Law & Order: SVU The year 2022 ended with saying Goodbye to longtime series regular Kelli Giddish As Detective Amanda Rollins, you’ll kick off the new year with what will be the dangerous winter premiere of Captain Benson. A gang will target her, which means bringing in Captain Duarte from the Bronx gang unit. Maurice Comptey, who first appeared as Duarte earlier in Season 24, spoke with CinemaBlend about the episode and the conflict on the road with Benson.
According to NBC’s episode description, Benson will become the target of a ruthless mob boss; Based on promoYou may face BX9’s revenge for the special victims who put some gang members behind bars for rape back in the fall. The case brought Duarte out of the Bronx gang unit, and he and Benson got off on the wrong foot. He wanted to grant immunity to the rapists in hopes of obtaining evidence against their evil gang leader; Benson’s focus was on getting justice for the rape victim.
When asked what Duarte’s dynamic with the SVU captain looked like in the winter premiere compared to when they first butted heads, Narcos And the power The alum began by praising Mariska Hargitay for her portrayal of Benson’s drive to help and heal. He said:
Mariska is a huge force on the show, and I think there’s something very comforting about watching. It’s usually a pretty dark topic to deal with on a show, but people watch this show and part of its success is that it’s comfort food for a lot of people. When they get sick, when they have a cold, and you feel terrible, you just want to relax and watch fifteen episodes of SVU until you feel better. And this is because of Mariska’s personality. it’s a [Benson’s] Maternal ways to achieve justice, but also heal things, heal wounds, and heal internal wounds. I think a lot of people who watch this show feel seen. They feel heard, which is the ultimate tribute to any actor.
as much as Law & Order: SVU It informs viewers at the start of each episode that the show is about abuse deemed “particularly heinous,” and there’s a reason fans have tuned in for over 20 years and 500 episodes. As someone who has definitely watched some SVU via TV Marathon or Peacock Subscription When I’m feeling under the weather, I say Benson It was truly the heart of the franchise.
Her desire to help victims heal and get back to their lives is part of what led her to confront Duarte in the fall, pressing for confirmed convictions against the rapists over some hypothetical evidence against a mob boss. Maurice Compte continued on how Duarte saw the situation:
I think what’s going on here with Benson and Duarte is that sometimes justice has to cancel your need to heal people and bring them home… I think once the bell has rung, you can’t unring it. Those characters have rung the bell, and they can’t unscrew it. And now you have to follow the consequences to some extent.
Who knew that the consequences of putting rapists behind bars would be so severe for Benson herself? She and Duarte clearly have different ideas about priorities when it comes to justice; It remains to be seen what will be enough to close the case, or if they can find a solution that works for both of them. Follow Compti:
I think Duarte represents… blind justice. I think he’s had transcendent experiences day in and day out, and seen some very dark situations with humans. I think that’s what Duarte stands for. Ultimately, Benson would like to see a path to redemption, and I think that becomes our central conflict.
Is there a middle ground between a captain who wants to see redemption and another captain who represents blind justice? A lot may depend on what actually happens to Benson after her winter premiere is targeted. A preview of the episode reveals that she will be injured, and a young man will point a machete at her, but there are more questions than answers. take a look:
Tune in on NBC Thursday, January 5 at 9 p.m. ET for the winter premiere Law & Order: SVUformerly to Law and Order: Organized Crime Raise the stakes for one informant By sending it undercover at 10 p.m., see when more big shows return to the small screen with 2023 TV premiere schedule right Now. SVU The year 2022 ended by Addressing Benson’s feelings about Stabler As well as bidding farewell to Rollins, but it looks like she may have a lot bigger qualms with feelings for her ex in the new year.
