Joe Biden Appeared on Law and Order: SVU and the Internet Loved It
Vice President Joe Biden made a cameo appearance on the latest episode of Law and Order: SVU Wednesday night.
Biden’s guest appearance was the crown jewel of an episode already overstuffed with delightful pop culture touchstones. Henry Thomas, the actor who once upon a time played Elliott in E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, played a man found guilty of rape then later cleared on flawed DNA evidence — only to be suspected in a more violent crime later on. If this premise sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a nod to the wildly popular Netflix series Making a Murderer.
Biden’s appearance was a political exercise of sorts: he used it to speak out against the backlog of rape kits at police departments across the U.S.
His fans mostly seemed delighted just to see him.
OMG JOE BIDEN ON L&O: SVU 😝😝😝👏
— kevin (@kevingmurphy) September 29, 2016
So like why hasn't anyone thought of this @JoeBiden for President.
— Fred Barbosa (@FredBarbosa22) September 29, 2016
*looks wistfully at Joe Biden as 2016 comes to a close*
*whispers*
"Please, Joe, please don't go." pic.twitter.com/0xSF5WfQRF
— A Hell of a Dame (@hellofadame) September 29, 2016
Joe Biden on SVU is EVERYTHING rn
— Dalaney (@Dalaneyashton) September 29, 2016
Thank you @JoeBiden for an important and strong opening of @nbcsvu #LawAndOrderSVU
— Nick Gehlfuss (@TheNickGehlfuss) September 29, 2016
Joe Biden is on the new Law & Order SVU and i don't think i've ever seen something so beautiful
— j (@jordan_wilson11) September 29, 2016
Welcome to the #SVU squad, @VP Joe Biden. #TrustFin pic.twitter.com/n5UfS0WJky
— Law and Order: SVU (@nbcsvu) September 29, 2016