiting a bar, Sergeant Munch talks to Detective Tutuola about how he used to own a bar in Baltimore and also mentions several people from his past that have left him. The names mentioned included previous partners on SVU ( and ) as well as some from ( and ), the series from where Munch's character originates.
The history behind the bar is also from that series. 204 2 'Confession' Arthur W. Forney September 30, 2008 ( 2008-09-30) 1003 10.22 An ashamed pedophile confesses to Benson that he has been fantasizing about his young stepbrother (Aaron Mayer) and says that it is only a matter of time before he does the unthinkable. He also admits to looking at a website to try to curb his pedophilic urge. With no crime committed, the detectives decide to investigate the website for pedophiles leading them to the creator.
When Stabler discovers his daughter Elizabeth's picture on the website, he lashes out at the man who put it there and gets suspended. When the older stepbrother goes missing this puts his whole family ( and ) under investigation. 205 3 'Swing' David Platt Amanda Green October 14, 2008 ( 2008-10-14) 1004 9.40 Stabler is called to the scene of a breaking and entering at a home because the trespasser’s wallet belongs to his daughter, Kathleen (Allison Siko). Stabler is shocked to find his daughter abusing drugs and behaving promiscuously and it is determined that Kathleen has bipolar disorder, but she refuses to admit it. Elliot must turn to his estranged mother Bernadette Stabler , as she is also bipolar, to testify in court that the disorder runs in the family. Bernadette, who is proud of her personality, refuses to equate it with criminal behavior, until Benson steps in to help. 206 4 'Lunacy' Daniel Truly October 21, 2008 ( 2008-10-21) 1001 9.35 A famous astronaut is found dead and Stabler's old mentor Dick Finley , after whom Stabler's son is named, helps investigate the case.
They first believe the victim is linked to a string of serial rapes, but other suspects closer to the space program present themselves. An obsessed fan (Chris Elliot) is questioned, but is released and soon gets into a gun battle with Dick. Stabler becomes suspicious of Dick after he keeps diverting attention away from himself and finding out about Dick's own aspirations of going into space. 207 5 'Retro' Peter Leto Teleplay by: Jonathan Greene Story by: Joshua Kotcheff & Jonathan Greene October 28, 2008 ( 2008-10-28) 1005 9.20 When a baby is found with advanced AIDS, Benson and Stabler are called in to investigate why someone would let a baby go untreated for HIV. They are led to a highly unethical doctor , an AIDS denialist, who believes and teaches that HIV does not cause AIDS and offers alternative treatments to cure HIV. They search for more families that have been influenced by him and are led to a particular family whose younger daughter died of AIDS, which calls the mother and son into question. 208 6 'Babes' David Platt Daniel Truly November 11, 2008 ( 2008-11-11) 1006 9.42 The investigation into the burning death of a homeless teenager leads Stabler and Munch to a Catholic high school where a senior (Philip Ettinger) admits to the crime.
He confesses because he thought his sister was raped by the man, when in truth, his sister and her friends made a pregnancy pact and willingly had sex to become pregnant. One of those friends (Jessica Varley) is later found dead in an apparent suicide after being harassed online by an angry mother. Greylek files a case against her which comes dangerously close to violating the first amendment, but it is eventually discovered that the girl was murdered out of jealousy. 209 7 'Wildlife' Peter Leto November 18, 2008 ( 2008-11-18) 1008 10.18 A woman with an endangered species of bird in her purse turns up dead and her wounds are determined to have been inflicted by a tiger. A hip hop artist , whom the detectives track down, helps Stabler infiltrate an animal smuggling ring run by an infamous killer (Andrew Divoff).
The abundance of undercover work begins to not only jeopardize Elliot's marriage, but also his life when Benson underestimates the danger he is in and he is shot. Benson avenges her partner by arresting a key member of the smuggling ring, who turns out to be an undercover officer. 210 8 'Persona' Amanda Green November 25, 2008 ( 2008-11-25) 1009 8.55 A woman hides in an alley after claims of being abused and raped by her husband. Benson gets her to admit the abuse, but she recants before being murdered by her husband.
While solving this crime, Benson meets the woman's older neighbor Linnie and stumbles upon another case of spousal abuse and murder. It is revealed that Linnie was involved in an abusive relationship until she killed her former husband and escaped custody under the supervision of then-ADA Donnelly. Having been humiliated, Donnelly returns to the DA's Office to seek the maximum sentence. However after Benson stands up for Linnie, Donnelly is touched by the reason for the woman's escape - Linnie was intimidated because Donnelly was the strong woman that she could never be.
211 9 'PTSD' Judith McCreary December 2, 2008 ( 2008-12-02) 1007 10.31 Benson and Tutuola get a first-hand look at how women in the military are treated when they respond to the murder of a pregnant marine who was raped by one of her fellow marines in Iraq. The two find a suspect and become convinced of his guilt, but Greylek faces difficulties when the Navy Commander threatens to shut down their investigation. Benson discovers new evidence and the real rapist is identified along with the person who committed the murder. During the proceedings, Benson's prior sexual assault stirs up painful memories. 212 10 'Smut' Kam Miller December 9, 2008 ( 2008-12-09) 1010 10.93 A woman is found wandering Riverside Park, beaten and raped, and has no memory of what happened. Benson discovers that on the day of her flight out of the country, she instead left the airport with a mysterious man.
This man is identified and with further probing, the detectives find rape-themed amateur pornographic videos on his computer. Stabler and Benson search for incriminating evidence, but each of his victims from the videos suffers from memory loss from the attack due to the use of date rape drugs. Attempting to trace the other women in the videos, the detectives must re-inform each victim of her attack to get her testimony. Struggling to remind each victim of her rape, Benson must face the fact that she is still thinking like a victim, in order to get the testimony of one victim in particular (Christy Pusz), who can put the rapist away for good. 213 11 'Stranger' David Platt Dawn DeNoon January 6, 2009 ( 2009-01-06) 1011 10.64 A teenage girl miraculously returns home to her parents (Patrick Collins and ) after being reported missing over four years ago. Unrecognizable to her family, she tells Benson and Stabler of the cement cell where she spent the past four years as a sex slave and of her fortunate escape.
One of the sisters is relieved to see her after launching a website asking for search tips, but the other (Natalia Payne) seems annoyed with her return. In search of the mystery kidnapper, Benson and Stabler drive the victim around town to help stir up any memories of her abduction. When the answers they get do not seem to match up, the detectives find revealing evidence that make them question the kidnapping story. When they find the girl's abuser (Peter Lewis), they learn that the truth is no less disturbing. 214 12 'Hothouse' Peter Leto Charley Davis January 13, 2009 ( 2009-01-13) 1012 9.66 When the body of a fourteen-year-old girl (Juliet Brett) is found floating in the Hudson River, Benson and Stabler think she was smuggled into the country by sex traffickers. Tutuola discovers her exceptional academic success and suspects that this had something to do with her murder.
The detectives find out that the girl's father (George Tasudis) use violence to coerce their other daughter into non-stop studying, and their mother (Funda Duval) is afraid to stop him. The killer turns out to be a high school student who obsesses over impressing her mother (Enid Graham). Mitigating circumstances come into play when the SVU discovers that she suffered from sleep deprivation and overdosed on drugs used to treat ADD. 215 13 'Snatched' David Platt Mick Betancourt February 3, 2009 ( 2009-02-03) 1013 10.31 When a young girl is kidnapped, the girl's mother , immediately points Benson and Stabler in the direction of her ex-husband , a recently paroled convict. The ex-con's alibi checks out, but Stabler and Tutuola learn that his wife's father is a master thief with many enemies.
Upon confronting the old man, the detectives learn that he has Alzheimer's disease, and with the help of Dr. Huang, they are able to put clues together that leads them to a questionable ally. 216 14 'Transitions' Peter Leto Ken Storer February 17, 2009 ( 2009-02-17) 1014 9.45 When a man is found badly beaten in a strip club parking lot, a fake fingernail leads the detectives to believe that the attacker is female. The victim awakes in the hospital with no memory of what happened, but brings the attention to his ex-wife and their thirteen-year-old transgender daughter (Bridger Zadina). She makes it no secret that she hated her father for not accepting her as a girl, causing the detectives to suspect her as well as her transgender boyfriend. The perpetrator is eventually revealed to be someone who has her own painful memories regarding gender identity. 217 15 'Lead' David Platt Jonathan Greene March 10, 2009 ( 2009-03-10) 1015 11.03 A pediatrician (Lawrence Arancio) is found guilty of sexually assaulting four of his male patients.
But when Stabler and Benson go to him for questioning regarding a lawsuit, they find him murdered in his apartment. While waiting for Greylek to show up at the scene, the detectives are surprised to find out that she has transferred out and been replaced by ADA Alexandra Cabot, who is no longer in witness protection. Stabler and Benson's investigation leads to the developmentally challenged son of wealthy parents ( and Laura Leigh Hughes), who is arrested for the murder. As the Cabot's trial goes on, the detectives discover that his was caused by lead poisoning and his affinity for Chinese-made products. 218 16 'Ballerina' Peter Leto Daniel Truly March 17, 2009 ( 2009-03-17) 1016 10.58 When Benson and Stabler arrive on the scene of a single murder, they discover two more dead bodies and link one of them to a strip club owned by a former Rockette. She and her nephew Chet try to assist with the investigation, but when the abusive husband and the prime suspect for the three murders, suddenly dies, the detectives suspect that the dancer may be a black widow. 219 17 'Hell' David Platt Amanda Green March 31, 2009 ( 2009-03-31) 1017 9.34 A young girl (Julyza Commodore) is found in an alley with her throat cut and evidence of repeated rape and physical abuse.
When asked to write who attacked her, she draws a picture of the devil. When Munch investigates, the squad meets a pastor , the girl's adoptive father, who rescued her and her friend from the. One of its infamous members , known for recruiting child soldiers, is suspected of being the girl's attacker. 220 18 'Baggage' Chris Zalla Judith McCreary April 7, 2009 ( 2009-04-07) 1018 9.08 After an up-and-coming artist is brutally murdered in her apartment, Tutuola and Stabler link her death to another unsolved murder case. As they pursue the case further, they realize that these two murders have striking similarities to a string of murders by a mysterious serial killer that Major Case Detective Victor Moran has been following for months.
Moran fights to keep control over the case while Tutuola and Stabler struggle to find the killer. 221 19 'Selfish' David Platt Mick Betancourt April 28, 2009 ( 2009-04-28) 1019 10.23 When a woman reports the disappearance of her 11-month-old granddaughter, the detectives suspect the girl's mother of killing her daughter. The detectives however find out that the baby actually died of measles because another mother refused to vaccinate her son. After Cabot puts the neglectful mother on trial, she is found not guilty of manslaughter, prompting the baby's grandfather to take the law into his own hands.
Partly inspired by the. 222 20 'Crush' Peter Leto Jonathan Greene May 5, 2009 ( 2009-05-05) 1020 9.79 A high school student falls down a flight of stairs sending her into a coma. The SVU is alerted when the doctor's examination reveals signs of physical abuse. Upon waking, the girl refuses to name her attacker, even though the detectives already have two suspects: the girl's boyfriend and a self-described 'drama-geek' with a crush on her. Frustrated, a family court prosecutor convinces Benson to use sexting as a pretext for arresting her for distributing child pornography. Faced with this ultimatum and helped by Stabler's daughter Kathleen (Allison Siko), the victim admits to being abused by her boyfriend.
Afterwards, the detectives plan a sting operation against a biased judge and her clerk (Geoffrey Cantor) after they are unable to make the child pornography charges disappear. Episode partially based on the 2008 Pennsylvania. 223 21 'Liberties' Dawn DeNoon May 19, 2009 ( 2009-05-19) 1021 6.73 When a woman seeks to have a restraining order reinstated against her ex-boyfriend (Jon Patrick Walker), the assigned judge has something else on his mind. For peace of mind, Judge Koehler asks Stabler to question a convicted serial killer (Victor Arnold) about the whereabouts of his son's body, which adds a new twist to the case. 224 22 ' Peter Leto Amanda Green & Daniel Truly June 2, 2009 ( 2009-06-02) 1022 11.34 A tourist is found dead in Central Park with the word 'guilty' written across her forehead. With the help of CSU technician Dale Stuckey, Benson and Stabler discover that a deranged former artist was at the park during the crime. They arrest him, but are unable to make the charges stick due to a clerical error by Stuckey.
Munch and Tutuola attempt to follow the prime suspect to and discover another dead body after losing the suspect. At first, they assume that their mark escaped and committed the murder, however subsequent murders and attacks tell them that something much more sinister is going on. Carol Kane previously played the part of Gwen Munch in a sixth season episode of Homicide: Life on the Street. References. Carmon, Irin (2010-11-30).
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