YES! We lastly obtained 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 quick shrift for a lot too lengthy, typically getting tacked onto the top 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. Nevertheless, the household bonding, teasing one another, and telling outdated tales have been all there, making up for the nonsensical storyline.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 aid than anything. 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 informed 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 a superb search for 1PP was odd, even when he did have a degree. Since when does Frank Reagan base his selections on a majority of these considerations?
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 Sensible Decision
Regardless of the ridiculous story, Frank’s resolution to the battle was good.
He was channeling King Solomon providing to separate the newborn in half together with his ruse, though it virtually 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 obtained them to be affordable was that they’d must pay hundreds of {dollars} to set a damaged wrist if want be, but it surely did the trick!
Frank is at all times at his greatest when developing with inventive options to annoying issues.
This ruse was just like one on Blue Bloods Season 9 Episode 22 when he settled an issue between the Dream Workforce by making them do one another’s jobs so they may perceive how onerous everybody else labored.
It virtually made this ridiculous story price it.
The Deep Faux Story Was Incredible However Introduced Up Questions
Jamie’s wrestle to get a man to testify in opposition to some AI scammers was probably the most compelling instances Blue Bloods has had shortly.
Deepfakes are the darkest, scariest side of AI, however many individuals are targeted on the worry that an AI program might change 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 onerous to not evaluate regardless of the 2 exhibits being utterly totally different genres.
Blue Bloods’ model was terrifying as a result of the deep fakes have been ok 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 distinct 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 data and threatened to trigger hassle 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 obtained. It will be unsurprising if the deep fakers tried to engineer a break up for the sake of drama for Jamie and Eddie or precipitated different severe hassle 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 obtained the knowledge, however at the least 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 weak 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 obtained the tip from Linda’s buddy. Until Blue Bloods’ cancellation is reversed, the sequence should rapidly wrap up some ongoing storylines, one in every 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, but it surely’s a good 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 a whole 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 particular person did not appear to exist whereas Linda was alive.
The case was attention-grabbing, although there was too little investigating into the offender.
The cops did an amazing job of discovering proof that crimes had been dedicated, however it might have been inconceivable for viewers to determine who did it as a result of the offender got here out of nowhere quickly after the reveal that Vale was harmless.
Seems unhealthy 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 unhealthy guys had the precise to emergency medical remedy — one thing which did not match her choice to kill individuals who she felt have been unworthy of medical care.
It will have been a stronger story if we would obtained 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 normally the weakest a part of the hour. Nevertheless, this one with Anthony was extra compelling than common.
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 don’t seem to be 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 Regulation & Order: Organized Crime?
When Anthony claimed the perp on the video was manner too skinny to be him, I believed possibly the deep fakers created that video, too. That may have been a hell of a plot twist!
No less than Anthony and Erin obtained the products on Timmons, and he will not be scamming anybody else.
What was fallacious with the protection legal professionals in these instances that they hadn’t confirmed his purchasers have been faking and requested a decide to sanction him?
Over to you, Blue Bloods fanatics!
Which tales did you take pleasure in, and which (if any) did you discover foolish?
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Blue Bloods airs on CBS on Fridays at 10/9c. New episodes drop on Paramount+ the day after they air.
