Law And Order Svu: Fallacy

[Guest Wry]

In case anyone's interested, there's a rerun of SVU coming on next Tuesday that is heavily trans-related.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0629653/

It's actually really good and deals with the subject matter in a sensitive way.

[Guest NatalieM]

Here's another one that wasn't as good, but it was a decent look at the differing parental mindsets:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1248626/synopsis

Caution: contains spoilers.

[Guest Wry]

Well, I watched this with my family yesterday (I didn't know they were going to be there); transsexual jokes are just soooooo much fun.

You know, I wouldn't of minded so much if they actually said "transsexual," or if they didn't do it when I was around, but whatever. It's honest, I guess.

[Guest Sakura_Stingray]

i just watched this epissode today.... i thought it was going to be something good with a happy ending..... but i dont usualy watch law & order so i didnt know they all end horribly..... it confirmed my hatred for law enforcement -nods-

[Guest ChloëC]

Fallacy was earlier in the series and Cheryl, the tg person, was portrayed by Kate Moenning, who seems to portray people in the LGBT community (her latest credit is 'The L Word). Transitions was much later and Henry/Hailey was portrayed by Bridger Zadina, a cis-gendered male.

So, is this an advancement or a retreat? Or just a different attempt at figuring out how to portray someone who is tg?

Just curious.

Chloë

[Guest JaniceW]

i just watched this epissode today.... i thought it was going to be something good with a happy ending..... but i dont usualy watch law & order so i didnt know they all end horribly..... it confirmed my hatred for law enforcement -nods-

Part of the fun of SVU is that they are all different. Some end tragically and some have happy endings and there are a few where you never find out for sure how it ended. SVU is not qwuite a formulaic as say Perry Mason was.

[Guest therisa]

For me, L&O: SVU acts as a trigger for some of my PTSD flashbacks, so I don't watch the show. Personally, don't understand how this show can stay on the air as long as it has.

therisa

[Guest Deandra]

Just saw this episode last night and the ending is the worst out of all of SVU's endings. So sad..

Deandra

[Guest Ann Onymous]

Just saw this episode last night and the ending is the worst out of all of SVU's endings. So sad..

But the other component of the episode that is ALL too real was the defense attorney ignoring the client's best interests in the sake of 'trying a cause.' Nothing ****** me off more in EITHER the civil or criminal side of the Bar when justice gets set aside because counsel wants to media sleeper.