looong wait—24 years to be exact—fans of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit are finally seeing their Bensler dreams come true.
The addictive crime drama is a household name that's spanned 24 seasons, each one as riveting as the last. And over the years, the show's loyal audience grew fond of between lead detectives Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni).
The romance between the two detectives has been a slow burn, but not for much longer: A promo for the long-running television show's 24th season teases a possible Bensler (Benson and Stabler) kiss.We've impatiently waited for Benson and Stabler to realize their true feelings for one another, but when Christopher Meloni stepped down from the cast in 2011 it seemingly ended all hope for a happy ending—until now.
Meloni's character was in 2021, and fans started to hope that maybe they'd finally get the 'ship they deserve. After years of building up , a new promo for the 12th episode of season 24 has changed the game.
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