Shadow
- Episode aired Jan 13, 2010
- TV-14
- 42m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
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Benson and Stabler work with a Special Frauds Unit detective who believes that an heiress murdered her parents and could be a sociopath.Benson and Stabler work with a Special Frauds Unit detective who believes that an heiress murdered her parents and could be a sociopath.Benson and Stabler work with a Special Frauds Unit detective who believes that an heiress murdered her parents and could be a sociopath.
Richard Belzer
- Sergeant John Munch
- (credit only)
BD Wong
- Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
- (as B.D. Wong)
Tamara Tunie
- ME Dr. Melinda Warner
- (credit only)
John E. Brady
- Mike
- (as J.E. Brady)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe photos of Anne Gillette (Sarah Paulson) as a young woman used in Ash Ramsey's (Naveen Andrews) presentation are actually from episode Family Values (1994). Paulson plays a daughter of a rich mother who's murdered in that episode as well.
- GoofsTimeline error #2: With the dates on the wall in Ramsey's office from the earlier scene, the arrest on 29 December while exiting All Grace Church following her parents' funeral predates the tail end of her fraudulent purchases (16 January).
- Quotes
Olivia Benson: [to Preswick] On your knees, Worm.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Father Figures (2017)
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Death's shadow
"Shadow" on first watch was one of the standout Season 11 episodes, in a good way. Especially for the guest stars and the numerous twists and turns in the plotting. Despite quite liking the first half of Season 11 on the whole, despite serious reservations in most of the episodes, the previous two outings "Anchor" and "Quickie" were very disappointing and saw quite a large downturn in quality. Even from reading the attention grabbing synopsis, part of me knew already "Shadow" was going to be a big improvement.
And it absolutely was. Easily one of my favourite episodes of the season and the first one where there were no issues really with it. The identity of the perpetrator was not a massive surprise, but the character and how the detectives go about catching them are so juicy and entertaining to watch that it doesn't matter in the slightest. One might argue that it is a kind of premise that would typically fit better in a 'Criminal Intent' episode perhaps, but to me there was a feeling of being transported back to Seasons 5 and 6 of this show.
Everything works. Production values are as professional as usual and visually like the original 'Law and Order' and 'Criminal Intent' this aspect has come on quite a bit since the show's inception (and they were good to begin with). The music is haunting while not intrusive or overused. The direction is alert but also accomodating, showing also edge in the latter stages and a playfulness at times.
The script is thought-provoking, some of the tautest of the season and writing-wise, this is the episode that is the most entertaining. There is a surprisingly sizeable amount of comedy and it is the kind that made me laugh out loud. Loved the boot-licking part. The story is neither too simple or too complicated with plenty, but too many, very neat twists and turns. Again it didn't matter at all that the identity of the perpetrator was not a surprise, but what they were up to and the lengths they underwent to conceal it were surprising and very clever. After too many unsatisfying and cop-out endings, this satisfied immensely.
Furthermore, the acting is nothing short of excellent all round. The regulars are back on form, particularly Mariska Hargitay with some of the meatiest material. The guest stars are even better, absolutely loved the playful and suave turn of Naveen Andrews (a character so interesting and entertaining one wishes for more appearances) and just as much his chemistry with Hargitay. Sarah Paulson does cunning unsettlingly and doesn't overplay. Good too to have an episode where procedural sloppiness, unprofessionalism and exaggerated out of control behaviours don't frustrate so much, which were big problems in most of Season 11.
Concluding, brilliant and one of Season 11's best episodes. 10/10.
And it absolutely was. Easily one of my favourite episodes of the season and the first one where there were no issues really with it. The identity of the perpetrator was not a massive surprise, but the character and how the detectives go about catching them are so juicy and entertaining to watch that it doesn't matter in the slightest. One might argue that it is a kind of premise that would typically fit better in a 'Criminal Intent' episode perhaps, but to me there was a feeling of being transported back to Seasons 5 and 6 of this show.
Everything works. Production values are as professional as usual and visually like the original 'Law and Order' and 'Criminal Intent' this aspect has come on quite a bit since the show's inception (and they were good to begin with). The music is haunting while not intrusive or overused. The direction is alert but also accomodating, showing also edge in the latter stages and a playfulness at times.
The script is thought-provoking, some of the tautest of the season and writing-wise, this is the episode that is the most entertaining. There is a surprisingly sizeable amount of comedy and it is the kind that made me laugh out loud. Loved the boot-licking part. The story is neither too simple or too complicated with plenty, but too many, very neat twists and turns. Again it didn't matter at all that the identity of the perpetrator was not a surprise, but what they were up to and the lengths they underwent to conceal it were surprising and very clever. After too many unsatisfying and cop-out endings, this satisfied immensely.
Furthermore, the acting is nothing short of excellent all round. The regulars are back on form, particularly Mariska Hargitay with some of the meatiest material. The guest stars are even better, absolutely loved the playful and suave turn of Naveen Andrews (a character so interesting and entertaining one wishes for more appearances) and just as much his chemistry with Hargitay. Sarah Paulson does cunning unsettlingly and doesn't overplay. Good too to have an episode where procedural sloppiness, unprofessionalism and exaggerated out of control behaviours don't frustrate so much, which were big problems in most of Season 11.
Concluding, brilliant and one of Season 11's best episodes. 10/10.
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- May 11, 2022
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