His return brought up some mixed feelings for Mariska Hargitay‘s Captain Olivia Benson, as well as a traumatic (and controversial) experience for the squad. Ever since, Benson has been appearing in both of the Law & Order series, leading some to be concerned that she’s planning to ditch SVU and head to Organized Crime alongside her old partner permanently. But do fans really need to be worried?
Is Olivia Benson leaving ‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’?
In the “Return of the Prodigal Son” in Season 22, fans get to see Benson reunite with Stabler. When Benson heads to a crime scene, she stumbles upon Kathy Stabler being loaded into an ambulance after a car bombing, leading Benson and Stabler to have to face each other for the first time in 10 years.
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Once Kathy wakes up, even she can’t believe that the former partners haven’t spoken since Stabler left. Afterward, the two sort of make up after a rather painful discussion.
“Are you sorry for leaving, or are you sorry for walking, for not giving me the courtesy of telling me?” Benson asks Stabler.
“Both,” he replies.
Benson tells him, “You were the most, single-most important person in my life, and you just disappeared.” Stabler’s excuse for not telling her that he was leaving and then never contacting her? “I was afraid if I heard your voice, I wouldn’t have been able to leave.”
Since that first return, Benson has been hopping between SVU and Organized Crime to assist her old partner and also to be a part of his life again.
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Now, in Season 23, it seems like Benson could be making another move. Fed up with how Chief McGrath handles sexual assault cases and victims when he says a victim is “too loose to be credible,” Benson threatens to turn in her badge. There’s a good chance Benson could live up to this threat if Chief McGrath doesn’t change his ways.
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Is Captain Olivia Benson Heading to ‘Organized Crime’ Permanently?
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