Setting aside partisan politics as written in other reviews, there are alot of subjects covered in this episode. Each subject could warrant a stand alone episode in their own right. Bullying, violence among children, manipulative inlaws, religion, custody and same sex relations are all squeezed in to a confusing and unsatisfying hour. The acting isn't bad and some of the characters have their say and that's what works. The casting is pretty good too.(Mary Beth Piel is notable as the wicked granny and a prototype for her later tole in the Good Wife).
This episode, however seems to be a precursor for much later seasons where the pivots seem less on solving crimes and more on melodramatic "justice". (And proof positive that lead actors should stay in front of the camera, not behind it).
The first seasons of SVU are timeless, even though this one didn't quie hot the mark.
This episode, however seems to be a precursor for much later seasons where the pivots seem less on solving crimes and more on melodramatic "justice". (And proof positive that lead actors should stay in front of the camera, not behind it).
The first seasons of SVU are timeless, even though this one didn't quie hot the mark.