As promised by the title, this week’s episode of  Law and Order: SVU , “Strange Beauty,” was strange, no getting around it. When a young woman was kidnapped and her severed leg discovered in  the river , the detectives found themselves delving i more

Ah, the twists and turns of a classic SVU storyline. You think you're getting an investigation into one crime, when another pops up seemingly out of nowhere. " Learning Curve " was advertised as a dramatic episode for Fin and his gay son. Turns out, th more

SVU always has some creepy facts that increase our knowledge of the appalling world of sex crimes. And this week, it was genetic sexual attraction (GSA), a condition that causes people to be sexually attracted to parents, siblings, and other family member more

Law and Order: SVU  upped the ick factor this week with “Father Dearest,” the very creepy story of a man (James Van der Beek ) who not only tricked several teenage  girls  into thinking he was their biological father, but then seduced more

You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Or you start a crime spree so you can be the hero. Such is the premise of tonight's episode of SVU , " Street Revenge ," a dark exploration of vigilante justice. While no more

" Valentine's Day " is usually for lovers, but on this week's episode, it's for liars. SVU has a long history of showing the ways in which victims can be undermined by a clever rapist and/or good defense teams. Sometimes, the show plays with the issue more

Nothing is what it seems when a housewife is raped by a masked intruder  while video-chatting with her husband in “Valentine’s Day,” this week’s episode of  Law and Order: SVU . Wonderfully played by Chloe Sevigny, Christine seems like a tr more

After a long hiatus, SVU returns with a new installment that's as dramatic as it is frustrating. Benson once again takes center stage in the unfolding drama of a possible coerced confession, and unfortunately, she doesn't come across as the good guy. " more