It's back to sensationalism central for SVU tonight, though in spite of that the episode was still entertaining. Detailing the rather bizarre murder of a woman who was pregnant to her father-in-law-to-be, and who was blackmailing both her lovers over their forthcoming coffee investments, the obvious two candidates for the murder seem pretty obvious. To To twist the plot a little bit more you can throw in a rather wet, but obsessive defense lawyer and a juror who accepts a bribe to throw her vote and it seems that the writers are pretty keen to throw a lot into an episode that has very little real plot.
Curiously it seems that Munch and Tutuola have partnered up again, with Lake doing nothing more than popping his head into the frame for a few seconds (poor old Huang doesn't appear at all). It's nice to see the old partnership again, and supporting Stabler and Benson who actually do some detective work other than harrassing people this week. Novak's courtroom skills seem to be just a little more ostentatious this week as well, and rather surprisingly the judge doesn't sustain an objection to Novak essentially testifying for the victim - the objection to this being the only useful thing that the defense lawyer actually does.
It's a fun episode, but doesn't really require all that much thought to it and certainly doesn't raise any moral dilemmas for the viewers watching.
"C+"
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