I haven’t gotten over the cancellation of Blue Bloods yet.
I have yet to delete the show’s finale from my DVR and have watched clips of it again and can safely say it was one of the best episodes of the season.
Our Blue Bloods Season 14 report card believes this farewell season doesn’t feel like a show about to go off the air, and that the final episode should have been a season finale rather than a series finale.
While a few episodes have a sillier premise than I’d like (I rarely like Danny teaming up with random guest stars, much to his annoyance), each episode offers solid stories and family values that are both Family values make Blue Bloods such a great series.
Even the worst episode of Blue Bloods Season 14 was one of the best episodes of television. How many shows can say that?
Best Drama Series – “Bad to Worse”
Maybe knowing that the series is coming to an end makes me appreciate each new episode more, but the second half of Blue Bloods Season 14 seems to be of a higher quality than usual, making it almost impossible to choose one that stands out more than the previous one. of episodes.
The season opener and series finale were both great, and I almost picked “No Good Deed” because I love how Danny and Joe Hill ended up being a strong team.
I ended up choosing “From Bad To Worse” (Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 13) for a few reasons. Beyond that, Henry’s story scores high on our Blue Bloods Season 14 report card.
While Jamie will always be my favorite character, Henry is a close second and he was horribly abused in the final season.
For the most part, Henry only appears at the dinner table, and even in the finale, his entire character is that of a giver of advice.
Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 13 is Henry’s last episode in a starring role, and a powerful one at that.
The defense calls Henry as a witness in the case that Eileen is prosecuting, and she is hurt that her grandfather didn’t tell her he would go against her.
Erin had to recuse herself from the case because she was frustrated that she could not cross-examine her grandfather. Eventually, Henry took the stand, using his time on the witness stand to refute rather than support the defense’s case.
While there were some issues with the premise — the witness list was provided to opposing attorneys in advance, and the defense wanted to better vet witnesses — the episode still earned high marks on Blue Bloods Season 14’s report card for Henry The conflict with Erin is so serious it’s a great example of what sets Blue Bloods apart.
Erin often clashes with Frank when her job responsibilities put them on opposite sides of an issue, while Henry tries to convince the two to be less stubborn and treat each other like family.
This time, Erin had Henry’s problems and his victory was well deserved when he was brought down both on defense and on his granddaughter.
Henry also confronts Irene in several scenes, once again showing that he’s not a frail old man who doesn’t know what’s going on.
Additionally, this episode stars Mira Sorvino as the new fire commissioner, who has great chemistry with Tom Selleck. If there is a season 15, I think there will be more of her.
Worst Episode – “Two”
I know Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 9 had a purpose, but I didn’t like the Joe/Jamie story.
They were probably both drunk when they fought (that’s no excuse), but Frank was right, the fight between the two of them reflected badly on the NYPD.
To make matters worse, Jamie’s behavior is out of character.
Although he has a bad temper and gets into fights when he gets angry, he’s usually a lot more level-headed than he is, and I don’t believe he would get into a schoolyard argument with his nephew.
Although this episode scores low on Blue Bloods Season 14’s report card, it’s not a bad episode, and it does have merit.
It wasn’t clear at the time, but it was the beginning of the end of a four-year storyline with Joe Hill about his ambivalence about Reagan’s legacy.
Joe doesn’t get along with his uncles, especially Jamie, and it’s not really a work problem, although his tendency to ignore instructions puts their case and safety at risk.
For Jamie and Danny, Joe’s presence is a constant reminder that their brother, Joe’s father, has passed away, which is difficult for them to deal with, but after “Two of a Kind”, everything starts to change and Joe finally becomes integrated into the family by the end of the series.
Best storyline: Jamie and Eddie raise traumatized child
Again, there are so many storylines to choose from that it’s hard to narrow it down to the best because they’re all great.
But I loved the story of Jamie and Eddie with Amelia in Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 11.
I’m particularly interested in children who are unable to speak due to trauma (which is why I’m also keen on Discovery Season 2).
Amelia barely spoke the entire time she was with Jamie and Eddie, and when her grandmother came to pick her up, her first words were “Thank you.”
This emotional storyline is written realistically and respectfully rather than relying on common tropes about traumatized children, which helps it score high on our Blue Bloods Season 14 report card.
Amelia is so adorable and I hope Jamie and Addie adopt her.
That didn’t happen, not even after her grandmother had her father kidnap her twice, but it did lead to Jamie and Eddie getting pregnant with their own child, so there’s that.
Worst storyline: Danny works with an obnoxious Englishman
Danny’s misadventures with the British intelligence agents are typical of what happens every season of Blue Bloods, where Danny must work with a guest star, and by the end their mutual hatred turns to mutual respect.
Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 12 wouldn’t have annoyed me so much if this wasn’t a farewell season.
Some people like it for its light-hearted style and the humor in Danny’s interactions with the obnoxious agents from across the pond.
However, this wasted one of the final eight episodes. Baez is sidelined, as she often is in these types of episodes, so that’s an hour we spend with the Brit instead of the beloved character.
Plus, the Brit does the typical thing of acting superior and looking down on Danny, which is annoying.
Honorable Mention: The Death of Badillo
Badillo’s Death gets a high rating on our Blue Bloods Season 14 report card because the story is so powerful.
Cops die on TV all the time (and, unfortunately, in real life too.) Four days after Badillo’s death, FBI Season 7 Episode 8 kicked off the midseason finale with several cops being gunned down by criminals. The prologue to the end.
However, on a show like FBI, the death of a police officer often (not always!) becomes a plot point. FBI agents sprang into action and captured the killer before he could harm anyone else, but that was all.
Blue Bloods has never done this, and Badillo’s death was no exception.
Badillo wasn’t my favorite character when he started. He has an attitude about the Regans that annoys me just as much as he annoys Eddie.
However, Blue Bloods Season 14 did a lot to humanize him in seemingly stand-alone episodes.
Some have questioned the wisdom of stories like Badillo smoking marijuana and then refusing to go to rehab because, near the end of the series, he had to spend time with his late partner’s son.
While these types of stories are solid, they feel like filler when too little time is left for the ending.
However, the scenes featuring Badillo were secretly prepared for the finale.
The fishing scene has stuck with me because it foreshadowed Badillo’s death while also establishing his relationship with the child, leading to the emotional moment at the funeral when the policeman gave the little boy Badillo his police hat. moment.
Over to you, blue blood fanatics.
What did you think of the final season? (Except for the fact that it shouldn’t be final, obviously…)
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