Law & Order: SVU Season 26 Gradually Shifts Its Storytelling Focus Away From Olivia Benson (& That's A Good Thing)
WARNING! SPOILERS ahead forLaw & Order: SVUseason 26, episode 18, “The Accuser.” This article includes references to childhood sexual abuse and the sexual assault of a male teenager. Law & Order: SVUseason 26, episode 18, titled “The Accuser,” begins a gradual shift away from focusing on Benson (Mariska Hargitay), and that’s a positive development for the long-running procedural. Benson has beenLaw & Order: SVU’s protagonist since the series began. Many ofLaw & Order: SVU’s best episodesinvolve her attempts to support and encourage survivors while working on getting justice for them, although she sometimes goes too far in her zeal for helping others heal....