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Guess Who’s Going to Be Detective Stabler’s New Partner!

A photo of Jennifer Love Hewitt

I know, I’m so bad at these guessing games!  You didn’t even have to wait till the first paragraph to learn that Jennifer Love Hewitt is in talks to join the cast of Law and Order: SVU.  I’m sorry I took that fun away from you.

But this isn’t about the game, this is about the cold hard fact that one of my favorite shows, SVU, is about to absolutely ruin itself. Granted, I think it’s been going downhill since my elderly man crush, Richard Belzer, stopped being a regular, but this is serious.  It turns out that Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni have grown weary of solving sex crimes since ’99; Mariska’s character is getting a promotion within the precinct so she won’t have to work as much while Meloni himself is getting a raise.  Detective Stabler can’t be without a partner though, and that’s where Jennifer comes in!

Nothing’s set yet, at this point these are just rumors, but here’s what’s up: this show is winding down, you know?  It’s been twelve years, and things have gotten a little silly lately – it’s time to say goodbye.  And what better way to ruin something than to heavily involve Jennifer Love Hewitt?  Smart move, NBC.

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