How far would Lt. Olivia Benson go in order to assure that justice was served? This was the central dilemma at the heart of the second hour of the Law & Order: SVU season 18 finale. This is a story that brought justice, although it was buried underneath a series of reminders that despite how […]
Law & Order: SVU season 18 episode 20 kicked off the two-part season finale, and it goes without saying that this one packed a dramatic punch. It was dark, it was intense, and it exposed everything from bigotry on the street to bigotry within corner offices and in government organizations. The central figure of “American […]
There are several different reasons to watch Law & Order: SVU on a weekly basis, but one of the best ones is to see some of the intense court battles play out. For Wednesday night’s new episode entitled “Conversion,” the court battle was the main event. The victim at the heart of the story was […]
When does spirituality become something sinister? This is a question that was firmly at the heart of Law & Order: SVU season 18 episode 18 on Wednesday night, a story that found a victim hypnotized for the sake of sex. The struggle within this case was abundantly clear: Making a jury believe that Declan Trask, the “healer” responsible […]
Law & Order: SVU season 18 episode 17 began with what was the show’s version of pizza-hate — a restaurant wrongfully proclaimed to be a sex den. This in turn lead to a politician finding themselves in a similar position being targeted, and as the episode progressed, it became all the more clear as to the […]
Even before writing this Law & Order: SVU season 18 episode 16 review, we knew that we were going to be in for a powerful episode. Not only that, but also one that is a case of absolutely shocking timing. When “The Newsroom” was written, it was hard to predict that Bill O’Reilly was going to be in […]
Law & Order: SVU season 18 episode 15 was entitled “Know It All,” and it was certainly a different case than most that we see the Special Victims Unit take on. There are not all that many opportunities, after all, where we the tables turned on any one of our regulars where they are on the […]
Moving into Wednesday night’s new episode of Law & Order: SVU entitled “Net Worth,” the show made it abundantly clear that this was going to be a challenging case for Olivia Benson and her team. It’s often difficult to get the clues necessary in order to resolve a standard rape case — it is far more difficult […]
Can a gene dictate a rape? This is a question that Law & Order: SVU season 18 episode 13 asked repeatedly, and on the surface, it’s a question that we did balk hard at. As a viewer, this was a tricky defense to by into due to the heinousness of the crime. As humans, we’re compelled with […]
Every episode of “Law & Order: SVU” pushes Olivia Benson and the rest of her team into some unique challenges, and the episode tonight entitled “No Surrender” was no exception to the rule. This was a story about a hero in Captain Williams, the first woman to go through a rigorous Army Ranger program. This was […]
