It is so good to have Blue Bloods again, even when just for a short time.
On Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 1, Jamie spoke for all of the followers when he stated it was good to be house. The 14th season opener delivered all the pieces I like about this present: household conflicts, robust calls on instances, and a wholesome sprint of humor.
Even Frank’s conflict with Mayor Chase was entertaining, and I did not count on to love it!
That pinata of Frank cracked me up each time it made an look. I particularly cherished Frank’s deadpan remark that he was afraid to search out out what was inside it.
The pinata added some comedian aid to a severe difficulty: what ought to New York do in regards to the inflow of unlawful immigrants, many bussed in from different states? As ordinary, Blue Bloods centered on how the problem impacts police and made room for a number of factors of view.
That is one of many issues I like greatest about Blue Bloods. I may not at all times agree with Frank politically, however that is by no means the purpose of the story — and the writing typically permits him to have his viewpoint with out demanding that viewers agree.
Every part’s political lately. Filling up your fuel tank is a political assertion to 1 facet, windmills are one to the opposite.
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It is Frank’s viewpoint as a result of that is who he’s, not as a result of that is what the writers need us to consider. He has his opinion, and Mayor Chase has his, and so they each assume they’re proper.
The tales of Frank Reagan vs. the mayor get outdated, however this one managed to remain recent by introducing one thing new: the invention of frequent floor.
Normally, Frank and whichever mayor is in cost refuse to contemplate each other’s viewpoint. They often see one another as adversaries fairly than individuals who each need what’s greatest for New York Metropolis.
However this time, the 2 males cast an unlikely alliance regardless of opposing each other’s dealing with of the immigration difficulty. It would not fairly rise to the extent of a friendship but, nevertheless it’s shut.
The Chase/Frank scenes drove house the purpose that that is the ultimate season, particularly their dialogue about being tempted to give up.
Chase: Some days I really feel like quitting. Ever really feel like that?
Frank:Yeah.
Chase: So why do not you?
Frank: Over time, this job has change into my definition. So if I ever give up otherwise you fired me, I do not know who I might be.
The writing is on the wall right here. Chase prompt that Frank’s identification isn’t just his job however his position as a father and grandfather; the sequence will possible finish with Frank deciding to retire.
If Blue Bloods hadn’t introduced this was its closing season, these conversations most likely would have been written the identical means. However understanding that the top is close to made them that rather more poignant.
Frank was in a tricky spot with this one. His dialog with Badillo made it clear that Latino households weren’t any totally different than his personal. Afterward, he did not wish to do something that prompt that he thought they have been inferior.
However there was nonetheless a actuality to be handled. New York cannot deal with a mass inflow of unlawful immigrants, no matter how anybody feels about them as individuals.
Nonetheless, Chase’s resolution did not sound sensible. Suspending the Proper to Shelter Act looks like it would add to the problem, with homeless individuals and people with psychological sicknesses ending up on the road together with the inflow of immigrants.
That looks like it is asking for an uptick in violent crime, which Frank might be blamed for.
Danny additionally handled divided loyalties, however did anybody else discover it unusual that he saved insisting Darryl was an incredible man?
Did not Darryl nearly get a case tossed by planting faux proof on the homicide scene on Blue Bloods Season 6 Episode 10?
His fast-and-loose relationship with the reality earlier than made it plausible that he would make a false confession to guard his daughter. Nonetheless, it additionally contradicts Danny’s insistence that Darryl was one of many good ones.
Danny: He was defending his daughter!
Erin: Then he ought to have gotten her a lawyer. We don’t settle for false confessions on this workplace. And also you two are rattling fortunate that I do not convey you up on fees for falsifying a report.
Erin was proper that Darryl ought to have gotten his daughter a lawyer as an alternative of enjoying video games. This simply debunked confession solely made it appear to be Nia had one thing to cover.
In the meantime, Captain MacNichols was as obnoxious as ever.
Eddie: We let him go, what message does that ship?
MacNichols: We’re not within the enterprise of sending messages. That is why God made mother and father.
I get that shoplifting is mostly a petty crime and that many children are saddled with a felony report for all times as a result of they did one thing silly.
However the reply to that drawback is not to legalize shoplifting, particularly for the reason that difficulty did not appear to be that MacNichols did not wish to arrest a child as a lot as she did not wish to waste time filling out paperwork for a case that might be dropped.
Arresting a boy who gloats about getting away with stealing is not “doing the mother and father’ job for them.”
Police should not be stepping in to father or mother kids — the very last thing anybody wants or desires is cops interfering with parental choices or arresting mother and father for non-abusive habits that they merely disagree with. However that is not what was taking place right here.
MacNichols’ place did not make any sense. Whereas there’s one thing to be stated for damaged home windows policing being ineffective, ignoring a baby breaking legal guidelines till they commit a violent crime would not remedy something both.
And on this case, it did not seem to be the mom was abdicating her duty — she did not know how you can get by means of to her out-of-control child and needed him to spend an evening in jail.
MacNichols typically comes throughout as a drained TV trope about unreasonable bosses as an alternative of a three-dimensional character, and this was a kind of instances.
The decision of this drawback was cute, however I felt like I missed one thing when MacNichols out of the blue backed Eddie up. She went from desirous to punish Eddie for going round her to serving to train the child a lesson.
Was that child scared out of his unhealthy habits? He definitely appeared to be after Anthony’s declare to be a assassin who did not like him. However he could flip up once more earlier than Blue Bloods Season 14 ends.
Jamie’s undercover task was one of many grittiest instances he is labored on. Perhaps after Blue Bloods ends, he can be a part of Legislation & Order: Organized Crime; this appeared like what Elliot Stabler is at all times doing!
Jamie’s doing nice work pretending to be a intercourse trafficker whereas secretly making an attempt to assist the victims. However his boss’ warning appeared ominous.
Jamie’s Boss: You okay staying on the within?
Jamie: Sure, sir.
Boss: Trigger an task like this, it may well get inside your head.
Jamie: I am on this til we take him down.
How will this case have an effect on him going ahead? He tends to be probably the most delicate of Frank’s children, and he is already needed to assume shortly to flee having to do heinous issues.
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