The task of find a serial rapist becomes more difficult when a team of neighborhood vigilante "superheroes" starts trying to avenge the crimes.The task of find a serial rapist becomes more difficult when a team of neighborhood vigilante "superheroes" starts trying to avenge the crimes.The task of find a serial rapist becomes more difficult when a team of neighborhood vigilante "superheroes" starts trying to avenge the crimes.
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Ice-T
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
Lacretta
- Ronnie Pettus
- (as Lacretta Nicole)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe vigilantes in this episode get a few different nicknames within the show. "Justice League" is a nod to DC Comics' superhero team, the Justice League, and "masked avenger" is a nod to Marvel Comics' superhero team "the Avengers"
- GoofsAndy Chan claims to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and he gets out on bail because the church paid it for him. However Witnesses have very strict beliefs and standards, which this kid clearly does not demonstrate. He curses, hangs out with other kids who are not Witnesses (which they do not allow), and he admits to regularly having sex with different women, which Witnesses consider a very serious sin. Someone doing these things would be disfellowshiped from the organization (their version of excommunication), which means the Watchtower Society (the non-profit company that represents Witnesses) would never pay for his bail or legal fees.
- Quotes
County Clerk: You want me to match a Metro card to a Board of Ed employee? I don't have time for that. A hundred thirty-five thousand people work here.
Amanda Rollins: Well, it's a police matter, so you'll have to make time.
County Clerk: Excuse me, all I have to do is stay black and die.
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Camp vengeance
There are mysteries that do work well with comic book references and a lighter, more jovial tone. It is though dependent on the subject matter, fine if it fits with the basic style of the show in question but not so much when the subject is so grim in the fear of jarring tonally or people feeling that the subject isn't being taken seriously. That was my fear, and 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' did try a few times before to go down the intentionally camp/goofy route, but it didn't come off well and came over as strange.
Something that for me was the case with "Street Revenge". This is a difficult episode to rate and review because of trying to put into words what made it feel so odd. By all means, "Street Revenge" is not a terrible episode and it is always interesting when a different tone etc. Is attempted, but somehow it just didn't click or come together. As far as Season 13 goes, while not the worst episode it is in the lesser half when ranking the episodes (most being pretty good to great).
Am going to start with the good. It is a visually slick episode, typical for 'Special Victims Unit' and the 'Law and Order' franchise, and one with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear past the early stages with the theme tune still memorable. Some of the direction is skilled technically and in having fun.
Can't fault the regulars or the support acting. Also did enjoy the affectionate comic book references and the action was fun to watch and didn't look disorganised or dumb.
For all those good things, as said "Street Revenge" didn't come together as an overall whole. It is on the wrong side of campy too often and this does come over too awkwardly. The story is quite a serious subject, as is always the case with 'Special Victims Unit' and the franchise, but with the episode playing as too much of a comic book adaptation this got lost in translation. There is a severe lack of tension and an excessive overload instead of silliness, not to mention that nothing unpredictable happens.
Did find the dialogue very awkward and borderline juvenile too often and the more the case thins out (which it does later on) the draggier the pace gets. Amaro's subplot features too much and doesn't paint him in a good light, actually really liked him in all his previous episodes and found him a welcome addition but he comes over as controlling and over-angry. Also didn't buy how such a professional and by the book person like Cragen could slip up that badly at a press conference, that was not like him at all.
Very conflicted on this episode on the whole. 5/10.
Something that for me was the case with "Street Revenge". This is a difficult episode to rate and review because of trying to put into words what made it feel so odd. By all means, "Street Revenge" is not a terrible episode and it is always interesting when a different tone etc. Is attempted, but somehow it just didn't click or come together. As far as Season 13 goes, while not the worst episode it is in the lesser half when ranking the episodes (most being pretty good to great).
Am going to start with the good. It is a visually slick episode, typical for 'Special Victims Unit' and the 'Law and Order' franchise, and one with the right amount of muted grit, the photography doesn't try to do anything too fancy or gimmicky while not being claustrophobic and keeping things simple. The music doesn't overbear past the early stages with the theme tune still memorable. Some of the direction is skilled technically and in having fun.
Can't fault the regulars or the support acting. Also did enjoy the affectionate comic book references and the action was fun to watch and didn't look disorganised or dumb.
For all those good things, as said "Street Revenge" didn't come together as an overall whole. It is on the wrong side of campy too often and this does come over too awkwardly. The story is quite a serious subject, as is always the case with 'Special Victims Unit' and the franchise, but with the episode playing as too much of a comic book adaptation this got lost in translation. There is a severe lack of tension and an excessive overload instead of silliness, not to mention that nothing unpredictable happens.
Did find the dialogue very awkward and borderline juvenile too often and the more the case thins out (which it does later on) the draggier the pace gets. Amaro's subplot features too much and doesn't paint him in a good light, actually really liked him in all his previous episodes and found him a welcome addition but he comes over as controlling and over-angry. Also didn't buy how such a professional and by the book person like Cragen could slip up that badly at a press conference, that was not like him at all.
Very conflicted on this episode on the whole. 5/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 23, 2022
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