Mariska Hargitay Says SVU's Benson Abduction Storyline Is Too Disturbing to Rewatch
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Madeline Lapreziosa
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Mariska Hargitay discusses the intense and disturbing Law & Order: SVU storyline where her character Olivia Benson is abducted and tortured by the character Lewis (played by Pablo Schreiber). Hargitay reveals that the storyline was so emotionally and psychologically demanding that she has difficulty rewatching those episodes, highlighting the dark and controversial nature of the show's subject matter.
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· 3 pulledMariska Hargitay went through it while filming a particularly disturbing ordeal
The Law & Order: SVU star reflects about the show's controversial storylines
Olivia Benson is abducted and tortured by Lewis, played by Pablo Schreiber
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