"The real culprit was fellow gang member Doyle O'Keefe, who murdered Flaherty to cover his tracks after carrying out the hit on behalf of real estate developer David Laughlin, whose Mission Hill mega-mall plans were blocked by Judge Silver. When Jonah came face to face with O'Keefe - and nearly died at the hands of his father's killer - it was Sean who stepped in, firing his weapon for the first time and putting a bullet in O'Keefe's arm."
"But the hour's most lasting impact may be Danny's decision to officially accept a Boston PD badge - a move that cements his future in Massachusetts and sets the stage for how the series plans to 'honor' its 'Blue Bloods' roots moving forward."
"It all kind of started when we realized we were gonna be transitioning Danny from NYPD to BPD - this is before the [writers'] room began - and what that process would look like. As much as we wanted to just sort of skate past it and be like, whatever, he's BPD now, let's not focus on that, there was the reality of what a tenured career at the NYPD would look like, and you can't just pick up and go."
The midseason premiere resolves key mysteries surrounding Ben Silver's death. Jonah did not kill Ronan Flaherty, and Flaherty did not kill Ben. The actual murderer was gang member Doyle O'Keefe, who killed Flaherty to cover his tracks after executing a hit ordered by real estate developer David Laughlin, whose Mission Hill mega-mall plans were blocked by Judge Silver. During a confrontation between Jonah and O'Keefe, Sean intervenes and shoots O'Keefe's arm, saving his brother's life. The episode's most significant development involves Danny's decision to officially accept a Boston PD badge, solidifying his commitment to Massachusetts and establishing the show's procedural foundation moving forward.
#boston-blue #character-development #murder-mystery-resolution #police-procedural #blue-bloods-legacy
Read at TVLine
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]