‘SVU’ Fans Are ‘Always Here’ for Mariska Hargitay’s ‘Energy’

Fans of Law & Order: SVU were thrilled when the series returned for Season 26 on Oct. 3 with an episode that had Captain Olivia Benson investigating a violent assault on three law students—and they're ready to see more of their favorite star in action.

A series of pics shared to the series' official Instagram account on Wednesday, Oct. 10, showed Mariska Hargitay as her character in a variety of different scenes: in the courtroom, sitting behind a desk, and standing in an office with a serious look on her face.

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"The more Benson, the better. 👏 Watch Mariska Hargitay throughout #LawAndOrder Thursday TONIGHT starting 8/7c on @nbc," read the post's caption.

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The comment section proved that SVU viewers can never have enough of Olivia Benson in their lives.

"@therealmariskahargitay MORE Benson…: always here for this type of energy ❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥" wrote one fan.

"Olivia is my favourite character in history!! She’s an icon and she’s so dedicated and stops at nothing to solve a case. She’s super smart and such a wise thinker and she’s super fearless. @therealmariskahargitay gives her character Olivia her all shes such a talented actress that plays her role so very well. I’m so ready to tune into the new episode 🤟🏽💘" raved someone else.

"I LOVE OLIVIA BENSON BEST CHARACTER TO EVER BLESS OUR SCREENS 😍 @therealmariskahargitay you are a legend," agreed a third Instagram user.

"Everything goes better with Benson!" declared another person.

On a recent episode of Today, Hargitay opened up to Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie about how she and her iconic character have grown together.

"I just feel like I'm stepping into myself, as is Olivia, and it's sort of the perfect feminist story about this young detective who was a junior detective, and, you know, had a man who was sort of the senior cop, and who has blossomed into her full self, and into the leader, and into the lioness, and into her power, and has found who she is as an individual," Hargitay revealed.

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