She's been working in an intensely high pressure job for over 20 years now. Benson makes the call to request a new partner, saying, We both chose each other over the job. [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. 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." [17], Benson had a younger half-brother named Simon Marsden (Michael Weston). (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. At one point, Williams convinces Stabler (and the audience) that Benson has been kidnapped and is strapped to an electric chair. In season 1, Benson has a drunken one-night stand with one of her SVU colleagues, Detective Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters). Stabler loses Jill, and their cover is blown. Benson walks off by herself looking for Jill. Since she's such an important part arguably the most important part of the show, it's also understandable that fans would be concerned about Benson's health and well-being as she faces personal and professional troubles. I think it is a good thing to make teenage girls aware. 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. 28 Apr 2023 22:20:37 Joins SVU as Love Interest for Mariska Hargitay, and Other Updates From NBC", "Emmy and Grammy Award-Winning Harry Connick Jr. to Guest-Star in NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Law & Order SVU Mariska Hargitay & Harry Connick Jr", "Madman brutalizes Olivia Benson as 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' returns", "Mariska Hargitay on the positive effect of 'Law & Order', "Maternity Leave Looms for Mariska Hargitay", "Law & Order: SVU Scoop: Hargitay Inks New Deal, Jennifer Love Hewitt May Succeed Her", "Review - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)", "America's ideal female television character is Olivia Benson", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olivia_Benson&oldid=1152009833, Patrol Officer, NYPD 55th Precinct (1992)16th Precinct (1993), Junior Detective, NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (May 1998May 18, 2011), Senior Detective, NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (September 21, 2011 January 15, 2014), Acting Commanding Officer (Sergeant), NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (January 22, 2014 April 9, 2014), SergeantSupervisor Detective Squad, NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (April 9, 2014 May 21, 2014), Acting Commanding Officer (Sergeant), NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (May 21, 2014 October 7, 2015), LieutenantCommander Detective Squad, NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (October 7, 2015 September 26, 2019), Captain, Commanding Officer, NYPD 16th Precinct (Special Victims Unit) (September 26, 2019Present), Detective, NYPD Computer Crimes Unit (May 2, 2006 May 9, 2006), Undercover operative, FBI Domestic Terrorism Unit (September 19, 2006 October 31, 2006), Special Deputy United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York (October 6, 2010), Public Relations Officer, NYPD One Police Plaza (Public Relations) (March 2, 2016 March 23, 2016), "Not Your Father's Organized Crime" (April 8, 2021), "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (April 22, 2021), "Forget It Jake; It's Chinatown" (June 3, 2021), "The Outlaw Eddie Wagner" (September 30, 2021), "The Good, The Bad, and The Lovely" (October 14, 2021), "The Christmas Episode" (December 9, 2021), "Gimme Shelter Part One" (September 22, 2022), This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 16:18. She was born on February 7, 1968, which would make her 55 as of 2023. Omg that look is so bad its good, another fan added. The episode closes with Benson weeping on the courthouse stairs and, four months later, Lewis being wheeled away on a stretcher. [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. Thoughts on Olivia Benson : r/SVU - Reddit [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. 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. After nearly raping Benson, Lewis suddenly changes pace to a game of Russian Roulette, encouraging a handcuffed Benson to play along. Tutuola eventually told Benson that Churlish had done an impressive job interrogating Velasco. She begins seeing a therapist to cope with the trauma. After 15 years as a detective, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is finally taking charge of Manhattan SVU, and doing so in uniform. Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler Relationship Timeline on 'Law - Today I think Olivia couldn't have asked for a better companion to take her through a new stage in her life and career." All the codes are in there."[32]. Here's just a few of things she's done. In "Gone Baby Gone", it is revealed that Sheila was behind the kidnapping, and that she intends to take Noah to live with her in Derry, New Hampshire. 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. He is everything that [my character] Olivia has. [5] Wolf conceived Benson as a detective in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. Fans of the former Chief should stay . As a sergeant, her badge number was #01139. Law & Order: SVU Season 24 premieres Thursday, September 22 at 9/8c on NBC. In 2014, after the Season 15 finale, Benson becomes the court-appointed custodial guardian of Noah Porter, an orphaned baby who she rescued from child pornographers. Olivia treated Casey worse than dirt. The Good News Is Olivia Is Now Captain; the Bad News Is Dodds Is Benson speaks some Spanish, Russian, Italian, and French. And sometimes, that isn't always a good thing (I'm not recommending you do that). When Warner asks Benson if she had been raped, she replies, "It was the closest I've ever come.". Before taking over SVU, Benson worked as an SVU detective and was partnered with Elliot Stabler for over twelve 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. Hargitay has said that Connick, who is a friend of hers, improved the show to a more romantic advanced stance. She was best when paired with a strong male partner. She was able to return to outside work a few weeks later. In Season 17, she is promoted to Lieutenant and becomes the squad's official commanding officer. Tucker is eventually cleared, and he continues his relationship with Benson. (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. [33][34][35] In the episode "Justice Denied", Benson and Haden end their relationship due to a conflict of interest. She also hates it when women, men or children lie about being raped, which is particularly shown in the April Troost and Christine Hartwell cases and shows anger and coldness towards them even if they continue to claim they were raped. Every time I see "Blinded" (9.07), I get angry. 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. 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. It's the classic Benson bob, a little pop of color from the shirt, but otherwise all business. She vehemently denies it and lies under oath that he had broken free of his restraints and lunged at her. Nobody messes with Olivia Bensonor her hair, for that matter. [41], Benson joined the NYPD in 1992, and was trained by Sergeant Karen Smythe (Khandi Alexander) at the 55th Precinct in the Bronx. Vivian names Benson as Calvin's legal guardian. Most of the time, Benson is running through the streets of NYC to track down the bad guys. Benson appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters and also in the website's list of TV's Top Cops. These 10intense Benson episodes in SVU's historyspeak to her brilliant character. At the end of the episode, after Rosten is imprisoned, Benson apologizes to Pruitt, admitting that she was a victim of sexual assault. 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. [18] A year later, however, she learns that he was in fact murdered by a gang of prostitutes who rob and kill their clients with heroin and fentanyl which happened before Benson left that voicemail. I think it is a good thing that we are shedding light on darkness. But it can also be argued that the show might have grown stale if Olivia Benson never moved up. I want to be strong like Olivia. He once tried to call her but got Serena instead. [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. Assistant District Attorneys: Alexandra Cabot Casey Novak Kim Greylek Rafael Barba Peter Stone Dominick Carisi, Jr. On the "SVU" subreddit, u/k12drama said, "that episode is SO hard for me to watch." He then rapes a teenaged girl, kidnaps her younger sister and threatens to kill her unless Benson tells the truth about her testimony. Even worse? [19], In season 12, Benson is named the legal guardian of a young boy named Calvin Arliss (Charlie Tahan). [48] When Murphy returns to undercover work, he appoints her acting commander. Paternity is packed with action, both emotionally and physically, for all the SVU characters. So it is with Olivia Benson, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a character encompassing tragedy, triumph, and everything in between. Lewis contacts Benson, who then sneaks away to help the frightened child. 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. However, he lied for her, as he had not actually been with her in the same room at the time.[42]. "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.'" Benson is reinstated after SVU breaks up the sex trafficking ring and Tucker is cleared.
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