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Christopher Meloni On His Favorite ‘SVU’ Scene Opposite Mariska Hargitay
Christopher Meloni took a trip down memory lane, dishing on his favorite Law & Order: SVU scene opposite longtime on-screen partner Mariska Hargitay.
“My favorite Law & Order: Special Victims Unit scene featuring myself and Mariska Hargitay was when Lou Diamond Phillips had a gun to my head, and Stabler told Benson to take the shot,” Meloni revealed, referencing the Season 7 episode titled “Fault.” When hunting down serial killer and sex offender Victor Gitano (Phillips), the characters are forced into a life-and-death decision that results in the murder of a child after both of them prioritized each other’s safety, letting their relationship cloud their professional judgment. The will-they-won’t-they dynamic between Benson and Stabler has continued over 25 years and a sprawling serialized franchise, despite Meloni’s departure from SVU due to failed contract negotiations in 2011.
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