Law & Order: SVU's Dann Florek ongoing Undercover, Arriving the Formula in Season 13

Law & Order: SVU Greater than 2 decades after TV audiences first met Capt. Jesse Cragen (Dann Florek) on Law & Order, the actor - in addition to fans - still does less than have his character determined. Which he wouldn't have it almost every other way. "It's my job to like when the authors throw a spanner or once i uncover something totally new because playing a personality similar to this, in my opinion, is similar to investing time by having an excellent friend," Florek notifies TVGuide.com. "I'd never presume that we know everything about him." Exclusive sneak look: SVU's Captain Cragen has the capacity to go undercover Florek will be taught a little more about his "friend" on Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU (airing at 10/9c on NBC) when Cragen volunteers to go to undercover just like a guy seeking a mail-order Russian bride. Although ADA Cabot (Stephanie March) is quick to warn the captain not receiving psychologically connected together with his fake date, that proves much simpler theoretically. "When you're undercover, one of the key things you must do is play a personality as close to yourself as you can so you aren't getting taken up in lies," Florek states. "He eventually ends up speaking about being married, losing his wife, difficulty getting children which he becomes flooded using these feelings he thought he'd put aside nicely in boxes within the psyche somewhere." These carefully guarded secrets from Cragen's personal existence may be new information having a audiences, but also for die-hard franchise fans - and Florek themselves - the episode will be a blast previously. "It's coming back to old items that really even go back to the first Law & Order. Once I see the script, 21 years of stuff started coming back," according to him. "I loved the episode because it visits emotional locations where we don't normally go and Cragen doesn't normally go." Exclusive: SVU drafts Treat Williams for guest place It's an element of the completely new direction Law & Order: SVU has already established undertaking a significant reshuffling before and behind the digital camera - most specially the departure of longtime series star Christopher Meloni. Regulations & Order franchise increased being famous to help with its turning door of cast people in the quick manner (even Cragen's departure within the flagship series in 1993 was referred to curtly just like a transfer for the Anti-Corruption Task Pressure). The possible lack of Meloni's Det. Elliot Stabler remains addressed heavily in comparison. "He'd already been through it for 12 years that was a lengthy-running cop partnership in television history and that means you can't just say, 'Well, Elliot's not coming back,'" Florek states. "In my opinion in justness for the audience, in justness to Mariska Hargitay's character, it must be addressed and additionally it must be release.Inch Under this past year, Florek wasn't sure whether Cragen would account to duty whatsoever for Season 13. Right before Meloni's sudden exit, reviews mentioned that Hargitay's Det. Benson might be promoted with a supervisor position midseason - departing the fate in the current boss unknown. "I used to be certainly apprehensive and uncertain because once i heard precisely what happening initially, I didn't know essentially would return,Inch Florek states. "I didn't know anything relating to this. When i first seen it in the magazine or something like that like this and therefore this is where everything was hush-hush which i had been waiting to hear the thing that was happening." VIDEO: SVU's Mariska Hargitay states she's scared but searching toward Benson's promotion But instead of losing a captain, the series acquired two new detectives (Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino). "It's a fresh undertake everything. If you have been new company company directors, completely new authors, many new producers. Warren Leight, the completely new showrunner, is very, very considering story and not plot," according to him. "It's still procedural, but we're just getting away that a little but it's a nice touch. We kind of blew up and restore it together." Although Florek doesn't have clue just what the future holds for Cragen, he values the level of smoothness-driven detour. "In my opinion it's serendipitous. I don't think anybody first seen it going to a specific extent, however think that it's made the show reborn. It is actually another animal," according to him. "If these changes hadn't happened, I don't think we'd be talking about Russian brides and Cragen going undercover. To ensure that as near after i wound up being to others involved - but nonetheless am in several ways - Thx of those changes." Go behind-the-moments of Wednesday's episode with Florek: