‘Blue Bloods’ season 5, episode 21 review: A shooting tears the Reagans apart
Family dinner on “Blue Bloods” is typically the one thing that you can look forward to every Friday night and we love it because it shows us that no matter how difficult their jobs or lives are they still have a some what stable life once their day ends. However, even that was in a state of great flux and conflict over the major case this week. A police chief and friend of Frank’s in Donald Kent was shot and killed on the street alongside his wife, and everyone had to try to help lend their support.
For Danny, this became an incredibly frustrating case from the get-go, as he wanted to target gang member Mario Hunt (Method Mad). Unfortunately, organizational control became a key issue. Erin was watching over the case like a hawk, which meant that there could be no tricks or shoddy police work. Everything had to be by the book.
So while Danny and Erin struggled to get on the same page (as they often do), Frank instead pondered a question of his own: What does everything mean? Is there even a point to keep fighting what seems to be a losing battle? Even if Mario was brought in and arrested, someone else would take his place. Frank is easily one of our favorite characters on this show, because no matter how tough the decisions are that he makes, there are always so many layers of thought that goes into it. He never makes a choice without there being contemplation as well as advice from the people he trusts.
We imagine that Frank’s frustration may be even worse when he hears about what happened at the tail end of the episode. Right when it seemed like there was a breakthrough in the case courtesy of a witness, Linda and this said witness fell victim to a shooting at the hospital. We heard gunfire, but we did not see any bodies fall. If you thought Danny was motivated by anger and resolve before, you haven’t seen anything yet. His wife being in danger is definitely going to raise the stakes!
For the most part, this was an excellent beginning of the end of this season. It set up a strong narrative, and did so while emphasizing some familiar themes of the season. Grade: B+.
What was your take on Friday night’s “Blue Bloods”? Do you think Linda is going to die? What will happen to Danny if she does? Share with a comment!
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Cheryl
April 28, 2015 @ 10:37 pm
We love the show Blue Bloods and don’t miss an eposiode! Love Danny and Linda. We think Linda should be okay and Danny should continue the next season with her. She’s adorable and the match is a good one.
Marri
April 25, 2015 @ 5:05 am
With all the garbage on TV, this show should never get cancelled. It has a strong cast & a good story line. I hope they don’t change any of the cast except one-I’m not too crazy about Nikki (Sami Gayle). She’s a bit too intense for a teenager. It’s too bad the real NY PC isn’t like Seleck’s character; maybe NY would be a safer place & the police would be more respected.
Joanne
April 25, 2015 @ 4:14 am
Mistake, meant to say I hope they don’t cancel the show. Sorry, half asleep when I typed this.
Joanne
April 25, 2015 @ 4:13 am
I hope they cancel, it is one of the better shows on TV. I hope they don’t kill Linda off the show. I can’t wait until next week for the Finale.
MR
April 25, 2015 @ 3:10 am
This is one of the few shows on TV worth watching. Let’s cancel it so we keep renewing and producing more shows like Big Brother and The Bachelor because they’re SO intelligent with great writing and storytelling. Let’s not forget the Kardashian’s and all those type of incredibly worthy shows. Yes, that was sarcasm.