#Sweet/Vicious Was Like Batman For Sexual Assault Survivors

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“Sweet/Vicious Was Like Batman For Sexual Assault Survivors”
To say that “Sweet/Vicious” concludes with some loose ends would be an understatement. If you haven’t seen the series yet, this is your opportunity to scroll past this section’s major spoilers.
Much of the series’ first season involves Jules’ internal struggle and shame over her own rape. We learn early on that she was assaulted by Nate (Dylan McTee), who is her best friend Kennedy’s (Aisha Dee) boyfriend. She finally comes clean to Kennedy and reports the assault to her school’s Title IX office. He’s found guilty, but he’s a star athlete, and the school’s president soon overturns his conviction. The girls end up getting even with Nate in an epic public takedown, releasing footage of him ranting about his crimes and snorting coke. Also, they take on seven angry frat guys in a fight and win.
Meanwhile, Ophelia’s best friend Harris (Brandon Mychal Smith), a law student who’s been tasked with unmasking the vigilantes, uncovers the truth about Ophelia and Jules’ late night avenging. After getting over his initial hesitation, he ends up teaming up with the pair as their inside man at the DA’s office. By season’s end, he’s found 26 mishandled or ignored sexual assault cases. The series finale is purposely bittersweet: well aware that when business is booming for the vigilantes, that means bad things are still happening to women.
“Sweet/Vicious” isn’t afraid to lean into these complications, as when Kennedy admits she misses the Nate she thought she knew despite his horrible actions, and when Ophelia learns a girl was discouraged from reporting her assault because of the vigilantes themselves. There’s also the fact that Jules is dating a guy whose brother she helped kill, and that her and Ophelia’s cover-up of the crime still managed to leave evidence behind.
By season’s end, the girls have gone viral on campus as anonymous avengers, and have officially been dubbed #SweetVicious. The series ends with the pair setting up an anonymous reporting system where survivors can share details about their experiences. Just before the credits roll, we see that the forum is starting to fill up with responses — a prescient plot point that now calls to mind the #MeToo movement.
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