Are Benson & Stabler Finally Going to Kiss in ‘SVU’ Season 27? See Steamy Photos

Might the slow burn end before it extends into three decades? Maybe! Some steamy photos have been taken of Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni on the set of Law & Order: SVU Season 27 that indeed suggest that could be the case.

When SVU began in 1999, Hargitay and Meloni’s characters, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, were both detectives and partners. Meloni then left the NBC drama at the end of Season 12. Since then, Benson has risen through the ranks and is now captain of the squad. Stabler, meanwhile, returned to the NYPD in his own spinoff, Organized Crime, in 2021. Since then, there have been multiple crossovers between the two shows, with the former partners teaming up on cases — and sharing some moments that have us wondering just how long the will-they-won’t-they can continue.