‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 15 spoilers: The future of Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia
Now that you know for sure that Mariska Hargitay will be back to “Law & Order: SVU” courtesy of signing an all-new contract, there is another question that comes with it: Is there anything about Olivia’s role that is going to change, especially since she has been on the force for so long? While in real life, a promotion here would probably be inevitable given the full extent of her talents and her success rate, that doesn’t work quite as well in the world of TV, where you constantly have pressure to keep things exciting, and watching Olivia at a desk doesn’t exactly qualify as edge of your seat entertainment.
With that in mind, we have for you this first bit of scoop about season 15 of the long-running NBC show courtesy of executive producer Warren Leight in a chat with TV Guide:
“Even if she were [promoted], in my mind she would be a player-coach … You don’t want to limit her emotional range.”
We also think that there is a certain amount of the feeling mixed in here that if “Law & Order: SVU” is ending at any point in the near future, it ends with Olivia doing what she has done such a great job at over the years: Working in the field. The show cannot have a long life ahead for it at this point, and we still would not be in the least bit surprised if the show did end up saying a fond farewell at the end of this year. As always, it will be very much dependent upon the ratings.
Photo: NBC
WhoaNelly!
July 27, 2013 @ 1:59 am
Give her a kid for the love of god! Olivia is still of child bearing age.
Tyana
July 24, 2013 @ 1:56 am
If they take law & order svu off the air I will go bizzerk and smash my tv to pieces. Nbc is so stupid, they always want to take an amazing show off the air and replace it with something dumb. They are just as bad as abc family’s series finale for Secret life. I mean, deception was a pretty great show. Wth were they thinking?
fan 31
July 14, 2013 @ 3:22 am
Bring elliot back and don’t let mariska Olivia leave the show
Sally Ann Price
June 24, 2013 @ 12:39 am
I would like Elliot to return. He was really great on there. He was great with Olivia.
Amber SMITH
June 20, 2013 @ 3:25 am
I think LIv should be captain over the SVU Unit…….and the old captain step down or be her partner…
Kate
June 20, 2013 @ 2:15 am
I think the last season should be about Liv finally finding peace/happiness. After all of her bad relationships and everything that’s been happening to her, she needs to have at least that at the end of her long career. That’s all I ask.
Anne
June 19, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
Despite loving Olivia Benson and Mariska Hargitay like that was the last year of SVU. I want to finish the series still leaving homesick. And Mariska, beautiful and talented, is to find new ways.
Anonymous
June 19, 2013 @ 11:38 am
Well I would like to see Olivia get back with Elliot so bring his sexy ass back,