Top 10 BEST Law & Order: SVU Episodes

[@worldismyashtray]

Honestly almost checked out when you did the show intro and left out the “dun-dun.” It’s all about the “DUN-DUN.”

[@Mamacita8701]

Thank you for this comment 😂😂

[@mynameispaige]

worldismyashtray SAME

[@courtneyadams-belzer6046]

No but for real though you can't leave the dun-dun out

[@cabbitt]

Who the hell do you think you are Ms. Mojo? How dare you leave the “dun-dun” our!

[@availanila]

Probably a copyrighted element they couldn't lead with or put in at all in clips

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Damn I miss the days when BD Wong was on the show. Sucks how they dropped the Psyche aspect of it later on

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

Both he and Warner we dropped to save money, nothing else. It's pathetic.

[@erauprcwa]

@Hector Rodriguez There are still good stories after Stabler left, but I get what you're saying.

[@samanthamorris427]

Hector Rodriguez I ha e so great news for you. He’s returning kinda

[@ndjprr]

me too

[@Aria4u]

Totally agree, Wong was doing an amazing job, the viewer could see the Psychological part of the criminal or victim.

[@TheSentientSensei]

When Maria looked up and said "Olivia" after regaining consciousness in 911, I cried for like 10 minutes. That episode is amazing

[@salmareda7073]

thats my fave episode ever!

[@knightofetro13]

Ugh I still tear up watching it.

[@damnchyna7164]

Omg yes it was so intense

[@christiee.2695]

what was the episode called?

[@TheSentientSensei]

@@christiee.2695 911

[@frederickseltzerjr2170]

To this day, "911" gives me chills due to the subject matter, but shows the dedication to not only her acting but that she took this episode to heart, Mariska Hargitay shows why she won the Emmy for this episode. First time I saw this, I was in tears at the end!

[@Whizkidd2025]

Erick Seltzer -same

[@meagancumming3307]

Erick Seltzer the season 7 episode 3 episode 911 was absolutely brilliant. This this day the moment I hear the woman in the call centre asking if little Maria is ok can she tell them where she is haunts me. This is one episode that when it’s on no matter what I have to watch it.

[@LaineMann]

Also it has a happy ending

[@naominagler7290]

That was the first ever episode I saw of this show and it tore me up.

[@kakacvlho]

The simple the Best.

[@BookWonder]

So other people don't have to Google the seasons & episode numbers 1x21 "Nocturne" 2x09 "Pixies" 5x17 "Mean" 6x06 "Conscience" 6x07 "Charisma" 7x03 "911" 7x06 "Raw" 7x18 "Venom" 10x22 "Zebras" 12x03 "Behave" Honorable Mentions 1x22 "Slaves" 6x04 "Scavenger" 7x01 "Demon" 7x19 "Fault" 9x17 "Authority"

[@crystalszatkowski679]

I guess season 7 was the best! 911 is my absolute favorite episode!

[@aksalababy]

Damn man!! Thank you!! I was just hating the thought of the leg work!! I don’t understand why they put the title and not season and episode!! You’re a real one!!👍🏾

[@erinhebert2619]

Thank you 😊

[@abyhall8508]

Looks like I’m about to watch Season 6 episode 4. It seems intriguing.

[@chriss.3817]

Thanks!

[@Famegonna9999]

I love the episode when the twins found out they were identical Brothers but the family turn one of them into a girl because of a botched circumcision and they kill their psychiatrist

[@ckon15077]

That was based on a true story, in Canada. Look up the David Reimer case.

[@PhoenixFeather09]

I remember that episode!

[@triciaramgoolam4045]

Logan and Lindsay/Lucas. I love it because they couldn't charge either of them as their DNA was identical.

[@jacqueline97759]

Which Episode is this?

[@GayCorvidae69]

W omg yes! I loved that one too, I’ve seen it a million times lol (season 6 was my favorite anyway because of Alex and the little girl played by Abigail Breslin and idk just, it was the best - haven’t watched since season 12 anymore though since it’s no longer available in my country, on tv or online)

[@Feeling-Endless]

So I'm gonna need a part two.

[@shawnakaystewart10]

Me to

[@abbyhelms8056]

Same

[@loverrboyy2879]

Ikr

[@courtneyadams-belzer6046]

Same

[@summersanders54]

Agree

[@carolynharris4519]

This could of easily been a top 20 list with even more honorable mentions

[@MrGabeanator]

yeah way more

[@AlmiraBat]

That's why there are multiple lists for different subjects. :)

[@MrGabeanator]

@Hector Rodriguez yep

[@glewglew9852]

*could have or could've. I'm not from an English speaking country but for some reason always see people with English sounding names make this mistake.

[@gaiapurpure]

@carolynharris4519: A Top 100, even.

[@carrie14u2nv]

"Behave" was just a masterpieces! Jennifer Love Hewitt should have won a emmy for that role. Mariska said in interview that when they were shooting that they had to keep doing retakes because Jennifer had her and the crew in tears. She said in her then 10 years on the show and in her professional career she had never seen a actor that good.

[@keti.rg.editzzz]

Jennifer Love Hewitt is such an incredibly underrated actress

[@clevelandcbi]

I remember Meloni on a late night show mentioning her and I swear he looked like full on pissed off Stabler when he said she was amazing and someone snickered like he was making a joke. He said she blew him away.

[@vestspet4242]

Every episode where Munch and Finn and their relationship is the focus is the best episodes.

[@pedromatias7608]

Munch was hilarious with his jokes in the most serious moments lol

[@normaacosta5910]

Like Manhunter (2x18)

[@jennifersman7990]

“Raw” had a really nice scene between Fin and Munch after he gets shot. Fin sneaks in a particular milkshake Munch loves and the way Munch thanks him shows how much the two respect each other

[@jennifersman7990]

Pedro Matias I always love when Munch drops his JFK obsession somewhere in an episode

[@isabellegranger5980]

I miss Munch so much.

[@briannavarrete49]

I found the episode with Elliots mom (Ellen Burstyn) with bipolar disorder to be severely underrated. The lesson about accepting the disorder when her granddaughter also has it was really powerful and should've been an honorable mention.

[@clevelandcbi]

Grandma and daughter were incredibly acted. Same with Stabler.

[@tyresmith9833]

The episode “Conscience” was crazy asf. I get how a parent’s grief could turn them into a monster. That boy literally smirked in that man’s face after killing his son. I probably would have done the same thing.

[@jessimaetapang7466]

My fav episode

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Tyre Smith That was the first L&O episode that I ever watched and it made me a fan like 15 years ago. It is so good and has a special place in my heart. It made me interested in psychology and specifically sociopathy.

[@bluejays25]

A great episode, especially at the end on the courthouse steps

[@clevelandcbi]

​@@bluejays25The "He would have kept killing. I won't" scene??? One of my favorites if so.

[@saanviviee]

the boys was acting way way to good

[@NicoleUntch]

There needs to be 2 list: best SVU episodes before Elliot left and the best episodes after Elliot left because I’m really lacking Barba on this list

[@lucysthoughts7267]

I agree. I thought the episode regarding Gregory Yates was great and the episode where they find Nadia’s dead body. That just broke me.

[@geriwiri1901]

yeah and i m lacking rollins

[@meems4378]

Yes. SVU B.E. and A.E completely different shows.

[@axucaroso]

I stopped watching SVU for ten years because of all the cases with children. I started watching on a whim, and Barba really impressed me. Olivia running the unit really makes the show emotionally grounded.

[@packnetadaija]

Honestly I agree

[@aidengagnon7458]

I'm SHOCKED that none of the William Lewis episodes made the list. I've seen each of them probably 20 times and I have to watch them every time I see that they're on. By far my favorite.

[@jessicabickley3763]

Agreed. Or when Sheila kidnaps Noah..

[@blackcanary4222]

Or the chicago crossovers

[@marus815]

While I agree that the Lewis episodes are great,I can't stomach them. I have to change the channel.

[@gillsteele]

I couldn't watch them it was too brutal

[@Jayariee]

I definitely think he got too much attention. Many other episodes were better

[@dtay8913]

Every episode of SVU is the best, love that show

[@someonesomewhere9115]

Hector Rodriguez Let’s agree to disagree.

[@carlazes5528]

I miss the old characters, but I also love the new ones.

[@isabellegranger5980]

@Hector Rodriguez I think that SVU isn’t nearly as good as it used to be without those characters but I think it’s still pretty good.

[@reyfan011]

One episode that sticks to me is the one where a kid accuses a music teacher I think of molesting him, and it turned out the boy’s older sister coached him to say that to get back at the teacher. It turned out he also taught her music class and gave a part she really wanted to someone else. Or said she wasn’t that good. Either way, I was shocked that she lied and in myself because like the main cast I assumed he was guilty and in the end he was innocent. When Olivia went to apologize to him when the truth was revealed, I don’t blame the guy for not accepting. Even though he was innocent, the accusation will follow him and potentially ruin his career. I don’t know how often false accusations happen, but this reminds me that it can happen.

[@fromthehaven94]

That was Billy Porter as the teacher, as one of the few suspects who got a raw deal.

[@tcc17301]

Some reason I knew he wasn’t guilty. I think it’s just cause of the actor who played him. I like that episode a lot. And I like how Rollins is always playing devil’s advocate.

[@scottibrown3274]

Dissonant Voices is the name of the episode I think.

[@rachelxx1991]

At the end, Amanda says, "you can say whatever you want. This didn't have to happen."

[@pigeonfeathers2217]

I think the issue was that the girls were annoyed that a third student was chosen for the show and the teacher told the original two they aren’t the best singers etc.

[@Ishmam27]

Behave was a masterpiece Jennifer Love Hewitt was perfect in it.

[@rickardkaufman3988]

You mean that lady from I Know What You Did That Last Summer?

[@briannastultz6924]

Agree!

[@lionelluva]

Yes. My heart broke during this episode.

[@cwp4eva]

That last line still gives me chills I cheered so hard for her at that point. “Now I’ll always know where you are be a good boy, behave yourself”

[@mikey7189]

it is Thursday morning 7/9/2020 at 11 am I am watching Behave on USA Network, I paused it so I could watch this video

[@korie4198]

Bang guest staring John Stamos shook me. I never saw him the same way.

[@jenniferhanson3671]

Yes! He is definitely not Uncle Jesse! So many good episodes, too many to choose from..

[@kimberly11091]

@@jenniferhanson3671 even better! I prefer his character Tony gates in E.R rather than uncle Jesse. Don't like jesse especially in the years when he and the family ttrated kimmy like crap

[@mallorywingate103]

Yeah I know; I think he was a serial something; weird how he wanted so many kids

[@destinyrose308]

Stamos actually picked the role himself because he wanted to be a villain! I always thought it was super neat they let the guest stars choose their roles :)

[@Trix897]

That was one of my faves.

[@kyrunya]

The episode with Miranda from Sex and the City (can’t remember her real name) pretending to have multiple personalities was soooooo good!

[@joewhitehead3]

Her character in that episode created the absolute perfect defense

[@tiffanywashington5482]

Joe Whitehead whats the episode called ?

[@donaldwilson2620]

Cynthia Nixon actually won an Emmy for playing that character on SVU. She's such a great actress.

[@joewhitehead3]

Tiffany Washington Alternate 9x01

[@elizabethdemar2440]

Yes! “Alternate” is one of my favorites! The absolute best use of DID in a drama!

[@xoiluvduckiesxo]

911 is the clear winner here. It’s the episode that got me hooked. Everyone knows Maria

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

These are their stories. *DUN DUN*

[@triciaramgoolam4045]

I hate that they cut that part out.

[@marmota1425]

Dun dun. That's so law and order

[@margegarland7635]

How did the Robin Williams one only get an honorable mention? It's one of the most heart stopping suspenseful episodes ever

[@SimoneandPat]

def one of the best episodes

[@isabellegranger5980]

I know right it’s one of the best episodes.

[@tylerhayne5552]

I honestly thought it was gonna be #1. Couldn't believe it didn't make top 10. Atleast it got mentioned. Also thought the Brian Dennehy "fedora bandits" episode would make top 10.

[@sportyhorse058]

I was so mad watching that one cuz he was acting like he was shocking Liv and Elliot started crying! I was screaming at the tv like ROBIN WTH ARE YOU DOING STOOOOOP

[@l.c.7955]

Meh, i love him, didn't love that episode though

[@Deidre0000]

The episodes with Ludacris as Darius were phenomenal.

[@faithdiaz01]

True

[@tamalita82]

Yes!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

The song at the end of that episode arc was also amazing. Such a heart breaking story

[@MrTommieadamsphoto]

It really was quite amazing episode and one that def left you conflicted

[@ncisfan78]

Ludacris was great in the episode. He did so good bc I wanted to kill his character

[@Nina-rg8es]

I think the episodes with Yates and Rudnick were unbelievably good, it was shocking to find out the medical examiner was a killer!

[@joewhitehead3]

Right?!

[@ep8360]

What episode was this

[@Nina-rg8es]

@@ep8360 Season 16 Daydream Believer and Season 17 Devil's Dissections, Criminal Pathology, and Nationwide Manhunt

[@ep8360]

@@Nina-rg8es thank you

[@shaquawnross1392]

The episodes with the Catholic Church being responsible for those girls deaths is right up there too with my favorites

[@MakeLoveNotWar1101]

I can’t believe undercover didn’t make this list. Mariskas acting in that episode is amazing. She makes you feel the terror Olivia was feeling. It’s hard to watch but one of the best.

[@claudinefaure9090]

100%agree. Hard to watch for sure!

[@VeeLondon1449]

Love this show. So Stabler is coming back with his own show.. Can’t wait to see what it’s like x

[@natgonzza]

I really dislike Stabler. Every time I watch old episodes the hate grows. I remembered he had no emotional intelligence but now I see he was very abusive and his relationship with Liv was super toxic. Bad cop, bad husband, horrible friend. At least he seemed like a good dad. Every time something went wrong he blamed Olivia immediately. The show definitely got better when he left. Liv as a main character works better than being sidekick. But maybe the writing got better because Neal Bear got involved. He made the show more realistic. They even stopped using ridiculous unexisting tech. Seeing how her relationship with Amaro was, and, especially how she connected with Barba makes me dislike Stabler even more. Barba's goodbye was perfect and he's still in touch. He's the opposite of Stabler. His departure was sweet and kind. That episode should have made the list because it is so sad. I know Stabler never said goodbye because Meloni left the show but narratively fits really well with the character. Obviously, narratively I want to see him back. It's going to be weird. Very weird. It's a good character and a good actor. Otherwise, I wouldn't dislike him so much.

[@Jayariee]

@@natgonzza you wrote so much for a fictional character that played a role to get the plot moving

[@desiabalto1]

Natalia Gonzalez Detective Stabler May be a hot head but he’s not a bad person. Put yourself in his place. Seeing countless victims and predators everyday without even a holiday break can even make the good guys go mad. He has a good heart ❤️ his fists and anger only apply to the rapists from time to time which is fine with me.

[@HoldenNY22]

I never watched SVU as much as I watched the Original L and W and even Criminal INternt. But I don't agreee with Natalia. I think Stabler was a very decent character and Chris Melonia who played him did a great job playing him. I think Natalia is getting into some crazy Feminist Crap about his character.

[@someonesomewhere9115]

Hector Rodriguez You should start watching it again. You’ve missed some of the series’ best episodes.

[@ummmidunno8308]

The Benson and Lewis storyline was absolutely heartwrenching... I don't know how Mariska Hargitay and Pablo Schreiber didn't get Emmys and Golden Globes for their roles!

[@jenniferhanson3671]

All of these episodes were great. A few others I can think of is "Transgender Bridge" where a teen is pushed off a bridge for being transgender. and "Patrimonial Burden" based on the Duggars son molesting his sisters. Oh and "Sick" based loosely on the Michael Jackson case. SO MANY great episodes of SVU!

[@kittylover62]

They're gonna have to make another list because narrowing it down to ten is not enough

[@scottibrown3274]

Transgender Bridge is heartbreaking! Especially since only one of the three perpetrators gets a severe punishment, because the judge wanted to make an example

[@lydia_3158]

WAIT there was a show based of of 19 kids and counting what episode and season

[@jenniferhanson3671]

@@lydia_3158 "Patrimonial Burden" Season 17 Episode 7.

[@scottibrown3274]

Scream Soda Season 17, the episode is called Patrimonial Burden

[@purplecatangel1376]

I like the episode about the anti-vaccine parents because it REALLY hits close to what parents are thinking here and now

[@flxwercxrpse1871]

PurpleCatAngel 13 what episode and season is that?

[@patrickhayes8761]

flxwercxrpse the guest star was Hilary Duff, that’s all I know lol

[@sneksneksnek0000]

@@flxwercxrpse1871 I'm sure you got the answer but in case someone wants to find it the episode is called Selfish - Season 10, episode 19

[@shaniatreyu9303]

@@sneksneksnek0000 That's an appropriate episode title for anti-vaxxers

[@alejandracoronaortega3452]

LOL that moment when you realize that there is more than one episode. There is another about an anti-vaxxer doctor who allows wealthy parents to not vaccinate and Noah gets sick.

[@hhtptai]

Pretty sure I've seen all of these episodes. I'm also sure I've seen them more than once.

[@khiyaj6427]

Taiyah Jackson yess. I’ve seen Scavenger like 3 times lol. This one was the craziest especially when Elliott put him in that closet 😭

[@donaldwilson2620]

One of my favorite SVU episodes was when guest star Mike Tyson played a death row inmate who was molested as a child. Mike Tyson's performance was really good in that episode. Andre Braugher also did a great job playing his defense attorney.

[@angelaholmes8888]

That's one of my favorite episodes

[@nitaj3735]

Which season and episode please?

[@MitchBanks-p3j]

I agree. I was surprised at how good Tyson was.

[@dimidrugg9592]

From the moment I read the title, I knew 911 was going to be first. Considering the show has been on since 1999, it is extremely hard to choose only 10, or even 20 best episodes. 911 is one of the few which I have watched, and the scene where they dig to get the girl out still haunts me to this day. An episode which I found truly shocking is the one where a child prodigy is found dead and it turns out that her best friend killed her (cause of toxic jealousy) who was unable to control her rage due to taking pills for studying. If anyone knows this episode's name please write it. Now I'm waiting for: Top 10 House M.D. Episodes.

[@marbecva4173]

I think it was called Hothouse

[@breegilman4565]

Let’s just take a moment to honour how excellent Jennifer Love Hewitt’s acting skills were in Behave. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Still one of my favorite episodes today

[@tiam229]

The episode 911 was incredibly difficult to watch. I've never gotten over the line Maria sys about when she hers many sets of feet coming down the stairs. Sickening.

[@LokiMartin]

When she says, "Those are the days I want to die" I remember both my Nana and I broke down in tears when we heard that. 911 is an amazing episode, but man, hearing sweet little Maria's voice say that is heartwrenching!

[@amymarie1877]

I miss Stabler, him n Olivia were so great together, bring him back

[@Nina-rg8es]

He is supposed to be getting his own spin-off series and I'm sure there will be some crossover episodes with him and Liv

[@tayyebanajib3020]

That depends if his show will get green lit and for how long it'll stay on Lots of L&O parts didnt last as long as they should've.

[@SynthMusicWorld]

@@tayyebanajib3020 supposedly it's debuting in 2021, although it was originally supposed to air the fall of this year.

[@katalinaelise1543]

soo we just gonna leave out the episode with the twins where one was supposed to be a boy and one a girl and they ended up killing their therapist bc THAT was a wild ride

[@erinesser6658]

That one was WILD

[@tikiislandtime]

The real life version of the story was way worse

[@27westwest]

@@tikiislandtime What happened?

[@marmota1425]

So true. That episode was priceless. I started watching this show because of that

[@DroppedCroissant]

@@27westwest search for the story of David Reimer

[@kanikagaral7637]

BD Wong was so good in this I had a huge crush on him.

[@graceriekert3508]

Same

[@kanikagaral7637]

@Loree White u are not alone sis.

[@lilyflower8991]

Me too!

[@antboymagician]

Right there with ya

[@hannahmartin9705]

He should get his own spin-off

[@ummmidunno8308]

I could watch Law and Order SVU every single day for the rest of my life... Its just that good! I hope that this show never ends! It's always so good and so on point! Olivia Benson is a true hero!

[@Dominique0616]

This will forever be one of my favorite tv shows. I’ve seen every episode and I learn something new every time I watch it.

[@alejandroolvera4918]

Currently rewatching SVU on Hulu, this couldn’t have come soon enough😌🤠

[@someonesomewhere9115]

I watched the entire series in Hulu and Amazon Prime and it took me three months using every free minute to watch it. Considering rewatching it now that I have virtually nothing else to do.

[@molly7154]

You need to make a part 2. There are so many episodes, especially in the later seasons, that you were not able to include. Forgiving Rollins, Dreams Deferred, Twenty Five Acts, Surrender Benson, Born Psychopath, Hothouse, and Denial are just a few of the many incredible episodes that were left out.

[@briannej1017]

I absolutely LOVE Hothouse!!! Sara Hyland did such a great job with her performance in court and when she talks with Olivia afterward.

[@cultbyproxy]

Transgender Bridge was another great episode

[@ronsworld250]

@@cultbyproxy Transgender Bridge was an amazing episode that had tragic results.

[@claudinefaure9090]

And part 33 also. Based on Twelve Angry Men. There is no crime, no blood in this episode. One of the best Rollins/Benson fight.

[@Dylan-Frost]

I started this series with a completely random episode that happened to be Born Psychopath and it hooked me

[@neida8795]

"Behave" was AMAZING. Jennifer Love Hewitt killed it! The rape kit scene where she described all of the times she'd been raped was so gut wrenching and hard to watch. :(

[@ammie341]

Considering there’s 21 seasons I feel like y’all should have included the season and episode numbers in this list.

[@stingrey1571]

the most recent season 21 season finale was really good. it showed the tragic aftermath of FOUR previous cases from that season.

[@someonesomewhere9115]

YES!!!

[@cosmic7336]

* Raúl Esparza appears * Me: YAS MY MAN

[@pedromatias7608]

That's my mans! lol

[@cosmic7336]

@@pedromatias7608 He belongs to all of us equally

[@crash3287]

the court follow up episode with Darius was honestly one of my favorites. it really shows how someone’s upbringing can screw them over in life. Darius is an extremely smart man, he literally confessed to murder and got *himself* out of it. But the way in which he was refused put him down a bad path.

[@mistym.8480]

This episode should have been on the list as well. The whole story arc was Shakespearean tragedy.

[@do9138]

That is a fantastic episode. Ludicrous is so good, and the story of Fin's wife's family history is so heartbreaking.

[@mdelgad01]

I ❤️ Olivia Benson

[@valeriamontemayor7485]

I used to watch Law and Order SVU when I was in elementary school through the beginning of middle school because it was the only thing on when I came home from school. While it tackled adult topics, I learned a lot from it and picked up on some of the lessons they were trying to teach. The one episode that stuck in my mind was 911. It was one of the few I could recall whenever I thought about the show. I stopped watching the show by the time I was a teenager since I started getting busier with school and because I acknowledge that some of the topics started getting a bit too much for me to handle. Many years later, I decided to rewatch it having matured more and the one episode I remembered the most was still 911. Goes to show how impactful that episode was.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

My Top 10: 10. Pique (Season 2) 09. Monogamy (Season 3) 08. Inheritance (Season 3) 07. Mercy (Season 4) 06. Ridicule (Season 3) 05. Baby Killer (Season 2) 04. Consent (Season 2) 03. Soulless (Season 4) 02. Authority (Season 9) Honorable Mentions: Taboo (Season 7), Scavenger (Season 6), Shaken (Season 5), Intoxicated (Season 6), Gone (Season 7) 01. Mean (Season 5)

[@tammie4272]

I approve this message ❤️❤️

[@tylerhayne5552]

I like this list, except Authority is my #1, and Scheherazade needed to make the list too.

[@Famegonna9999]

Best Law & Order detective Duo. 1.Olivia Benson and Detective Stabler 2. Ed green and Lennie Briscoe

[@marus815]

I'm a Goren & Eames fangirl myself, but I agree with your list

[@jenniferhanson3671]

Fin & Munch are hilarious together "Now you're a pain in your own ass!" "You're just mad cuz you can't hit a kid" - "Who says I can't?" and I love Goren & Eames too.. "Wait for the bomb squad.. you keep doing that I'm gonna drop this kid right here!" and when she came back, same thing except she says "It's good to be back!" LOL but yes, Benson & Stabler forever! :)

[@andidreyes5323]

Munsch and Finn as well

[@tapiwamahovo554]

Amander and sonny

[@annieseaberg347]

3. Munch and fin

[@tudorjason]

One of my favorites is Selfish, the one with Hilary Duff. Great acting by all. And its subject matter is very contemporary.

[@c.b7474]

Unfortunately its based upon a true story of course like several episodes (yes there are changes to protect identities) however Selfish is regarding the Casey Anthony case.

[@iamjenantoinette]

So... I have seen EVERY episode of SVU. I am a huge fan. So this list, I’m gonna just respect it. There are soooo many episodes to choose from but I knew “911” was gonna be number one. But let me nerd out real quick: it’s easier to say the ones I don’t like than the ones I do. So the ones I don’t like are the ones with Michelle Hurd. Adam Beach and whatever the actress’s real name is that temporarily played Stabler’s partner while Mariska Hargitay was out on medical leave. I didn’t like Dean Winters in the beginning but when they took him off the show and brought him back as a more evolved cop, I love his character. (Please note that I love all these actors/actresses but just not their characters). I tend to gravitate more toward episodes that include Chris Meloni, Hargitay and Ice T. And my favorite episode is the one where there were twin siblings and one was ‘’made” to be a girl when he had a bad accident and his genitals were damaged. And the parents decided to make the boy grow up as a girl. It was such a good, interesting episode.

[@pedromatias7608]

ugh i can't believe I have not seen the twin episode you're talking about! Or don't remember it.What season and episode was that????

[@potatogirl1340]

The twin episode might take number 1 for me!

[@iamjenantoinette]

Pedro Matias season 6, episode 12 “Identity” and I’m so sorry about not responding! I’m literally just now seeing this

[@diasavia246]

U dont like Adam Beach?? Whaaaattt

[@iamjenantoinette]

@@diasavia246 just not for that role!

[@nujeru99]

Great list! “Venom”, “Nocturne” and “911” are some of my absolute favorites! Part 2 should include “Screwed”( the EXCELLENT sequel to the “Venom” episode), “Abomination”, “Alternate” (Cynthia Nixon was MESMERIZING in that episode), and the episode where Ellen Burstyn wonderfully portrays Elliot’s mother (who suffers from mental health issues)

[@do9138]

I agree with your list. Those are all fantastic episodes.

[@emilybarnes330]

I would love to see a second version because there is so much more. I will say I was hoping number one would make the list. It has been my favorite one since the first time I saw it. I love the connection Olivia makes with her and just seeing her struggle and break down hits you hard. I want to see an episode in the newer season where they bring her back somehow.

[@Lee0018]

The episode Venom with Ludacris was SUCH a good episode. I was blown away by Luda’s performance.

[@do9138]

I agree. The follow-up epi with the trial -- "Screwed" -- was even better. Luda was so compelling in that one. Darius is obviously a brilliant young man. He acted in his own defense which few can do well. Yes, he is bitter through most of the epi. But when he learns about his paternity, so many emotions pass through his face so quickly.

[@trippysiren7966]

Um, the Luscious Grape episode for me is super memorable. It took workplace cruelty to an extreme.

[@CrazyKoala1990]

Goodness, could you imagine what the Mojo crew went through to decide the top ten? This show is the most eye opening, heartbreaking AND heartfelt show in existance! Every episode is worth its own review segment and the guest stars on each episode are incredible! But the best part of the show by far is the incredible main cast.

[@richardtherichard26]

Lol it’s a decent show, it’s not the best show on tv and hasn’t been for quite a while

[@briannastultz6924]

I see Jennifer Love Hewitt from the episode Behave, which is one of my faves, and I immediately click!

[@Scootaskyeee]

SAME! Behave is one of my faves too

[@alliejeffery3963]

The episode "Mean" had me shaking! Such a chilling and all around amazing episode!

[@lucigirl17]

6:41-6:53 speaks greatly on the current issues we are having. I love SVU, one of the only shows that i could re watch episodes over and over again with no problem.

[@Mr.Magic4ever]

"Behave" killed me... Jennifer Love Hewitt's performance was amazing and heart wrenching.

[@LokiMartin]

She should have at least been nominated for an Emmy award, if not outright won one.

[@Mr.Magic4ever]

@@LokiMartin 💯

[@SaintValtiel]

"Dreams deferred" is by far my favourite. Patricia Arquette is superb, and the story is very touching

[@natgonzza]

Why season 9's "Undercover" is not here?! Also, "The Undiscovered Country" from season 19 is missing too. Barba's goodbye was terribly sad. Such an emotional episode.

[@dannysimion]

I have been bingewatching this series during the quarantine starting from Season 2 and so far on Season 8. Its fun! The #1 slot hands down a fan favorite. Its intense, its complete unconventional in how its storyline and writing is from the main episodical formula and my goodness, a much deserved win for Mariska realistic intense nail biting performance.

[@cultbyproxy]

The episodes about William Lewis were so captivating. Bronwyn Freed-Wilkins also depicts greatly the image of women who are captivated with serial killers/murderers. She plays her character so well that it’s believably infuriating to watch her.

[@myamii1782]

The highlight of the Ludacris episode is him finding out who is father is

[@aalast]

That was part 2, which occurred a season later.

[@skatingsarah1996]

The episode Holden’s manifesto is very very good. The final standoff which ends with his blood on Rollin’s face gives me chills every time

[@OliviaaWatsonn]

The episode “911” really stuck with me for a long time. I remember going on a family trip and watching it and I thought about it for literal weeks. I couldn’t remember the name of the episode, and therefore many years went by and I finally found based on what the episode was about. Best episode hands down

[@diomedesosu425]

Jared Harris in "Svengali" makes it one of my most memorable episodes, plus it's a good Novak episode as well.

[@Tyler_Mills26]

One episode that really stuck with me was a wife being abused by her husband and the little old lady living in the house below her phones the police. The woman is eventually killed by her husband because she refuses to report it but then you find out that the little old lady (who has no passport, phone, TV licence, house in her husband's name) killed her husband when she was younger and fleed the state because she was also abused and that's how she knew what was happening to the other woman 😭 xxx

[@thatamericanbritishbloke5672]

Season 19's "The Book of Esther" based off the Turpin case was also one of the good ones from the later seasons!

[@chayden153]

That one actually freaked me out, such an amazing episode though

[@Sussex_gull_volunteer_network]

It was the episode that made me love Amanda rollins

[@TavenStabler]

If there's a second part, episode "Screwed" should be on the list, for me that episode it's the best season finale in the series.

[@nujeru99]

Me too! That episode was incredible. Darius took down the entire squad

[@bigkkm]

#6 "Venom" is the prequel to this.

[@Nina-rg8es]

Yes it was, not a dull moment in the entire episode!

[@skyegrey-lance8004]

I love how Olivia wouldent give up on this little girl in "911" it was soooooo i dont even have the words but it was a beautiful episode.

[@LokiMartin]

The way that Olivia was determined to save Maria makes me tear up just thinking about it.

[@laurenpaigesalisbury3915]

The woman in the Raw ep became later the FBI agent in a few episodes, she ended up going to prison for murder!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Marcia Gay Harden is an incredible actress, and her SUV episodes stick in your mind. The one where she has to process her own rape kit...chilling.

[@QueenaCobra]

This is the thing that I absolutely love about law & order SVU because it shows you how all the different scenarios can go. They tell you when your abused go to the police report it, they cover those stories and how sometimes yeah you get justice but a lot of the time there’s not enough evidence. You report a rape it sits in a storage locker for 10 years and then the statue of limitation runs out or the evidence isnt sufficient enough anymore. Or how people have the ability to manipulate so well that you didn’t even know they were the bad guy. I don’t think the show would have done as well as it has Marissa wasnt Olivia benson.

[@stingrey1571]

or most recently they showed the complexity of domestic violence. woman was getting beat severely, child witnesses it every day. svu arrest the suspect. all is well? no. her boyfriend is the sole provider. how is she going to live. where is she and the child going to stay? she doesnt even want to press charges.

[@rickardkaufman3988]

@@stingrey1571 The US: wHY diDN'T gO tHE pOLICE? Hence, the low reports as there is no trust due to low literacy rates as they don't know biology or psychology at all. Meanwhile in Kerala and Scandinavia: Due to high literacy rates created by the Leftist Piblic Education Programs, high reports are done and there is faith in the system.

[@sumyungguy7954]

Surprised to have not seen season 6’s episode “doubt” not mentioned. It was one of the best written episodes of the series! Miss the good ol seasons! Plus vintage Viola Davis!

[@mizzkayoss]

I hate how that episodes ends lol

[@ep8360]

I’m still trying to figure out who was lying lol

[@Incubschic78]

Been a fan of SVU since it hit the air waves. Loved Stabler and Liv the most. The whole cast is amazing. This list was way to short we definitely need a part 2!!

[@MsMojo]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ewuraakua9653]

Am surprised you didn’t add “ I AM NOBODY ARE You Nobody Too. That was a sad one

[@ladyejustice9320]

That was a great episode! When she got to meet her daughter, I cried like a baby. The casting was good because they looked like the could be related.

[@mathenysabrina]

When Sarah Hyland plays the genius kid who murders another student.... she should've won every award.

[@sheilarough236]

Behave is one of my favorite episodes. The story and the acting, superb

[@minazviitagonzo3316]

I love how ms mojo post content everyday and it's actually entertaining 😄❤

[@victoriaburroughs8399]

One episode that disturbs me even to this day is "Burn". The story revolved around a vicious divorce/ custody battle in which the ex-wife claims her ex-husband raped her. The ex-husband did not rape her, but this accusation, plus having visitation rights with his daughter taken away pushed him over the edge. He stalked his ex-wife down on the street, doused her in gasoline, lit her on FIRE, and "kidnapped" his daughter. This led to a standoff in which the ex-husband came at a cop with a knife and was killed in self defense, traumatizing the daughter. Near the end of the episode, the ex-wife, covered in 3rd degree burns, is about to go into a procedure where the doctors will have to spray freezing cold water on her and peal her burnt skin off, causing her excruciating agony that would most likely lead to her going into shock and dying on the operating table. Benson and Stabler, knowing deep down that she wouldn't make it, visit her before the procedure and ask once last time if the allegation of rape against her ex was true. Even after everything that happened, the ex-wife loathing for her ex-husband won't let her tell the truth and she sticks to her false claim. The episode ends with her screams of pain echoing throughout the hospital as the procedure begins. It is later revealed that her body just couldn't take the shock and she died on the operating table, leaving her daughter an orphan...

[@bubbletopia8602]

Since we just finished season 21 of this amazing series you guys should have done a Top 20 list! Maybe do a second one some time soon 🥺

[@3SailorMartin]

I love all the episodes but I think 911 is my all-time favorite. I'm so glad that Maria gets a happy ending

[@LokiMartin]

I was so relieved that Maria got a happy ending because I was so worried that we were going to have the rug pulled out from under us and we were going to be handed a downer ending with Olivia not reaching her in time.

[@ChryztinaWonderlandMusick]

Man, "Raw" stuck with me for years.

[@ProWrestlingReality]

Best crime show ever made... I still remember staying at my grandmothers overnight as a kid and hearing this show while I was in the spare room it like haunted and made me interested and im not a cop or lawyer but this show really sort of gave me a push towards the sort of career I would want to do now I am a paralegal.

[@Frogmommyiester]

Currently rewatching the whole series on hulu, every episode has a high level celebrity at that time. Interesting to see.

[@peternwokoye]

I watched the 911 episode years ago and still remember it very well to this day. It was suspenseful nonstop. I’d argue it’s one of Mariska’s best performance.

[@LokiMartin]

Mariska always turns in an amazing performance, but she brought her A game to 911. That episode still makes me cry to this day.

[@natekrieger5741]

Jennifer Love Hewitt did Her Best Performance in “BEHAVE”!!!!!!!

[@MicheleNichols2]

Jennifer Love Hewitt was incredible in the episode Behave.

[@XXSkyepie07XX]

Was that Jennifer Love Hewitt on the thumbnail?

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Yes

[@XXSkyepie07XX]

@@blackguyofthesouth2161 Right, thanks. Sorry. Just wanted to know.

[@sageslopnick9035]

I thought is was Marisol Nichols

[@LucienSabre]

Mikasa Ackerman/Avenger/Scout/Has powers Yes, and she “appeads” right at the beginning of the video - on the episode at #10, Behave. :)

[@shelbeeparker8102]

YES you finally made this list I’ve been waiting for so long!!!!

[@williamthomas5215]

I cried at the end of “Charisma” when the Cult leader tells the girl that you must kill the liars pointing at Olivia. When pressed by Olivia the cult leader proclaims he is stronger than God. You hear a gunshot ring out and it’s the girl holding the gun having shot the leader. When being comforted by Olivia, the girl states “that was a lie” with tears in her eyes. When Olivia questions her, she says “he said he was greater than God…no one is..” and the episode fades to black. I just melted to pieces.

[@Maria_Nikulita28]

Liberties is one of my most fave. When Judge Khoeler found out the his son, who was missing for 30years, was not killed by a serial killer but is alive. The serial killer was misleading him all these years. I was in tears watching that episode.

[@nixfb8576]

I'd just had my son when i watched that one... bad idea. cried all afternoon

[@VictoriaHatzson]

I remember one of the hardest episodes to watch was one about rape culture in universities. I remember this specific one was about a girl at Hudson university who was gang raped and no one believed her. She ended up jumping off a roof at the uni and it was extremely sad, one of the saddest episodes to watch.

[@Cschuster05]

One of the episodes that sticks out in my mind is the one where a shrink used hypnotizing as a way to fool 3 girls into accusing their father of raping them. 1 of the girls killed him and in the end the shrink was arrested for murder

[@Chantara27]

Behave, Mean, and 911 are still some of my all time favorite episodes of Law and Order:SVU

[@sstanley4050]

YES, I REALLY ENJOYED THE VIDEOS AND COMPLETE EPISODES OF THE SVU SERIES. IVE LEARNED A LOT. THANKS SO MUCH AND STAY SAFE!

[@cherryblossoms85]

My two favorite detectives Stabler and Bensen in that order. Favorite ADA Barbra!

[@dannysimion]

Awesome list but the #1 list is hard to beat - that is what won Mariska her Emmy award. Its a heart pounding episode.