11/3/2022 0 Comments Law and order svu lunacy![]() ![]() Particularly obvious is the major reveal, which was easily guessable too early (like at the halfway mark). ![]() The story does have its moments but it is also pretty predictable in parts later and not an awful lot leaves one floored. Did think that there were too many red herrings and they eventually over-complicated the story a bit. ![]() On the other hand, "Lunacy" could have been a good deal more. Fin and Munch are a joy in their (too) short screen time and we also have the bonus of an amazing looking Olivia. Chris Elliott is good too as is the steely intensity of Christopher Meloni. Have no issues with the acting, Brolin is reliably strong though his character could have been less obvious. There is some intriguing and tight scripting in the middle and enough of the red herrings are interesting and unexpected. There is some suitably cotrolled yet tense direction when necessary. The music is used sparingly and is haunting and non-overwrought when it is used, and it's mainly used when a crucial revelation or plot development is revealed. The photography and such as usual are fully professional, the slickness still remaining. Am going to start listing the good things. Season 10 did show improvement with the previous episode "Swing" after starting off rocky but "Lunacy" is a step backwards. It is far from a terrible episode and has a lot of good things, at the same it could have been better and should not have been the uneven episode that it turned out. "Lunacy" however as an episode is not so great and doesn't live up so much. While his character is not a subtle one, Brolin's guest turn is great and lives up to the hype. "Lunacy" is one of those cases where the guest performance was better than the episode itself. It is hard to not expect a good deal when a guest star for anything gets a lot of attention, and that can be said for James Brolin. When it came to the episodes overall, there were a number that were worthy of the guest star in question but there were also a number where the guest star was a lot better than the episode and deserved better. There are a number of 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' episodes that had highly publisised guest stars, many of them more than living up to the hype. ![]()
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