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What surprises me is that almost no one noticed that Captain Olivia Benson and Detective Jake Griffin seemed like mother and son in this twenty-seventh season. A relationship that took a very unusual turn, to say the least.

In "A Waiver of Consent" (Season 27 Episode 2), Griffin's behavior displeased Benson, and this almost led to his transfer. Initially, we thought the same situation that occurred with Rollins and Velasco would happen. But as the season progressed, their dynamic took a different approach.

>!In "Showdown" (Season 27, Episode 8), when the rookie detective made a biased and irresponsible DD5 report on Nikki Suarez's case, and ADA Carisi wanted to decapitate him, Olivia promptly defended Jake, saying that if he was going to fight with anyone, it should be with her, which is unusual, as I expected the captain herself to severely reprimand the rookies as she did in other seasons for these mistakes. And then, when Benson met with her team and Griffin handed over his transfer papers, she tore them up and comforted the detective. And even when Chief Kathryn Tynan said that the detective and her protégé acted like a fool in court, Olivia promptly defended him, saying that he acted well in the face of the adversity of that unfavorable trial.!<

>!But what triggered this process was in "Frequency" (Season 27, Episode 14), during the rescue of an autistic boy from the hands of a human monster. Jake felt open to talking more about his past and his autistic brother to Benson, while the captain advised and calmed him in that extreme situation when the rookie was getting out of control. After the successful outcome, Detective Griffin praised the captain and mentioned that his mentor, Chief Tynan, was right about her. Then Olivia came with that speech that sounded quite hypocritical and true considering who she is, about good and bad leaders. And this advice itself ended up awakening the feeling of turning against his former mentor, a feeling that only a real mother would awaken in a son!<.

>!Which leads us to the episode "Impropriety" (Season 27, Episode 19), where Jake tried to intercede for Captain Benson, so as not to harm her and seek to ally himself with her. Tynan, for her part, didn't even listen to him, which made it even more frustrating for the rookie when Tynan decided to suspend Benson arbitrarily. This infuriated Griffin and made him seek revenge to free Benson from this trap, culminating in "Monster" (Season 27, Episode 21), when Griffin confronted Tynan about his father's false reputation and how he had become corrupted to save them both. His mentor ended up confessing everything and the reasons behind it, without realizing that the rookie Jake had wiretapped their conversation, all to protect his new mentor, Captain Olivia Benson, from an injustice done to his boss.!<

>!And after the outcome that almost cost Jake his life, Tynan had the audacity to want to suspend Benson again, but this time the captain turned the tables on her superior thanks to her new protégé, leveling the playing field in this war between them. But what's most surprising is that Olivia called Jake a "hero," something practically unheard of for her with any of her subordinates, and she even stayed alone talking to him and caring for him like a mother worrying about a sick child.!<

All these situations mentioned lead us to notice the maternal bond between the captain and her rookie detective in this twenty-seventh season; Benson didn't even have time for a relationship like that with Noah in this season.

Indeed, SVU takes some very unusual turns.

What surprises me is that almost no one noticed that Captain Olivia Benson and Detective Jake Griffin seemed like mother and son in this twenty-seventh season. A relationship that took a very unusual turn, to say the least.

In "A Waiver of Consent" (Season 27 Episode 2), Griffin's behavior displeased Benson, and this almost led to his transfer. Initially, we thought the same situation that occurred with Rollins and Velasco would happen. But as the season progressed, their dynamic took a different approach.

In >!"Showdown" (Season 27, Episode 8), when the rookie detective made a biased and irresponsible DD5 report on Nikki Suarez's case, and ADA Carisi wanted to decapitate him, Olivia promptly defended Jake, saying that if he was going to fight with anyone, it should be with her, which is unusual, as I expected the captain herself to severely reprimand the rookies as she did in other seasons for these mistakes. And then, when Benson met with her team and Griffin handed over his transfer papers, she tore them up and comforted the detective. And even when Chief Kathryn Tynan said that the detective and her protégé acted like a fool in court, Olivia promptly defended him, saying that he acted well in the face of the adversity of that unfavorable trial.!<

But what triggered this process was in>! "Frequency" (Season 27, Episode 14), during the rescue of an autistic boy from the hands of a human monster. Jake felt open to talking more about his past and his autistic brother to Benson, while the captain advised and calmed him in that extreme situation when the rookie was getting out of control. After the successful outcome, Detective Griffin praised the captain and mentioned that his mentor, Chief Tynan, was right about her. Then Olivia came with that speech that sounded quite hypocritical and true considering who she is, about good and bad leaders. And this advice itself ended up awakening the feeling of turning against his former mentor, a feeling that only a real mother would awaken in a son.!<

>!Which leads us to the episode "Impropriety" (Season 27, Episode 19), where Jake tried to intercede for Captain Benson, so as not to harm her and seek to ally himself with her. Tynan, for her part, didn't even listen to him, which made it even more frustrating for the rookie when Tynan decided to suspend Benson arbitrarily. This infuriated Griffin and made him seek revenge to free Benson from this trap, culminating in "Monster" (Season 27, Episode 21), when Griffin confronted Tynan about his father's false reputation and how he had become corrupted to save them both. His mentor ended up confessing everything and the reasons behind it, without realizing that the rookie Jake had wiretapped their conversation, all to protect his new mentor, Captain Olivia Benson, from an injustice done to his boss.!<

>!And after the outcome that almost cost Jake his life, Tynan had the audacity to want to suspend Benson again, but this time the captain turned the tables on her superior thanks to her new protégé, leveling the playing field in this war between them. But what's most surprising is that Olivia called Jake a "hero," something practically unheard of for her with any of her subordinates, and she even stayed alone talking to him and caring for him like a mother worrying about a sick child.!<

All these situations mentioned lead us to notice the maternal bond between the captain and her rookie detective in this twenty-seventh season; Benson didn't even have time for a relationship like that with Noah in this season.

Indeed, SVU takes some very unusual turns.

Criticisms abound regarding the twenty-seventh season, and almost all of them are justified: the SVU team no longer has a personal life, the older members don't even seem like good friends anymore, Benson's rival, Chief Tynan, has become a cartoonish villain, and they gave more screen time and storyline to the rookie Detective Jake Griffin this season.

And I fully agree with these criticisms, but this twenty-seventh season also did good things, bringing a more nostalgic tone to its older fans, bringing more unusual cases and special victims.

But above all, causing a drastic change in Olivia Benson, erasing the hypocritical bureaucratic behavior she had in previous seasons.

This behavior, which involved reprimanding her subordinates for committing actions outside the law, emphasized doing everything within the law. This sounds quite hypocritical considering the actions she took during her time as a detective when she bent the law in the name of survivor's justice. More than that, she constantly reprimanded subordinates she previously disliked, being cold and harsh with Rollins, Velasco, and Muncy.

But this version of Captain Olivia Benson in the twenty-seventh season went against the grain compared to previous seasons. She became less harsh and cold and more of a leader like her former mentor Donald Cragen. In "Showdown" (Season 27, Episode 8), Olivia defended her team instead of giving her usual reprimands and warnings, encouraging and praising them despite their failures.

But the biggest change of all is between her and the rookie Detective Jake Griffin. Of course, she came with her justified intimidation, not tolerating cowboys acting as they please in her department. But as the episodes progressed, Benson's behavior towards Griffin changed; she began to advise, encourage, and even comfort him during his difficult times. Olivia was practically a mother to Jake. I was even more amazed that she was being more of a mother to him than to Noah in the entire season.

And at the end of the season, Benson hailed Griffin as a hero in front of Tynan. She never said anything like that to any of her subordinates when they faced extremely dangerous situations, further emphasizing her maternal behavior towards him.

But the biggest proof of Olivia Benson's return from the Old Testament was her final confrontation this season with Chief Kathryn Tynan. Tynan found yet another "cause" to remove Benson from SVU, and Olivia, in turn, showed that she would no longer be intimidated by her, revealing the recorded confession of her conversation with Griffin. Now, let's think about it: if Benson were acting like a ruthless bureaucrat with hypocrisy, she would have set a trap for her boss, taking the recording of Tynan's confession to the IAB and the NYPD's higher-ups, thus ruining Tynan's career once and for all.

But then Olivia came out with this statement:

"I'm not interested in ruining your career, Chief.

I'm really not.

But I'm not going to let you ruin mine."

Despite everything she went through at the hands of her new superior, Benson dictated, "Leave me and my team alone," above all, even though Tynan harmed her, Benson didn't see her as an enemy, resulting in the camaraderie between the police officers and the strong women they were

That was a gesture only the Olivia Benson of the Old Testament would use.

And I have no words to describe my happiness at having this legendary warrior back in the fight.

Criticisms abound regarding the twenty-seventh season, and almost all of them are justified: the SVU team no longer has a personal life, the older members don't even seem like good friends anymore, Benson's rival, Chief Tynan, has become a cartoonish villain, and they gave more screen time and storyline to the rookie Detective Jake Griffin this season.

And I fully agree with these criticisms, but this twenty-seventh season also did good things, bringing a more nostalgic tone to its older fans, bringing more unusual cases and special victims.

But above all, causing a drastic change in Olivia Benson, erasing the hypocritical bureaucratic behavior she had in previous seasons.

This behavior, which involved reprimanding her subordinates for committing actions outside the law, emphasized doing everything within the law. This sounds quite hypocritical considering the actions she took during her time as a detective when she bent the law in the name of survivor's justice. More than that, she constantly reprimanded subordinates she previously disliked, being cold and harsh with Rollins, Velasco, and Muncy.

But this version of Captain Olivia Benson in the twenty-seventh season went against the grain compared to previous seasons. She became less harsh and cold and more of a leader like her former mentor Donald Cragen. In "Showdown" (Season 27, Episode 8), Olivia defended her team instead of giving her usual reprimands and warnings, encouraging and praising them despite their failures.

But the biggest change of all is between her and the rookie Detective Jake Griffin. Of course, she came with her justified intimidation, not tolerating cowboys acting as they please in her department. But as the episodes progressed, Benson's behavior towards Griffin changed; she began to advise, encourage, and even comfort him during his difficult times. Olivia was practically a mother to Jake. I was even more amazed that she was being more of a mother to him than to Noah in the entire season.

And at the end of the season, Benson hailed Griffin as a hero in front of Tynan. She never said anything like that to any of her subordinates when they faced extremely dangerous situations, further emphasizing her maternal behavior towards him.

But the biggest proof of Olivia Benson's return from the Old Testament was her final confrontation this season with Chief Kathryn Tynan. Tynan found yet another "cause" to remove Benson from SVU, and Olivia, in turn, showed that she would no longer be intimidated by her, revealing the recorded confession of her conversation with Griffin. Now, let's think about it: if Benson were acting like a hypocritical bureaucrat, she would have set a trap for her boss, taking the recording of Tynan's confession to the IAB and the NYPD's higher-ups, thus ruining Tynan's career once and for all.

But then Olivia came out with this statement:

"I'm not interested in ruining your career, Chief.

I'm really not.

But I'm not going to let you ruin mine."

Despite everything she went through at the hands of her new superior, Benson dictated, "Leave me and my team alone," using not only a subtle threat but also a great gesture of camaraderie between police officers and leaders.

That was a gesture only the Olivia Benson of the Old Testament would use.

And I have no words to describe my happiness at having this legendary warrior back in the fight.

Criticisms abound regarding the twenty-seventh season, and almost all of them are justified: the SVU team no longer has a personal life, the older members don't even seem like good friends anymore, Benson's rival, Chief Tynan, has become a cartoonish villain, and they gave more screen time and storyline to the rookie Detective Jake Griffin this season.

And I fully agree with these criticisms, but this twenty-seventh season also did good things, bringing a more nostalgic tone to its older fans, bringing more unusual cases and special victims.

But above all, causing a drastic change in Olivia Benson, erasing the hypocritical bureaucratic behavior she had in previous seasons.

This behavior, which involved reprimanding her subordinates for committing actions outside the law, emphasized doing everything within the law. This sounds quite hypocritical considering the actions she took during her time as a detective when she bent the law in the name of survivor's justice. More than that, she constantly reprimanded subordinates she previously disliked, being cold and harsh with Rollins, Velasco, and Muncy.

But this version of Captain Olivia Benson in the twenty-seventh season went against the grain compared to previous seasons. She became less harsh and cold and more of a leader like her former mentor Donald Cragen. In "Showdown" (Season 27, Episode 8), Olivia defended her team instead of giving her usual reprimands and warnings, encouraging and praising them despite their failures.

But the biggest change of all is between her and the rookie Detective Jake Griffin. Of course, she came with her justified intimidation, not tolerating cowboys acting as they please in her department. But as the episodes progressed, Benson's behavior towards Griffin changed; she began to advise, encourage, and even comfort him during his difficult times. Olivia was practically a mother to Jake. I was even more amazed that she was being more of a mother to him than to Noah in the entire season.

And at the end of the season, Benson hailed Griffin as a hero in front of Tynan. She never said anything like that to any of her subordinates when they faced extremely dangerous situations, further emphasizing her maternal behavior towards him.

But the biggest proof of Olivia Benson's return from the Old Testament was her final confrontation this season with Chief Kathryn Tynan. Tynan found yet another "cause" to remove Benson from SVU, and Olivia, in turn, showed that she would no longer be intimidated by her, revealing the recorded confession of her conversation with Griffin. Now, let's think about it: if Benson were acting like a hypocritical bureaucrat, she would have set a trap for her boss, taking the recording of Tynan's confession to the IAB and the NYPD's higher-ups, thus ruining Tynan's career once and for all.

But then Olivia came out with this statement:

"I'm not interested in ruining your career, Chief.

I'm really not.

But I'm not going to let you ruin mine."

Despite everything she went through at the hands of her new superior, Benson dictated, "Leave me and my team alone," using not only a subtle threat but also a great gesture of camaraderie between police officers and leaders.

That was a gesture only the Olivia Benson of the Old Testament would use.

And I have no words to describe my happiness at having this legendary warrior back in the fight.