One young girl is attacked and two older girls are missing after they go out into Central Park in search a strange creature known as "Glasgowman."One young girl is attacked and two older girls are missing after they go out into Central Park in search a strange creature known as "Glasgowman."One young girl is attacked and two older girls are missing after they go out into Central Park in search a strange creature known as "Glasgowman."
- Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
- (as Ice T)
- (credit only)
- ADA Rafael Barba
- (credit only)
- Dr. Darby Wilder
- (as Yvonna Kopacz-Wright)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode is based on the Slenderman Stabbing Case from earlier in 2014.
- GoofsIn a scene in which Det. Amarro is rushing up the stairs of an apartment building to stop an apparent altercation, he clearly has his hand pointed like a gun. He's not carrying a gun, he's just miming a gun with his hand.
- Quotes
Amanda Rollins: A birdwatcher found her? How young is the girl?
Sgt. Kevin Donlan: No ID on her. Maybe ten. Head trauma, stabbed multiple times, clothes torn.
Dominick Carisi, Jr.: Alone in the park at dawn. Match any AMBER alerts?
Sgt. Kevin Donlan: Nothing so far. You'd think her parents would notice her missing.
Dominick Carisi, Jr.: Yeah, unless the parents are the ones who left her here.
Amanda Rollins: That's a cheerful thought. I'm gonna ride along, see if she comes to.
- ConnectionsReferences The Blair Witch Project (1999)
"Glasgowman's Wrath" luckily is closer to being one of the hits than the misses and is pretty much the same now as it was before. It's not a complete winner and didn't wow me over, though it was close considering how strongly it started. But it is a long way from a misfire, there are a lot of great things and the beginning alone makes it one of the creepiest episodes of the season. Still vividly remember how creeped out the episode made me on first watch and that feeling still remains.
Am going to start with the good. Peter Scanavino continues to get better and better with each episode and he gives an intense but also nuanced performance here, while all the regulars are good he stands out. Especially in his very touching bond with Charlie, which turned out to be the heart of the episode. Will Harris has an interesting character and plays him with assurance that unsettles to begin with but then moves.
Moreover, the atmosphere is wonderfully spooky and the beginning is one of the creepiest and most suspenseful of the latter seasons. Appropriately like being a part of a horror film. The script probes thought and is tight enough and the story is one that starts off incredibly well and is intriguing for much of the length.
Which is why it is a shame somewhat that "Glasgowman's Wrath" doesn't finish anywhere near as strongly as it started. Despite the perpetrator being unnerving, the truth didn't surprise me all that much and the momentum and suspense aren't there.
Rollins and Amaro come over as forced together and Cox is on the neurotic side.
Overall though, good episode. Just not a great one. 7/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 22, 2022
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD