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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 Episode 21

Learning Curve

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AIRED: 5/9/12

Fin's son's fiancé is beaten by a gang targeting gays just as Ken is ready to announce the marriage to his father. As the investigation begins, a teacher from a private school becomes the next victim. The cases' similarities soon end, however, when the detectives discover he was accused of abusing one of his students.

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By ironman166, Feb 11, 2013

Again, with the gay issues. This show has become a soapbox for the gay movement. This show once focused on victim's of crime and their road to justice and recovery not anymore. Please cancel it and put it out of our misery.
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Learning Curve

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By thefanof, May 13, 2012

Remember when I ripped on this show for being too all over the place? We got that times three tonight. They start with a beatdown on Fin's son's fiancee, then it turned into a radical case about lying about sexual assault in a classroom. Only on Law and Order.

Definitely not worth watching tonight. Just an insane episode.
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Hiding in plain sight

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By 1483JMAN, May 11, 2012

Why has this show's writers once again jumped on the political correctness band wagon and promoted same-sex marriage and homosexuality. I am sure that most of the show's writers are straight men and women. Why prostitute your moral values for money?

Lest I should be stereotyped and called ***phobic, I treat homosexuals the same as I would any human being. Gay bashing only makes the straight person look like an unintelligent ignoramous. What bothers me more that the gay person is the straight person who is too timid and cowardly to let their conviction be known in the public arena. When those of your generation compromise the most fundamental of moral issues, what will the next generation compromise down this slippery slope of moral decay? Think about it. They are your children and grandchildren.moreless
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Pick one case and stick with it.

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By MadAsHell79, May 10, 2012

I have enjoyed this season a great deal. But this episode is reminiscent of some of the weaker episodes of previous seasons. The episodes that would start with one case and wind up with a completely different one. This episode would have been much stronger if they had followed Alejandro's assault throughout and incorporated the court case to see the outcome. Alejandro's case would have been plenty compelling on it's own and was weakened by the distraction of the school scandal storyline. Actually both cases would have been strong episodes on their own, with the trials playing out in the second act. If I had any complaint about this season, it's the lack of lawyering that Law & Order is known for.moreless
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Big disappointment...

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By anastasia0205, May 10, 2012

Of course they had to end this episode with yet another unrealistic hostage! I felt like it was a sad attempt to make up for the terrible first half of the episode. This was painful to watch, and throughout the entire episode I kept hoping the plot would improve. Don't get me wrong- I'm a huge fan of Law and Order Svu and this season has had it's highs, however "Learning Curve" was by far the worst of all. Fin is one of my favorite characters but it was really hard to sympathize with his son's story with all the other crap going on. I don't want this series to end, but dear god... whoever wrote this episode should hang their head in shame.moreless
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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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Martha Stewart	Eleanor Hastings	Guest Star
Tony Hale	Rick Simms	Guest Star
Jane Adams	Joann Parsons	Guest Star
Stephanie March	ADA Alexandra Cabot	Recurring Role
Ernest Waddell	Ken Randall	Recurring Role

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- Original International Air Dates:
  
  Canada – May 9, 2012 on CTV 2
  
  United Kingdom – May 27, 2012 on Universal Channel/Universal Channel HD
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- Originally scheduled for April 25, 2012 by an April 6 press release from NBC, this episode was switched with "Street Revenge" via an April 16 press release. It was then moved forward from May 2 by a week in a switch with "Father Dearest" via an April 26 press release.
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