As Law And Order: SVU Reveals First Look At Rollins’ Return, I So Hope We Get Her Side Of Carisi’s Story
Welcome back, Rollins!
The Maddie Flynn era of Law & Order: SVU has seemingly come to an end, although Carisi went through the wringer in the trial in “Combat Fatigue” when her kidnapper decided to represent himself at trial. Fortunately, the ADA got the conviction, and Benson took Maddie to a different type of therapy that could help her as life goes on. With that case finally closed in the 2024 TV schedule, SVU is bringing back none other than Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins, and the timing couldn’t be better to get her POV after what Carisi said about his wife this week.
Now, that’s not to say that Carisi was bad-mouthing Rollins, because “Combat Fatigue” didn’t take place on Opposite Day when he would do something so wildly out of character. But the Maddie Flynn case was taking its toll on the Carisi/Rollins household, based on what Carisi said. The first look at the next episode, called “Prima Nocta,” doesn’t give away any clues about what’s going on with Rollisi that we haven’t seen yet, but Rollins is back and doesn’t seem to be rusty at all when it comes to cop work! Take a look:
While there’s only so much to guess about an episode from 15 seconds of footage, it looks like Rollins will be involved in the case of the week, which is evidently gruesome in a whole new way: a serial rapist going after brides.
One moment in the promo does confirm that there will be some 1:1 time with her and Benson, so my hopes are high for her POV! The episode description sheds a bit more light:
A runaway bride calls the SVU for help on the day of her wedding. Rollins pitches in on her day off.
Only on Law & Order: SVU are characters so dedicated to justice that they spend their time off trying to catch rapists! Rollins clearly hasn’t lost her ability to shoot in the time since her departure from the NYPD, and I can’t help but wonder if she’s regretting her decision to take on a teaching job instead.
