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Mariska Hargitay Excites Instagram With 'Closer' Post With Christopher Meloni

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By Rima Pundir on January 20, 2021 at 4:02 AM EST

Instagram | Mariska Hargitay

"Law and Order: SVU" actress Mariska Hargitay has been teasing her fans with pictures of Chris Meloni for a while now, and things have just gotten "closer", as she says. 

For all those who don't know much about the series, Mariska Hargitay plays Lt. Olivia Benson on it. A decade ago, when Benson was a detective, she was partnered with Det. Elliot Stabler, as in Christopher Meloni. 

And now, it seems, the duo will come together again and Instagram is screaming with excitement, and so is Ariel Winter... 

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The Partnership Is Worth Saving

Instagram | Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay may be one of the TV's most influential women and one of its highest-paid stars, but she also an activist and a staunch Biden supporter. And while she and Christopher Meloni reuniting onscreen is making waves, her posts generate plenty of positivity. 

Like the one where she posted this picture, supporting Melissa McCarthy's foundation, enough for a fan to comment, "Your friendship with Melissa was so unexpected but at the same time so amazing bc you both are amazing and necessary! Ily M ❤?"

More inspiration from her below...  

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A Merry Christmas Indeed

Instagram | Mariska Hargitay

Around Christmas, this is what Hargitay put up, with the caption, "Coming soon to a television near you Merry Christmas from Benson and Stabler♥️", getting plenty of emojis from Ariel Winter.

Wrote one completely blown-away fan, "Been patiently waiting nearly 10 years for this reunion and when everyone told us to let it go and said it would never happen, you gave it to us anyway. Merry Christmas, indeed?"

Here's another equally happy if OTT remark, "THANK GOD FOR THAT!!! Here’s to a 2021 with all of our dreams coming true ?????".

Meanwhile, here's a thought from Hargitay...

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Close, So Close!

Instagram | Mariska Hargitay

And finally, a couple of days back, this is what Mariska Hargitay teased her patiently-waiting fans with, captioning "Now even closer... #EO", forcing one fan to write, "you're going to give us all a straight-up heart attack with this beautiful content."

Another comment read, "Y’all just broke the Internet once again" while more were so happy that the wait was soon going to be over. 

Christopher Meloni will be reprising his role as Elliot Stabler in Law & Order: SVU before he gets his own spin-off, Law & Order: Organized Crime. 

Excited, you bet?

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Meloni Is Excited Too

Instagram | Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni is pretty happy too, and his Instagram feed shows it too, as she too captioned a picture of him and Hargitay with the caption, "We are a little bit closer".

Wrote one fan, "AHHHHHHH WHAT A WAY TO WAKE UP??? How am I supposed to get ready for work now??? ❤️❤️❤️????", while another was more melodramatic with, "I just died. I am dead. I am typing this while dead. ??".

There was good observation there too, "Probably going to be their highest-rated show if this is real."

Here's a list of do-gooding from Meloni to carry you through...

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