#best eps

[littlemusicreviews]

10 Best EPs of 2025

10. DJ Travella – Twende - Dance Classics

9. Kacey Musgraves – Sounds From The Heart Of The Woods

8. Big Thief – Passional Relations

7. She’s Green – Chrysalis

6. Tim Hecker – Shards

5. Ethel Cain – Perverts

4. Dean Blunt & Elias Rønnenfelt – Lucre

3. After – After EP

2. After – After EP 2

1. Jane Remover – ♡

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finals (round 11)

which is the better episode?

season 1 episode 1, payback

season 7 episode 19, fault

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

Voting ended onNov 17, 2023

THE TOP TWO EPISODES IN THIS POLL WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND NEXT WEEK!

episode descriptions under the cut

payback -> stabler and benson investigate the murder and castration of a new york cab driver. they discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by the police (imdb). pilot babey! moments of note (to me), "do you think this is healthy for you?"

fault -> a serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children (imdb). Girl. moments of note (to me), fin's reaction to liv post getting slashed in the throat is always funny. how does she make you do anything?"

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

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playoffs (round 4)

which is the better episode?

season 1 episode 1, payback

season 9 episode 9, paternity

Voting ended onSep 29, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

payback -> stabler and benson investigate the murder and castration of a new york cab driver. they discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by the police (imdb). pilot babey! moments of note (to me), "do you think this is healthy for you?"

paternity -> the discovery of a lost boy leads detectives to a case involving the rape and murder of a nanny, and an automobile accident puts the lives of stabler's wife and unborn child in jeopardy (imdb). moments of note (to me), car crash is good and scary and sad every single time. meloni galaxy braining The Hug.

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quarterfinals (round 7)

which is the better episode?

season 8 episode 16, philadelphia

season 10 episode 3, swing

Voting ended onOct 20, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

swing -> stabler is forced to confront his mother and the ghosts of his childhood when he learns that his daughter is in trouble with the law and in desperate need of psychiatric attention (imdb). ellen burstyn first appearance as bernie stabler + emmy win! moments of note (to me), "i can see why you scare the pants off kathy." liv benson stabler family crisis manager. allison silko goes hard and we just never talk about that.

philadelphia -> olivia finds her biological brother in new jersey, but discovers that he is under investigation by local police for sexual crimes. but her obsession with finding him puts another investigation in jeopardy as well as her partnership with elliot (imdb). moments of note (to me), "i've been alone all my life." i chose my partner, a boy died. olivia's bangs.

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semifinals (round 10)

which is the better episode?

season 7 episode 19, fault

season 12 episode 17, pursuit

Voting ended onNov 10, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

fault -> a serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children (imdb). Girl. moments of note (to me), fin's reaction to liv post getting slashed in the throat is always funny. how does she make you do anything?"

pursuit -> a journalist who hosts a program that exposes predators gets a disturbing package from a stalker, but it may also help her find the person who kidnapped her sister 25 years ago, with the help of detective benson and sonya paxton (imdb). ms. paxton you will always be famous. moments of note (to me), when they hug like that in front of god & everyone.

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semifinals (round 10)

which is the better episode

season 10 episode 3, swing

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

Voting ended onNov 10, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

swing -> stabler is forced to confront his mother and the ghosts of his childhood when he learns that his daughter is in trouble with the law and in desperate need of psychiatric attention (imdb). ellen burstyn first appearance as bernie stabler + emmy win! moments of note (to me), "i can see why you scare the pants off kathy." liv benson stabler family crisis manager. allison silko goes hard and we just never talk about that.

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

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playoffs (round 1)

which is the better episode?

season 1 episode 10, closure

season 8 episode 16, philadelphia

Voting ended onSep 8, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

closure -> stabler and benson struggle with a sexual assault case when the shaken victim proves unable to identify the prime suspect. as time moves on, she becomes more reluctant to discuss the crime (imdb). moments of note (to me), "let's keep our eyes on our own paper." liv tells munch what happened to serena. the metaphorical leash finds it's home around cassidy's neck.

philadelphia -> olivia finds her biological brother in new jersey, but discovers that he is under investigation by local police for sexual crimes. but her obsession with finding him puts another investigation in jeopardy as well as her partnership with elliot (imdb). moments of note (to me), "i've been alone all my life." i chose my partner, a boy died. olivia's bangs.

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playoffs (round 2)

which is the better episode?

season 22 episode 9, return of the prodigal son

season 23 episode 6, the five hundredth episode

Voting ended onSep 15, 2023

episode descriptions under the cut

rotps -> the squad rallies around det. stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family (imdb) aka elliot stabler come back episode! moments of note (to me), "where's the exit?" rest in peace kathy stabler. an icon. a hero.

500 -> amaro and olivia's ex-boyfriend burton lowe ask svu for help with overturning a wrongful conviction in one of cragen's old cases (imdb). moments of note (to me), olivia fucks . melinda warner sighting! nick and liv fight. "i'm just time traveling."