Mariska Hargitay’s role as Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU” has been groundbreaking.

Even Hargitay knew acting as an agent trying to solve crimes of sexual assault and abuse would be revolutionary.

I’d never been so excited about it," she gushed.

Mariska Hargitay smiling

And I knew I had to do it" (viaUPI).

Fans have connected with Hargitay’s portrayal of Benson on “SVU.”

Fans took to Twitter to celebrate the actress'500th “SVU” episode(perPop Culture).

Olivia Benson

Happy 500th Olivia Benson.

Thank you M, for everything."

Fans truly cannot stand Benson’s style!

“Mariska looks so beautiful here.

I hate how they dress her in ‘SVU,'” one fan wrote.

Her ‘SVU’ look post-Stabler is convoluted and dressed way up.

It’s very simplified and almost bare-bones in Chicago."

They just wish she dressed a little differently!