A 13-year-old girl raped by her stepfather and who has no support is not in a good place to have a baby and Olivia should not be lying about how great it'll be when she's an adult with the means to take care of Noah. He then rapes a teenage girl, kidnaps her younger sister, and threatens to kill her unless Benson tells the truth about her testimony. A place to discuss one of the greatest TV Dramas, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. A place to discuss one of the greatest TV Dramas, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. This was exemplified when she interrogated a man until he confessed to a crime which he was later found to be innocent of and sending him to prison for life, which could have been avoided if she was thinking clearly enough to check on the evidence. She tries to force her opinions on the victims and witnesses. But no worries: The action-packed episode has a surprisingly lovely ending with Benson officially adopting her son, Noah. 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. Despite pushback from the network and some viewers believing that the episode goes too far, the team behind it knew they had done their research and found a story they wanted to tell without holding back(via Jezebel). Though Churlish (Jasmine Batchelor) goes with him, Velasco . In season 15, Benson stays with Cassidy as she recovers from her imprisonment by a serial rapist. She investigates sexual offenses such as rape and child sexual abuse. He then holds her hostage for four days, burning her with cigarettes and wire hangers. From 1992 to May 1998, she was partnered with older officer Patrick Griffin (Anthony Edwards), who in 1992 testified on her behalf when she was accused of taking money and drugs during her first bust. [68] When the thirteenth season was about to air, initial reports indicated that Hargitay would appear in only the first 13 episodes. Despite Benson clearly despising Tucker in the first fifteen seasons, her attitude and demeanor towards him changed dramatically in the sixteenth season before they officially started dating in the seventeenth season, despite several of her fellow detectives disapproving, particularly Rollins. 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. But it does show how far she is willing to go to help her victims. Though Hargitay, who is best known for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on NBC's . Even a lawyer is involved as well named Ted Bolger. Even though their relationship does not work out, however, Benson is still saddened when Tucker commits suicide after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. You and this job are about the only things Ive got anymore. Benson wears blue baggy pants, a tank top, multiple necklaces with color in her hair. "Omg that look is so bad it's good . It's a life of mostly muted hues for a detective handling . With Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer. I want to be strong like Olivia. Williams encourages people to commit heinous acts by questioning their responses to authority. Article continues below advertisement Source: NBC Lewis is found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting a police officer, but the jury voices doubts about Benson's story and acquits him of attempted rape. In an interview with Jezebel reflecting on the most controversial episodes of "SVU," writer Mark Goffman explained that "Undercover" was a challenge to create. 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. She claims to be on the victims side but she's not, she's a despicable person. It is suggested throughout season 17 that Benson is in a relationship with Capt. Nick Amaro. Stay tuned for future episodes of "Law & Order: SVU" to see how Benson copes with the pressures of her intense job. As a result, Benson breaks up with Tucker at the end of the episode "Chasing Theo". [48] When Murphy returns to undercover work, he appoints her acting commander. What It Could Mean For The Organized Crime Crossover. (SVU: "Payback") Serena was worried about Benson working in the Special Victims Unit. Fans of the former Chief should stay . As TV's longest-running detective, Benson has been through it. [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. Just as he is about to rape her, she breaks free, handcuffs him, and holds him at gunpoint. [28] In the Season 22 episode "Return of the Prodigal Son", Benson and Stabler see each other again for the first time in 10 years when Stabler's wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) is severely injured in a car bombing apparently meant for Stabler. 40 Of Olivia Benson's Most Intense Episodes Of 'Law & Order: SVU' That Make Her A Hero Ranking the best 40 Olivia Benson episodes of "Law & Order: SVU" Javi Yanes Aug 29, 2020 NBC In her long 21 year history on Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay has delivered countless gut-wrenching performances. Upon waking up in hospital, she appeared to have a headache but there were no serious concerns or any harm done towards her and was quickly able to return to work once she had been dismissed from hospital. As a police squad closes in, Lewis taunts her one last time before committing suicide right in front of her. The appointment is for a trial period of one year, with the option to apply for legal adoption at the end of that period. While Benson narrowly escapes her restraints and apprehends Lewis,. When Lowe is accused of taking advantage of several young women, Benson gradually comes to believe that despite its consensual nature, their relationship was actually sexual abuse, due to the power differential and age difference. Adam Beach (Detective Chester . [78] UGO Networks placed "the hard-charging detective" among the "fifty greatest fictional detectives of all time". Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Kelli Giddish is set to return to both SVU and OC as Amanda Rollins . (SVU: "Prodigy"), Benson found out about the man who raped her mother and others. Benson has a half-brother named Simon Marsden. 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. The detectives learn that underage kids are being offered money and drugs and sexually exploited. She has had several past romantic relationships, with all of them ending, mostly due to work conflicts. It comes out only because Internal Affairs is investigating Benson and Stabler in a case in which the department accidentally outed a professional football player. [8], Hargitay has stated that her favorite SVU scene occurs in the season 7 episode "Fault", when Benson is faced with the possibility of losing Stabler: "Lou Diamond Phillips [a murderous kidnapper] has a gun to Elliot's head. 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. She is promoted to Detective 2nd Grade in 2001, and Detective 1st Grade in 2011. Tito is then shot while filming their conversation, and Lance Kanick then appears on the screen as the murderer. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Here's why some people think a Benson scene from the episode "Undercover" went too far. [47] Benson remains in command until Lieutenant Declan Murphy (Donal Logue) takes over the squad; he makes her his second-in-command. Olivia Benson is one dedicated person. Stabler loses Jill, and their cover is blown. Also she believes she has a very high moral compass therefore anyone who doesn't agree with her point is wrong. At the end of the episode, after Rosten is imprisoned, Benson apologizes to Pruitt, admitting that she was a victim of sexual assault. Benson's mother, Serena, was an alcoholic who emotionally and physically abused Benson. Later that season, in the episode "Undercover Blue", it is revealed that Cassidy and Benson had been seeing each other for quite some time. Simon is reluctant, but Benson tells him that the deal is better than his daughter visiting him in jail. 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. This 2003 look is peak Olivia Benson. "[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). A rape victim does not want to press charges or have a medical exam. Her former partner Elliot Stabler was often more skeptical of victims' accounts, which often brought the two partners into conflict. Cragen gets five days taken off his vacation for punishment for the way the case was handled. 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. [11] A woman later reports to Benson that Lowe, who is in a 12-step program for his alcoholism, tried to make amends to her for drunkenly raping her six months earlier. Before taking over SVU, Benson worked as an SVU detective and was partnered with Elliot Stabler for over twelve years. Their relationship hits a rough patch in the episode when Cassidy is accused of rape, which results in their relationship becoming public. Having overcome a history of abuse and addiction within her family, Detective Lindsay is a compassionate and sensitive character with a knack for connecting with victims and earning their trust. After arguing with ADA Sonya Paxton about alcoholism and seeing her drunk in court, she was moved to leave flowers at her mother's grave. Olivia never visited her mother's grave, until a case left her shook (SVU: "Hammered"). Once the case concluded and the criminal who had put a hit on her and Noah was arrested and imprisoned along with the gang members who assaulted her, Stabler drove her home and attempted to kiss her. By the end of the episode, she breaks up with Moss. (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. Ellis makes a deal to have Simon serve a 60-day sentence, knocking his charge down from kidnapping to a misdemeanor, custodial interference. I just wanna know does any one else see what l see? She hesitantly agrees to meet with him, but when he doesn't show up, she leaves him a voicemail cutting him out of her life for good. ", "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. Benson is an Aquarius due her birthday being February 7th. 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. 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). She subsequently breaks up the fight by holding her weapon to the back of Pruitt's head. On the "Law & Order: SVU" subreddit, a fan writing under the handleu/Brizbizz22 listed out the reasons they think Benson will soon reach a breaking point: "Kat and Garland leaving the squad and [Benson] becoming short staffed; Her conflict with chief McGrath; All the L's they've taken on cases so far when it comes to the victims; Everything between her and Elliot. But it can also be argued that the show might have grown stale if Olivia Benson never moved up. Catch up nowonPeacockandNBC. Paternity is packed with action, both emotionally and physically, for all the SVU characters. She vehemently denies it and lies under oath that he had broken free of his restraints and lunged at her. Benson's long-time partner and best friend leaves without notice; she receives the surprising news at work. In a later episode, "Intoxicated", Benson mentions being engaged briefly when she was 16 to one of her mother's students; when her mother found out, she broke a bottle of vodka and went after her with it. She didnt believe a rape victim because she was drunk. I'm negotiating [with him to drop the gun]. While initially thinking of it, Benson changed her mind about retirement, stating she still had so much work to do, resulting in her and Tucker breaking up due to their differences in near future life aspirations. Upon the conclusion of their joint operation, the two share drinks before Benson returns to New York. In the season 5 episode "Lowdown", it is revealed Benson had a relationship with a murder victim who turned out to be gay and HIV positive. [13] While there, she held a membership in a sorority. Olivia was born in 1968 as the product of the rape of Serena Benson in the spring of 1967 by a food salesman named Joseph Hollister, who later committed suicide. In season 10, Benson is seen struggling with now being a victim of sexual assault herself. Most of Season 15 follows Lewis' trial until he escapes from prison and kidnaps a 12-year-old. 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. I think that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is four years because of the difficulty and stress involved. An underage girl named Jill Foster (Kelly Karbacz) ran away from home, and she happens to be the daughter of Sergeant Frank Foster (Dan Ziskie) from the Brooklyn Narcotics division who Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) knows very well. She claims to be on the victims side but she's not, she's a despicable person. 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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.). Even worse: Multiple people die in the fallout, and Benson's partner is injured, forcing him to leave the SVU. Sara confesses to murdering Burlock, and is then murdered herself by Calvin's father. She is rescued by her fellow detectives moments later, and Cragen puts her on mandatory leave so she can recover. Other fans seemed to agree with the OP's thesis. Murphy then makes Benson his second-in-command up until his transfer to an undercover assignment. When he taunts her, she loses control and beats him within an inch of his life with an iron rod. The midseason finale saw Olivia Benson's ( Mariska Hargitay) son Noah ( Ryan Buggle) disappear from a store on his biological grandma Sheila's ( Brooke Shields) watch. 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. Omg that look is so bad its good, another fan added. In season 1, Benson has a drunken one-night stand with one of her SVU colleagues, Detective Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters). I dont want to wreck that. It's a dramatic and perfectly-acted episode, with Hargitay's performance at the forefront. All the codes are in there."[32]. Redditoru/malifact responded to the original post by writing, "I wouldn't be surprised. Benson's life has been a hard one. The victim has only 15 hours of air from an oxygen tank, and the clock isticking. With more than 30 years in Hollywood, Mariska Hargitay's plastic surgery opinions have changed over time. In an episode from season 2, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) went undercover at a rave, which fans recently talked about on Reddit. Both Calvin and Benson are devastated by the separation. In an episode from season 2, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) went undercover at a rave, which fans recently talked about on Reddit. [8], Baer agrees that a romantic relationship between the two is unlikely, though commented: "You never can say never". She also has sparkly makeup on her face. During a heated exchange with Amaro, he pointedly asks her whether she can ever forgive Lewis; she does not answer, and he apologizes. Over the last two decades, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" has tackled various taboo subjects. 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). In the season 11 episode "Perverted," Benson becomes the prime suspect in the sexual mutilation and murder of a biker gang member. 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. She tries to force her opinions on the victims and witnesses. 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. In "Post-Mortem Blues", she is brought before a grand jury to explain her admission and Lewis' death. [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]. [37][38], In the season 9 episode "Undercover", Benson poses as an inmate in a women's prison to investigate an alleged rape by a corrections officer. Cragen asks Benson to take the Sergeant's exam following the retirement of Sgt. Benson holds a press conference and admits that she lied on the witness stand. Stabler goes on a trip, leaving his pregnant wife, Kathy, with Benson. The cops track down every lead, and Tito helps them along the way. Benson frequently mentions Stabler in both a professional and personal context; she tells the squad's newer detectives what Stabler would do in a given situation, and says more than once that she is "getting over someone". At the end of "Intent", Benson gets a call from Porter telling her that Noah has been kidnapped in the mall. Cookies help us deliver our Services. He also told the outlet that he still has nightmares about Hargitay's performance in that scene, calling it "so haunting and intense.". 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. Hargitay remains the only original cast member still present on the series. The duo, who Wolf believed had the perfect chemistry from the first time he saw them together, were his first choice. Also, in season 6's "Rage", she shoots and wounds serial killer Gordon Rickett (Matthew Modine) to prevent Stabler from killing him in cold blood. (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 Benson has only been portrayed in relationships with men, she has, according to lesbian entertainment website AfterEllen.com, "attracted a large lesbian following". She is rescued by SVU colleague Fin Tutuola (Ice-T), who gets there just in time to stop Harris from raping her. 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. I think Olivia couldn't have asked for a better companion to take her through a new stage in her life and career." One fan loves how out of place Benson looked. He again rejects Benson's attempt to help him, but first blurts out that he loves her in front of his children.[30][31]. When Kathy dies of her injuries, however, Benson puts her resentment aside to help her grieving friend get justice for his late wife. The appointment is for a trial period of one year, with the option to apply for legal adoption at the end of that period; Although the year is rocky due to Noah's health issues and the demands of her job, Benson formally adopts Noah a year later at the end of Season 16. She lies to a father that she can force his daughter to do a rape kit. As other "Law & Order: SVU" fans have noted, Benson has shown signs of breaking down previously. She was able to return to outside work a few weeks later. With his hostage watching, Lewis at first attempts to rape Benson, but changes his mind when she refuses to show him fear; instead, he forces her to play Russian roulette with him. 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. some of the most memorable moments of the show, Benson's long history on "Law & Order: SVU,". She was born on February 7, 1968, which would make her 55 as of 2023. Later, as he is being interrogated, Rosten tells Tutuola that, "That broad [Benson] has PTSD, I would know that glassy-eyed look anywhere." Like, read the room, dude! [5] Wolf conceived Benson as a detective in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. feeling. [9] Her mother's rapist, Joseph Hollister, later committed suicide. Although Benson is typically the one solving cases and consoling victims, she's found herself in danger several times over the show's run. The episode closes with Benson weeping on the courthouse stairs and, four months later, Lewis being wheeled away on a stretcher. 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. This left her with a huge black eye. In 2021, she got into a car accident and was injured, with her leg broken. Simon was born and raised in New Jersey, to Joseph Hollister and Sharon Marsden. The two women get into a life-threatening car crash, which causes Kathy to go into labor prematurely. In the season 14 premiere, Benson shares a kiss with Cassidy after she tells him she is not the same person from 13 years before, when they had a brief sexual relationship. Every time I see "Blinded" (9.07), I get angry. The charges against Cassidy are later dropped when the SVU detectives discover that he was being set up. Benson's ability to sympathize with victims is a tremendous asset, but there are times when it comes back to haunt her. She is promoted to Captain in the 21st season. Now I'm an Emmy winner. 28 Apr 2023 01:56:54 Love the series but I can't stand Olivia Benson. When the series began, Benson held the rank of detective. Hargitay has characterized Benson and Stabler's relationship as "very complicated". The episode closes with Benson weeping on the courthouse stairs and, four months later, Lewis being wheeled away on a stretcher. For the female lead Benson Samantha Mathis, Reiko Aylesworth, and Hargitay were being considered. After nearly raping Benson, Lewis suddenly changes pace to a game of Russian Roulette, encouraging a handcuffed Benson to play along. 4. In "Beast's Obsession", Lewis uses the distraction caused by his (self-induced) cardiac incident to escape from prison. The journalist helping them is soon found murdererd, but evidence was found on Tito of him speaking to Jill, who says pictures were taken of her that night, and she was given drugs in exchange. Cookie Notice Lewis contacts Benson, who then sneaks away to help the frightened child. Tucker is eventually cleared, and he continues his relationship with Benson. Benson walks off by herself looking for Jill. Benson is extremely empathetic and often comforts rape or abuse victims. Alongside that, she can read the Miranda Rights in two different languages. (SVU: "Child's Welfare") In 2019, Olivia bumps into Simon after a few years and wanted him to have lunch with her and Noah but died of an overdose. At the end of the season 14 finale "Her Negotiation", Benson is kidnapped by serial rapist/murderer William Lewis. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN's National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). [64], During the last months of her pregnancy in 2006, Hargitay took maternity leave from SVU, and was temporarily replaced by Connie Nielsen. [21] In season 13, she is seen with Calvin and his grandparents during or right before Halloween.[22]. (SVU: "Intersection"), When Velasco came in for work and asked Benson what case they were investigating, Benson coldly replied they were investigating him, giving him a dirty look before walking away from him, who looked stunned. She battles evil, avenges her mother, faces her demons but refuses to date them. During the trial of a serial rapist and murderer, the culprit grabs an officer's gun, takes her hostage, and attempts to escape the deliberation. 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. [69] However, two months later it was officially reported that both their contracts had been renewed for two more years. 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. Here's just a few of things she's done. She is rescued by her fellow detectives moments later, and Cragen puts her on mandatory leave so she can recover. "[Showrunner Neal Baer] and I debated for a while over whether we were going to have to [include] the attempted rape," he said. Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. (SVU: "Abuse") Benson said she was in love with an older man and that she "couldn't have loved him more." [41], Benson joined the NYPD in 1992, and was trained by Sergeant Karen Smythe (Khandi Alexander) at the 55th Precinct in the Bronx. When Lewis does not release the girl, Benson tracks him down and surrenders to him. The following are the medals and service awards worn by then-Sergeant Benson, as seen in "Betrayal's Climax" and "Beast's Obsession". Fans Debate 'Law & Order: SVU' Promotion.
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