There is a reason for this law and order The franchise is keeping Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) apart for now. The chemistry between the two was exceptional as they worked together for the first 12 seasons law and order: SVUbut Stabler was married with five children, so it was unlikely that anything would ever happen. However, Law & Order: SVUThe timeline of Benson and Stabler’s relationship suggests that the two had deeper feelings for each other than they wanted to admit.

Stabler returned in 2021 and his wife was murdered almost immediately. While Law & Order: Organized CrimeThe first season focused on Stabler’s search for justice after the death of Kathy (Isabel Gillies). Her murder also paved the way for Benson and Stabler to eventually get together. Although it seemed so at first, Law & Order: SVU made the mistake of ignoring Benson and Stabler’s relationship in recent seasons and leaving their potential relationship in limbo.

Meloni’s return to Law & Order revived Stabler and Benson’s romantic hopes

After a ten-year absence, there was finally hope for the couple

Stabler’s exit from Law & Order: SVU was one of the most disappointing in the franchise. His final episode is one of Law & Order: SVUis one of the saddest episodes in which he is forced to fatally shoot a young girl who steals a gun and opens fire in the police room because she is angry that her mother is not getting justice after being raped. It is therefore understandable that Stabler decided to leave the unit afterwards. However, He left without saying goodbye to Benson, ending any hope of a romance between the two.

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When Stabler returned ten years later, viewers rejoiced at the possibility that he and Benson could get together, especially after Kathy’s death removed the biggest obstacle in their path. The early seasons of Law & Order: Organized Crime dropped hints that the two were destined to become a couple, including Richard Wheatley using Stabler’s secret feelings against him and Stabler blurting out that he loved Benson during an attempted intervention. Unfortunately, these moments led to nothing, and There has been no progress in this regard in recent years.

Law & Order can’t advance Benson and Stabler’s relationship because they appear on different shows

It would be logistically difficult since the two rarely appear in the same episode

Since Stabler mainly appears in Law & Order: Organized Crime, while Benson stars Law & Order: SVUIt would be difficult for their relationship to move beyond the thinking phase since the two don’t often have scenes together. The two shows made it work Law & Order: Organized CrimeIn the early seasons we can get them to talk to each other or see each other occasionally. Meanwhile, in other episodes, Benson would talk to Rollins about Stabler, or Bell would ask Stabler about his and Benson’s relationship status.

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This technique works better when Benson and Stabler deny their feelings for each other. Once they are together, it becomes boring for other characters to talk about their relationship instead of portraying it on screen. Law & Order: SVU currently has a similar dilemma with Rollins and Carisi. Rollins appears sporadically while Carisi is part of Benson’s group Law & Order: SVU Team of the 26th season. Rollins’ disappearance is explained by the fact that she was on a mission. Although this works to some extent, it would feel redundant if Benson and Stabler were written that way too.

How can the Law & Order franchise bring Benson & Stabler together?

There are several options, but it would be difficult

Law & Order: SVU And Law & Order: Organized Crime have completely ignored the relationship between Benson and Stabler, with Benson lending Eileen Flynn the compass necklace Stabler gave her, and the two barely speaking to each other. Law & Order: SVU Season 25 also lacked any obvious crossover appearances, which seemed to be the case The franchise is determined to pretend Stabler doesn’t exist Law & Order: Organized Crime is in limbo. Supposedly Benson will move on to Stabler’s series once it finally premieres on Peacock, but without a solid release date, that means little.

It wouldn’t work for Benson and Stabler to develop a romantic relationship if that wasn’t the case law and order The franchise is willing to invest in frequent crossover appearances so that the characters can consistently build their relationship over time. It wouldn’t be good for Stabler to go back there either Law & Order: SVU, considering Benson is now the head of the unit. So the best thing the series can do right now is wait until Law & Order: SVU eventually ends, allowing Benson and Stabler to get together romantically during the series finale.

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“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (SVU) is a procedural crime drama series created by Dick Wolf that focuses on cases involving sex crimes handled in the 16th Precinct of a fictional New York Police Department. The series follows a rotating group of investigators as they tackle some of the most heinous crimes while trying to help the victims – and themselves – adjust to the new normal as the darkness in the world becomes apparent with each new case becomes.

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Law and Order: Organized Crime is a spin-off of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and the seventh series in the Law and Order series. Law and Order: Organized Crime premiered in 2021 on NBC. It stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler, an experienced detective in the Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. After his wife’s murder, he returns to the NYPD and joins the Organized Crime Task Force to find her killers. The task force is led by Sergeant Ayanna Bell, played by Danielle Moné Truitt.

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April 1, 2021

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Christopher Meloni

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4

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Dick Wolf

Directors

Warren Leight

Showrunner

Bryan Goluboff

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