Mariska Hargitay Found it Hard Breaking up With Ed Tucker

Law & Order Svu may have lost Christopher Meloni at one point. But his absence allowed for Mariska Hargitay to tinker around with new storylines, some involving potential love interests for her character. But there was one on-screen romantic partner that Hargitay may not have appreciated breaking up with.

Mariska Hargitay had trouble getting over one of her most surprising onscreen relationships in ‘Law & Order Svu’ Mariska Hargitay and Robert John Burke | Heidi Gutman/Getty Images

Hargitay’s Olivia Benson explored a few romantic partners after Meloni’s departure from Svu. And although some of her flings were entirely new characters, she once dated a character fans were very familiar with. Robert John Burke’s Ed Tucker had been a part of the series since season 3. He played a stoic and no-nonsense Narc that was constantly at odds with Elliott Stabler and Olivia Benson. But as the series changed over time,…