We are just one week away from the Season 26 premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and fans are pumped. Season 25 was historic for Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and company. As Hargitay said in an interview with Hemisphere magazine, "[Twenty-five seasons] has given us this very unique opportunity to do something unprecedented. It's the longest-running show in history, and it's not by accident that Benson's progression mirrors the exact evolution of women in broader society. She's kind of the greatest feminist character ever, in that way... She rose up through the ranks, became a leader, and now captain — all while being a mother. Let's see how far we can take it, you know?"