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Meloni Says He’s ‘F---ing Trying’ to Bring Stabler and Benson Together

His emphatic social media response highlights ongoing actor advocacy for a romance that franchise leadership has yet to greenlight

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Overview

  • On July 28 a fan’s plea on X prompted Christopher Meloni to declare “I’m f---ing trying” to get Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson to finally kiss
  • Mariska Hargitay has voiced support for the couple but insists their romance should unfold at the narratively appropriate moment, perhaps in a series finale
  • A near-kiss sequence filmed for SVU’s 24th season was cut at the last minute by creator Dick Wolf, underscoring showrunner authority over character arcs
  • Stabler’s shift to Organized Crime in 2021 and subsequent crossovers have sustained the long-running will-they-won’t-they tension between the two “soulmates”
  • Despite decades of fan demand and on-screen teases, no definitive romantic moment has aired as the franchise retains strict narrative control