GUYS, I am so sorry to be the bearer of bad news these days when it comes to our baby boy, Christopher Meloni.
First, it was his Law & Order: SVU spin-off series, Law & Order: Organized Crime getting pushed back until 2021, and now, it's the news that Chris won't even be in the 22nd season premiere of Law & Order!
It was the reunion fans had been waiting for for literally a decade!
“It’s pretty clear that Elliot will be in the SVU season opener,” Warren revealed.
He continued: "We had heard distant thunder about Chris Meloni coming back in the fall and we were going to lay a little groundwork for that."
Since season 21 of the series ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of the groundwork just wasn't laid properly for Elliot's return.
"We had the sense that the first episode of next year for SVU was going to bring Elliot back, so we were going to foreshadow that and explain a little more what happened to Simon."
Like literally, everything has been delayed!
It's like we're in a global pandemic or something!
That info came in addition to the announcement that Elliot Stabler would not be returning to our TV screens for at least another four months!
I mean, I suppose we shouldn't be too surprised as Chris literally told us earlier this summer Law & Order: Organized Crime hadn't even started filming yet!
"You get new edicts out of New York City and New York state, and for good reason,” Chris explained.
"And then you get new rules and regulations coming out of Universal, and then from the unions. You have to service a lot of masters right now, just to make sure everybody is safe, right? What’s the new norm for shooting?"
In response to a curious fan, Warren tweeted, "These days all plans are subject to change. And then they change again. And again."
He then tagged the Law & Order writers and gave them a shoutout for being "NIMBLE this year."
I'm not crying, you're crying!
