Strap in for a wild ride, Munchies. This episode of SVU—”Ritual” (S5E14), featuring Emmy-winner Michael Emerson—starts in a park with an apparent ritual sacrifice and dives head first into the world of child slavery, complete with a Fin undercover op and possible Upper East Side blue-hair slave auctions. Along the way, Adam and Josh practice Santeria, lament the stolen Elgin Marbles, assess what jewelry screams slave owner, and wonder what Adam’s glasses being donned by a gruesome murderer means for him. They also finally chat about the 1980 exploitation chase flick, Night of the Juggler.


Music:


Divorcio Suave - “Munchy Business”


17:40 - Richie Havens - “Follow the Drinking Gourd” from Songs of the Civil War (1991)


28:25 - Randy Edelman - “The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Theme” from The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)


57:07 - Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti and Africa 70 - “No Agreement” from No Agreement (1977)


Next Week’s Episode: Season 8, Episode 22 “Screwed”