YES! We lastly received an actual household dinner scene.
No, that wasn’t the purpose of Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 7, however the household dinners have been given brief shrift for a lot too lengthy, usually getting tacked onto the top as in the event that they had been an afterthought the writers rushed to incorporate.
The dinner dialog largely revolved round a foolish story involving Frank’s opposition to Sid’s plan to get within the ring with a cop he could not stand. Nevertheless, the household bonding, teasing one another, and telling previous tales had been all there, making up for the nonsensical storyline.
Frank’s story was extra comedian reduction than the rest. At any time when he argued with anybody about whether or not Sid ought to have a boxing match with Sergeant Russo, it appeared like he ought to have higher issues to do.
Frank: About this struggle on the smoker…
Russo: He advised you?
Frank: I am the police commissioner. I do know every thing.
Frank does not normally care about optics, so his rivalry that Sid combating a youthful cop wasn’t an excellent search for 1PP was odd, even when he did have some extent. Since when does Frank Reagan base his choices on these kind of issues?
The place was Garett throughout this earth-shattering battle?
He is normally the one who worries about how issues look and what the division ought to do, however he was conspicuously absent, and Baker did not do a lot moreover announce Russo’s presence when he got here to Frank’s workplace.
This Foolish Blue Bloods Story Had a Good Decision
Regardless of the ridiculous story, Frank’s resolution to the battle was sensible.
He was channeling King Solomon providing to separate the infant in half along with his ruse, though it nearly backfired. At first, Sid and Russo appeared decided to proceed the struggle it doesn’t matter what, and I used to be stunned that they lastly backed down.
It is a unhappy commentary on the too-high price of American well being care that a part of what received them to be cheap was that they’d must pay hundreds of {dollars} to set a damaged wrist if want be, however it did the trick!
Frank is all the time at his finest when arising with inventive options to annoying issues.
This ruse was much like one on Blue Bloods Season 9 Episode 22 when he settled an issue between the Dream Group by making them do one another’s jobs so they may perceive how laborious everybody else labored.
It nearly made this ridiculous story price it.
The Deep Pretend Story Was Improbable However Introduced Up Questions
Jamie’s wrestle to get a man to testify in opposition to some AI scammers was probably the most compelling circumstances Blue Bloods has had shortly.
Deepfakes are the darkest, scariest facet of AI, however many individuals are targeted on the concern that an AI program might change their job and are unaware of the true risk. Kudos to Blue Bloods for elevating consciousness.
Neighbours has additionally had a current storyline that includes deepfakes, making it laborious to not evaluate regardless of the 2 exhibits being fully totally different genres.
Blue Bloods’ model was terrifying as a result of the deep fakes had been ok to idiot Sergeant McNichol into giving up delicate information a few prisoner’s location.
There did not appear to be any option to cease the deep fakers, both. Calling them out solely led them to make threats, and the folks behind the malicious AI had lined their tracks.
Scary stuff. Let’s hope actual authorities officers are more proficient at figuring out and stopping malicious AI deepfakes than the fictional cops.
Jamie labored with McNichols throughout this episode, which was complicated. More often than not, he works for a special boss within the Area Intelligence Workplace — why was he immediately again in McNichols’ squad?
And what occurred with the threats the scammers made in opposition to Jamie and Eddie? They appeared to have all of Eddie’s safety information and threatened to trigger bother if Jamie did not drop the case, however nothing additional occurred.
They had been unlikely to cease messing with Eddie and Jamie as soon as the prisoner handed over information about them.
If something, their makes an attempt to intimidate ought to have worsened the nearer Jamie received. It will be unsurprising if the deep fakers tried to engineer a break up for the sake of drama for Jamie and Eddie or induced different severe bother for them.
Jamie took after Frank, arising with an modern resolution to get the prisoner to surrender the wanted info. It is unclear why Jamie wanted to disclose the ruse after he received the data, however no less than the trick labored for lengthy sufficient to get what they wanted.
This story additionally featured one thing else that has been lacking on Blue Bloods: some new memorable Jamko moments.
This couple is a fan favourite, but throughout Season 14, they’ve barely had scenes collectively. Jamie’s been deep undercover, and after his return, one or the opposite had no story.
That modified this time, with Eddie attempting to get Jamie to calm down whereas Jamie admitted he did not understand how he’d ever discover criminals so savvy at utilizing the brand new tech.
Eddie: I’ve full religion in you.
Jamie: I used to. However with AI deepfakes and no matter else is coming subsequent, it is like we’re coming at this with rocks and spears.
Whereas some follow-up to the threats made in opposition to them would have been good, these susceptible moments had been excellent. Please, extra of this!
The place Was Blue Bloods Going With Danny Serving to Linda’s Pal?
Danny and Baez had a compelling case involving mysterious deaths within the hospital. This additionally was a throwback to the basic Blue Bloods of years previous, with Danny satisfied that they had a case and Baez skeptical that there was foul play on the hospital.
It wasn’t a coincidence that Danny received the tip from Linda’s buddy. Until Blue Bloods’ cancellation is reversed, the sequence should rapidly wrap up some ongoing storylines, considered one of which is Danny’s love life.
Danny needed to do that favor as a result of the girl was a buddy of Linda’s and, subsequently, a connection to his late spouse. That is not the most extremely romantic TV second ever, however it’s an honest setup.
Did anybody else suppose Baez was jealous when she insisted they did not know if something price investigating had occurred or that Desiree was reliable?
Baez and Danny have quite a lot of chemistry, however the writers might throw a monkey wrench into that concept with the sudden look of somebody who has an in depth connection to Linda, particularly since that individual did not appear to exist whereas Linda was alive.
The case was attention-grabbing, although there was too little investigating into the wrongdoer.
The cops did an important job of discovering proof that crimes had been dedicated, however it will have been unimaginable for viewers to determine who did it as a result of the wrongdoer got here out of nowhere quickly after the reveal that Vale was harmless.
Seems dangerous guys aren’t allowed to bleed out.
Physician
The killer was the identical nurse who did not let Baez and Danny into the OR with the perp as a result of even dangerous guys had the precise to emergency medical therapy — one thing which did not match her resolution to kill individuals who she felt had been unworthy of medical care.
It will have been a stronger story if we might received any indicators that this nurse was unstable earlier than the reveal, however it was entertaining anyway.
Anthony’s Tragic Story
Erin Reagan‘s tales are normally the weakest a part of the hour. Nevertheless, this one with Anthony was extra compelling than typical.
The ADA was by no means meant to make small companies provide lodging they may not present.
It sucks to be a wheelchair person or in any other case bodily disabled and never be capable of get into sure shops as a result of they are not wheelchair accessible. Nonetheless, Harry could not make these lodging within the house he had, particularly not on the price ticket he had been quoted for them.
The demand from Timmons sounded extra like a shakedown. Was he related to the mafia or different teams Elliot Stabler is attempting to infiltrate on Legislation & Order: Organized Crime?
When Anthony claimed the perp on the video was means too skinny to be him, I assumed perhaps the deep fakers created that video, too. That might have been a hell of a plot twist!
Not less than Anthony and Erin received the products on Timmons, and he will not be scamming anybody else.
What was incorrect with the protection attorneys in these circumstances that they hadn’t confirmed his shoppers had been faking and requested a decide to sanction him?
Over to you, Blue Bloods fanatics!
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