For the last 16 years, Olivia Benson has been kicking ass and taking names as part of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, or SVU as we savvy watchers call it. We’ve watched her start out as a detective, working with the greatest partner a girl could have, Elliot Stabler. We’ve witnessed her overcome insane obstacles, navigate her way through life, and come out on top. Now Benson isn’t just a detective, she’s the Sergeant of the SVU squad. There isn’t anyone more deserving of the job and we all wish we could be more like her.
1. When she showed this perp who is boss:
2. We first wanted to be her when we realized she had such swagger:
3. When she smacked the shit out of this sassy teenager:
4. When she showed the guys that SVU isn’t just for men:
5. When she made it clear that no means NO:
6. When she put this guy to the GROUND:
7. When she melted hearts all over by saving baby Noah:
8. Whenever she told the men around her this very simple truth:
9. Whenever she gets fired up like this:
10. When she handled an investigation like this:
11. When this dude tried to kiss her and she showed him the business:
12. Whenever she straight up told it like it is:
13. When she struck back after being held hostage:
14. And then when she said this to him:
15. Whenever she effortlessly gives off the IDGAF vibe:
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