Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fans have been vocal about wanting Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) back as a series regular since her character was originally written out of the show, but her return to SVU full-time has an unforeseen consequence.
Rollins made her debut on SVU following the departure of Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in season 13. Initially, she was following the trail of a serial rapist from Georgia to New York, but she became a valuable and permanent member of the team. She was written out of the show in the middle of season 24, becoming a professor.
While the role of a professor teaching courses on criminal behavior fits for an experienced detective and someone with a forensic science degree, Rollins eventually left that job and became a sergeant under the