SVU has a fan favorite pairing in Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler, but it could be a long time before their friendship turns romantic.

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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.