Chicago PD season 5: Is there a future for Burgess and Ruzek? (Couples Forecast)
When Ruzek eventually returned from his assignment last season and started working in Intelligence once more, the two made significant progress towards restoring the relationship that they once had. That, certainly, is very much good news.
However, we don’t also think that they spent so much time together that they are cemented as about to get married. Burgess left the team before the end of the season to care for her sister, and the relationship story was put on hold for a while.
Now, let’s get to the question in the title: Do the two have more of a future moving forward now? From our vantage point, it feels as though the answer to this question is a clear “yes,” especially in a way since Sophia Bush is leaving the show. You want there to be a couple to root for, and without Lindsay there of course can be no Lindsay/Halstead romance anymore. As a result of that, we could end up seeing Burgess/Ruzek take their place as the one most fans are excited to see. They do care about each other, and thanks to their time apart, maybe Ruzek’s starting to understand more of what he did wrong and how he drug his feet at times in the relationship. That should be one of the things that starts to get the two on solid ground once more.
Beyond a stable relationship, there are a few more things we’d like to see with the two parties moving forward.
1. Time together on the job – What would they look like working on cases together now, or even undercover? Given them some meaty material to sink their teeth into, and remember that if they can get through some life-and-death situations at work, they are far more likely to get through anything.
2. Can we get some double dates? – Provided that certain people survive on Chicago Fire, it’d be rather fun to see Casey and Dawson spend some time with them. Or, what about Platt and Mouch? There’s already a built-in relationship there, and these could be some fun ways to crossover the two shows.
3. More family time – We got a little of this with Burgess’ sister, but we firmly think that the more opportunities we get to see characters around other people in their lives, the more that we get to understand them in the end.
Is there a chance for there to be a wedding down the road? Certainly so, but the two have a lot to get to before that time? Still, there’s something about the idea of Voight standing up and giving a speech at the ceremony that we rather like.
What do you personally want to see from Burgess and Ruzek moving into Chicago PD season 5? Let us know in the comments!
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Ezio Auditore
August 13, 2017 @ 3:52 am
I’m down with it Burgess and Ruzek was always an equal relationship it went both ways until Ruzek did the proposal thing and Burgess was smart enough to call it off when it was clear Ruzek wasn’t taking it seriously recently Ruzek seems to be more mature about the break up and he and Burgess have been able to work professionally. As for Jay and Lindsay those two never knew how to seperate personal from professional and it was always onesided Lindsay was the arrogant one who always treated Jay like a lapdog.
Catherine
August 24, 2017 @ 1:11 am
Finally, someone who feels the same way I do. I never thought that would happen. While I loved both relationships, Burzek was more equal. Linstead was never an equal relationship IMO. Jay did all the work and chased after Erin, while she either ran away or lived in denial. And, she always put Bunny first.
“As for Jay and Lindsay those two never knew how to seperate personal from professional and it was always onesided Lindsay was the arrogant one who always treated Jay like a lapdog.”
Exactly, this was their problem. Jay’s storylines always revolved around Erin and whether they were dating or not. He was basically used to prop her character and the Linstead relationship. It’s like his sole purpose was just to be her partner and boyfriend/ex-boyfriend. I can’t remember the last time he had a storyline that didn’t involve her or their relationship.
I liked Erin for the most part, but her control issues got old after a while – along with her dysfunctional childhood and Bunny. She always had to be the one in charge with their partnership, simply because she was Voight’s pseudo-daughter. Jay even mentioned in 1.01 that he’d been on the job longer, to which Erin retorted that she’d been in the unit longer. That’s how she explained not letting him drive. That was fine in the beginning, when they were new partners. But, you’re supposed to evolve. She didn’t actually willingly let him drive until season 4.
Maybe now, some other characters will finally get their own storylines. Because, Erin got all of them before.
jaelyn96
August 13, 2017 @ 1:25 am
Huge fan of linstead and sad they will be no more. As for burgess and ruzek, I like them both but not as a couple