Law & Order SVU

Law & Order SVU
There have been countless amounts of law & orders; Los Angeles, Criminal Intent, Trial by Jury and a UK version. So what makes “Special Victims Unit” better than all the other law and orders you ask? There are numerous things that make the show stand out as not only the best Law & Order, but one of the best detective shows currently still being made. First of all the cast is excellent, characters like detective Stabler and detective Benson are perfectly cast. Their relationship has none of the “Mulder and Skully” will they, won’t they, kiss aspects to them. A purely platonic relationship between two attractive people can work it seems in the TV world; however it is still very rare. Ice T appears in every episode however only about one in eight does he get a meaningful role, which works considering his limitations as an actor.

The fact that the subject matter is darker than other detective shows (they deal with sex crimes in the show) means, there is little room for comic relief, which I believe, has no place in a detective show anyway. While there is very little character development and to be fair each series, whether it is series one or six are extremely similar, this doesn’t matter as each episode ties into itself neatly by its end. By creating the show this way, it can be viewed at anytime during the series, as there are no recurring themes. The show has very little “To be continued…” which in my opinion detective shows should never have, as it is too difficult to sustain an audience’s attention for the space of two hours.
In summary, SVU is dark, rough, leaving you feeling a little sick after certain episodes and a having a lesser opinion of humanity on a whole. Isn’t that what we all want from our detective shows in the end?
Law & Order gets a 4 out of 5

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