"Maybe on the last episode, I think that's when they should be together," Hargitay said. Confirmed: Mariska Hargitay is the No. 1 Benson and Stabler shipper. The Law & Order: SVU star has revealed she wants her fan-favorite character,

For longtime fans of Law & Order: SVU, these throwbacks are warm reminiscences. They expose, however, precisely how brittle her character is. The creators force Benson to inhabit two mutually exclusive roles: the story expects her to play both the commander and confidante but can only serve one at a time.

SVU‘s Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler to get together romantically, you’re going to need all the patience in the world. For 26 seasons, the long-running NBC drama has been teasing, on and off, the possibility that the two detectives have more than friendly feelings for each other.