If you’ve ever found yourself 10 episodes into a Law & Order: SVU marathon then you know that the addiction is real. All it takes is a quick glimpse of Detective Olivia Benson and her sidekicks to be sucked into a crime-fighting stupor. Admitting addiction to a TV show can be difficult, but if you have any of these symptoms then you've become completely and irrevocably addicted to Law & Order: SVU.
- The SVU intro is your siren’s call, and you know it word for word.
- You will drop whatever you’re doing to watch an all-day marathon. “Sorry, Mom. I can’t make it to your birthday dinner. Call you tomorrow!”
- Nothing makes you happier than finding an episode you’ve never seen.
- Baby Benson makes your heart smile.
- You follow all of the SVU actors on all social media platforms and know their usernames by heart.
- Detective Elliot Stabler’s quick departure from the squad will forever be an open wound.
- You cried when Munch left the team.
- And when Cragen left.
- You know that you will fall apart if Olivia or Tutuola ever leave you.
- Legal jargon is second nature to you thanks to the hundreds of court cases you’ve watched.
- Miranda Rights? You have them memorized.
- You’ve contemplated becoming a police officer, but only if Olivia and Elliot can be on your squad.
- Dreams about SVU are normal for you.
- You know the first suspect is never the actual perp.
- You also say “perp,” “suspect,” and “evidence” in everyday conversations.
- You find yourself suggesting personality disorders when your friends complain about misbehaving children.
- There is no greater betrayal than when USA plays an NCIS marathon instead of Law & Order: SVU.
