Although Law & Order: SVU has several promising stories it could keep going for years to come, there’s one arc that needs to end with season 26. Due to the nature of the show, new cases are always cropping up to take up the time of Mariska Haritgay’s Olivia Benson and her team. However, the show is also structured to allow for lingering plotlines to be addressed as well.
Olivia Benson’s work as a sex crimes detective positively impacts survivors’ lives and sometimes sacrifices personal time to help those who have been victimized. The series’ mission includes helping real-life survivors feel supported, which is one reason that Benson is depicted as being incredibly empathetic, caring, and involved in survivors’ lives. Sometimes, this can lead to long-term arcs, one of which that will hopefully reach a conclusion in Law & Order: SVU season 26.
