Slaves
- Episode aired May 19, 2000
- TV-14
- 44m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
1.2K
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An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.
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Christopher Meloni
- Detective Elliot Stabler
- (as Chris Meloni)
Kirsten Sans
- Lab Technician Felicia Young
- (as Kirsten Sahs)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBased on the "girl in the box" sex-slave case, in which Cameron Hooker and his wife, Janice Hooker, abducted Colleen Stan (a.k.a. Carol Smith), then kept her captive and tortured her for seven years.
- GoofsWhen Jeffries is in the restaurant interviewing the restaurant owner, the shadow of the boom mic is visible behind them.
- Quotes
Dr. Audrey Jackson: Do you always deflect personal questions with jokes?
John Munch: Do you always deflect jokes with personal questions?
- ConnectionsFeatured in SVU: The Beginning (2003)
Featured review
Sadistic slavery
'Law and Order', 'Special Victims Unit' and 'Criminal Intent' all had promising first seasons, that were mostly of very high quality and where even the weakest episodes were still decent. 'Special Victims Unit's' weakest episodes in Season 1 ("Wanderlust" and "Stocks and Bondage") may have been weaker than those for 'Law and Order' and 'Criminal Intent' and their first season, but the season for 'SVU' also had the highest number of great and more episodes of the three shows.
"Slaves" for me was one of the best episodes of Season 1, and a season finale that more than does it justice. One that feels like one and makes one eager to see the next season, namely because of the way the episode ends but also to see whether the exceptionally high quality of the first season would carry over in the next season and future ones, which fortunately it does (more the early ones though than the later ones). It actually didn't matter to me at all that the identity of the murderer was not in doubt almost immediately when introduced, not when everything else was so brilliant and how much the case in general affected me.
The case in "Slaves" is thoroughly absorbing from start to finish. It is in no way easy to watch, actually it is really quite disturbing (one of the more disturbing early seasons 'Special Victims Unit' cases) and moved me as well. Felt very sorry for the victim, as well as horrified at what she went through, and even found myself sympathising with the wife despite her actions being uncondonable. The villain is one of the most sadistic and scariest ones of early years 'Special Victims Unit' and one of the scariest and most sadistic of the first season.
It, the case that is, is balanced very well with the team therapy interviews, which were intriguing and insightful in questioning and how they were answered and didn't distract from, each team member's inner thoughts are brought out sometimes surprisingly and their personalities in these scenes make them interesting in their own ways. Stabler is the most interesting and some of what he says shocks, and Olivia's candour in particular is admirable. The episode ends on an attention grabbing cliff-hanger that doesn't feel like a cheat or a gimmick, a good thing seeing as depending on how they're executed cliff-hangers are not always my thing.
Furthermore, it looks good visually and avoids being over-scored. The script is thoughtful, especially in the interview scenes, and intrigues, without rambling. The acting is excellent from all the regulars, while Andrew McCarthy plays this truly reprehensible character to quite chilling perfection.
Concluding, brilliant. 10/10
"Slaves" for me was one of the best episodes of Season 1, and a season finale that more than does it justice. One that feels like one and makes one eager to see the next season, namely because of the way the episode ends but also to see whether the exceptionally high quality of the first season would carry over in the next season and future ones, which fortunately it does (more the early ones though than the later ones). It actually didn't matter to me at all that the identity of the murderer was not in doubt almost immediately when introduced, not when everything else was so brilliant and how much the case in general affected me.
The case in "Slaves" is thoroughly absorbing from start to finish. It is in no way easy to watch, actually it is really quite disturbing (one of the more disturbing early seasons 'Special Victims Unit' cases) and moved me as well. Felt very sorry for the victim, as well as horrified at what she went through, and even found myself sympathising with the wife despite her actions being uncondonable. The villain is one of the most sadistic and scariest ones of early years 'Special Victims Unit' and one of the scariest and most sadistic of the first season.
It, the case that is, is balanced very well with the team therapy interviews, which were intriguing and insightful in questioning and how they were answered and didn't distract from, each team member's inner thoughts are brought out sometimes surprisingly and their personalities in these scenes make them interesting in their own ways. Stabler is the most interesting and some of what he says shocks, and Olivia's candour in particular is admirable. The episode ends on an attention grabbing cliff-hanger that doesn't feel like a cheat or a gimmick, a good thing seeing as depending on how they're executed cliff-hangers are not always my thing.
Furthermore, it looks good visually and avoids being over-scored. The script is thoughtful, especially in the interview scenes, and intrigues, without rambling. The acting is excellent from all the regulars, while Andrew McCarthy plays this truly reprehensible character to quite chilling perfection.
Concluding, brilliant. 10/10
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