Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Playing Dead (2009)
Season 8, Episode 1
5/10
Sadly "Law & Order" goes away from the Order side
23 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
How does one write a Review without Spoilers? Most read them "Before" watching the Show, but most never even look at Reviews only the "Ratings" which are easier than reviews ... which validate one has watched the show. Wish this could be more like a Book (but a tv/movie/game) Club; where discussions happen. Some do read Reviews after watching to see what reviewers they agree with.

The last few episodes, and especially this one hits a nerve. Did you know that Law & Order actually in the Original show saw how much Jack Webb's Dragnet covered so much in 25 minutes. Tried to copy it, and this episode of this series shows how seeing the Law Enforcement side is fulfilling BUT the "Order" side lacking.

This "Playing Dead" (& S7 E20&21) hit a nerve for me. I worked over 40 years in Healthcare, but in the Military also cross trained, and worked with Law Enforcement. I left Healthcare partly due to how "Elite" (Politicians / Rich) get away with things like this; & can ruin others Careers / lives. Not only the Victims, but also those who try to stand in the Gap between the Victims & the so called "Sick" shows use for the "Wicked".

Did you know that in both Arabic & Hebrew languages have several words for "Truth" but the foundational meaning is "Immovable Rightness" in other words Truth does not Change or bend, it can't be moved or even diluted. Too many Victims/esp Children don't win. Due to the "Elite" do NOT seek "Truth" they dilute it via excuses aimed at others "Emotions".

This Episode leaves us not knowing. The Mother of the Politician breaks down and tells her side of the Crimes, but also her son's. Her scenes all the way up to the ending we know this woman always finds a way. I kept waiting for ADA Diver from S7E20-21 to show up to destroy Goren & Eames.

We have all seen so many "Law / Order" type of shows like the Original L&O where they lose in Court. So when I see these episodes where it "Appears" the bad guys are going down, but then ends w/o the Court case ... are these shows designed subtly to get us to "Accept" Truth loses, and bad guys win? Example: offshoots of L&O, and NCIS, SWAT, etc the only time the "Court" side comes up is when the Bad Guys won or got a new case.

Back to "Dragnet" of the 50s-70s they basically end with a short scene wrap up with how the "Courts" decided, and what punishment was received; except if there were no "Bad Guys" the wrap up is how the Courts Helped the Victims.

I understand the Bad Guys do get away sometimes, it would be nice they would have closed with a post court ending; otherwise there is NO closure for those who watch and I must hope most that watch "Cop / Court" shows is to see that Evil usually loses.
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