Law & Order: SVU, episode entitled “Hammered”: a great portrayal of alcholics and the disease of alcoholism.
I was blown away by the near-perfect portrayal of two alcoholics and of alcoholism in last night’s Law & Order: SVU entitled “Hammered.” Lucky for all of us–it’s being repeated on NBC this Saturday night, October 17 at 10pm and again on USA network on October 27th at 11pm.
If you view the three previous episodes of the series first (“Unstable,” “Sugar” and “Solitary”), you’ll get even more out of watching the latest entree. You’ll see what I mean. Let’s just say that someone ordered a copy of Drunks, Drugs & Debits: How to Recognize Addicts and Avoid Financial Abuse for Christine Lahti in July.
Although it requires registration, we believe you can view all of the episodes here: www.prepelix.com
It is truly a pleasure seeing the disease shown as it should be and the addiction-aware will agree. As you might expect, I will review the show in depth in the upcoming TAR. It is truly a classic.