As someone who was a Stabler fan, I watched only a few episodes after CM left. I saw then ending to this show years ago but I never saw the episode in full. I recently started watching from the time Stabler left and I am up to Surrendering Noah. Like many others, I was bothered by Bensen's statement about Stabler leaving and how she grew more with him in four years than she did with her 12 with Stabler. Elliot IMO was more supportive and stood by her than Nick, but she couldn't grow as a person, as an officer with Elliot. They were a co-dependent relationship and if he'd stayed, she might have not moved up in the ranks and became Captain.
Review of Surrendering Noah
