Law & Order: SVU has enjoyed a long run onscreen and much success, but the series cannot end with season 24 because of 5 all-important reasons.
Law & Order: SVU has aired for 24 seasons on primetime TV, but it is still not quite the right time to end the esteemed crime series for good. Consensus on whether Law & Order: SVU should exceed season 24, and how long it should potentially continue, remains relatively divided. SVU has been around for a long time, and Captain Benson and the squad have undergone tremendous changes since the series' conception. However, the unique brand of Law & Order: SVU drama delivered by truly treasured characters continues to attract audiences, and has previously always resulted in the renewal of more SVU seasons.
Despite the success and admiration SVU always seems to enjoy, the Law & Order series does draw criticism from time to time. This is especially true for Law & Order: SVU season 24, which contains various production missteps that have received backlash and range from the shocking Kelli Giddish exit from SVU to confirmation of the fear that Law & Order is dropping the ball on maintaining valued recurring characters. In light of Law & Order: SVU's long-standing television stint and concern for the length and value of its future, there are several reasons why SVU should not end with season 24.
A common concern caused by Law & Order: SVU season 24 potentially being the final season is how the franchise will choose to approach the completion of character arcs for smaller and larger roles alike. Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson has been the primary focus of the show's character development up through Law & Order: SVU season 24. While that is far from a bad thing, Benson remaining as main focus raises potential fears, not only that other supporting characters' development will become overlooked, but also that her own storyline will conclude too quickly, or shy of the completeness it deserves.
SVU season 24 sees Captain Benson join forces with her previous squad partner and dear friend Elliot Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni, after a hiatus that lasted nearly 10 seasons. Stabler's comeback gives rise to expectations that SVU will finally address Law & Order's slow burn tease to unite Benson and Stabler as a romantic couple. Hargitay has voiced her desire for Benson to find love and establish a family, and Elliot Stabler returning to Law & Order: SVU could become an avenue for the TV show to explore in order to complete Benson's storyline properly before SVU considers ending for good.
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