On Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are almost kissing while sitting in a tree.
Yes, Stabler has made the first move after 24 seasons of slow-burning chemistry, and fans are in shock.
A fascinating aspect of the Law & Order: SVU episode from January 26 was when Stabler paid a visit to Benson at her apartment. Benson has been busy pursuing a mob boss with roots in the Bronx, and because of the ensuing confusion, she and Stabler have grown apart. But as soon as Stabler noticed Benson’s wounds, he was compelled to express his worry.
“Why didn’t you call me?” Stabler asked.
“Because I knew that you would try to protect me,” Benson confessed.
“Is there something wrong with that? I care for you,” Stabler challenged. “Liv, look at me.”
And she turned to stare at Stabler, which caused the tension to explode. Before Benson abruptly drew away, the ex-couples inched closer and closer and almost kissed. Benson informed Stabler that she wasn’t “ready for this.”
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It makes sense given the length of time, but for the Bensler fans who have waited patiently since Season 1 for this moment, it was still intense.
The Twitter gods then provided. The comments from SVU fans to the private Benson and Stabler moment on Twitter are entertaining. Continue reading to take in all of those adorable SVU fans’ responses.
“OLIVIA BENSON WANTS ELLIOT STABLER BUT SHE IS TERRIFIED THAT IT’S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT AND SHE CAN’T GO THROUGH LOSING HIM AGAIN SO SHE’S KEEPING HIM AT ARMS LENGTH AND IT JUST MAKES ME SO ????!!!!????!!!!!” one fan tweeted.
OLIVIA BENSON WANTS ELLIOT STABLER BUT SHE IS TERRIFIED THAT IT’S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT AND SHE CAN’T GO THROUGH LOSING HIM AGAIN SO SHE’S KEEPING HIM AT ARMS LENGTH AND IT JUST MAKES ME SO ????!!!!????!!!!! pic.twitter.com/U6ujo44Fnx
— meg 😈 (@eddieashesbeard) January 27, 2023
Another wrote, “It’s diabolical that Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson have been slow burning for a quarter century. QUARTER. CENTURY.”
whatever it’s canon that elliot and olivia want each other and we’ve never had that vocalized before so pic.twitter.com/PALbJwEZsC
— meg 😈 (@eddieashesbeard) January 27, 2023
Since their early SVU days, Benson and Stabler have had fans excited, and with this famous almost-kiss now a factor, many wonders if they’ll finish up together.
It’s diabolical that Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson have been slow burning for a quarter century. QUARTER. CENTURY. pic.twitter.com/iCxTE3RiFG
— Brandon Lewis (@blewis1103) January 27, 2023
Meloni discussed the incident in a TODAY interview. “It was an interesting scene, a delicate scene, a difficult scene. Awkward, but that’s all good,” he said. “Because I think those were all elements that were part of the scene.”
When Elliot and Olivia don’t kiss for the 24th year in a row pic.twitter.com/ceyRsscIvQ
— AJ (@alliecahill11) January 27, 2023