I've been watching this show off and on since it aired. Every time I get back into it, I find myself binge watching nonstop. The episodes are compelling... but... honestly, you guys used to know that rape can happen to everyone. There used to be a time where Benson would have done anything and everything to make sure that everyone got their justice, not just women. I love and always will love Benson and what she does for the victims and cases that come across her desk. Yet, lately, it kind of feels like Benson has taken an unrealistic (for her character anyway) turn. I get in the past three to four years that Benson has been through a lot. That is bound to change a character and the way they develop. However, even so, a character should ultimately remain true to who she is at her core. Here, the whole scene of convincing Steve to plead guilty to a charge he was not guilty of went over my head. This is mostly because that is not something Benson would do. The Benson I know would find a way to bring justice without convicting an innocent person. Fetishes are always a controversial subject, but here, there just seemed to be a biased feminazi of a writer for this episode. I don't know. Perhaps with what is going to happen with Noah will put Benson back on the right track, but I just see her going in a direction that we won't like. That seems to be what Hollywood does now. Law and Order SVU is not the first show in the 2010s to try to make a character more interesting by placing him/her in situations that just outright destroys said character. I feel like writers are trying to get Benson so unlikable that the audience will be happy to see her go. Please don't do this. I love her, and I definitely love her as a mom. Just let her be happy. It would be nice to turn on the television and see some happiness actually unfold for a change in a TV show. Also, please, please, get back on the right track, producers. You guys used to know that rape can happen to anyone, but lately... it seems to shine an unnecessary negative light on men, especially with this one. I guess I'm just a little mixed here. The episode was good, but it just doesn't hold true to the show's original intent anymore. It was supposed to focus on rape in general, not just rape on women, which IS a problem - a very common one. But shows like this would also help male victims come forward in reality as well. I want to see more episodes like that as well. Rape is not something to be taken lightly no matter what gender it is. I'm sure I'm alone here, but still...
Review of Intent
