-> episode submission form open until thursday, november 30th
submit 1-5 episode(s) that you believe constitute as the worst of all time. for the sake of our collective sanity, no william lewis arc episodes will be considered.
the top 24 episodes submitted will be the players in the episode of all time: terrible edition bracket.
Last night was the WORST EP EVER. I was so bored. Poor writing, messy, ooc, plot holes, dismissal of canon. Awful. i honestly can't think of one that annoyed and bored me more. Am I overreacting or was it that bad? Since we're on the subject what's your least favorite ep?
Unfortunately, It.Was.That.Bad. *cringes* So much made no sense, bore fest, canon lol what canon, WHERE’S DEAN, piss poor writing at it’s worst. I never expect much from the dream team but this was an all new low even for them.
Hmm...as bad as last night was I don’t think I’ll ever hate an ep as much as I do 4x17. 6x1 is a close second. But hell, Dean was actually IN those more than 5 minutes so maybe last night was worse. Nah, I was honestly too bored to even really get rage like I do with the other 2 so they still win.
season 23 episode 21, confess your sins to be free
Voting ended onFeb 23, 2024
episode descriptions under the cut
burning with rage forever -> a boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer. benson suspects her son is being bullied (imdb). after defeating brooke shields, noah comes out as a Bisexual King. the case also reinforces some unfortunate ideas about the cycle of abuse. and ummm yeah noah is in a dog cage at the beginning :/
confess your sins to be free -> when the only evidence of a crime is a church confession, carisi must find another way to prove his suspect guilty. benson agrees to meet with an old friend seeking to make amends for past transgressions (imdb). also known as, The One Where Olivia Decides The Rapist is The Victim. too many issues to note. b-storyline about a priest doing weird rapist vigilante stuff and carisi having thoughts on catholicism. fuck u warren leight!
season 23 episode 21, confess your sins to be free
Voting ended onFeb 16, 2024
THE TOP TWO EPISODES IN THIS POLL WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND NEXT WEEK!
episode descriptions under the cut
silent night, hateful night -> the squad is called in to investigate a wave of hate crimes on christmas eve. amanda catches up with an old flame (imdb). also known as, Why Do One Hate Crime When You Can Do 9? jason biggs incessantly says, “marone!” so we really get that he’s italian. honestly just some incredibly on the nose writing from mr. leight and liv does kill a guy!
burning with rage forever -> a boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer. benson suspects her son is being bullied (imdb). after defeating brooke shields, noah comes out as a Bisexual King. the case also reinforces some unfortunate ideas about the cycle of abuse. and ummm yeah noah is in a dog cage at the beginning :/
confess your sins to be free -> when the only evidence of a crime is a church confession, carisi must find another way to prove his suspect guilty. benson agrees to meet with an old friend seeking to make amends for past transgressions (imdb). also known as, The One Where Olivia Decides The Rapist is The Victim. too many issues to note. b-storyline about a priest doing weird rapist vigilante stuff and carisi having thoughts on catholicism. fuck u warren leight!
secrets exhumed -> svu becomes suspicious when fbi agent dana lewis aggressively tries to get a serial rapist confess to a murder that he steadfastly denies having committed (imdb). also known as the one where warren says fuck star/dana/marcia gay harden. insanely queer coded between the gals™ and Liv canonically HATES florida.
burning with rage forever -> a boy disappears after meeting up with an online gamer. benson suspects her son is being bullied (imdb). after defeating brooke shields, noah comes out as a Bisexual King. the case also reinforces some unfortunate ideas about the cycle of abuse. and ummm yeah noah is in a dog cage at the beginning :/
unstable -> svu gets the help of an angry, violent police officer to solve a rape case. they soon discover that they may be dealing with a serial rapist, and the wrong man may be in prison for one of his crimes (imdb). 2x oscar winner mahershala ali tries to light liv and elliot on fire. a man who is fixated on surveling a bodega clocks liv leaving a booty call 2 yrs prior #king. a lot of racism disguised as the 2009 version of being woke. wentworth miller extremely annoying. ms. christine lahti (sonya paxton) first episode <3
revenge -> as a string of break-in assaults grows more violent, the cops investigate an online incel group to identify a suspect (imdb). the gang learns about incels. rollins + carisi almost get lit on fire. and at the end of the day the perp simply had the wrong phone number all along….
real fake news -> a congressman asks svu for help when he's accused of soliciting underage girls, but the investigation uncovers a sex trafficking ring (imdb). warren’s take on pizzagate and hrc’s emails. rollins and liv have to ship the babies off with queen lucy because a website implies they PURCHASED their children……. then they find a real child sex trafficking ring, a congressman is murdered, and Liv feels defeated about the state of misinformation online.
the 500th -> 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). you know... you know... "are you saying that you're a victim now?"
PC -> benson and stabler are forced to deal with the abrasive militant leader of a lesbian rights group as they search for a rapist and killer who may be targeting members of the lesbian community (imdb). b-storyline being that lesbians hate bisexual women. genuinely mariska’s bit at the end pretending to be gay is weirdly homophobic. many jokes about lesbians being men and/or hating men.
fast times @ thewheelhouse -> (also titled fast times @ diggyspenthouse ?) the svu squad faces the fury of social media fans when they arrest two popular influencer brothers (imdb). the most unserious episode in recent history. doja cat + sza alive in the svu canon. liv works the eddie ashes case for a min with ayanna and jet. “either this case will be tried in the court of tiktok or the court of law.”
