Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26 Preview — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 9: Can Rollins’s Appearance Help Carisi?

Preview — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 9: Can Rollins’s Appearance Help Carisi?

Lara Rosales Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Reviews

Last time we saw Carisi on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 8, “Cornered,” it was obvious he wasn’t okay after being held captive at a bodega and witnessing someone get shot and someone assaulted. Even though he wanted to pretend that everything was okay, the signs of his upcoming breakdown were there.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 26 Episode 9, “First Light,” returns from hiatus with a Carisi who must change his approach during the trial when the suspect changes his plea. Will this trigger him, or will he be able to remain calm and collected as the trial continues?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr. — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)

Even though Kelli Giddish said goodbye to the show as a series regular, she is back for another guest appearance on “First Light.” Truth be told, Amanda Rollins should have remained a regular character in the series, while so many of the new faces remained a revolving door.

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Her return makes us believe she is trying to keep a close eye on Carisi to make sure he doesn’t have a breakdown at work. However, this seems inevitable if we pay close attention to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit history. The characters go through a traumatic event, pretend to be fine, and then break down in the line of work.

Carisi will probably not be safe from this ongoing formula. Hopefully, with Rollins and Benson’s support, he can overcome what happened to him.

Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!

Episode description: An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can’t remember; Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect changes his plea.

Written by: Julie Martin and David Graziano
Directed by: Norberto Barba

Photos from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 9:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Curry — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: (l-r) Leland Orser as Harris Vernon, Amy Landecker as Katharine Vernon — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: (l-r) Juliana Aidén Martinez as Det. Kate Silva, Kevin Kane as Det. Terry Bruno, Octavio Pisano as Det. Joe Velasco, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola, Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Curry — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: (l-r) Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season 26
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “First Light” Episode 26009 — Pictured: (l-r) Kevin Kane as Det. Terry Bruno, Octavio Pisano as Det. Joe Velasco — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC)
Promo video:

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What are your hopes for this episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our review of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 Episode 8, “Cornered,” right here.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.

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By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature who works in PR. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). You can find her work published on Eulalie Magazine, Geek Girl Authority, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.