Ballad of Dwight and Irena

The episode felt pretty solid with some old-school SVU. But again, the way they managed the masks... Horrifying. People really just couldn't keep the damn things on. The worst was when Olivia was at the hospital talking to the mom without a mask. A. HOSPITAL. I wan't to scream every time someone takes their mask off for no reason.

Great to see the references to Ruth Bader Ginsberg in this show. The female judge wore a white lace collar over her robe and there was a photo of RBG in the captain's office. Nice touches.

Personally, I liked this episode. Yes. There has been episode in the past where tge kid did it to protect his mom but the show is more or less based on actual incidents and wouldn't you know. Yea, that's happened more than once in the world! Should they only do 1 episode of rape? 1 episode of child abuse? Where would the show be then? Done before even 1 season. I think too many ppl would rather just look for things to nit pick and complain about to leave bad reviews instead of actually just enjoying the show. Most ppl that complain about episodes are the same ones who leave a bad review on dozens of episodes and even say things like tge show is so horrible now, please let this be the last season. If you think the show sucks so much, you do have the option of NOT watching it anymore!.... just saying.....instead of spending all thus time watching a show you think sucks and then more time complaining about it , it's so simple, just change the it to a different show..... I never not watch something based on if other ppl say it wasn't good because everyone has a different opinion. Yes, it had alot of political views here n there but, they have to add certain stuff based on what's going on in the world wether they want to or not and if you haven't noticed, EVERY show, even half hour comedy shows have changed to add all that in or the show will get dropped. Instead of looking for stuff to complain about, maybe ppl should just enjoy the program they are watching. No show is perfect every episode!

Who murdered who? This episode goes back to the "Whodunit?" formula that they used a lot in earlier SVU seasons, and I loved it. And what a treat to see Pippa Cox back! Since this case involved children, I was really hoping she would guest star. I'm very pleased.

The last episode was so dumb that this one felt miles better.

In a way, I guess it kinda is -- it's a classic whodunit story that makes you second-guess yourself until the very end. At first, I thought I already understood the motivations of the supposed perp and why the crime had to be covered up. The twist on the twist did surprise me though, so I'd consider this a good one. I love it when my guess turns out to be wrong.

Casting-wise, it was great. I enjoyed the acting of the guest cast, especially the mother. I think I've seen her somewhere before but I'm not too sure. I think it was definitely another procedural show, though, maybe even an older episode of SVU.