Rollins must confront the ghosts of her past when the police chief who raped her when she worked in Atlanta is now accused of attacking another female employee.Rollins must confront the ghosts of her past when the police chief who raped her when she worked in Atlanta is now accused of attacking another female employee.Rollins must confront the ghosts of her past when the police chief who raped her when she worked in Atlanta is now accused of attacking another female employee.
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- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
- Dr. Darby Wilder
- (as Yvonna Kopacz-Wright)
- ConElectric Worker #2
- (as Brian Michael)
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe Spanish line Barba says to Patton at the restaurant is "Nos veremos en los tribunales, mi amigo," which translates to "We'll see each other in court, my friend."
- GoofsDetective Taymor is from Atlanta, Georgia but has no accent for most of the episode. While this may be explained by her having not grown up in the South, she does have a drawl while speaking with Benson in the hospital and throws a "y'all" in periodically.
- Quotes
Odafin Tutuola: [to Amanda] You're a hard woman to track down. I had to check half the bars in Long Island City.
Amanda Rollins: I don't want to talk about this.
Odafin Tutuola: I'm not leaving. I want you to tell me what went on between you and Patton.
Amanda Rollins: I was Patton's shiny blonde protege, right? I was smart. I was a good girl.
Odafin Tutuola: Just his type.
Amanda Rollins: And it wasn't it wasn't like that at first.
Odafin Tutuola: And then?
Amanda Rollins: And then my sister got arrested. Check fraud, wire fraud, possession. So Patton calls me into his office.It was late. Nobody was around and he said that we could make it go away.
Odafin Tutuola: Amanda...
Amanda Rollins: It was my sister, Fin.
Odafin Tutuola: Did he force you?
Amanda Rollins: He didn't put a gun to my head.
Odafin Tutuola: So Reese is telling the truth?
Amanda Rollins: Yeah.
Odafin Tutuola: We have to tell Barba.
Amanda Rollins: No. I won't say I was raped because I wasn't.
Odafin Tutuola: You have to let him know this guy is a predator, that he's capable.
Amanda Rollins: But if I do, Patton fights dirty, Fin.
Odafin Tutuola: What about this girl?
Amanda Rollins: Well, she'll get over it. I mean, she might have been sleeping with him anyhow. You know? She'll go back to Atlanta and she'll pretend like nothing ever happened.
Odafin Tutuola: Just like you did.
"Forgiving Rollins" is an example of the former and it actually does it really well, one of the better examples of it and any of the potential problems that come with this type of story are not fallen into. As well as one of the better Rollins centric episodes, any episode that centres around her that doesn't have Kim is immediately a better episode in my view. "Forgiving Rollins" managed too to be among the better episodes of Season 16.
There is a lot that works in the episode's favour. It does look good, with the usual slickness and subtle grit. Really liked too that the photography was simple and close up but doing so without being claustrophobic. The music has presence when used, and luckily it isn't constant, and when it is used it doesn't feel over-scored. The direction allows the drama to breathe while still giving it momentum as well.
Furthermore, the script is gritty and taut while allowing breathing space without overdoing that either. While the story is not perfect, it is very compelling and not too simple or too complicated and has the right amount of tension. The performances are never less than strong across the board. Kelli Giddish gives one of her best performances, steely and vulnerable, and Harry Hamelin is frightening personified.
Perfect "Forgiving Rollins" isn't though. The episode could have delved into a lot more about what happened in Atlanta as that sounded fascinating but felt half baked and vague.
Did feel too that the perpetrator is also obvious from the get go.
Otherwise, very good. 8/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 22, 2022