Why does Stabler confessing his love for Benson on Law & Order: OC feel so wrong? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-24-2021, 05:54 AM

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"Be careful what you wish for," says Alyssa Ray. "That's how we're feeling after the April 22 episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime. Like other fans of the franchise, we have been secretly shipping former partners Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) for decades. Yet, even though Stabler and his wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) briefly separated on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the quick-to-anger detective was still loyal to her, his high school sweetheart. But, when Kathy died from injuries sustained in a bombing in the new SVU spinoff series, we wondered if this meant Stabler and Benson would finally take their palpable connection to the next level. And, at long last, in the all-new episode, Stabler seemingly confessed his feelings for Benson. So, why do we feel so weird about the declaration of love? Well, for starters, Stabler said 'I love you' to Benson in front of his five children during an intervention about his PTSD. Not really the right setting for this long-awaited intimate moment, if you ask us."

Dude111 · 04-24-2021, 11:59 AM

Its good to hear Stabler came back!!!!

He really made SVU as good as it was..... (And now every little bit helps)

BeatleMoe · 04-25-2021, 10:25 PM

I didn’t feel he was saying that to her in a romantic way. They were best friends for 12 years, he walked and came back 10 years later and realized what she had meant to him. Bombshell? Yes, but romantic? I don’t think so. And since he’s come back, he’s twice blown her off, walked out on her or past her. Just my take.

04-24-2021, 05:54 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,918	Why does Stabler confessing his love for Benson on Law & Order: OC feel so wrong? https://www.eonline.com/news/1262012...n-on-law-order "Be careful what you wish for," says Alyssa Ray. "That's how we're feeling after the April 22 episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime. Like other fans of the franchise, we have been secretly shipping former partners Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) for decades. Yet, even though Stabler and his wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) briefly separated on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the quick-to-anger detective was still loyal to her, his high school sweetheart. But, when Kathy died from injuries sustained in a bombing in the new SVU spinoff series, we wondered if this meant Stabler and Benson would finally take their palpable connection to the next level. And, at long last, in the all-new episode, Stabler seemingly confessed his feelings for Benson. So, why do we feel so weird about the declaration of love? Well, for starters, Stabler said 'I love you' to Benson in front of his five children during an intervention about his PTSD. Not really the right setting for this long-awaited intimate moment, if you ask us."

04-25-2021, 10:25 PM	#3
BeatleMoe Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 13, 2002 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 615	I didn’t feel he was saying that to her in a romantic way. They were best friends for 12 years, he walked and came back 10 years later and realized what she had meant to him. Bombshell? Yes, but romantic? I don’t think so. And since he’s come back, he’s twice blown her off, walked out on her or past her. Just my take.
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04-24-2021, 11:59 AM	#2
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,134	Its good to hear Stabler came back!!!! He really made SVU as good as it was..... (And now every little bit helps)