While Benson tries to keep her work and personal life separate, several cases have made her upset to the point where she has been unable to sleep or focus on enjoying her life out of work. Stay tuned for future episodes of "Law & Order: SVU" to see how Benson copes with the pressures of her intense job. 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. She's been working in an intensely high pressure job for over 20 years now. The detectives find Jill, but she is already dead from an overdose. So this was where we really got that to pay off. "[8] Of their partnership, Baer assessed that: "They both represent the feelings that we feel simultaneously when we hear about these cases. Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. 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. Simon Marsden | Law and Order | Fandom [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. "[26] In an episode in which Stabler goes undercover to catch an animal-smuggling ring, Benson shows up at his house and tries to talk him out of it; when they are interrupted by Stabler's targets, she undresses and pretends to be a prostitute. It was a painful, high-stakes scene. In subsequent seasons, Lewis' name becomes a kind of code for an intensely dangerous situation, and Benson admits that her trauma and ordeal with him will always be a part of her. Benson has turned into a social justice warrior and a social worker, not a competent member of law enforcement. This makes her late for a case, which is frowned upon in the NYPD. Simon was born and raised in New Jersey, to Joseph Hollister and Sharon Marsden. This just seems like the beginning, I feel like it's only going to get worse from here. A man named Tito (Sean Nelson), a journalist, filmed her speaking to him. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. [29], Upon renewing her relationship with Stabler, Benson recognizes that he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from the bombing and Kathy's death. Benson's ability to sympathize with victims is a tremendous asset, but there are times when it comes back to haunt her. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN's National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). In "Post-Mortem Blues", she is brought before a grand jury to explain her admission and Lewis' death. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive show news, updates, and more! Hargitay has deemed the storyline which saw Benson find her paternal family "probably the biggest thing that's ever happened to Olivia". He then beats and tortures her, burning her with cigarettes and wire hangers, and holds her hostage for four days. I dont want to wreck that. It's a dramatic and perfectly-acted episode, with Hargitay's performance at the forefront. The late comedian takes a horrific turn as an audio engineer with a passion for opposing authority figures, leading Benson and Stabler on a wild game of cat-and-mouse. 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. and one episode of Chicago Fire. (SVU: "Payback") Serena was worried about Benson working in the Special Victims Unit. Benson's promotion is one of the more happily intense SVU episodes. 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 . In the season 11 episode "Perverted," Benson becomes the prime suspect in the sexual mutilation and murder of a biker gang member. When the police came to the house after I was raped, The Wife asked when a female detective would be coming. I think Olivia couldn't have asked for a better companion to take her through a new stage in her life and career." [14] In addition to English, Benson speaks some Italian,[15] Russian, some Spanish and French, and is able to recite the Miranda warnings in at least two other languages. When Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) said his final farewell on "Law & Order: SVU" last week, Benson was promoted to sergeant and is now the acting commanding officer until a new captain arrives. One of the most controversial episodes of "SVU" came in Season 9, with Benson and Detective Fin Tutuola (Ice-T) going undercover at a women's prison to investigate rape allegations against a male corrections officer. In "911," the episode that earned Hargitay an Emmy, Benson is forced to stay on the phone after a kidnapped child calls 9-1-1. [5] Wolf conceived Benson as a detective in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. Benson holds a press conference and admits that she lied on the witness stand. Murphy then makes Benson his second-in-command up until his transfer to an undercover assignment. Benson fought back, kicked her mother twice, hard, and ran out of the house. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Now I'm an Emmy winner. Cookie Notice Nick then proves himself to be an even bigger jerk when he sneakily looks through Olivia's confidential notes about an active case and then reports those details . Love the series but I can't stand Olivia Benson. 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]. Why Law & Order: SVU Season 23 Has Fans Seriously Worried About Olivia Benson. She has arrested three of Noah's biological relatives (his parents. After nearly raping Benson, Lewis suddenly changes pace to a game of Russian Roulette, encouraging a handcuffed Benson to play along. Cragen gets five days taken off his vacation for punishment for the way the case was handled. Even worse? Inside Their Iconic Law & Order: SVU Relationship Jessica Sager Apr 2, 2021 Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni were the ultimate partners in. Olivia never visited her mother's grave, until a case left her shook (SVU: "Hammered"). (SVU: "Murdered at a Bad Address", "Trick-Rolled At The Moulin'"), In 2010, Olivia was appointed to be the legal guardian of Gladys Dalton's cocaine afflicted premature daughter who passed away after Benson gave the doctors permission to perform surgery to try and save her life. Lewis makes her watch while he rapes and tortures the mother of his attorney and kills a police officer who attempted to pull him over. While Benson narrowly escapes her restraints and apprehends Lewis, this episode contains the first SVU moment where audiences believe Benson might snap and kill the bad guy. As a police squad closes in, Lewis taunts her one last time before committing suicide right in front of her. Article continues below advertisement Source: NBC Olivia Benson is the boss. For more than 17 years, Mariska Hargitay has played the most badass detective in recent memory on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime are on the verge of what could be the biggest multi-part event in the L&O universe since the three-parter that opened the 2022-2023 TV season (which Hugh Dancy addressed as a possible answer to a question about next fall). Benson wears blue baggy pants, a tank top, multiple necklaces with color in her hair. In "Psycho/Therapist", a visibly injured and still-recovering Lewis fires his new attorney and chooses to represent himself. In "Chicago Crossover" and "They'll Have to Go Through Me", Benson strikes up a friendship with Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) of the Chicago Police Department, despite their differing methodologies when it comes to solving crime. Vivian revokes Benson's guardianship, and sends Calvin to live with his grandparents in Vermont. But no task is too much for Benson to handle: She takes matters into her own hands (literally) by delivering the baby. She is rescued by SVU colleague Fin Tutuola (Ice-T), who gets there just in time to stop Harris from raping her. 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. [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. [69] However, two months later it was officially reported that both their contracts had been renewed for two more years. Every time I see "Blinded" (9.07), I get angry. (SVU: "Smut"). The investigation is dropped in "Mood". To date, Benson further appears recurringly as a special guest in eleven episodes of the spin-off Law & Order: Organized Crime: NYPD Meritorious Police Duty, w/numeral "2", "Law and Order SVU season 22 release date, plot, cast and everything you need to know", "Cops, Lawyers Ready to Roll Into Fall Season", "Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay speaks! But in real life, outside of the NYPD's SVU squad, actor Peter Gallagher, who plays Chief Dodds, is leaving the show because he recently "got a pilot that went to series," according to showrunner Warren Leight. The duo, who Wolf believed had the perfect chemistry from the first time he saw them together, were his first choice. Another time in 2010, she unintentionally inhaled steam coming from a boiling pot of poisonous mushrooms. In the episode "Hunting Ground", she decides to take it slow with Haden, claiming she needs time to see if their relationship will last. She has had several past romantic relationships, with all of them ending, mostly due to work conflicts. Before adopting Noah, Benson wished for a child but due to her career which gave her lack of time for relationships, she was unable to ever conceive a child. Benson helps Lowe accept responsibility for what he did, and he pleads guilty to sexual misconduct to spare his victim the trauma of a trial. Another Redditor agreed, writing, "I simultaneously didn't want to see it but couldn't turn away. Both Calvin and Benson are devastated by the separation. 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. Benson is completely accepting, and tells Noah she is proud of him for standing up for himself and his friend.[25]. "When I decided to write the scene of the attempted rape, we just said, 'Well, you know we're going to have to go as close as possible.'" The midseason premiere . The charges against Cassidy are later dropped when the SVU detectives discover that he was being set up. There were plans for Benson to leave the series halfway during, Season 2: "They'll Have to Go Through Me" "The Number of Rats", Season 3: "The Song of Gregory Williams Yates". Law & Order: SVU Season 24 premieres Thursday, September 22 at 9/8c on NBC. Most of the time, Benson is running through the streets of NYC to track down the bad guys. "[75], A poll on the Hallmark Channel voted her second-greatest detective in the Law & Order franchise, only being beaten by Law & Order: Criminal Intent's Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio). Over the last two decades, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" has tackled various taboo subjects. [19], In season 12, Benson is named the legal guardian of a young boy named Calvin Arliss (Charlie Tahan). captain olivia benson is trying so hard not to end up with a detective olivia benson (or elliot stabler) on her squad I think it's telling that her squad presently has *no* partners. Olivia did all she could to get Casey fired. Regardless of their disapproval, they still supported Benson with her relationship with Tucker. Benson is a fan-favorite character and was described by the show's technical advisor, producer, and writer Amanda Green as "the wish fulfillment of every victim, someone who believes you, who you can trust, who has empathy and a heart the size of Chicago" (via Jezebel). All police. Simon is reluctant, but Benson tells him that the deal is better than his daughter visiting him in jail. The detectives go undercover, including Benson, Detective Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd), Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), Detective Odafin Fin Tutuola (Ice-T), and Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer) at the rave where Jill is expected to be where drugs are being passed around. When the series began, Benson held the rank of detective. 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. At the conclusion of the season 15 finale, Benson becomes the court-appointed custodial guardian of Noah Porter, an orphaned baby. At the end of the season 19 premiere "Gone Fishin'", Benson learns that she is being investigated by the DA's office on suspicions of abusing Noah. [65][66], In May 2009, after the show's tenth season, Hargitay and Meloni's contracts expired when they were reportedly making $375,000[67]$385,000 per episode. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler Reunited! She lies to a father that she can force his daughter to do a rape kit. For more information, please see our With the death of Simon, her only known living biological relative is her niece Olivia Marsden. (SVU: "Surrender Benson"). It is suggested throughout season 17 that Benson is in a relationship with Capt. Olivia Benson's 10 Most Intense Law & Order: SVU Episodes - NBC In an interview with Jezebel reflecting on the most controversial episodes of "SVU," writer Mark Goffman explained that "Undercover" was a challenge to create. Olivia Benson NBC Munch may be the quintessential "SVU" detective, but Olivia Benson is its heart and soul. She was able to return to outside work a few weeks later. I think Olivia Benson has a lot of good moments that make her a role model for other women. Benson told Tutuola to tell Churlish to see her about a job, eventually hiring Churlish to take the position previously held by Rollins. One fan loves how out of place Benson looked. Benson is forced to kill a suspect on four separate occasions during her tenure on the show: in season 1's "Disrobed", she shoots and kills domestic abuser Roger Silver (Jack Gwaltney) in self-defense during a hostage situation; in season 3's "Wrath", serial killer Eric Plummer (Justin Kirk) commits suicide by cop by attacking a woman and forcing Benson to shoot him; in season 18's "Next Chapter", she shoots and kills rapist (and retired corrections officer) Tom Cole (Chris Bauer) during a hostage situation when Cole attacks her SVU colleague Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino); and in season 23's "Silent Night, Hateful Night", she shoots and kills white supremacist Robert Paul Byers (Michael Laurence) to stop him from detonating a bomb in Washington Square Park. This left her with a huge black eye. Hargitay's Olivia Benson has been the reigning queen of TV strength and power for more than 17 years. She claims to be on the victims side but she's not, she's a despicable person. NBC Insider is your all-access pass to some of your favorite NBC shows. In an episode from season 2, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) went undercover at a rave, which fans recently talked about on Reddit. The Good News Is Olivia Is Now Captain; the Bad News Is Dodds Is Catch up nowonPeacockandNBC. Other fans seemed to agree with the OP's thesis. [1], In the Season 21 episode "Murdered at a Bad Address", Simon reaches out to Benson for the first time in years as his only remaining family, Tracy having left him and taken their children. During the season 15 premiere "Surrender Benson", Lewis makes her watch while he rapes and tortures the mother of his own attorney and kills a police officer who attempted to pull him over. 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." As a sergeant, her badge number was #01139. She is attending group therapy, something she has not shared with anyone but Tutuola. The appointment is for a trial period of one year, with the option to apply for legal adoption at the end of that period. Well, I know what Im watching today! another fan weighed in. [12], Benson is a graduate of Siena College. "[40], The San Francisco Chronicle's John Carman called Hargitay "the show's weakest performer" when the series originally premiered in 1999. She was best when paired with a strong male partner. Serena died sustained during a fall down the subway stairs across from a bar in 2000, (SVU: "Taken"), Benson said her mother was a drunk. The Benson Moment On Law & Order: SVU That Went Too Far. She begins seeing a therapist, Dr. Peter Lindstrom (Bill Irwin), to cope with the trauma. At the end of the season 14 finale "Her Negotiation", Benson is kidnapped by serial rapist/murderer William Lewis (Pablo Schreiber). However, his name was cleared after it is revealed that he was framed by Captain Julia Millfield (Kim Delaney), who believed (incorrectly) that he sexually assaulted her sister when they were in high school. It's a life of mostly muted hues for a detective handling . "Omg that look is so bad it's good . She didn't find out about her brother until she illegally ran her DNA through a kinship analysis in 2007 (SVU: "Haystack"). After 20 seasons and over 400 episodes, SVU fans everywhere cheered when Benson was finally announced as Captain of the SVU. At one point in his life, Simon was nearly killed when his father lost . They toyed with going down this road with Olivia before in an earlier season when it was implied she was developing a drinking problem. (. Benson is fluent in several languages, such as Italian, Spanish, Russian, and French. Tucker is eventually cleared, and he continues his relationship with Benson. Simon Marsden (born Simon Hollister) was the son of Joseph Hollister and Sharon Marsden, the paternal younger half-brother of Olivia Benson, the father of Olivia Marsden with his ex-wife Tracy Harrison, and adoptive uncle of Noah Porter-Benson. With Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer. She often worries about how Noah will turn out due to his biological parents dodgy past as criminals but is frequently reassured that he will turn out fine due to her great parenting and having custody of Noah since he was a baby. When the victim refuses she actually sneaks into her bedroom and steals her underwear. As a lieutenant, she no longer has a badge number. Meloni and Hargitay had auditioned in the final round together and after the actors left, there was a moment of dead silence, after which Wolf blurted out, "Oh well. [8], Baer agrees that a romantic relationship between the two is unlikely, though commented: "You never can say never". Before taking over SVU, Benson worked as an SVU detective and was partnered with Elliot Stabler for over twelve years. As a result of the brutal assault towards Benson, the case was taken over by the Bronx Special Victims Unit, with Mike Duarte leading the case. Dick Wolf, along with officials from NBC and Studios USA, were at the final auditions for the two leads at Rockefeller Center. Before taking over SVU, Benson worked as an SVU detective and was partnered with Elliot Stabler for over twelve years. [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. [13] While there, she held a membership in a sorority. When he taunts her, she loses control and beats him within an inch of his life with an iron rod. Benson and Stabler work together for over 12 years, until Stabler quits SVU in 2011 after he is forced to kill a 16-year-old girl who shot up the SVU squad room. Tutuola eventually told Benson that Churlish had done an impressive job interrogating Velasco. I think that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is four years because of the difficulty and stress involved. (SVU: "Philadelphia", "Florida") Benson was a graduate of Siena College. A rape victim does not want to press charges or have a medical exam. Thoughts on Olivia Benson : r/SVU - Reddit I think it is a good thing to make teenage girls aware. [21] In season 13, she is seen with Calvin and his grandparents during or right before Halloween.[22]. He once tried to call her but got Serena instead. Here's just a few of things she's done. Stabler loses Jill, and their cover is blown. (SVU: "I'm Going To Make You a Star"). With more than 30 years in Hollywood, Mariska Hargitay's plastic surgery opinions have changed over time. And sometimes, that isn't always a good thing (I'm not recommending you do that). In season 10, Benson is seen struggling with now being a victim of sexual assault herself. According to Dodds, naming Olivia the new captain was one of the conditions to him stepping down. At the end of "Intent", Benson gets a call from Porter telling her that Noah has been kidnapped in the mall. While Benson and Stabler end the episode relatively unscathed, the kidnapper kills a child while the partners protect one another, forcing them to reevaluate their working relationship. Badass TV Female Detectives - The Odyssey Online
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