A man is brutally beaten outside a strip club because of his lack of support for his transgender teenage daughter's desire for gender reassignment.A man is brutally beaten outside a strip club because of his lack of support for his transgender teenage daughter's desire for gender reassignment.A man is brutally beaten outside a strip club because of his lack of support for his transgender teenage daughter's desire for gender reassignment.
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- TriviaAlex Kingston plays a character named Miranda Pond. Later on in Doctor Who (2005) she played a character known mostly as River Song, but was born Melody Pond.
- GoofsAt 41:10 the judge says "...I hereby sentence you to eight years." Any real judge would know that isn't a sufficient sentence, as they must also declare which specific type of punishment or incarceration the defendant is being sentenced to - jail, prison, probation, house arrest, a psychiatric facility, community service, etc...
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Detective Olivia Benson: Who were you out with Monday night?
Henry/Hailey Van Kuren: Just a boy.
Ellen Van Kuren: A boy? Hailey, you're gay?
Henry/Hailey Van Kuren: You still don't get it, mom, I'm a GIRL! I'm SUPPOSED to be with boys.
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Very well crafted and brave
On first watch, "Transitions" came over as a truly powerful and intelligent episode. Not only did it become one of my easy favourites of Season 10, but also saw it as an episode that got the season back on the right track. 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' has been a bit on and off as a show for me for a while now. The early seasons saw a lot of brilliance with only a small handful of disappointments, but from this point on it became more variable and generally it's past its sell by date. Season 10 is one of the biggest examples of showing exactly why.
Season 10 left me very mixed to disappointed, as has been said already, but "Transitions" is still a powerful and intelligent episode. The story is one of the season's most difficult, with it being a very controversial one that has a lot of relevance now, and the execution is sensitive, not sugar-coated and also brave. "Transitions" is not the first or last time gay rights and transgenderism was explored on 'Special Victims Unit', but it is one of the most tactful explorations of it while also having a case that showed what the show was all about and what too many Season 10 episodes were losing sight of.
Greylek never did it for me as a character, my feelings have not only not changed she's actually a character that irks me even more today. She is really not good at understanding the bigger picture and understanding why things happened the way they did and that was apparent in all her appearances, as well as her pomposity and aloofness.
"Transitions" however has so many fabulous aspects. As said there are some very difficult issues raised here (some of the most difficult of the season) and they are dealt with uncompromisingly and sensitively, this is the type of episode that could easily have been heavy handed and one sided but it doesn't feel like any judgement for or against is being made. Although it is very easy to hate the father's attitude towards Hailey (which is extreme), one in my experience doesn't completely hate him when accepting such a big change is hard and is so current and true to life. While one hates the perpetrator's actions, their point of view becomes understandable once the completely unexpected twist on them is revealed.
Bridger Zadina is outstanding as Hailey, one of the season's best guest turns along with Sarah Hyland, Ellen Burstyn and Carol Burnett. It is a very poignant and gut wrenching performance with a level of depth that is not always seen from someone so young, actually found Hailey easy to root for without feeling forced to. Aisha Hinds is suitably sympathetic. The regulars are excellent, excepting Micaela McManus who is her usual wooden self.
It is really good to not have personal life melodrama and contrived ways of getting to the truth, instead focusing on the characters involved in the case (none of the characters being black and white or beige, even the father) and the case. Which is intricate and thoroughly absorbing, with a lot of tension and emotion later on and some genuine "left me floored" moments. Especially the identity of the perpetrator and the truth about them. The script is tactful, thoughtful and manages to be lean enough despite having a lot of talk, very insightful in what it has to say about transgenderism, who it affects and how it affects the person in question and their family.
Furthermore, "Transitions" is shot with the right amount of intimacy without being claustrophobic and that the editing has become increasingly tighter over-time has been great too. Nice use of locations too. The music doesn't get over-scored or overwrought, even in the more dramatic revelation moments. The direction doesn't try to do too much and is understated but never flat or unsure.
Overall, wonderful. 9/10.
Season 10 left me very mixed to disappointed, as has been said already, but "Transitions" is still a powerful and intelligent episode. The story is one of the season's most difficult, with it being a very controversial one that has a lot of relevance now, and the execution is sensitive, not sugar-coated and also brave. "Transitions" is not the first or last time gay rights and transgenderism was explored on 'Special Victims Unit', but it is one of the most tactful explorations of it while also having a case that showed what the show was all about and what too many Season 10 episodes were losing sight of.
Greylek never did it for me as a character, my feelings have not only not changed she's actually a character that irks me even more today. She is really not good at understanding the bigger picture and understanding why things happened the way they did and that was apparent in all her appearances, as well as her pomposity and aloofness.
"Transitions" however has so many fabulous aspects. As said there are some very difficult issues raised here (some of the most difficult of the season) and they are dealt with uncompromisingly and sensitively, this is the type of episode that could easily have been heavy handed and one sided but it doesn't feel like any judgement for or against is being made. Although it is very easy to hate the father's attitude towards Hailey (which is extreme), one in my experience doesn't completely hate him when accepting such a big change is hard and is so current and true to life. While one hates the perpetrator's actions, their point of view becomes understandable once the completely unexpected twist on them is revealed.
Bridger Zadina is outstanding as Hailey, one of the season's best guest turns along with Sarah Hyland, Ellen Burstyn and Carol Burnett. It is a very poignant and gut wrenching performance with a level of depth that is not always seen from someone so young, actually found Hailey easy to root for without feeling forced to. Aisha Hinds is suitably sympathetic. The regulars are excellent, excepting Micaela McManus who is her usual wooden self.
It is really good to not have personal life melodrama and contrived ways of getting to the truth, instead focusing on the characters involved in the case (none of the characters being black and white or beige, even the father) and the case. Which is intricate and thoroughly absorbing, with a lot of tension and emotion later on and some genuine "left me floored" moments. Especially the identity of the perpetrator and the truth about them. The script is tactful, thoughtful and manages to be lean enough despite having a lot of talk, very insightful in what it has to say about transgenderism, who it affects and how it affects the person in question and their family.
Furthermore, "Transitions" is shot with the right amount of intimacy without being claustrophobic and that the editing has become increasingly tighter over-time has been great too. Nice use of locations too. The music doesn't get over-scored or overwrought, even in the more dramatic revelation moments. The direction doesn't try to do too much and is understated but never flat or unsure.
Overall, wonderful. 9/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 18, 2021
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