YES! We lastly acquired 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, typically getting tacked onto the tip as in the event that they have been an afterthought the writers rushed to incorporate.
The dinner dialog principally 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. Nonetheless, the household bonding, teasing one another, and telling outdated tales have been all there, making up for the nonsensical storyline.
Frank’s story was extra comedian reduction than anything. Each time 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 combat on the smoker…
Russo: He advised you?
Frank: I am the police commissioner. I do know the whole lot.
Frank would not often care about optics, so his rivalry that Sid preventing a youthful cop wasn’t an excellent search for 1PP was odd, even when he did have a degree. Since when does Frank Reagan base his choices on all these issues?
The place was Garett throughout this earth-shattering battle?
He is often 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 Sensible Decision
Regardless of the ridiculous story, Frank’s resolution to the battle was good.
He was channeling King Solomon providing to separate the child in half together with his ruse, though it nearly backfired. At first, Sid and Russo appeared decided to proceed the combat it doesn’t matter what, and I used to be shocked 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 acquired them to be affordable was that they’d must pay 1000’s of {dollars} to set a damaged wrist if want be, but it surely did the trick!
Frank is all the time at his finest when developing with artistic 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 might perceive how exhausting everybody else labored.
It nearly made this ridiculous story price it.
The Deep Faux Story Was Improbable However Introduced Up Questions
Jamie’s wrestle to get a man to testify towards some AI scammers was one of the crucial compelling instances Blue Bloods has had shortly.
Deepfakes are the darkest, scariest side of AI, however many individuals are centered on the concern that an AI program may substitute their job and are unaware of the actual menace. Kudos to Blue Bloods for elevating consciousness.
Neighbours has additionally had a latest storyline that includes deepfakes, making it exhausting to not examine regardless of the 2 exhibits being fully completely different genres.
Blue Bloods’ model was terrifying as a result of the deep fakes have been adequate to idiot Sergeant McNichol into giving up delicate data a couple of prisoner’s location.
There did not appear to be any approach to cease the deep fakers, both. Calling them out solely led them to make threats, and the folks behind the malicious AI had coated 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 unique boss within the Discipline Intelligence Workplace — why was he immediately again in McNichols’ squad?
And what occurred with the threats the scammers made towards Jamie and Eddie? They appeared to have all of Eddie’s safety data and threatened to trigger bother if Jamie did not drop the case, however nothing additional occurred.
They have been unlikely to cease messing with Eddie and Jamie as soon as the prisoner handed over data about them.
If something, their makes an attempt to intimidate ought to have worsened the nearer Jamie acquired. It might be unsurprising if the deep fakers tried to engineer a break up for the sake of drama for Jamie and Eddie or prompted different critical bother for them.
Jamie took after Frank, developing with an progressive resolution to get the prisoner to surrender the wanted info. It is unclear why Jamie wanted to disclose the ruse after he acquired the data, however a minimum of 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 chill out whereas Jamie admitted he did not know the way 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 towards them would have been good, these susceptible moments have been good. 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 acquired the tip from Linda’s good friend. Until Blue Bloods’ cancellation is reversed, the collection should shortly wrap up some ongoing storylines, one among which is Danny’s love life.
Danny needed to do that favor as a result of the girl was a good friend of Linda’s and, subsequently, a connection to his late spouse. That is not essentially the most extremely romantic TV second ever, but it surely’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 numerous chemistry, however the writers may throw a monkey wrench into that concept with the sudden look of somebody who has a detailed connection to Linda, particularly since that particular person did not appear to exist whereas Linda was alive.
The case was fascinating, although there was too little investigating into the perpetrator.
The cops did an amazing job of discovering proof that crimes had been dedicated, however it might have been unattainable for viewers to determine who did it as a result of the perpetrator 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 fitting to emergency medical remedy — one thing which did not match her resolution to kill individuals who she felt have been unworthy of medical care.
It might have been a stronger story if we would acquired any indicators that this nurse was unstable earlier than the reveal, but it surely was entertaining anyway.
Anthony’s Tragic Story
Erin Reagan’s tales are often the weakest a part of the hour. Nonetheless, this one with Anthony was extra compelling than typical.
The ADA was by no means meant to make small companies provide lodging they might not present.
It sucks to be a wheelchair consumer 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 area 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 approach too skinny to be him, I assumed perhaps the deep fakers created that video, too. That will have been a hell of a plot twist!
At the very least Anthony and Erin acquired the products on Timmons, and he will not be scamming anybody else.
What was unsuitable with the protection legal professionals in these instances that they hadn’t confirmed his purchasers have been faking and requested a choose to sanction him?
Over to you, Blue Bloods fanatics!
Which tales did you get pleasure from, and which (if any) did you discover foolish?
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