- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 13, 1990
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Wat’s perhaps more remarkable is how this latest season manages to encompass the decade-and-change of social and cultural shifts in American society, while seamlessly picking up right where the show left off as though no time has passed.
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“Law & Order” is as clever as ever. But this narrative ingenuity can, at times, make certain of the show’s attempts to speak to issues feel hamhanded and clumsy. ... What is most novel about “Law & Order” 2.0 — the element that makes it clearest that we’re not simply picking up where we left off — is in its ability to turn the gaze towards how its cops operate.
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It doesn’t help that the writing has all the subtlety of a cab ride down Ninth Avenue. Still, despite these shortcomings it’s a tidy hour with just enough strong performances and compelling scenes to keep things moving. The cops side of the hour is stronger than the courts side.