The Worst Mistake Rollins Ever Made On Law & Order: SVU

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Rollins tries to strike a deal with criminals to save her job

There are many places on the internet where "Law and Order: SVU" fans debate the hardest episodes to watch. Many of those episodes look closely at the show's main characters. The Season 15 episode, "Gambler's Fallacy," shows a darker side of Amanda Rollins as she dives deep into personal challenges. Outside her job as a detective, Rollins faces a gambling addiction. She enters an illegal gambling club but is recognized as a cop and finds herself in a life-or-death situation.

The storyline takes Rollins in a direction that makes viewers question her ability as a cop. A Reddit thread discussing the episode starts with u/crruss pointing out that Rollins should have lost her job. "Even if she wasn't arrested, she should've been kicked out of the NYPD and not allowed to work in any other police departments." Kelli Giddish knew going into the episode that it was a turning point for the detective and even spoke with TV Guide about her experience getting to know her character in that setting. "To see someone that's good at their job, that really cares about what they do, and they still sacrifice it for something [like] that, it's inexplicable, except to someone who has that addiction," the actress commented. While the episode shows the worst mistake Rollins ever made on "Law and Order: SVU," it does, however, lead to character development that allows her to continue solving some of the worst crimes committed in New York.