A child may be in grave danger when a child broker puts him in the hands of a couple with a history of child pornography.A child may be in grave danger when a child broker puts him in the hands of a couple with a history of child pornography.A child may be in grave danger when a child broker puts him in the hands of a couple with a history of child pornography.
Ice-T
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
Raúl Esparza
- ADA Rafael Barba
- (credit only)
André De Shields
- Keys
- (as Andre De Shields)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the second episode to feature one of the Arquette acting siblings. Rosanna Arquette appears here, while her sister Patricia Arquette was in episode Dreams Deferred (2012).
- Quotes
Detective Amanda Rollins: [searching for an abducted child] Okay, Alexa and Roger Smith. Address is 1 East 161st Street, Bronx, New York.
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola: Really? I didn't know anybody lived at Yankee Stadium.
Featured review
Full of woe
Missing children or children in danger is a type of story that most seasons of all three of the major 'Law and Order' shows (the original, 'Special Victims Unit' and 'Criminal Intent') have. That is not a bad thing as it is a relevant subject and tackles along the way some serious issues, some needing to be explored more. Like what has been said in some recent previous reviews, familiar territory is not an immediate strike against but it is depending on the execution and whether it does anything illuminating or special.
"Wednesday's Child" for me evoked a mixed to marginally positive reaction. There is a lot to like and the emotional impact it has is to me difficult to deny, even as somebody who has never been in this situation. At the same time, there was something missing that stopped me from having a stronger reaction. If the story and pacing had been a lot stronger and more consistent, "Wednesday's Child" would have been a much better episode.
Of course there are good things. It is as ever shot with the right amount of intimacy without feeling too up close, even with a reliance of close up camerawork. That the editing has become increasingly tighter over-time is great too. The music isn't over-scored, manipulative or used too much. There is intimacy and tautness in the direction. The episode especially shines in the interrogation scenes, which had chilling tension and heartbreak.
The regulars are very good with no exception, while Rosanna Arquette and Mark Boone Jr chill the blood as truly despicable characters. There are moments that are moving.
Against all this, this is another case that feels too thin, meaning that there are a good deal of lulls in pace, and predictable from doing little new with a familiar subject covered better elsewhere. Did feel that it lacks urgency later.
Olivias subplot feels like filler and rather bland dramatically. Olivia has had a lot of development this season but it feels like they're trying to pack too much in in too short a time and in a way that distracts from the cases, which was the case with later seasons as well (even more so). Too much of the dialogue, outside of the very well written interrogation scenes, is trite.
Concluding, not bad at all but a bit uneven. 6/10.
"Wednesday's Child" for me evoked a mixed to marginally positive reaction. There is a lot to like and the emotional impact it has is to me difficult to deny, even as somebody who has never been in this situation. At the same time, there was something missing that stopped me from having a stronger reaction. If the story and pacing had been a lot stronger and more consistent, "Wednesday's Child" would have been a much better episode.
Of course there are good things. It is as ever shot with the right amount of intimacy without feeling too up close, even with a reliance of close up camerawork. That the editing has become increasingly tighter over-time is great too. The music isn't over-scored, manipulative or used too much. There is intimacy and tautness in the direction. The episode especially shines in the interrogation scenes, which had chilling tension and heartbreak.
The regulars are very good with no exception, while Rosanna Arquette and Mark Boone Jr chill the blood as truly despicable characters. There are moments that are moving.
Against all this, this is another case that feels too thin, meaning that there are a good deal of lulls in pace, and predictable from doing little new with a familiar subject covered better elsewhere. Did feel that it lacks urgency later.
Olivias subplot feels like filler and rather bland dramatically. Olivia has had a lot of development this season but it feels like they're trying to pack too much in in too short a time and in a way that distracts from the cases, which was the case with later seasons as well (even more so). Too much of the dialogue, outside of the very well written interrogation scenes, is trite.
Concluding, not bad at all but a bit uneven. 6/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 3, 2022
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