The Good Apples: A Critical Look into Law & Order SVU

[Releasing this a day late because I (Josiah) forgot to edit the episode while busy with the holidays. My bad. Enjoy.]In today's episode without Josh, we discuss the Best Episode of Law & Order: SVU according to a few best-of lists we found. We decide whether it really is the best SVU episode or not. Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S7E3, "911," written by Patrick Harbinson, directed by Ted Kotcheff. Aired October 4, 2005, NBC.The Guilty (2021), directed by Antoine Fuqua.Locke (2013), directed by Steven Knight."Police in N.J. say strange 911 call a hoax," NBC News, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna6083341.AudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

In today's episode without Josh, we discuss an episode about someone becoming a pedophile from a brain tumor and then an episode where Kyle MacLachlan shoots a psychopathic kid. They explore the strange, biologically essentialist notion of crime in both episodes and interrogate the category of "psychopath." Also there's a guy who really likes pee. Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S5E25, "Head," written by Dawn DeNoon and Lisa Marie Petersen, directed by Juan J Campanella. Aired May 18, 2004, NBC.Law & Order: SVU, S6E6, "Conscience," written by Robert Nathan and Roger Wolfson, directed by David Platt. Aired November 9, 2004, NBC.Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), directed by Elio Petri"Cops Turn to NASA In Search For Florida Girl," NBC News, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4160462.Carlie's Law, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlie%27s_Law."Brain tumor 'caused paedophilia,'" BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2345971.stm.Dorothy Otnow Lewis quote is on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Criticism_of_current_conceptions."Mediated Psychopathy—A Critical Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Representations of Aggression," Roland Paulsen, Kritike, http://www.kritike.org/journal/issue_8/paulsen_december2010.pdf."Science of conscience: Metaphysics, morality, and rhetoric in psychopathy research," Jarkko Ville Jalava, Simon Frasier University, https://summit.sfu.ca/item/8120. Eric Smith, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Smith_(murderer).AudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

In today's episode, we discuss Diane Neal's first appearance on SVU as a criminal before her introduction to the show as Casey Novak two seasons later.Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S3E10, "Ridicule," written by Judy McCreary, directed by Constantine Makris. Aired December 14, 2001, NBC.Law & Order: SVU, S5E5, "Serendipity," written by Lisa Marie Petersen and Dawn DeNoon, directed by Constantine Makris. Aired October 21, 2003, NBC.A History of Violence (2005), directed by David Cronenberg"2010s Pop Feminism: A Painful Look Back," video essay by Lily Alexandre, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmnsK74khNw. Double Indemnity (1944), directed by Billy WilderEastern Promises (2007), directed by David CronenbergAudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

Content warning: discussion of incest and religious abuse, on top of the usual content warning regarding discussion of sexual assaultIn today's episode, we tackle the Duggars, the Quiverfull movement, and evangelical homeschooling  by looking at the documentary miniseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets and the Law & Order: SVU episode that addresses the topic ("Patrimonial Burder," S17E7). Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S17E7, "Patrimonial Burden," story by Warren Leight and Julie Martin, teleplay by Jill Abbinanti and Céline C. Robinson, directed by Martha Mitchell. Aired November 4, 2015, NBC.Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023), directed by Olivia Crist and Julia Willoughby Nason.Dogtooth (2009), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos."Purity Balls: Lifting the Veil on Special Ceremony," ABC News segment on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CCSeOwiHnI."The Duggars Aren't Hypocrites. Progressives Are." By Matt Walsh in The Blaze, https://www.theblaze.com/contributions/the-duggars-arent-hypocrites-progressives-are.AudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

Content warning: discussion of eating disorders and school shootings, also the usual content warning for discussion of sexual violenceIn today's episode (sadly without Jackal), we tackle gender and discuss the Boston Strangler: the real life case, the 2023 film, and an SVU episode vaguely about the subject ("...Or Just Look Like One," S1E3). This is the end of our two part-er on the Boston Strangler. You can check out part one here.Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S1E3, "...Or Just Look Like One," written by Michael R. Perry, directed by Rick Rosenthal. Aired October 4, 1999, NBC.Boston Strangler (2023), directed by Matt RuskinProgrammed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder by David McGowanGunpower: The Structure of American Violence by Pat BlanchfieldI See Satan Fall Like Lightening by René Girard"True Crime is Rotting Our Brains," Emma Berquist in Gawker, https://www.gawker.com/culture/true-crime-is-rotting-our-brains.AudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

In today's episode (sadly without Jackal), we discuss the Boston Strangler: the real life case, the 1968 film, and an SVU episode directly about the subject ("Redemption," S3E6). We'll be talking even more about the Boston Strangler in two weeks with part two. Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S3E6, "Redemption," written by Jeff Eckerle, directed by Ted Kotcheff. Aired November 2, 2001, NBC.The Boston Strangler (1968), directed by Richard FleischerA Rose for Mary: The Hunt for the Real Boston Strangler by Casey ShermanDown Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate ManneAudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

For our first episode, we decided to talk about the first episode of Law & Order: SVU ("Payback," S1E1) meaning we had to tackle the Bosnian genocide. And also Sleepers (1996).Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesLaw & Order: SVU, S1E1, "Payback," written by Dick Wolf, directed by Jean de Segonzac. Aired September 13, 1999, NBC.Sleepers (1996), directed by Barry Levinson.Sleepers by Lorenzo CarcaterraThe Trial of Ratko Mladić (2018), directed by Rob Miller and Henry SingerBalkan Holocausts? Serbian and Croatian victim-centered propaganda and the war in Yugoslavia by David Bruce MacDonaldLimonov by Emmanuel CarrèreBalkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleanising in the Twentieth Century by Paul MojzesSavageland (2015), directed by David Whelan, Simon Herbert, and Phil GuidryLaw & Order: SVU, S19E3, "Contrapasso," written by Richard Sweren, directed by Jean de Segonzac. Aired October 11, 2017, NBC.AudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod

Welcome to Episode 0 of the Good Apples, where we tell you a little about ourselves and our fascination with Law & Order: SVU.Email us at [email protected] and we might read it on the show!Follow us on Twitter @GoodApplesPodReferencesAbolition For The People: The Movement For A Future Without Policing & Prisons - Edited by Colin KaepernickTop of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV - Warren LittlefieldLaw and Order: Crime Scenes - Dick Wolf, photos by Jessica BursteinAudioPrivate Eye - Kevin Macleod