Law & Order: Special Victims Unit backdrop
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E7 — Patrimonial Burden
8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit•Season 17•Episode 7

Patrimonial Burden

8.1/10 · 1,208 votesNov 4, 201543 min

Ranked #11 of 23 in Season 17•matches the season avg

Discussion

When a pious TV family's reputation is shattered by a teen pregnancy scandal, SVU uncovers the reality behind the reality show.

Directed byMartha Mitchell
Previous episodeE6 · Maternal InstinctsNext episodeE8 · Melancholy Pursuit
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons28

All12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728

Season 17 Episodes23

Devil's Dissections (1) stillE1 8.6

Devil's Dissections (1)

Criminal Pathology (2) stillE2 8.5

Criminal Pathology (2)

Transgender Bridge stillE3 8.3

Transgender Bridge

Institutional Fail stillE4 8.3

Institutional Fail

Community Policing stillE5 7.7

Community Policing

Maternal Instincts stillE6 7.5

Maternal Instincts

Patrimonial Burden stillE7 8.1Now viewing

Patrimonial Burden

Melancholy Pursuit stillE8 7.7

Melancholy Pursuit

Depravity Standard stillE9 7.2

Depravity Standard

Catfishing Teacher stillE10 7.6

Catfishing Teacher

Townhouse Incident stillE11 8.6

Townhouse Incident

A Misunderstanding stillE12 7.4

A Misunderstanding

Forty-One Witnesses stillE13 7.7

Forty-One Witnesses

Nationwide Manhunt (I) stillE14 8.1

Nationwide Manhunt (I)

Collateral Damages stillE15 8.6

Collateral Damages

Star-Struck Victims stillE16 7.7

Star-Struck Victims

Manhattan Transfer stillE17 8.6

Manhattan Transfer

Unholiest Alliance stillE18 8.4

Unholiest Alliance

Sheltered Outcasts stillE19 8.1

Sheltered Outcasts

Fashionable Crimes stillE20 7.7

Fashionable Crimes

Assaulting Reality stillE21 7.5

Assaulting Reality

Intersecting Lives (1) stillE22 8.5

Intersecting Lives (1)

Heartfelt Passages (2) stillE23 9.0

Heartfelt Passages (2)

Cast5

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Kelli Giddish

Kelli Giddish

Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza

Rafael Barba

Crew5

Julie Martin

Julie Martin

Story

W

Warren Leight

Story

M

Martha Mitchell

Director

J

Jill Abbinanti

Teleplay

C

Céline C. Robinson

Teleplay

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Patrimonial Burden" is episode 7 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 17. It scored 8.1/10 from 1,208 votes, ranking #11 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Martha Mitchell, it aired on November 4, 2015.

Next: E8 · Melancholy PursuitBest of Season 17