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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 20

Father Dearest

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AIRED: May 02, 2012

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Dr. George Huang returns to help find a deranged man who has a penchant for young women.

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Father Dearest..... Father Help Me!!!!

6.5

By SarmenMichael, May 06, 2012

I really didn't like this episode that much.

What I did like though was seeing George Huang. I missed him.

At the end... was Taylor Barnes under the impression that Sean Albert was her father due to manipulation or was he really her father because he had an affair with Taylor's mum.

I'm sure Taylor was just delusional due to the manipulation of Sean Albert. What does anyone else think?

Lately I'm finding that the writers are making Olivia Benson look like a rookie cop. This season, I find that the writers are making Olivia look like a new detective. It's almost as if they forget she is a veteran detective who has been in SVU for almost 15 years. She is highly qualified and wouldn't make rookie mistakes. Some of the questioning or interrogation techniques make me think she is a new Det. I like they way Olivia's character was before this season. I know Elliott is gone, however, Olivia just can't all of a sudden forget that she is an accomplished, veteran Detective with 13-14 years in her belt. What's going on?

Olivia is the number one Detective. She should act like it more.

What was with Munch acting as the Captain? I know he technically is a captain, however where was Cragan? Why wasn't he in this episode and why didn't they mention where he was and why Munch was acting in charge?

I really like the actors and I like Danny Pino but the writing is horrible. The stories are stupid. It has nothing to do with the characters. I think if the writers and producer were doing a better job, I would love this season as much as the others, even without Stabler. The characters are doing a good job working with the crappy material they are given. I wish Neil Bear was still the producer. He wouldn't let this garbage air for one second. There is so much potential with the new characters and the departure of Stabler but these writers and the producer is horrible.

Most people think it's just because Chis Meloni left. I love Elliot Stabler and definitely wish he would be back, however, with this producer and writers, I think this season still would have sucked even with Elliott in it. Chris was smart to leave when he did. At least his name isn't attached to this pathetic attempt to keep SVU from getting canceled.

Well done Chris Meloni.

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Father Dearest

5.5

By thefanof, May 03, 2012

This is just too over the top, even for SVU. He was a donor, then he wasn't, then he was the real father....way too many twists, too much nonsense. Plus, James Van Der Beek was just on the Criminal Intent finale a few months ago. Why have him in the same world as a different character so soon?

Some people probably loved this, but too much for my liking.
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Mariska Hargitay	Det. Olivia Benson
Ice-T	Det. Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Kelli Giddish	Det. Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino	Det. Nick Amaro
Richard Belzer	Sgt. John Munch

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James Van Der Beek	Sean Albert	Guest Star
Eric Close	Colin Barnes	Guest Star
Nikki M. James	911 Operator	Guest Star
BD Wong	Dr. George Huang	Recurring Role

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- While in the station talking with the other detectives, Rollins mentions she has been tracking a forum with several girls posting about Donor 141. As she reads one post, the camera shows that it reveals the name of Donor 141 as Calvin Baker, who is an ex vivo lung transplant specialist. But Rollins doesn't read that line of the post, and apparently she didn't even see it somehow, as the detectives don't find out the man's name or occupation until later in the episode.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  
  Canada – May 2, 2012 on CTV 2
  
  United Kingdom – May 20, 2012 on Universal Channel/Universal Channel HD
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- Originally scheduled for May 9, by an April 20, 2012, press release from NBC, this episode was switched with "Learning Curve" via an April 26 press release.
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