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Intimidation Game

Field	Value
series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
season	16
episode	14
director	Jean de Segonzac
production	1614
airdate
guests	* Mouzam Makkar as Raina Punjabi
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season_article	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 16
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Julie Martin
Céline C. Robinson
Robert Brooks Cohen
Céline C. Robinson
Robert Brooks Cohen
Logan Paul as Ryan
Toby Turner as Game host
Jack Vale as himself
James Ciccone as Peter O'Neil "Intimidation Game" is the fourteenth episode of the sixteenth season of the police procedural television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The episode aired on February 11, 2015, on NBC. In the episode, which was loosely inspired by the Gamergate controversy, a female video game developer is harassed and threatened by a group of misogynistic cyber terrorists. The episode featured guest appearances from Logan Paul, Toby Turner, Jack Vale and James Ciccone.

Synopsis

Video game developer Raina Punjabi (Mouzam Makkar) ignores warnings from online predators as the release date of her game arrives. When a female employee is soon assaulted at a game convention, the detectives ask Punjabi to halt the game's release. When she refuses, Fin and SVU must race to protect her from technically skilled predators that want to see Punjabi out of the gaming business.

Reception

Critical response

Announced on January 29, 2015 and aired on NBC in the United States on February 11, 2015, the episode received negative reviews for its portrayal of gaming culture and "sexism in video games."

Ratings

According to TV by the Numbers, the episode's original broadcast was watched by 6.12 million viewers and acquired a 1.4 rating/4% share in the 18–49 demographic.

References

(January 29, 2015). "Law & Order: SVU to air episode based on GamerGate". [[Polygon (website).
(February 9, 2015). "Gamergate is the latest controversial plot in 'Law & Order: SVU'".
Machkovech, Sam. (February 12, 2015). "Law & Order SVU takes on GamerGate, everyone loses". Ars Technica.
(February 12, 2015). "The Law & Order Gamergate episode manages to be even more depressing than Gamergate".
Rosenberg, Alyssa. (February 12, 2015). "'Law & Order' and GamerGate's legacy". The Washington Post.
Kondolojy, Amanda. (February 12, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Empire', 'Arrow' & 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'The Goldbergs', 'The 100', 'The Mentalist', 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'black-ish' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.

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