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Amazing season with compelling storylines and episodes! One of the best in the show's history!
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Old, Dead, Uninspiring.
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SVU is absolutely a fabulous show, perhaps one of the best in the history of television. I stumbled upon the show on Netflix, so I started viewing the series with season 13. I watched seasons 13-17 first, and now I've just gone back and started with season 1 (thank you Hulu!). Having fallen in love with the characters and storylines starting in season 13, then going back to season 1, I have to say I don't understand any of the fuss about Christopher Meloni--granted, I've just started (I'm mid way through season 1), but I find Meloni arrogant and narcissitic, believable as a cop but not that likable, so hands down 'SVU 2.0' is the much better show. The characters all wrestle with their own problems, while still caring deeply about the victims they are trying to help (so far, I've never believed Meloni truly cares about the victims). I think Benson has blossomed in his absence, and I think it's really inspiring to watch her manage her own life, being the boss, and still finding the energy to care about others--not an easy task.
I try to live by the saying, not one person can save the world, but we can help the people who cross our paths, and I really admire Ms. Hargitay, the entire cast and crew, as well as the producers and network, for keeping this show going--I'm sure it is not easy to stay on the same show for years and years, and creatively I'm sure they would love to move on to other projects, but this show does a lot of good in the world--it helps give voice to people who have suffered in horrible ways, reminding both the victims and the viewers watching the show, of the struggles for justice, of our role in society for helping put a stop to such evils. Pay attention, listen, and don't hesitate to call 911 if something isn't right--we share such a brief time on this planet together, we owe it to each other to look out for one another.
Sometimes a show can magically balance art, entertainment and social good, and this show manages to harness them all, without sacrificing any of them for the other. A rare feat.
I hope this show lasts another twenty years...as long as there is suffering in the world, we need this show to help us shed light, insight, and hope for the world.
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This has got to be the worst episode of Law and Order SVU I have ever seen. The writing, directing, and editing being so all over the place that a third grader could have done a better job. And the threats to Barba plot? Gone elsewhere apparently. Seems that someone forgot all about him and so except for showing up at the bar for Dodds wake, he disappeared. One of the main problems with SVU these days is that it always somehow ends up being about Olivia Benson. Even Dodds getting shot turns out to be all about her. And the funniest part of this episode occurred when her therapist or counsellor told her that no one could have seen this (Dodd getting shot and dying) coming - no one that is except for pretty well everybody who was watching the show. In fact, the "plot" was so thinly delivered that as soon as Dodds offered to go with Olivia, his doom was assured. This show has run its course and if they insist on bringing it back for yet another season they should rename it "All about Olivia" because ever since she became a producer of the show that is exactly what has happened - her being the focus and everybody else (even the dead guy) being put in the background. Dreadful
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Extraordinary cast chemistry led by the Mariska Hargitay, coupled with tight, relevant scripting, direction and editing. This season has taken an already superb show to another level entirely. Some may find the legal decisions upsetting, but this about as real as it gets.
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Episode 1
Aired Sep 23, 2015
Devil's Dissections
Detective Rollins hopes to elicit a confession from serial killer Gregory Yates (Dallas Roberts) when a body washes up on the beach where he buried victims, but the information he provides sends shock waves through the police department.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 23, 2015
Criminal Pathology
Detectives continue to investigate a woman's murder and dismemberment by following a lead provided by serial killer Gregory Yates.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 30, 2015
Transgender Bridge
When a 15-year-old who was part of a group of kids who put a transgender teen in the hospital is tried as an adult, the SVU team wonders whether the punishment fits the crime.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 7, 2015
Institutional Fail
When a starving toddler is found wandering the streets, detectives are led to a home where another child is in grave condition; Chief Dodds (Peter Gallagher) suggests that Benson's squad may be undergoing changes.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 14, 2015
Community Policing
An unarmed black man is shot during the pursuit of a suspect, raising racial tensions; Barba must indict the three officers involved -- who claim they followed procedure.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 21, 2015
Maternal Instincts
Rollins' mother throws her a baby shower; the team's investigation into the rape of a violinist by her colleague leads to Rollins' fugitive sister; Sgt. Mike Dodds reports for his first day.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 4, 2015
Patrimonial Burden
When the 13-year-old daughter of a reality-TV family discovers she's pregnant, the team investigates.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 11, 2015
Melancholy Pursuit
The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodds; DNA evidence could lead to the teen's abductor.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 18, 2015
Depravity Standard
Barba relies on old evidence, and faces off against a former colleague, during the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 6, 2016
Catfishing Teacher
A high-school student plans a secret hookup with a female teacher, but ends up in a sinister situation.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 13, 2016
Townhouse Incident
When Sgt. Olivia Benson attempts to thwart a violent home invasion, she gets more than she bargains for and becomes a hostage.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 20, 2016
A Misunderstanding
The futures of two high-school students are complicated by a murky date-rape case filled with dueling accusations.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 3, 2016
Forty-One Witnesses
When a woman is followed home and raped outside of her building, neighbors witness the crime but neglect to call for help.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 10, 2016
Nationwide Manhunt
Detectives Erin Lindsay and Antonio Dawson from Chicago P.D. help SVU when two convicted murderers escape.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 17, 2016
Collateral Damages
An online pedophile ring -- including two high-profile suspects -- is targeted in an undercover sting.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 24, 2016
Star-Struck Victims
When Barba must drop rape charges against a popular actor due to lack of evidence, Rollins decides to take matters into her own hands.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 2, 2016
Manhattan Transfer
An investigation into the sexual exploitation of Catholic schoolgirls results in charges against judges, legislators, DAs and members of the police department.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 23, 2016
Unholiest Alliance
The team works to unravel a sex trafficking operation with ties to government offices, the police department and the Catholic church after one of their own is implicated in a cover-up.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 30, 2016
Sheltered Outcasts
Detective Carisi poses as a homeless man at a shelter to see if one of the resident sex offenders is tied to a string of rapes.
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Episode 20
Aired May 4, 2016
Fashionable Crimes
A famous fashion photographer accused of raping a young model asks his successful brother to help him avoid charges.
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Episode 21
Aired May 11, 2016
Assaulting Reality
The SVU investigates when a contestant from a reality dating series says she was raped; the producers of the series make Benson and the team part of the show.
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Episode 22
Aired May 18, 2016
Intersecting Lives
When a corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates, the union that supports him set their sights on Barba and the SVU.
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Episode 23
Aired May 25, 2016
Heartfelt Passages
While the investigation of a corrections officer accused of assaulting female inmates deepens, the union backing the accused man takes action that threatens the lives of the SVU team members.
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