Blue Bloods -12 - 33 - Danny and Maria
Author's note: After watching the Season 12 finale of Blue Bloods I found myself wondering what the writer's could have in store for a possible season 13, since they fumbled their way through season 12. The following is a brief recap of each episode of Season 12
12 - 1 - Hate is Hate As Danny consults a psychic to solve the murder of a young boy, Frank is at odds with the mayor over how best to protect the city from an uptick in crime following a high-profile shooting. Also, Erin investigates a decades- old case in which the primary eyewitness to the killing is her boss, D.A. Kimberly Crawford who was 13 years old at the time.
12 - 2 - Times Like These Tension escalates between Frank and Mayor Chase after Frank makes a public arrest that goes viral. Also, Danny and Baez investigate a gang attack that takes an unexpected turn; Jamie worries when Eddie lies to him about where she's going in the evenings; and Anthony secretly recruits the Reagans for help with a surprise for Erin
12 - 3 - Protective Instincts Frank must decide between remaining police commissioner and pursuing a new professional chapter when his old friend Lenny Ross presents him with an exciting job offer. Also, Sean puts Jamie and Eddie in a tough position when he tries his hand at the family business behind his father Danny's back, Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a restaurant delivery man.
12 - 4 - True Blue Jamie faces backlash from fellow officers, when he partners with Erin and Anthony to investigate an underground bar the NYPD and FDNY use to hide their criminal indiscretions. Also, Eddie's partner, Witten, considers leaving the force; Danny and Baez investigate a student's murder at a prestigious private school; and Frank addresses an issue of police brutality regarding Baker's husband.
12 - 5 - Good Intentions Jamie and Eddie experience marital tension when Eddie allows her newly released ex-convict after, Armin, to live with them. Danny and Baez go out of their way to help a desperate out of town man find his missing sister; Anthony enlists Erin's help when new evidence arises in a closed case from his previous police career; and Frank goes head to head with Archbishop Kearns when a local priest calling for the NYPD to be defended causes friction between the force and the church
12- 6 - Be Smart or Be Dead Frank Causes family tension when he assigns Jamie to guard Danny after a hit is put on him, and when Frank tries to stop his cop grandson, Joe Hill from seeking revenge after he's attacked. Also. Eddie gets a hostile new partner, and Erin's moral character is attacked by the defense when she tries an old murder case related to her boss, the D.A.
12 - 7 - USA Today Danny and Baez attempts to find the culprit who assaulted a shop owner are hindered by the close - knit community's refusal to cooperate with the investigation.
12 - 8 - Reality Check Danny partners with Anthony to solve a double homicide when Anthony's shady cousin, Joey, proves to have gang ties to the crime. Also, the boundary between Eddie and Jamie's work and personal relationship is strained when Eddie and her partner, Badillo, ask Jamie to reassign them to different partners, and Erin questions the sacrifices she's made for her career when she allows her law school friend to dig into her personal life to prepare for a potential run for district attorney.
12 - 9 - Firewall
Frank enlists the help of an old friend, Sloane Thompson to investigate a cyber - attack on the NYPD that forces Danny and Baez to release an evasive suspect. Also, Baez questions her place within the NYPD; Eddie is torn over a workplace dilemma; and Jamie wrestles with a family secret.
12 - 10 - Old Friends
An illegal drug shipment arriving in New York City forces Danny to partner up with his Texas Ranger associate, Major Waylon Gates, to find the narcotics before they flood the streets. Also, Jamie makes a concerning discovery about a former mentor as he helps a neighbor handle a gambling debt, and Frank receives pushback from Mayor Chase over his handling of a brawl between demonstrators and police officers at a protest.
12 - 11 - On The Arm
Danny pursues Dickie Delaney, a con artist pretending to be the legendary singer Jimmy Buffett, after he's tricked into paying for the scammer's meal at an expensive restaurant. Also, Frank investigates NYPD Captain Terrell, whois using her badge to get free wares from local stores; Erin worries about her reputation when she's the subject of a salacious, anonymous police blog; and Jamie introduces adecades- old saluting rule in the precinct.
12 - 12 - The Reagan Way
Frank is at odds with his friend Archbishop Kearns when he says the NYPD arrested the wrong man for a murder, but he can't break the confessional seal to reveal the true killer's identity. Also, Danny and Baez use unorthodox methods to work around the church's confidentiality constraints to find the real killer; Eddie defies Erin and the D.A.'s s office to get justice for a sexual assault survivor; Reagan family ties are put to a test when Jamie and his nephew Joe but heads over fair police practices.
12 - 13- Cold Comfort Frank contends with a potentially dirty cop within his ranks when Danny and Baez's investigation into a brutal assault on a NYPD detective reveals the officer may be corrupt. Also, Eddie and Badillo track down the culprits behind the theft of valuable rare works from a celebrated bookstore; Jamie begrudgingly joins Henry as he looks into an old friend's death he deems suspicious; and Erin snoops into the background of a new woman in Anthony's life
12 - 14 - Allegiance
Erin and Anthony team up with Erin's nephew, police officer Joe Hill, to course - correct a trial when Joe becomes aware of witness tampering. Also Baez forces Danny to help her find the killer of her favorite Tv personality; a seemingly random shooting at police Lt Raymond Moretti's home leads Frank to investigate who in the officer's family has criminal ties; and as Eddie works an SVC case, she questions her decision to become a police sergeant.
12 - 15 - Where We Stand
Frank contends with public outcry to defund the NYPD School Safety Division, after a physical altercation between a school officer and a student goes viral. Also, Danny and Baez help a father track down his missing ex-wife and daughter; Erin and Anthony deal with the aftermath of the surprise release of a serial criminal; and Jamie is unsure of how to navigate inappropriate conversation among his officers in the precinct.
12 - 16 - Guilt
Frank, Baker, Garrett and Gormley experience feelings of guilt when Detective Angela Reddick, an officer they briefly worked with at 1PPP, is shot after Frank reassigned her for not meshing with their team. Also, Eddie, Danny and Baez investigate a man's murder after Eddie and her partner respond to an altercation between the victim and a neighbor, and Anthony finds himself at a crossroads when he's offered a promotion that strains his relationship with Erin
12 - 17 - Hidden Motive
Frank is blindsided when Mayor Chase bypasses him with a request for Jamie to head his security detail. Also, Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a wealthy college student; Eddie experiences tension with her partner , Badillo, when she arrests an protestor against his wishes; and Anthony scrambles to help his half brother when he fears money woes are leading his sibling down the wrong path.
12 - 18 - Long Lost
A local celebrity asks Frank to make an exception to the NYPD age limit; an encounter with an old rival leads Erin to look into an alleged wrongful conviction; Jamie is torn over whether to report a sergeant; Danny and Baez look for an abducted kid.
12 - 19 - Tangled Up in Blue
When Erin is stalked by a man who was recently released from prison after serving 12 years, she enlists Anthony and Danny to investigate her office's role in his sentencing. Also, Jamie works to save his badge when he is caught driving under the influence after he is unknowing given drugs at a party, and Frank navigates multiple family issues as he deals with troubling medical diagnosis for Henry, as well as Jamie's DUI
12 - 20 - Silver Linings
Danny and Jamie join forces with their nephew, Joe Hill when Jamie and Joe's search for an undocumented, trafficked teenage girl converges with Danny and Baez's investigation into the murder of a woman in witness protection. Also, Frank and Erin butt heads when Frank calls out the district attorney's office for instituting a new rule that classifies armed robbery as a misdemeanor, a mandate that has immediate ramifications for Eddie and her partner.
During the twelve season's of Blue Bloods the writer's have given pretty much a cohesive story of the family that is the Reagan's, however season 12 began to falter on this cohesion in that many topics where mentioned but lacked follow through. Season 11 ended with Danny finally asking Maria out yet season 12 completely ignored that possibility by not only not giving Maria a story line to grasp to but ending the season by giving her an adoptive baby. Is this the signaling that Maria will be written out of the series?
Jamie's and Eddie's love story brought the series some of it's highest ratings and anticipation yet season twelve ended with a superficial tease
Eddie : Hey, you ready to leave?
Jamie: Just about
Eddie: How was your day?
Jamie : Uneventful
Eddie: That's not what I heard
Jamie: How about yours?
Eddie: Same
Jamie: That's not what I heard
Eddie: Well, you tell me about yours, I'll tell you about mine
Jamie: How about you show me yours, I'll show you mine
Eddie: You know how much I love show- and- tell
Again the writers missed a great opportunity is not going after the passion that resides in Jamie and especially Eddie whose character is a firecracker ready to explode.
Erin's character has always been hard as nails when it comes to her work yet season twelve turned her into a marsh mellow when it came to making a decision about the D.A. job.
Abigail's character continued to be the dutiful office wife that control's 1PPP, yet the writer's failed to show how important and needed she is for Frank Reagan to continue being the commissioner and for the series to have additional life to it
Danny was the most misused character in all of season 12, the writer's had him as a lost soul searching for a purpose and a reason for being there. Having him partner up with a Texas Ranger, going solo, and Anthony while leaving Maria out of the picture was not a good mix to the script for an on going story line
Now that I have critiqued the actual Season 12 of the series I find myself wondering as to how my interpretation of how season twelve should have ended and how my story line would continue. I found myself thinking of different conversation that would be taking place in different times in the future
Six months from now
Frank: Abbey …. How did your doctor's check up go… everything is alright… isn't it?
Abbey: I'm fine… but I'm not sure how you will be
Frank: Abbey….. you've never pulled your punches… so what makes you think this will be any different
Abbey: Frank….. let's just say after your Prostate Surgery… you had a few bullets left in your gun…. We are going to have a baby….. how do you feel about that?
Frank: At my age… shocked… surprised…. You mean I actually got you pregnant
Abbey: who else could've of gotten me… let's face it after the surgery you became a kid with a new toy…. I wasn't complaining ….but I didn't think we could make a baby so I stopped all my birth control. Tell me what you really think
Frank: I've loved two women in my life….that first love gave me four beautiful children….. you are now giving a fifth child…. I'm happy….. but sad also…. I've gotten to see my first four grow up with families of their own… but this one I won't be so lucky
Abbey: She will always know how much she was loved and that I loved her daddy very much
Frank: You said she…. Do you think it's going to be a girl
Abbey: I hope so… I've always wanted a daughter
Nine Months later
The Reagan family has all gathered at the hospital for the arrival of Francesca Reagan who will be called Frannie for short.
Frank tells Garrett that he wants to hold a press conference
Frank: I would like to congratulate the newly elected mayor and give a special congratulations to my daughter , newly elected DA Erin Boyle… I always new you could do it. I've been police commissioner for four different administrations….. now it's time... that for me to take a different path and become a full time father… I've given the new mayor my resignation so that he can choose a police commissioner of his choosing. I want to thank all the men and women of the NYPD for doing their very best in serving and honoring the citizens of New York City… you've did a job that many wouldn't do… as my last official act I like to salute you all…. A job well done and I thank you for your service.
Frank leaves the stage and heads to Abbey with a smile and tears in her eyes holding Frannie in her arms
Frank: Let's go home
With Frank's resignation DA Erin Boyle asks Garrett Morris to become her spokesperson and public liaison for the D.A. 's office.
Sid Gormley has worked for the NYPD for over 30 years ….. without Frank Reagan at the helm he too decided it was time to put in for retirement and enjoy his time with his wife and family
The three Reagan Men continued their paths in the NYPD, Danny eventually became Captain of the Detectives removing himself from the everyday investigations.
Jamie followed his Father's footsteps and rose in the ranks until he to was considered as a candidate for Police Commissioner which he eventually became
Joe Hill Reagan took Sean Reagan under his wing and they became the hotshot detectives in the shadow of Danny Reagan
Jack and Sandy Reagan worked as lawyers in the DA's office and became permanent staff to Erin Reagan Boyle as she went from the DA's office to Mayor and eventually The Governors office.
The future of the Reagan grandchildren can best be described in a conversation that Eddie , Maria and Abbey had during one of their weekly girls luncheon
Eddie: I don't know if I should be happy or peeved at Danni for introducing to her new model friends
Maria: I still can't believe that Danni is a model …. Which friends are you talking about
Abbey: Frannie hasn't stopped talking about those identical triplet girls
Eddie: Justin, Jeremy and Johnathan have the hots for them… they are pretty with that light blonde hair, but their names… Amber, Tiffany and Jewel why would a mother condemn them to bimbo status
Maria: aren't you being a little to harsh… have you met them….. Danni says they are really smart
Abbey: Eddie how quickly you forget… you were the hot blonde in a police uniform, driving her rich daddy's sports car
Eddie: but I wasn't a model…. They are dressed in those skimpy cloths trying to seduce those stupid boys whose brains are between their legs
Maria: who did they inherit that from…. Against All Odds video queen
Eddie: you'll never let me forget that… it was fun though
Abbey: At least the boys take care of Danni and Frannie… they get such chuckle calling her Aunt Frannie and she gets so made a them…. We are lucky they got each others back…. The kids today aren't like we were
Maria: they go after what they want…. In a way I admire that… sitting back waiting for something to happensure waisted alot of time on our part
Eddie: can you imagine if my boys go after those triplets and they get married…. They will be a rabbit breeding farm….. Can you imagine how many Reagan's will pop out
Author's note: I've decided to end this story on a what if note…. As I stated earlier when the storylines don't have a direction the story begins to falter, thus loosing some of it's enjoyment. I would like to thank the many readers that have enjoyed my take on the Blue Bloods Saga.