The Oral History of Law & Order: SVU's Most Beloved (and Reviled) ADAs
September 26, 2019
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Which ADA did Benson have the most chemistry with?
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Baer: Cabot. And that goes back to the whole storyline of the witness protection because Benson and Stabler think she’s dead and the look on Benson’s face when she finds out that’s not true is stunning and that speaks more than any words could have done. [Fans] loved Stephanie March. There was a large lesbian contingent who shipped Benson and Cabot getting together. Because Diane Neal left the show I always wanted Stephanie to come back, which is why we had her in witness protection as opposed to just killing off her character in the car explosion, because she was getting married, and she might want to come back. When she came back I remember reading on the fan-fiction site that she put her overnight bag on the bed next to Benson’s and what did that mean? It was so interesting to see how the fans projected their own desires onto these characters.
March: Hell girl, it’s me! I have to say that because there’s so much love there. That’s probably a reflection of Mariska, but I’m gonna say me. We definitely had a group of fans that hoped there was a more romantic connection between Benson and Cabot. Mariska and I always joke that we were trying to get a kiss on-screen to see what would happen. Let’s break the Internet! The last time we shot, at the end of the take, we moved in for a kiss and they were like “Cut, cut, cut.” We were just trying to mess with the editors.
I don’t think they wrote it with the intention of [chemistry], but I think Mariska and I just really enjoy working with each other. Honestly we built two characters we believed in. In my mind, Alex Cabot is a real person. Mariska did the same thing for Benson. I think when you have two actors who are really committed to their roles and they enjoyed each other personally, then there’s going to be chemistry.
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