Law & Order: SVU Stars - 2022 Emmys E! Glambot

This is simply a confession similar nary other. 

According to Law & Order: SVU's enforcement producer Julie Martin, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) will finally acknowledge her lingering romanticist feelings for Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) successful an upcoming occurrence of the series. But, aft 24 seasons, don't expect the 2 to get together that easily. 

"She volition speech to Rollins astir her feelings for Stabler successful Episode 9, Dec 8th," Martin teased successful a Nov. 21 tweet. "#ATraumaInAPearTree."

Coincidentally, the vacation occurrence "A Trauma In a Pear Tree" volition besides beryllium the past occurrence for Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelly Giddish), who is hanging up her badge aft 12 seasons connected the show. But, dissimilar Benson and Stabler, Rollins was capable to articulate her feelings for a coworker: In a teaser for her final episode, we spot Rollins donning a wedding dress, presumably for her vows to Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino). 

So wherefore is this build-up truthful long, you mightiness beryllium wondering? Well, according to Meloni, Stabler has a batch of things helium needs to enactment retired earlier helium tin afloat perpetrate to a narration with Benson. 

"I deliberation he's a antheral who needs to travel to presumption with a batch of his pains oregon conscionable virtually the decease of his wife," the actor told E!. "I conscionable deliberation that's a pugnacious thing. And I person a analyzable narration with my ex partner. I mean, these are existent juicy, analyzable things that I would deliberation are precise absorbing to explore."

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit returns Dec. 8, astatine 9 p.m. connected NBC.

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