"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" A Better Person (TV Episode 2022) Poster

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6/10
A Better Person
bobcobb30126 November 2022
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A very on the nose episode with Dick Wolf preaching to the audience again, but it still was not all bad.

I just don't think they need this. They have told a lot of good stories this season, the murder mystery was fine here, especially an overly protective cop father getting involved, but I just wish that they did not get as preachy with the content.

As for Rollins, she had a good long run on this show, but they've been teasing a goodbye for some time now. Either go through with her leaving and moving onto teaching or just stop hitting us over the head with it each and every single week this year.
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8/10
Powerful
aehangelhazeleyes21 April 2023
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So, the first thing I want to say: I saw no anti-white, anti-man sentiments.

When I hear "Meathead" I automatically think of All in The Family, and generally assume it's a slur on Poles,since Archie called his son-in-lae meat head due to the meat heavy nature of Polish ethnic dishes.

Being Polish, I felt no offense at the term being used.

As usually, it's overly sensitive individuals being incensed at a perceived anti-them agenda.

On to the episode itself:

The discussion around trans acceptance is very important currently. With laws aimed at outlawing mental health care (the most important aspect of Trans-affirmative care in my opinion as a straight, cis, woman, which admittedly means very little given the topic).

The fact of the matter is Trans individuals are at a much higher risk for assault and murder than other members of the population.

They also suffer greatly from family not accepting them.
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2/10
Let's try this again
TigerHeron30 November 2022
So my first review was deleted. I'm pretty sure I didn't break any of the rules. I've been watching SVU since it began in the 90s, on and off. After a great beginning it's had ups and downs over the years. There was a period of time in the 00s when it was too graphic. Some of the plots got recycled. But I kept watching it because it was so female-centric. Don't get me wrong; I love Ice-T and I loved Chris Meloni as Elliot Stabler, and Raul Esparza and even the Mayhem guy in the beginning. But even before Mariska Hargitay became the unequivocal star and Rollins became a regular the show was always feminist. It informed viewers and spoke up for victims. Unfortunately the show seems to have gone off the rails. This episode and one or two others have shown that it is no longer a feminist show. Thus I have stopped watching it for good.
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