[21] In season 13, she is seen with Calvin and his grandparents during or right before Halloween.[22]. In season 18, Tucker tries to convince Benson to retire with him, though at the conclusion of the episode "Next Chapter", Benson realizes she is not ready to do so, as being a cop and a mother are parts of who she is. Later that season, in the episode "Undercover Blue", it is revealed that Cassidy and Benson had been seeing each other for quite some time. Hargitay has characterized Benson and Stabler's relationship as "very complicated". And sometimes, that isn't always a good thing (I'm not recommending you do that). Benson holds the rank and pay-grade of Captain and is the Commanding Officer of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, which operates out of the 16th Precinct. Medical Examiner Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) immediately tests Benson and the results come back negative. She was able to return to outside work a few weeks later. The last round had been narrowed down to six finalists. (SVU: "Savior"), Olivia is appointed Calvin Arliss' legal guardian too, but her legal guardian rights were then terminated by Calvin's mother through his paternal grandparents. Olivia Benson is one dedicated person. But it can also be argued that the show might have grown stale if Olivia Benson never moved up. [68] During negotiations in April for a new contract, the duo attempted to receive a percentage of the show's profits as other high-profile Law & Order actors had done in the past. Benson was violently physically assaulted on the streets one night by gang members in front of a terrified Noah, with the gang members also attempting to murder both her and Noah but failing at this. Love the series but I can't stand Olivia Benson. You and this job are about the only things Ive got anymore. Another Redditor agreed, writing, "I simultaneously didn't want to see it but couldn't turn away. We know that people are into the Alex-Olivia thing. He also told the outlet that he still has nightmares about Hargitay's performance in that scene, calling it "so haunting and intense.". In an episode from season 2, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) went undercover at a rave, which fans recently talked about on Reddit. [71], Since 2012, Hargitay earns approximately $400,000[72] to $500,000 per episode. While it's not a given that a person would have a breakdown in her shoes, it's not at all unlikely, either, and they've always just kind of glossed over the true mental health toll jobs like this take especially in the last few seasons.". A rape victim does not want to press charges or have a medical exam. (SVU: "I'm Going To Make You a Star"). [79] A 2015 poll released by Trailer Park, Inc. in conjunction with QC Strategy ranked Benson as the No. Sara confesses to murdering Burlock, and is then murdered herself by Calvin's father. Hargitay's Olivia Benson has been the reigning queen of TV strength and power for more than 17 years. Benson appears on five episodes of Law & Order, one episode of Law & Order: Trial by Jury, three episodes of Chicago P.D. Olivia Benson is one of the most iconic heroes on television, but this Law & Order: SVU moment involving the detective took things too far for some fans. [17], Benson had a younger half-brother named Simon Marsden (Michael Weston). As other "Law & Order: SVU" fans have noted, Benson has shown signs of breaking down previously. Her career is threatened until SVU's temporary commanding officer, Lt. Declan Murphy (Donal Logue), tells the grand jury that he instructed Benson to lie in her press conference, thus clearing her of Lewis' death and possible perjury charges. Take a look back at Detective Olivia Benson over the past 17 season on Law & Order: SVU. In the episode "Hunting Ground", she decides to take it slow with Haden, claiming she needs time to see if their relationship will last. Benson is always the first to throw herself in the line of fire in the name of justice. In "Undercover", she went undercover in a women's prison to find a rapist and was almost raped herself until Detective Odafin Tutuola, also undercover there as a guard in the facility, managed to save her just moments before the man (a fellow guard) could violate her. 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(SVU: "PTSD"), While speaking to a victim of a separate rape, the victim asked her if she was better having dealt with her rapist, and Benson told her that she was better, but that she wouldn't ever forget what happened. Benson has been part of the "Law & Order: SVU" team since the show first aired, so it makes sense that she'd be a fan favorite to this day. He calls Benson as a witness and accuses her of assaulting him because he rejected her sexual advances. Rave Olivia is my favorite, the post is titled. (SVU: "Blood Out"), When Muncy found a recording of Velasco confessing to murder, she showed Benson the recording, who told Muncy to take a week off as well as to not to respond to any phone calls or texts from Velasco before firmly warning her that if she told Velasco that she or Benson knew about the recording, she would be heavily demoted to a low ranking law enforcement job, which Muncy understood. While interrogating a suspect, she started saying nonsensical statements before passing out unconscious. She didn't find out about her brother until she illegally ran her DNA through a kinship analysis in 2007 (SVU: "Haystack"). After her legal guardian rights were terminated, she is shown to still have kept in contact with Calvin, since he came over to New York on Halloween to see Olivia. Redditoru/malifact responded to the original post by writing, "I wouldn't be surprised. They've been doing it for longer than that, so they feel like they're in their own world almost. [52], Benson is promoted to Captain in the episode "I'm Going to Make You a Star", the final act of Deputy Chief Dodds before his transfer to Staten Island.[53]. For me, when a television show has that kind of positive effect on young people, it is great. Olivia Margaret Benson[2] is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Mariska Hargitay. It was rumored that NBC threatened to replace Hargitay and Meloni if they persisted in their demands. I think it is a good thing to make teenage girls aware. Sergeant Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) then discovered a live streaming service for pedophiles and club that provides on-demand requests, while Lindsay discovered that her estranged half . She has had several past romantic relationships, with all of them ending, mostly due to work conflicts. Hargitay remains the only original cast member still present on the series. Every time I see "Blinded" (9.07), I get angry. Benson is an Aquarius due her birthday being February 7th. Pregnancy can and has ruined women's lives - and the infuriating part is she's seen it all firsthand. Drake sues for custody as a ploy to get out of prison, imperiling Benson's chances of adopting Noah. The detectives find Jill, but she is already dead from an overdose. Tutuola eventually told Benson that Churlish had done an impressive job interrogating Velasco. Olivia never visited her mother's grave, until a case left her shook (SVU: "Hammered"). She is promoted to Detective 2nd Grade in 2001, and Detective 1st Grade in 2011. In "Psycho/Therapist", Lewis fires his new attorney and chooses to represent himself. [48] When Murphy returns to undercover work, he appoints her acting commander. (SVU: "Surrender Benson"). While there, the corrections officer in question, Captain Lowell Harris (Johnny Messner), attacks her and attempts to force her to perform oral sex on him. Photo : NBC Season 1, Episode 1 Can you believe SVU has been on almost two decades? Love the series but I can't stand Olivia Benson. Benson is reinstated after SVU breaks up the sex trafficking ring and Tucker is cleared. Paternity is packed with action, both emotionally and physically, for all the SVU characters. When she returns to the squad room, the detective is shocked to discover Calvin waiting for her. In "Beast's Obsession", Lewis uses the distraction caused by his (self-induced) cardiac incident to escape from prison. As TV's longest-running detective, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) has been through the wringer more than a few times. Mike Dodds is made Acting Commanding Officer. The episode closes with Benson weeping on the courthouse stairs and, four months later, Lewis being wheeled away on a stretcher. For more information, please see our When Lewis does not release the girl, Benson tracks him down and surrenders to him. But no worries: The action-packed episode has a surprisingly lovely ending with Benson officially adopting her son, Noah. Vivian revokes Benson's guardianship, and sends Calvin to live with his grandparents in Vermont. After 20 seasons and over 400 episodes, SVU fans everywhere cheered when Benson was finally announced as Captain of the SVU. All police. This 2003 look is peak Olivia Benson. Cragen retired, due to hitting the mandatory age cap to do so, and groomed Mariska Hartigay's Olivia Benson to take the Sergeant's Exam and fill the role herself. [40] She feels her character is a role model for teenage girls, revealing: I get letters saying, 'I want to do the right thing like Olivia. From what I've seen it's kinda like she's a professional victim. [46] Cragen announces that Benson has been approved to remain at SVU (it was feared she would be reassigned); at the end of the episode, Cragen reveals his impending retirement from the NYPD, making Benson SVU's acting commanding officer. As a mother, Benson is caring and understanding but also strict when she needs to be. Benson told Tutuola to tell Churlish to see her about a job, eventually hiring Churlish to take the position previously held by Rollins. He tells her that his mom drove off after he dropped him at the precinct with a notarized letter naming Benson as his legal guardian. [8] Her assessment is that: Sometimes it's very much like brother and sister, and I think the reason that they're so close is that they share a passion for their jobs and for the people. At the end of the episode, after Rosten is imprisoned, Benson apologizes to Pruitt, admitting that she was a victim of sexual assault. This makes her late for a case, which is frowned upon in the NYPD. Her decision making skills as commanding officer have been suspect at best. [70] However, NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt later clarified that she would be in every episode of the season. Elliot Stabler. Throughout Benson's long history on "Law & Order: SVU," she's faced tons of obstacles, from tracking down deranged serial killers to dealing . With the death of Simon, her only known living biological relative is her niece Olivia Marsden. I think it is a good thing that we are shedding light on darkness. Simon sought her help in keeping his family intact but this failed. They break up in the episode "Downloaded Child", however, upon realizing that they want different things. (, Benson and Stabler were partners for 13 years, not 12 as commonly referred to. feeling. Kanick, who is involved in the abuse and exploitation of minors as well as giving them drugs, tells the detectives where to find Jill after Fin physically assaults him. Cragen asks Benson to take the Sergeant's exam following the retirement of Sgt. A place to discuss one of the greatest TV Dramas, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. She will do anything to help someone, even if that means putting herself in danger. According to Dodds, naming Olivia the new captain was one of the conditions to him stepping down. [78] UGO Networks placed "the hard-charging detective" among the "fifty greatest fictional detectives of all time". When she was a detective, her badge number was #4015. If watching Benson get kidnapped, escape, and then go through the grueling William Lewis trial wasn't hard enough, SVU threw fans another wrench with the episode "Beast's Obsession." After Elliot's resignation, Benson partnered primarily with Nick Amaro before she became a sergeant and took over the SVU unit from Captain Donald Cragen. In season 15, Benson stays with Cassidy as she recovers from her imprisonment by a serial rapist. As commanding officer, Benson has worked cases frequently with each of the detectives under her command: Tutuola, Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) as of 2021. [69] However, two months later it was officially reported that both their contracts had been renewed for two more years. In season 10, Benson is seen struggling with now being a victim of sexual assault herself. Although Benson is typically the one solving cases and consoling victims, she's found herself in danger several times over the show's run. She claims to be on the victims side but she's not, she's a despicable person. [10] Benson's mother, Serena (Elizabeth Ashley), an English professor, was an alcoholic who abused Olivia emotionally and physically. Soon afterward, Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) retires, and appoints Benson acting commanding officer of SVU until Lieutenant Declan Murphy (Donal Logue) comes to the squad. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. [12], Benson is a graduate of Siena College. Later, Benson helps convict Harris by questioning his earlier victim about distinguishing features on his penis, prompting the victim to recall a mole on it, which Benson later explains to medical examiner Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) that she had also seen. Adam Beach (Detective Chester . some of the most memorable moments of the show, Benson's long history on "Law & Order: SVU,". When the police came to the house after I was raped, The Wife asked when a female detective would be coming. Olivia Benson has caught and prosecuted more rapists in 25yrs than any RL detective. They nevertheless remain on good terms, especially after Benson gives him the courage to testify against Gary Dolan (William Sadler), the man who sexually abused him as a child.[36]. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Starting in 1999, Benson and Stabler were official partners at the Special Victims Unit for over 12 years, until Stabler's abrupt departure at the end of Season 12 in 2011. In the middle of season 13, Benson enters into a relationship with a new prosecutor to the District Attorney's Office, Executive ADA David Haden (Harry Connick Jr.). When he taunts her, she loses control and beats him within an inch of his life with an iron rod. There's no doubt who we should choose Hargitay and Meloni." Benson speaks some Spanish, Russian, Italian, and French. Now, on Law & Order: SVU, Captain Olivia Benson ( Mariska Hargitay) orders Velasco to bring Chilly (Joseph Castillo-Midyett) to justice. The episode is heavy, to say the least, and has rippling consequences for Benson throughout the entire series. After Velasco was cleared of all charges, Tutuola firmly told him that he didn't have to show any of his loyalty to him or Churlish but to Benson. In Season 23, the show is led by Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), a longtime detective in the SVU. He knew about his daughter and kept track of her. She is rescued by her fellow detectives moments later, and Cragen puts her on mandatory leave so she can recover. In "Scorched Earth," we see Benson crumble for a devastating reason: Stabler has left the SVU. In Season 17, she is promoted to Lieutenant and becomes the squad's official commanding officer. She was still able to work but mainly in the office. It is later revealed that Lewis survived and is in jail awaiting trial. The other detectives eventually discover that Benson has been framed by Brady Harrison (Patrick Heusinger), a rapist she sent to prison years earlier. As TV's longest-running detective, Benson has been through it. While one fan says, this is second to the episode where she and Stabler go to the swingers club.. [44] Following Stabler's resignation, she is partnered with Det. She vehemently denies it, and lies under oath that he had broken free of his restraints and lunged at her. For more than 17 years, Mariska Hargitay has played the most badass detective in recent memory on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Kelli Giddish is set to return to both SVU and OC as Amanda Rollins . In Season 7's "Fault,"SVU fans are served a double whammy when Benson is knifed by a kidnapper and her partner, Stabler (Christopher Meloni), is held at gunpoint. [9] Her mother's rapist, Joseph Hollister, later committed suicide. I think Olivia Benson has a lot of good moments that make her a role model for other women. In the episode "PTSD," while investigating the rape and murder of a female Marine, she is pushed against a wall while trying to break up a fight between suspect Master Sergeant Dominic Pruitt (Ryan Kwanten) and Lieutenant Gary Rosten (Dominic Fumusa), who is eventually revealed to be the killer. "This is a home run on so many levels," she said. While Benson narrowly escapes her restraints and apprehends Lewis,. They have a brief, quietly emotional conversation in which Benson tells him how hurt she was over the way he left SVU. 1 "favourite female television character".[80][81]. Here's why some people think a Benson scene from the episode "Undercover" went too far. He then rapes a teenage girl, kidnaps her younger sister, and threatens to kill her unless Benson tells the truth about her testimony. ", "Speaking Your Truth: Why Noah Benson's Coming Out Moment on Law & Order: SVU is so Important", "Law & Order: Organized Crime's Stabler Tells Benson He Loves Her (Yes, Really) in Emotional SVU Crossover", "With hot 'Law & Order' squad's focus on sex crime, suddenly everybody's watching the detectives", "Harry Connick Jr. It was a painful, high-stakes scene. However, Benson and Tucker broke up in 2017 after Tucker planned on retiring, which he convinced Benson to do as well. [5] Wolf conceived Benson as a detective in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. Erin's story goes to show that being sensitive and having a past doesn't mean you're not a badass and definitely doesn't mean you can't get shit done. Scan this QR code to download the app now. That's why they work so well together. When Warner asks Benson if she had been raped, she replies, "It was the closest I've ever come.". One of the worst SVU villains of all time, William Lewis, kidnaps Benson and locks her away in a remote cabin in the woods. Now in its 21st season, NBC's Law & Order: SVU has passed several significant milestones. I think that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is four years because of the difficulty and stress involved. In "Post-Mortem Blues", she is brought before a grand jury to explain her admission and Lewis' death. [68] When the thirteenth season was about to air, initial reports indicated that Hargitay would appear in only the first 13 episodes. They toyed with going down this road with Olivia before in an earlier season when it was implied she was developing a drinking problem. But no task is too much for Benson to handle: She takes matters into her own hands (literally) by delivering the baby. She has also been stalked by several of the rapists and child molesters she has investigated over the years, which complicates her role as a mother after she adopts Noah. For the female lead Benson Samantha Mathis, Reiko Aylesworth, and Hargitay were being considered. In the season 23 episode "Burning With Rage Forever", Noah comes out to Benson as bisexual after standing up to a bully who is picking on him and a non-binary classmate. When Sheila attacks her, Benson subdues her, arrests her, and takes Noah home. He calls Benson as a witness and accuses her of assaulting him because he rejected her sexual advances. Benson takes Munson's children out of the house and Dodds tried to resolve the situation, but Munson shoots Dodds while the latter is trying to take his weapon. Just as he is about to rape her, she breaks free and attacks, handcuffs him, and holds him at gunpoint. She later confided in Stabler that she had tried to adopt a child years ago but due to her career, her request to adopt was denied. Just as he is about to rape her, she breaks free, handcuffs him, and holds him at gunpoint. [8], Baer agrees that a romantic relationship between the two is unlikely, though commented: "You never can say never". There's also sexual chemistry between them, it's so loaded and layered. It is suggested throughout season 17 that Benson is in a relationship with Capt.

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