Mariska Hargitay wants Benson and Stabler to end up together on ‘SVU’

Confirmed: Mariska Hargitay is the n ° 1 sender of Benson and Stabler.

THE Law and order: SVU Star revealed that she wanted her favorite fans character, the detective Olivia Benson, ends up with her ride or Die, Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) … but not until the very end of the long -term series.

“Maybe on the last episode,” said Hargitay in Wednesday’s episode Calls his daddy podcast. “I think that is when they should be together … if it’s true. We will see when we get there.”

Hargitay added that the characters are “soul mate, in a way”.

“Chris had a deep impact on my life, my artistic talent,” said Hargitay. “I think we had a big impact on each other, and therefore Olivia and Elliot are [soulmates]. But let’s see where the story takes us, you know? “”

Elsewhere in the episode, Hargitay explained more how she and Meloni are “so close” in real life.

“We are just connected,” she said. “It is as if we had crossed the battle together. We know each other so well. We love each other so. We respect ourselves so. We have connected, obviously, living these stories and going so deeply together for so many years [while] Act … We are so comfortable with each other. We trust each other. We know, as well as, I will always be there for him, and it’s mutual. And we grew up together. We know ourselves 27 years. “”

She added that she was “devastated” when Meloni left the show in 2011 after 12 seasons due to a contractual dispute, and that she had no warning.

“It happened very quickly, and it was surprising,” said Hargitay. “It was on a negotiation, and I tried everything I could to repair and change it. It is one of those things in life … He was ready to go. [And] He did it – he continued and did all these other major shows, an excellent job. “”

After 10 years, Meloni finally returned to the franchise with his own series of spin-off, Law and order: organized crime. The absence of a stable was explained to the camera by the retired character after having fatally killed a young woman who came the murder of his mother.

A decade later, he found his former partner Benson to resolve the murder of his wife, and he told Benson that he had been “Walkabout” for a few years before working in private security in Europe, then joining a working group on terrorism, and finally becoming an affair with the NYPD. The two have flirted with the idea of ​​a romantic relationship several times since then, but have not really go there On the screen.

In fact, Hargitay previously revealed that Benson and Stabler kiss almost in season 24 of SviousBut the long -awaited and highly publicized moment was finally cut just before filming.

“To be honest with you, Chris and I thought it should go in a way and the powers in place, so it was changed at the last minute, so close to Kiss,” said Hargitay. “Obviously Dick [Wolf, the show’s creator] Gets the last word. It’s his show and he didn’t want it. “”

In another interview, Meloni revealed that he did not think that Kiss would have “worked”.

“We were trying something. I don’t think it worked,” he said at the time. “But I’m not going to tell you why it didn’t work, because you all have your opinion.” He added to tease: “I know what happened.”

But that does not mean that the kiss will not happen at some point in the future.

“We want to keep tension,” said Hargitay at the time. “And do what is good and truthful for the two characters.”

Companion Svious The star Ice-T even expressed his own shock against Benson and still stable in the territory of will Weekly entertainment Cover of growth.

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“Haven’t you connected at all?” An exasperated Ice-T asked Hargitay.

“No,” replied Hargitay. “We did not connect.”

“Did you kiss?” Ice-T rushed it. “Close, right? Almost a kiss?”

“Yes,” she confirmed. “Almost.”

“Okay. But didn’t you do it?” Ice-T joked. “Season 26!”

Hargitay simply rolled his eyes with a smile to his questions, calling him “big fan”.

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