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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 6 - Murdered at a Bad Address
    8.4/10(703 votes)

    S21:E6

    The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 12 - The Longest Night of Rain
    8.4/10(675 votes)

    S21:E12

    Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy.

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 14 - I Deserve Some Loving Too
    8.2/10(592 votes)

    S21:E14

    Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 19 - Solving for the Unknowns
    8.2/10(552 votes)

    S21:E19

    The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who uses a date rape drug that leaves no evidence behind. Rollins receives some good news.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writers:Brianna Yellen, Kathy Dobie

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  5. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 5 - At Midnight in Manhattan
    8.1/10(639 votes)

    S21:E5

    The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at midnight. Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 9 - Can't Be Held Accountable
    8.1/10(666 votes)

    S21:E9

    A fellow detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two daughters are being groomed by a serial predator. Kat disobeys the Captain's orders.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 18 - Garland's Baptism by Fire
    8.1/10(571 votes)

    S21:E18

    Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writers:Micharne Cloughley, Cheryl L. Davis

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  8. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 1 - I'm Going to Make You a Star
    7.9/10(731 votes)

    S21:E1

    When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writers:Warren Leight, Peter Blauner

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  9. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 11 - She Paints for Vengeance
    7.9/10(601 votes)

    S21:E11

    After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.

    Director:Mariska Hargitay
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 20 - The Things We Have to Lose
    7.9/10(538 votes)

    S21:E20

    As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.

    Director:Juan José Campanella
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  11. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 10 - Must Be Held Accountable
    7.8/10(614 votes)

    S21:E10

    A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist.

    Director:Laurie Collyer
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 13 - Redemption in Her Corner
    7.8/10(586 votes)

    S21:E13

    Kat steps over the line when she suspects a trainer at her boxing gym is taking advantage of his students.

    Director:Batan Silva
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 16 - Eternal Relief from Pain
    7.7/10(533 votes)

    S21:E16

    Rollins' sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Peter Blauner

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  14. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 3 - Down Low in Hell's Kitchen
    7.6/10(652 votes)

    S21:E3

    A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 7 - Counselor, It's Chinatown
    7.6/10(571 votes)

    S21:E7

    The SVU joins an under cover task force in busting a human trafficking ring.

    Director:Leslie Hope
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 17 - Dance, Lies and Videotape
    7.6/10(545 votes)

    S21:E17

    An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website.

    Director:Leslie Hope
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 4 - The Burden of Our Choices
    7.5/10(728 votes)

    S21:E4

    Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 15 - Swimming with the Sharks
    7.5/10(569 votes)

    S21:E15

    The female CEO of a popular wellness company says she was raped, but her business partner claims the accusation is part of an embezzlement cover-up.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 2 - The Darkest Journey Home
    7.4/10(658 votes)

    S21:E2

    Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape. In order to learn a new witness interview technique, Rollins and Fin have to experience it for themselves.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Warren Leight, Julie Martin

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  20. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 Episode 8 - We Dream of Machine Elves
    7.4/10(600 votes)

    S21:E8

    Rollins goes undercover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories from their hallucinations.

    Director:Jonathan Herron
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 21 Ratings Summary

"Murdered at a Bad Address" is the best rated episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 21. It scored 8.4/10 from 703 votes. Directed by Michael Smith and written by Unknown, it aired on October 31, 2019.