Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay.Photo: Will Hart/NBC
Law & Order: SVUfans might just get some long-awaited answers about Olivia Benson’s feelings for Elliot Stabler.
Executive producer Julie Martin confirmed the Dec. 8 episode will see Benson (Mariska Hargitay) confess her feelings to her friend and coworker Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish). Martin responded to a tweet begging for some information on when — if ever — fans can expect Benson’s secret love for Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to move forward.
“I don’t ask a lot but can you at least tell us ifLiv will mention to SOMEONE. She’s in love with Stabler? Maybe Rollins before she leaves?"@courtneyalysonX wrote on Twitter.
Martin responded, “Shewill talk to Rollinsabout her feelings for Stabler in Episode 9, Dec 8th.”
Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler, Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson.Virginia Sherwood/NBC
The episode, titled “A Trauma in a Pear Tree” according to Martin’s tweet, will also be Giddish’s last. Ateaser for her final episodeshowed Rollins walking down the aisle in a surprise wedding — where she’ll seemingly marry Assistant District Attorney Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino).
Of course, Benson is present at the wedding and gives Rollins a giant hug once she’s at the end of the courthouse aisle. It turns out, there will be one more close moment between the women — though what Benson has to say about her feelings for Stabler has yet to be discovered.
For years, fans have craved a romantic connection between Benson and Stabler. Since season 1, viewers have seen the partners' bond grow — both in and out of conflict — and Stabler may have confessed his love for Benson during a rather inopportune moment back in 2021.
During an episode ofLaw & Order: Organized Crime, Stabler used the words “I love you” in a room with Benson during a PTSD intervention — though his five children were also in the room. The scene waspurposely left open to interpretation, and it’s unclear if Stabler meant he harbored romantic love for Benson.
“That’s what I loved about the moment. It’s an interpretative moment. It was specifically written that way for a question like that,” Meloni told E! News after the episode aired.
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