I'm giving this a high rating because it is good for type. This is one of those 'supernaturally gifted villain vs bafflingly dumb cops' stories. Stories like this are good in that you keep watching because you must see the villain get his comeuppance and this keeps building every time, he gets away with something. The actor who plays the villain, BIll Lews did very well. He gets under your skin.
This takes 4 episodes. This is part 1, the other 3 are 'Psycho/Therapist', 'Beast's Obsession', and ending with 'Post-Mortem Blues' (part 4).
The bad part about stories like this is that they have the cops do dumb things to keep the story going. It starts out well. The despicable Bill Lewis outwits the SVU because they underestimate him, and he catches a lucky break. But then it gets progressively more absurd. He can go anywhere and do anything with impunity. An example, he rapes and tortures a woman for 18 hrs leaving behind DNA with the victim immediately blurting out his name when the police arrive. But they end up discarding the DNA evidence, the victim/witness conveniently dies without warning shortly after leaving the hospital and they never use Lewis' statements from his interview. Oh no, he said 'hypothetically' before describing the crime, it's not a confession! Okay it's not a confession but the fact that he knows all the unpublished details is certainly worth mentioning to the jury (they don't). To make matters worse, Lewis puts them on the defensive by attacking Benson's part of the interview in the courtroom.
Regarding the DNA evidence, the medical examiner has no answer to provide when Lewis brings up the possibility of cross DNA contamination. That could give a false indication of Lewis presence if there was another perp but doesn't explain why ALL the DNA matches Lewis.
The dumb cop theme keeps getting worse when Lewis finally shoots himself to setup Benson for a murder charge. The IAB guys glare at her when Benson says that Lewis used his left hand to shoot himself. IAB, 'Det. Benson, Lewis is right-handed, why would he use his left hand!' Well, you could test his left hand for gun powder residue rather than create false drama for the 4th episode.
I liked Donal Logue's performance. Harvey from 'Gotham', he becomes an acting commander of SVU, and he was able to bring the fight to Lewis rather than flounder like the rest of the staff. I found this episode flawed but I can see how people could like it.
This takes 4 episodes. This is part 1, the other 3 are 'Psycho/Therapist', 'Beast's Obsession', and ending with 'Post-Mortem Blues' (part 4).
The bad part about stories like this is that they have the cops do dumb things to keep the story going. It starts out well. The despicable Bill Lewis outwits the SVU because they underestimate him, and he catches a lucky break. But then it gets progressively more absurd. He can go anywhere and do anything with impunity. An example, he rapes and tortures a woman for 18 hrs leaving behind DNA with the victim immediately blurting out his name when the police arrive. But they end up discarding the DNA evidence, the victim/witness conveniently dies without warning shortly after leaving the hospital and they never use Lewis' statements from his interview. Oh no, he said 'hypothetically' before describing the crime, it's not a confession! Okay it's not a confession but the fact that he knows all the unpublished details is certainly worth mentioning to the jury (they don't). To make matters worse, Lewis puts them on the defensive by attacking Benson's part of the interview in the courtroom.
Regarding the DNA evidence, the medical examiner has no answer to provide when Lewis brings up the possibility of cross DNA contamination. That could give a false indication of Lewis presence if there was another perp but doesn't explain why ALL the DNA matches Lewis.
The dumb cop theme keeps getting worse when Lewis finally shoots himself to setup Benson for a murder charge. The IAB guys glare at her when Benson says that Lewis used his left hand to shoot himself. IAB, 'Det. Benson, Lewis is right-handed, why would he use his left hand!' Well, you could test his left hand for gun powder residue rather than create false drama for the 4th episode.
I liked Donal Logue's performance. Harvey from 'Gotham', he becomes an acting commander of SVU, and he was able to bring the fight to Lewis rather than flounder like the rest of the staff. I found this episode flawed but I can see how people could like it.