Meloni and Hargitay had instant chemistry at their auditions for SVU; Meloni once said, according to E!, "[Hargitay] and I hit it off right from the get-go."
According to the 2009 book Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Unofficial Companion, Hargitay once recalled, "It was nonstop chitchat; couldn't stop talking.
Meloni echoed the sentiment.
"I'm like, 'Who's the chick with all the energy?' I just knew that Mariska was going to be The One," he said.
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