About 5.2 million people watched the episode on Wednesday. This is the smallest audience for this long-running drama for an original and regular episode. There has been outrage on social media that Tyson starred on the show, as rape allegations have been made against him and the show`s theme in the past, which NCIS lead actress Pauley Perrette has also tweeted about. Despite this, Tyson still starred in the episode. He later mentioned that Mariska Hargitay had been cold to him on set and that he had noticed that she had tried to avoid as much communication with him as possible. [1] From Bradley Cooper to Zoe Saldana, episodes of Law & Order: CSR have had their fair share of guest appearances. The former undisputed heavyweight champion took over the role of Reginald “Reggie” Rhodes in 2013. Tyson played a death row inmate who was a victim of child abuse and murdered one of his tormentors in the episode, which also ranked last among the major broadcast networks in its time window. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” often teases “off-title” plots, but it`s the cast of Mike Tyson`s show for Wednesday`s new episode — titled “Monster`s Legacy” — that has been making headlines since news broke of his guest appearance last month. His role? Reggie Rhodes, a sympathetic victim of pedophilia who murdered one of her attackers. Michael Gerard Tyson is a former world-famous boxer and later actor from Brooklyn, New York, New York, who appeared in the episode “Monster`s Legacy” of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Reggie Rhodes. I watched today`s episode of CSR because Mike Tyson was going to play that role – I was curious.
I can imagine millions of people doing the same thing. Tonight`s episode of SVU isn`t even primarily about Tyson`s character. Guest star Ed Asner spends more screen time than Tyson. The guest cast of SVU over the years has been very impressive. But also over the years, I`ve started to think that maybe this star or one might be attracted to a one-time appearance on the show, because the scripts are often well written and the show brings another implicit message that can be appealing to an actor – taking on a role in CSR. Even if you play as a criminal, you contribute to the noblest mission of the series, which is to shed light on particularly “heinous” crimes, as the voice actor says. Before it aired, about 7,000 people had signed a petition urging NBC to recast the role in the episode — a petition created by an avid fan of the show who is a rape survivor and said she felt betrayed by the stunt cast. Among those who signed the petition: “NCIS” star and abuse survivor Pauley Perrette.
The episode was originally scheduled for February 13, the day before the global One Billion Rising event, which supports victims of rape and abuse. “Monster`s Legacy” has been postponed to Feb. 6 without explanation. NBC denies a connection. Now, the former heavyweight boxing champion will bring his talent to television and be a guest on an episode of Law & Order: SVU. Interestingly, Benson — always a great advocate for rape victims — appears to be working hard in Wednesday`s episode to get viewers to see Tyson`s Rhodes as a victim: As a well-known convict, Mike Tyson`s portrayal of a victim on the show was not well received by many viewers. Still, the episode, titled “Monster`s Legacy,” has an IMDb score of 8.9 out of 10. The episode shows Rhodes in prison, convicted of murder and sentenced to death. However, the investigation of the show`s detectives reveals another motive behind the murder.
It is revealed that “Reggie” Rhodes was a victim of sexual abuse as a child and identified the murder victim as a pedophile. On the other hand, this CSR concert is quite scary. Unlike The Hangover, it takes a particularly horrific event in Tyson`s life and uses it as a spectator attraction: Let`s look at Mike Tyson — excuse me, “Reggie” — as a man who was repeatedly raped as a child and is now in prison for murder, convicted under questionable ethical circumstances. The episode invites a simultaneous reaction: Oh, poor guy, followed by, wait, do I really want to feel sorry – even though I know he`s only playing one role – for someone convicted of a crime that could be a “headline-ridden” CSR scenario (and as far as I know, was), one in which he would be the perp, Not the victim? That`s what`s about pop culture: we bring everything we know about an artist`s private life; It inevitably plays a role in how we analyze this artist`s work in each field.
