CBS’ Blue Bloods this Friday evening closed out Season 13 with just a few blasts from the previous, some divine intervention within the commish/mayor feud, and an announcement from one Erin Reagan.
As TVLine was first to let you know, authentic solid member Jennifer Esposito returned as Jackie Curatola for the primary time since early Season 3. The obvious resumption of Dr. Walker’s killing spree led Danny to re-partner with Jackie, who’s now Chief of Police for an itty bitty city in Suffolk County. Walker, they discovered, had been quietly launched from jail, however Danny & Co. had no luck tying him to the brand new slayings. They did, nevertheless, discover Walker’s very late mom stashed behind a wall within the not-so-good physician’s storage, however earlier than Danny and Baez might discover him and convey him in, Walker sneaked into Jackie’s house and attacked her. Jackie apparently fought him off, after which he fled into the evening.
Jackie and Danny then parted methods once more, although not earlier than she nudged him to search out his personal completely satisfied, as she did out within the boondocks. Of some notice, Baez from the automotive intently regarded their farewell, and when Danny appeared a bit distracted when he hopped into the passenger seat, Baez requested if he was OK. He maintained, “I’m precisely the place I wish to be,” and so they drove off.
Elsewhere within the already-renewed drama’s season finale:
* When a person who Erin had let go weeks prior (having remanded him to a rehab program) began assaulting ladies once more, Jamie and Eddie labored onerous to get certainly one of his new victims to testify. As soon as they did, Erin efficiently received the person sentenced to 25 years. After that win, Anthony, Jack, Jamie and Eddie have been ready for Erin. However relatively than slip out the again, dodging ready reporters, Erin turned to talk to the press — detailing the sentencing, after which addressing the elephant within the room: her candidacy for DA. However Erin, in all probability sparked by one thing Anthony had mentioned earlier — about how as DA, she’d be busy networking and glad-handing and never serving to victims firsthand anymore — introduced to the press that she could be working “not this time,” and as an alternative was proper the place she must be. (“You’re stuffed with surprises,” Jack mentioned after; “You ain’t seen nothing but,” Erin smiled again.)
* Frank locked horns but once more with Mayor Chase, who had introduced a “joint” Metropolis Corridor/NYPD mission to get the homeless and EDPs off the streets by, properly, “speaking them into handcuffs,” they getting them to a facility. Frank publicly protested the concept, however later needed to eat some crow when a few of his officers set the stage for the mayor’s SUV to be attacked him an EDP. Frank was leveraged into singing the mayor’s praises at an occasion, however earlier than Frank did so, Archbishop Kearns stepped in and grabbed the mic. Afterward, in non-public, Kearns facilitated a truce between the forever-warring males, noting that mayors at all times command respect, however an expert reminiscent of Frank deserves respect as properly.
* Capping the finale, after all, was a household dinner — one attended by each Erin’s daughter Nicky Reagan-Boyle (MIA since Dec. 8, 2020) and Danny’s eldest son Jack (final seen within the Season 12 premiere), who had come house for Erin’s (non-)announcement soiree.
What did you consider Jackie’s return, and Erin’s determination?
