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Laura Hurley

Law And Order: SVU Finally Explained Why Rollins Would Return To Benson's Unit After Her Promotion, And It Totally Makes Sense

Benson and Rollins walking down the hallway in Law & Order: SVU Season 27x04.

Spoilers are ahead for Episode 4 of Law & Order: SVU Season 27, called "Clickbait" and available streaming next day with a Peacock subscription.

The long-awaited episode that officially brought Amanda Rollins back to her old Law & Order: SVU stomping grounds has finally aired, with returning series regular Kelli Giddish opposite Mariska Hargitay once more in the fall 2025 TV schedule. Rollins' full-time return to Special Victims has been all but inevitable since the news broke that Giddish would be back as more than a guest star, and the time seemed right after Velasco's exit was written in. I was skeptical about how it could happen, but I'm happy to say that "Clickbait" nailed it, as far as I'm concerned.

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