Cancel culture was on trial, along with other social ills.
Law & Order Season 22 Episode 5 told a tale in which a professor's negative comment about gay people led to blackmail, fear of being 'canceled,' and murder.
It was an interesting, fresh take on several tropes and made its point without being overly heavy-handed.
This story could easily have gone down a predictable path.
Since we had a college student rumored to have had an affair with a professor, Law & Order could have followed many other stories and had that be the motive for murder.
View Slideshow: 13 Tired Tropes TV Can Turn On Their Heads
Ironically, the teacher was not gay, nor was he taking advantage of his position to blackmail a student into sex -- instead, he was being blackmailed himself over having used a derogatory term for gay people on one occasion.
After Michelle Nichols' arrest, the court...
Law & Order Season 22 Episode 5 told a tale in which a professor's negative comment about gay people led to blackmail, fear of being 'canceled,' and murder.
It was an interesting, fresh take on several tropes and made its point without being overly heavy-handed.
This story could easily have gone down a predictable path.
Since we had a college student rumored to have had an affair with a professor, Law & Order could have followed many other stories and had that be the motive for murder.
View Slideshow: 13 Tired Tropes TV Can Turn On Their Heads
Ironically, the teacher was not gay, nor was he taking advantage of his position to blackmail a student into sex -- instead, he was being blackmailed himself over having used a derogatory term for gay people on one occasion.
After Michelle Nichols' arrest, the court...
- 10/28/2022
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
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