"Maybe on the last episode, I think that's when they should be together," Hargitay said. Confirmed: Mariska Hargitay is the No. 1 Benson and Stabler shipper. The Law & Order: SVU star has revealed she wants her fan-favorite character,

For longtime fans of Law & Order: SVU, these throwbacks are warm reminiscences. They expose, however, precisely how brittle her character is. The creators force Benson to inhabit two mutually exclusive roles: the story expects her to play both the commander and confidante but can only serve one at a time.

Mariska Hargitay knows that all 'SVU' fans want is for Olivia Benson and Christopher Meloni's character Elliot Stabler to kiss and fall in love — and she's finally revealing when she thinks that should happen.