There have been 25 seasons of Law & Order:SVU, which means that Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay have been besties for roughly 25 years. Sure, Meloni left SVU for his own L&O spin-off, Organized Crime — now on Peacock — but there are still crossovers. These two people remain in each other’s world. As such, randomly, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at these two in the beginning and compare it to today.
Also, these two are so affectionate, I had to double-check to ensure they weren’t dating back in the day (they were not).
Then:
Now:
Then:
Now:
Then, with Meloni’s daughter, Sophia — of whom Hargitay is the godmother.
And here’s Sophia now: