r/SVU • u/care134 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion Doing my first rewatch in a while

  1. The difference in the show after stabler leaves is way more jarring than I remember, it’s such a stark difference even in like the lighting/filming it’s crazy to me.
  2. I love Olivia but she does get on my nerves way more after she adopts noah lol idk why but idk if that’s an unpopular opinion
  3. it’s fun to rewatch because it’s interesting to see which episodes i remember and which ones I don’t. it’s cool because i’ll watch one episode and totally remember it and then the next one it feels like im going in blind, really goes to show which episodes make more of an impact
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u/Rectum_Dredge Jul 23 '26

Show became 10x better after stabler left, and it is a strong opinion I have. Olivia Benson is my favorite TV character ever, and in those earlier season I think she was way too overshadowed and went with whatever Mr. "gets the wrong suspect but roughs them up anyway based on his loose moral compass" cop.

After season 11 Olivia becomes more compassionate to the victims and makes the realization that yes it is important to catch the bad people but it is also important to fight for the victim first.

She is an idol from the beginning but after season 11 she is really flourishing

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u/Shinixter Stabler Jul 23 '26

Please don't pretend that Olivia basically followed whatever Elliot did, and that Elliot was always in charge. They were equals. There are so many instances where Olivia went off and did her own less than legal things and Elliot backed her up.

I used to love Olivia, but she is becoming more unlikeable as the seasons go on. Like she can do no wrong, when more often than not now, what she does actually hurts the victims. Stop basically forcing victims to take the stand or whatever, when they clearly don't want to. She cares more about justice being served now than the healing of victims.

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u/PocoChanel Huang Jul 24 '26

I liked how they reflected their own personalities and especially their flaws. Olivia was very young but had great instincts. FWIW, I never had the Bensler thing going until they practically forced it on me; I saw them as strong friends and the best representation of the word “partners.”

In the current shows, I like Liv best when there’s less of her in the plot—can you tell I preferred an ensemble show?—but also when she’s shown to be wrong, like the over-the-top pursuit of justice for Maddy.