A toddler seems to have been abducted from a park while her babysitter is several yards distant talking to a nanny. Searching detectives shortly after arriving on the scene find the child un... Read allA toddler seems to have been abducted from a park while her babysitter is several yards distant talking to a nanny. Searching detectives shortly after arriving on the scene find the child unconscious behind nearby bushes.A toddler seems to have been abducted from a park while her babysitter is several yards distant talking to a nanny. Searching detectives shortly after arriving on the scene find the child unconscious behind nearby bushes.
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- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
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- Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
- (as B.D. Wong)
- Sarah Rendell
- (as Nicole Leach)
- DA Arthur Branch
- (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
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- TriviaThe photo of Maureen that Elliot shows Cragen in the bar is actually a picture of Christopher Meloni's daughter, Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni (rather than one of Erin Broderick). The same photo, enlarged and not cropped, appears on Elliot/Christopher's desk in the squad room tour hosted by Dann Florek in one of the bonus features on the season one DVD set.
- GoofsIt should've been a 4th (unreasonable search & seizure) or 5th (self-incrimination) Amendment violation when Det. Stabler & Dr. Warner approached Evelyn on the sidewalk & asked to measure her hands, to see if they matched the bruises on her daughter. Evelyn had not be formally informed that she was a suspect, she had not been arrested (the measurement provided the evidence to then arrest her), she had not been told of her Miranda Rights, and she had no attorney present. One would think her defense attorney would've used those facts to have the measurement thrown out in court, yet no attempt to use those violations of her rights by police, was presented in court.
- Quotes
Detective Elliot Stabler: I think the D.A.'s office should fight to turn off life support.
Arthur Branch: And what makes you think Judge Preston would grant such a motion?
Detective Elliot Stabler: I read the papers. A similar request was made in California successfully when a father shook his son.
Arthur Branch: And it was unsuccessful in Florida. Parents are winning the fight to keep their comatose daughter alive despite legal precedent.
Detective Elliot Stabler: Lucy's doctor says she'll never recover.
Arthur Branch: What's this really about, Detective? You fighting for Lucy or bringing Evelyn Prichard to justice?
Detective Elliot Stabler: I don't know if she's a grieving mother who can't let go, or if she's she's just trying to beat a murder rap. What I do know is a little girl is in constant pain and there is no hope of her ever getting better.
- ConnectionsReferences Law & Order (1990)
"Shaken" is no exception. In fact it is as uncompromising in approach as one can get. It is a brilliant episode and another one of the best of Season 5, as well as one of the most shocking and saddest (very like the previous episode "Control" but even more so), am not afraid to admit that it really did shock me to the core. Something that has not been felt watching anything to this extent in a while, and this is coming from somebody who has been moved and floored by many previous 'Special Victims Unit' episodes and who is a notorious sap when watching film and television.
Cannot fault "Shaken" in any way. It looks good, with the usual slickness and subtle grit. Really liked too that the photography was simple and close up but doing so without being claustrophobic. The music has presence when used, and luckily it isn't constant, and when it is used it doesn't feel over-scored. The direction allows the drama to breathe while still giving it momentum as well. The subject is handled with force and tact, seeing this difficult issue from all sides rather than just one and in an uncompromising way.
Script is intelligent and is tightened up to avoid over-talkiness, with enough tension to satisfy. The whole situation with Lucy's condition and what would happen to her is particularly well done. Nothing is obvious in the story with a lot of suspects and surprises, a strong example of being constantly led to believe that it is somebody and then be proven wrong more than once. The truth is truly disturbing and left me floored, was not expecting the perpetrator's true identity at all and it is truly sad that it is something still not unheard of now.
A big standout scene here is the ending, showing a different, surprising side to Stabler that really moved me and the whole scene is heart-wrenching and made me feel sorry for Stabler. All the performances are never less than excellent, a high point being Christopher Meloni's acting in the final scene.
In summation, brilliant. 10/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Dec 9, 2020