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NeoNoireWerewolf t1_j9trvlp wrote

The thing that’s ridiculous about Benson becoming the centerpiece of the show is that she gets promoted to captain eventually, so her role would be much more administrative and dealing with internal politics. She wouldn’t be showing up at the scene of every crime and doing a lot of actual detective work. Rawlins realistically should have been the protagonist for the show after Benson’s promotion, and while they have her a couple of episodes as the centerpiece each season, it still involves Benson being the focus of drama far too often. And they basically fired Kelli Giddish in the most recent season because she had been on the show so long she was getting too expensive given how much Hargitay costs to keep around.

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LuLouProper t1_j9uxv9l wrote

Benson got promoted very quickly from Detective to Captain for someone who wasn't the child/mistress of top NYPD brass. I guess you could explain it in-universe that the position needed someone of rank, and no one else wanted it.

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mug3n t1_j9wxpt9 wrote

The show did Kelli soooooo fucking dirty. They were gonna unceremoniously kill her off but Mariska kiboshed the idea and at least gave her a proper send off.

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