Ripped from the Headlines

It’s cliché to say an episode of Law & Order was “ripped from the headlines,” but Bend the Knee earns it. This hour delivers a blistering indictment of institutional rot, threading together murder, diplomatic immunity, and political coercion with the kind of narrative density that demands a second viewing—and some ice cream. At its core, it’s a story about lawyers trying to hold the line while the system they serve weaponizes justice against them.

Baxter vs. Wallace: Parallel Convictions, Divergent Costs

The episode opens with expertly edited speeches from Senior Partner Roger Wallace (Trent Stone) and District Attorney Nicholas Baxter (Tony Goldwyn). Though delivered in different venues, their convictions echo: both refuse to further erode the legal system u

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