Episode 141: Tension’s Building in the Amandolas Relationship (S16E8 Spousal Privilege)
Josh and Adam--both of whom are pretty big fans of Cutty in The Wire--are forced to watch an episode this week where Chad L. Coleman is seen Ray Rice-ing his special lady friend, played by the wonderful Meagan Good. That's not fun to watch, but it's also not fun to watch the SVUs acting against the victim's vehement wishes. It's even less fun to watch after Amaro (who is just back from beating a perp to within an inch of his life) blows up in the opening scene of "Spousal Privilege" (Season 16, Episode 8), making the audience wonder just what qualities in outburst-prone people determine that they get a second chance.
Don't worry, the Munchie Boys also use this episode to revel in RedChanIt, take notice of how many of the SVUs were abused as children, and dive deep into the NYC's first black mayor, David Dinkins, who happens to have two lines in this episode.
Sources:
Walking Tall - Richard Foster, February 12, 2013 - Style Weekly, Richmond, VA
Five years later, setting the record straight on the Ray Rice video - AJ Perez, September 7, 2019 - USA Today
Peyton Manning’s squeaky-clean image was built on lies, as detailed in explosive court documents showing ugly smear campaign against his alleged sex assault victim - Shaun King, February 13, 2016 - New York Daily News
The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee - Dave Zirin, February 15, 2016 - The Nation
Older elite football players have reduced cardiac and osteoporosis risk factors - Nicole A Lynch, Alice S Ryan, Joyce Evans, Leslie I Katzel, and Andrew P Goldberg, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, NIH National Library of Medicine, July 2007
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases Without a Victim - New-York-Lawyers.org
Music:
Divorcio Suave - "Munchy Business"
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Next Week’s Episode: Season 23, Episode 11 "Burning With Rage Forever"
