Nearly 30 years before the Troy Kotsur won an Oscar for his groundbreaking rule in CODA, we have this season 3 finale, Benevolence. Anyway, this episode marks the final regular appearance of Dann Florek and Richard Brooks, so kind of a balance thing if you know what I mean.
This is one of the few (maybe the only one?) Law and Order episodes that has no courtroom trial, not even a grand jury. Anyway, this episode was groundbreaking 30 years before CODA because deaf actors were cast in this episode, and they weren't treated like freaks or ghouls thankfully, and they were treated like regular folk so that was quite groundbreaking.
This is one of the few (maybe the only one?) Law and Order episodes that has no courtroom trial, not even a grand jury. Anyway, this episode was groundbreaking 30 years before CODA because deaf actors were cast in this episode, and they weren't treated like freaks or ghouls thankfully, and they were treated like regular folk so that was quite groundbreaking.