Law & Order: SVUseason 27behind-the-scenes images show Kelli Giddish’s Rollins returningfull-time. Giddish joined the cast ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitin season 13 as Detective Amanda Rollins, who became a firm fan-favorite during her stint on the show. She eventually left as a series regular midway throughSVUseason 24.
Rollins' story arc had the character leaving after she resigned fromSVUfollowing her wedding, and took a full-time post teaching criminology at Fordham University. Behind the scenes,Giddish’s departure was believed to have been forced due to salary disputes, but things were ironed out, and she will return to the show in a full-time capacity for season 27.
PerTV Insider, brand newBTS images show Giddish alongside her former (and now current) SVU co-stars, Mariska Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson, and Peter Scanavino, who plays Sonny Carisi. The trio was spotted during filming around New York City and seemed to be in good spirits.
The first photo showed the three in what appears to be an embrace, possibly posing for a photo. The second shows the three laughing together on the street. The third photo showsGiddish and Hargitay sitting on a bench, in good spirits, as they are cooled with a handheld fan, while the final image shows Scanavino and Giddish posing together in a side embrace.
What This Means For Law & Order: SVU Season 27
The Team Is Getting Back Together
Rollins returning is perfect for exactly whatSVUneedsto help bring back the magic and character dynamics that make the show so great.Law & Order: SVU’s casthas always been expansive, but Rollins was a core addition, and her relationship with the others, particularly Benson, was one of the show’s highlights.
Bringing Rollins back full-time again is just whatLaw & Order: SVUseason 27needs to re-establish some kind of stability on the show — something that it lost when she unexpectedly left Benson’s team. Aside from being a capable detective, Rollins is also Benson’s close friend, so their relationship goes beyond the walls of the precinct.
The fact that Rollins is also married to Carisi also adds to the importance of her character as a series regular. Luckily, NBC and Wolf Entertainment have realized thatLaw & Order: SVUis better with Rollins in it.
Our Take On Rollins Coming Back
It Was Long Overdue
Law & Order: SVUmade a mistake letting Giddish depart, andthe fact Rollins wasn’t killed off suggests the show knew thatat the time. Going into teaching may have been motivated by the trauma brought on by her on-shift incident. A couple of years later, Rollins may have realized that she was best suited to rejoin Benson’s team.
Right now, there are no details about how Rollins' return came about, but the fact that she’s back on set with Hargitay adds to the hype of her reclaiming her spot in theLaw & Order: SVUensemble.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a television series that premiered in 1999. Set in the criminal justice system of New York City, it follows an elite team of detectives who investigate sexually-based offenses, focusing on their efforts to solve complex cases and seek justice for victims.
