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Stephanie March reprises her role on Law & Order: SVU

I let out a little fan girl scream of delight when I saw this:

Get ready, New York defendants: Alexandra Cabot is coming to a courtroom near you.

Stephanie March is reprising her role as the prosecutor on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for a six-episode arc starting Feb. 17, the AP reports. The actress starred on the show for four seasons, until 2003, when Cabot went into a witness protection program.

March's character resurfaced again for a 2005 episode in which she testified against the head of a drug cartel, and once again in 2006, in the NBC series Conviction.

The actress compared SVU to "an old flame."

"Every time I run into it I think, 'Hmmm, what if?'" she said. "I look forward to spending some time working with a production that has always been so rewarding for me."

So why come back to the arms of SVU now? Executive producer Neal Baer explained that March's character needed time to get over her traumatic experience of seasons past before she could return to the fold. Current prosecutor Kim Greylek (Michaela McManus) will step away on assignment in Washington, D.C., during March's return.

In addition to her SVU reprise, March is starring in the upcoming Ricky Gervais film, This Side of Truth, and made recent appearances on 30 Rock and Grey's Anatomy.

What do you think of March's return? Is it time for Cabot to be back in the courtroom?

from:  http://www.tvguide.com/News/Stephanie-March-SVU-1001352.aspx


Kat's picture

Holy crap! She's coming

Holy crap! She's coming back?! I know it's only for a short time but I'm freakin' out right now! I'm not the type to squeal crazily, but that is exactly what I did when I saw this. Gah I can't wait! Thanks for the info!
polkadotwings's picture

omg!

This is soo awesome! I can't believe it! Wow... is it February yet? lol
Renee's picture

Yay! Olivia/Alex lovers

Yay! Olivia/Alex lovers unite!
Kat's picture

I'm already seeing Olivia's

I'm already seeing Olivia's reaction to seeing her. Maybe they will have a long embrace...
Shannon's picture

Stephanie March

One of the only blondes that ever really made my head turn!  She was my favorite on the show next to Mariska Hartigay.  

 

~Without risk, there can be no innovation.  Without innovation, there can be no advancement. ~

mind_numbing_pain's picture

so happy now

Love her... love her character. Love Alex and Olivia sexual tension

 

oh and hi shannon tee hee 

QuestGrrrl's picture

Wow!

I like Olivia/Casey much more, but having 1 Alex better then 0 Casey.

 

 

wickedgrrl's picture

Alex.

Is it March yet?  I want my Alex back NOW.  Okay.  I feel better.  Had to get that out. 

~ Otalia: "It's a love story." ~

phynyx's picture

SVU's ratings have been

SVU's ratings have been dwindling in the past couple of seasons since March's departure.  And let's face it, most of the women fans, and I dare say men, wanted to see some sort of sexual relationship between the lead role of Olivia Benson, (played by March's good buddy Mariska Hargitay), and herself.  It is one of the most thought out, written about fantasies in television/lesbian history, right up there with Xena/Gabrielle. The two actors have tremendous chemistry and even the prospect of a relationship between the two will draw viewers who have become disallusioned with the show.  Like it or not, television writers tend to cater to their audiences.  I say, "Dick Wolf and SVU writers give us what we want!"  Otherwise, scrap the show!  We're bored with it as is!

Kat's picture

Well as much as I love Alex,

Well as much as I love Alex, I don't think that her departure was the main reason behind the ratings slump for the past couple of seasons. I mean she left in season...5? 6? And we're in season 10 now and I think the show has just gotten boring on its own, plus it's just not the same without Casey. I'm not saying you're wrong or anything, I just think there are other reasons the show isn't doing as well.