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Some critics suggest that by making the lead detectives look ignorant, the show forced the audience to reckon with their own biases rather than feeling lectured.

The lack of intervention by the detectives when Cheryl is groped by her boyfriend is frequently cited by fans on Reddit's SVU community as one of the show's most ethical failures. [S4E21] Fallacy

Cheryl’s boyfriend, Eddie, is unaware of her transition. In a particularly disturbing scene, detectives allow Eddie to barge into an interrogation and physically assault Cheryl to "verify" her sex. Some critics suggest that by making the lead

Cheryl is sentenced to a men's prison. The final shots imply a future of systemic abuse and violence, a grim reality that many viewers feel the show left unresolved. A Social Time Capsule [S4E21] Fallacy