In fairness, Lie to Me is a show that actually deserves to be allowed a serial killer plot, which is pretty unusual.
Things that I like lots about Lie To Me, in a similar vein:
- The episode that actually takes on aversive racism as a concept, EXPLICITLY ADDRESSING that people who think they're not racist often still are.
- The earlier rape episode, where "technically she never said no, but it was still rape" is also actually taken on. Seriously seriously I think this is the FIRST TV show I've EVER seen take on the deeper concepts of consent, at all.
- How awesome is it that Ria Torres is brilliant and beautiful, but what people care about most is that she's BRILLIANT?
- How awesome is it that when Loker leaves an odd, ambiguous late-night voicemail on her phone, her boyfriend doesn't get jealous or suspicious, and his concern isn't neanderthal "MY WOMAN" issues, but whether Loker is treating her with the *respect* and *concern* due from a friend?
- Also, her black boyfriend is not seen as some kind of sexually overbearing stereotype, either. I love that one scene where he basically is all "hey, want to have sex?" in a nice way, and she smiles and declines, and... that's it. He doesn't get all disappointed, doesn't push it, she doesn't make an issue of it, it's just, clearly: not right now, and he takes that with a smile and continues the conversation. Patently, their relationship includes sex, but isn't defined by it, and he's a boyfriend who likes her for her, not just for sex, too.
- Also, the fact that their relationship is "interracial"? Not. An. Issue. Not even mentioned.
- All the random, not-for-any-specific-reason black people. It's set in DC. DC has a high black population. And hey, in Lie to Me, random cops and other people are black, and it's just... hey, he's a cop, he's on duty, his race should not be affecting anything about his interactions with anyone on screen, and IT DOESN'T.
- The episode with all the Koreans, Korean culture was relevant, but not stereotyped, not played up OR played down. Because, hey, their culture affects things, it's a part of who they are, but their race isn't EVERYTHING about them.
- It's kept relevant who has jurisdiction over what, but doesn't automatically become law enforcement agencies being petty and stupid about stuff.
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Things that I like lots about Lie To Me, in a similar vein:
- The episode that actually takes on aversive racism as a concept, EXPLICITLY ADDRESSING that people who think they're not racist often still are.
- The earlier rape episode, where "technically she never said no, but it was still rape" is also actually taken on. Seriously seriously I think this is the FIRST TV show I've EVER seen take on the deeper concepts of consent, at all.
- How awesome is it that Ria Torres is brilliant and beautiful, but what people care about most is that she's BRILLIANT?
- How awesome is it that when Loker leaves an odd, ambiguous late-night voicemail on her phone, her boyfriend doesn't get jealous or suspicious, and his concern isn't neanderthal "MY WOMAN" issues, but whether Loker is treating her with the *respect* and *concern* due from a friend?
- Also, her black boyfriend is not seen as some kind of sexually overbearing stereotype, either. I love that one scene where he basically is all "hey, want to have sex?" in a nice way, and she smiles and declines, and... that's it. He doesn't get all disappointed, doesn't push it, she doesn't make an issue of it, it's just, clearly: not right now, and he takes that with a smile and continues the conversation. Patently, their relationship includes sex, but isn't defined by it, and he's a boyfriend who likes her for her, not just for sex, too.
- Also, the fact that their relationship is "interracial"? Not. An. Issue. Not even mentioned.
- All the random, not-for-any-specific-reason black people. It's set in DC. DC has a high black population. And hey, in Lie to Me, random cops and other people are black, and it's just... hey, he's a cop, he's on duty, his race should not be affecting anything about his interactions with anyone on screen, and IT DOESN'T.
- The episode with all the Koreans, Korean culture was relevant, but not stereotyped, not played up OR played down. Because, hey, their culture affects things, it's a part of who they are, but their race isn't EVERYTHING about them.
- It's kept relevant who has jurisdiction over what, but doesn't automatically become law enforcement agencies being petty and stupid about stuff.
I love Lie to Me SO HARD for all of this.