S22.E9

Return of the Prodigal Son

Episode aired Apr 1, 2021
15
41m

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8.3/10

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Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, and Alex Breaux in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Return Of The Prodigal Son

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Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.

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8.3/10

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Stabler's Heartbreaking Apology To Benson For Abandoning Her

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Stabler And Fin Catch Up After 10 Years

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Stabler And Fin Catch Up After 10 Years

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Return Of The Prodigal Son

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Trivia
This is Christopher Meloni's first appearance on the series since the season twelve finale, Smoked (2011), which was 215 episodes earlier.

Goofs
Garland refers to Elliot as Olivia's first partner. She didn't disagree. But Anthony Edwards appeared in Rape Interrupted (2016) as Patrick Griffin, Olivia's "former" partner. He obviously had to be before Elliot.

Quotes
Elliot Stabler: Liv, I'm sorry.
Olivia Benson: Elliot, we don't have to do this.
[seeing the pain in his eyes]
Olivia Benson: Okay. I guess... you wanna do this now. You're sorry for leaving? Or are you sorry for walking... for not giving me the courtesy of telling me?
Elliot Stabler: Both. I think I thought if I talked to you about how...
Olivia Benson: You walked away. 'Cause that's what you did, Elliot. I had to find out from Cragen.
Elliot Stabler: Olivia.
Olivia Benson: Elliot. You were the most... single most important person in my life...
Elliot Stabler: Olivia.
Olivia Benson: And you just... disappeared.
Elliot Stabler: I know. I was afraid... if I heard your voice, I wouldn't have been able to leave.

Connections
Features Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Paternity (2007)

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Featured review

2/10

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I expected more out of this episode to be honest. The story has very little drive and revolves more around past emotions of the characters rather than trying to solve the actual crime. When it does get to that point, it's not even worth getting into as it is quickly brought to an easy out type of ending.