Kelli Giddish’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Return: Rollins Reunites With Benson in Promo (VIDEO)
Welcome back, Sergeant Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish)! Yes, the former SVU detective-turned-professor has a new job when she pops back up on the NBC drama, and it’s one she’s happy with. Giddish returns in the October 17 episode of Law & Order: SVU, “Divide and Conquer.”
In the episode, a couple’s dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men, and Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international gang of thieves. The promo, which you can watch above, offers a look at Rollins and her partner, Detective Vince Corgan (John Clarence Stewart), joining Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and the rest of the squad for the case.
“The crew’s dangerous. Multiple countries want to get these guys,” Rollins warns.
“It was fun to play and find a new chemistry with a new partner after all the years of being with the SVU crew. And it’s so weird to hear ‘Sergeant’ Rollins this time around, and to wear a different badge,” Giddish told TV Insider. “I have to say I didn’t mind it!”
She’s come back to play a Rollins who is much happier where she is now than she was when she was teaching; that work had been boring compared to her previous work with SVU. When we last saw her in Season 25, she was unemployed, having turned down tenure, and once again helping out with a case. She briefly toyed with returning to SVU—“It’s just my luck, I’m finally available and you’re not understaffed anymore,” she told Benson—but the captain encouraged her to figure out where she belongs in life. It sounds like she has.
“Rollins loves her new job. She says it’s like getting to eavesdrop on the whole world,” explained Giddish. “And I feel like she’s really happy, and it’s fun to play that version of Rollins.”
What are you hoping to see in Rollins’ first Season 26 episode? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I want to see Rollings back on SVU more every week I love her the show would be better
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I missed seeing Rollins on SVU . They better keep her on because it’s not the same without her.
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Have not watched since she left. Good show just was not the same
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I watch only the episodes when Kelli Giddish appears. Bring her back!
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I want her back all the time. Episodes haven't been the same
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Congratulations to Rollins ❣️
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I want Rollins back at SVU full time!! Her lack of presence on the show has hurt the show. Every time she is on, it’s awesome. She never should have left. The powers that be made a big mistake. Bring Kelli Giddish back!!
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Show just not the same with Rollins gone - seems like they are looking everywhere to fill the void and it just isn't working. Poor decision by the powers that be. Glad to see her coming back but not sure it will be enough......
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Massive please - when can we watch the series in the UK 🇬🇧 thanks. Bring it on!!
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Give Rollins her own TV series. She's that good and she's ready.
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I want to see her every week on SVU!
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It wasnt the same and she was sorely missed by all. I just posted a comment on Reddit that NBC really screwed up taking her off the show as a permanent member. Now I read this five minutes later...I guess NBC realized they were idiots after what they had done...Dick Wolf really did screw up.
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Would not mind seeing her naked.
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I’m thrilled! One of my favorite shows and always will be. Now, they’ve brought Rollins back! This is the best news! Can’t wait to see the dynamic she has with a new partner.
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So Is she back for good I don't understand or just every once in a while.
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