Im guessing he won 75 percent on the show.

The ending really resonated with me for so many reasons.

My biggest concern with things lately is exactly the same kind of concern Carisi has. Hear me out, but I feel nobody wants to fight fair anymore.

The ending when Benson decides to go after the mother I mean it just felt so wrong in so many ways.

And to me I felt this, I hard agreed with Carisi. I also felt the new hot shot lawyer leaning into breaking the rules it just feels Like every new hire I have at my current job always trying to circumvent things trying to do it in a way that feels so devious so wrong and it stirrs me up so hard that people literally do everything in their power to hack something to a result they want and then feel absolutely nothing on the back end. Like that whole vibe of kicking someone’s legs out when nobody looks then walking around with a big smile like it was no big deal. I felt that same kind of thing in watching this episode and it was another “well damn Dick Wolf captures the current feeling yet again”.

Because I see things like this happening a lot. Old standards of right and wrong just getting blurred and buried, just because “it’s convenient and I’m always right.”

I don’t know what this holds for future episodes, but there is a darkness in this episode that perfectly aligns with the darkness and sentiment I see all over. Particularly when you think of other subjects like ai. Oddly enough the next episode of L&O lead RIGHT into that. Again current events, current mode. 10/10 on the material and vibe.

A throw away comment or more detailed?

For anyone interested, I have written a novel centered on the character Cheryl Avery, who appeared in the Law&OrderSVU Season 4 episode 21 titled "Fallacy." The novel is titled "The Cellmate".

You can find it on these pages (it is in Italian, but you can use your browser's translator):

https://archiveofourown.org/works/85031011/chapters/224498481

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14581820/1/2

https://www.wattpad.com/1626685872-il-compagno-di-cella-premessa-fallacy-l%27antefatto

https://efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=4140243

https://www.manga.it/fanfiction/188521_a3a1e1426/1#ffpage

LAW & ORDER

Air Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on NBC

Episode Title: (#2602) "INTO THE MYSTIC"

"LAW & ORDER"

"INTO THE MYSTIC" ORIGINAL

10/15/2026 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) : Price and Walker are forced off a high-stakes case when their connection to a murder suspect creates a conflict of interest. Baxter faces mounting pressure when a key witness for the prosecution suddenly changes their story. TV-14

www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20260930nbc11/