'How Many Stories Can You Write About Rape?': 20 Years of Law & Order: SVU
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When Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999, reviews took issue with the righteousness of its lead characters Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliott Stabler (Christopher Meloni), and its dark subject matter. "I don't think we need an entire show dedicated to the subject matter," Rosie"