⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

Fast pacing, clear heroes/villains, or trigger-free content (the episode deals with sexual assault, murder, and homophobia).

Twenty-five years before it became the longest-running primetime live-action series in TV history, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit introduced itself with “Payback”—an episode that feels remarkably assured, raw, and socially conscious even by today’s standards.