This is a set of reviews of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes. My general thoughts about that show are here. I’ll often do no more than make brief notes about an episode, although occasionally I’ll go deeper. Also, often there are dissenting main characters on almost any political issue, but you can usually tell what the general position of the show is. All the rest of the reviews are available by clicking on the l&osvu label at the bottom.
“Glasgowman’s Wrath” Season 16. See this for a plot summary.
Two of the girls (sisters) have two gay moms.
“Forgiving Rollins” Season 16. See this for a plot summary.
This is about a senior police officer getting accused by SVU of rape.
“Agent Provocateur” Season 16. For a plot summary, see this.
A minor character is gay. They show him in his bedroom with another man (who might be naked and is sleeping in the bed). I’m not sure this is as significant as I think it is. I’m also not sure it’s as unprecedented on this show as I think it is. But I think the average straight man is less comfortable with a scene like that than he is with a similar scene involving two women. I’m not sure how helpful that kind of thing is (occasionally, in non-porn contexts, emphasizing the SEXUAL aspect of same sex relationships (the first man I referred to said he met his friend in a “meat market” bar (where I assume they were both looking for sex))). But I think it’s helpful to do that occasionally. On a last note, the first man I referred to was white and his friend was black.
“Transgender Bridge” Season 17. For a plot summary see this.
Transphobia is a big part of this episode.
“Patrimonial Burden” Season 17. For a plot summary see this.
I’m not sure how many times I have done a note for similar episodes, but I think this one deserves one. The rapist is a socially conservative clergyman.
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