Law & Order (TV Series) Embedded (2003) User Reviews

Pure Sleaze.

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 18 October 2020]

A reporter who was accused of revealing troop movements in the Iraq War was shot and wounded outside a bar.in Manhattan. There were fatalities and the police arrest Keith Nobbs a soldier who was on a mission when those fatalities occurred.

Nick Chinlund is our victim and no matter what you think of the politics of the war Chinlund is pure sleaze. Just how sleazy he is isn't revealed until the end of the episode.

Chinlund is one hateful character.

Concealed

[TheLittleSongbird · 7/10 · 5 July 2022]

"Embedded" was one of those 'Law and Order' episodes on first watch that had a number of good things but did feel on the ordinary side and didn't stick in the mind long after. There are episodes of the show and the 'Law and Order' franchise in general that felt like this, but there are many on both counts where that type of episode on first watch fared better on rewatch and were better than remembered seeing it through older eyes.

My generally positive, if not entirely enthusiastic, opinion of "Embedded" is pretty much the same and is one of those episodes described above. There is a lot to like about it, but considering the subject there was room for it to have been even better than it turned out. The right amount of emotion is here, but it is a bit lacking in the subtlety department (which is actually not easy to do for this subject). As far as Season 14 goes, "Embedded" is neither one of the best or worst episodes.

Beginning with the not so good, the investigative scenes are a little routine and ordinary with some of it feeling too much like familiar ground. Also did think that it was heavy handed on occasions with everything concerning the war where the writers' stance on the issue is made clear rather than seeing it from all sides.

Once again, Elisabeth Rohm is still incredibly wooden and there is no warmth at all to Southerlyn.

However, "Embedded" succeeds a lot more than it fails. Production values are slick and have a subtle grit, with an intimacy to the photography without being too claustrophobic. The music isn't used too much and doesn't get too melodramatic.

The dialogue is smart and always intriguing and on the whole the story is very compelling and wrenches the gut to intense and heart-wrenching effect. Was also really shocked at the truth regarding Nick Chinlund's character, was not prepared for it to be to the extent that it turned out.

With the exception of Rohm, the acting is extremely good. Chinlund giving the best performance, that is one chilling sleazebag right there.

All in all, good but not great. 7/10.

Gutter Press

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 17 November 2021]

When the gutter press reporter Frank Elliott returns from Iraq, he is shot outside a restaurant. Detectives Briscoe and Green are assigned to investigate the case and soon they found that the journalist has informed the position of troops in a scoop causing the death of many soldiers. Who shot Frank Elliot?

"Embedded" is a not so good episode of "Law & Order" based on a scum and hateful character. Great performances, highlighting Nick Chinlund in the role of a sordid character, but an unpleasant story. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Embedded"

Ready to record for posterity the spread of democracy throughout the world.

[Mrpalli77 · 8/10 · 3 December 2017]

A reporter was talking to his mistress at a local bar. She decided to break up with him after too many lies, leaving the place right away. He followed her outside the bar and his friends noticed three shoots coming from outside: one hit his liver but his life was not at stake. The reporter usually performed his duty in war zone such as Kosovo and Iraq. His last mission was in the Saddam Hussein's country where he disclosed live on TV a probable troop location: this information help Iraqi soldiers to kill three members of the platoon. A private very attached to one of the dead soldiers was at the crime scene at the time and he surely holds a grudge against the journalist; NY police managed to take him back from Germany (where he went on duty after the attempted murder), arresting him after he set foot on American soil. All the proofs was against him, as well as the motive, but you have to wait till the end of the episode....

What the reporter (Nick Chinlund, the villain in "Riddick") really want is fame. He wanted people to know the war is related to familiar issues between Bush and Saddam, but his real intent is not so far the justice.