Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12 Review: The Reagan Way

    Date:

    The Reagans’ passion for justice is one of their best qualities, but everyone better watch out when they butt heads with each other.

    Many viewers were looking forward to Joe’s return on Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12, and it didn’t disappoint.

    Joe and Jamie spent most of the hour fighting, but they made up over poker in the end. Hopefully, Joe will feel more comfortable with the Reagans next time he shows up.

    Divulging Info / Tall - Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12

    One of Jamie’s most endearing qualities is his commitment to doing things the right way. He’s very much like Frank, which often pisses off people who want to get away with something in the name of the greater good.

    That’s what fueled his conflict with Joe throughout the hour. I was glad they made up by the end, but I wish that Jamie and Joe had had the opportunity to sit down and talk this through after everything was said and done.

    Joe: Jamie, what are you doing? THis is my first case with the task force and you’re blowing it out of the water.
    Jamie: We don’t threaten people’s lives to get information out of them.
    Joe: We? What we? I’m not part of you!

    Instead, they worked together to rescue the kidnapped mother and daughter, and then the whole conflict just evaporated into thin air.

    Sure, Jamie and Joe played poker together as an unspoken act of forgiveness. I’m all for more Reagan family time, but I thought clearing the air would have been helpful.

    Getting Around Church Constraints - Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12

    Otherwise, this issue will rear its ugly head some other time. Joe doesn’t have the same mentality. As Jamie pointed out, he cares more about making collars than ensuring things are done right and protecting the lives of everyone involved.

    That hasn’t changed just because he and Jamie defied orders together and successfully rescued two hostages.

    That hostage rescue scene was a bit odd, too. I wasn’t clear why Joe’s supervisor didn’t want them going in, and it seems strange the kidnappers left the hostages to their own devices and didn’t even bother to tie up the little girl.

    Also, what happened after Jamie shot at one of the kidnappers? The next scene took place outside with the hostages relieved to be safe and Jamie nodding at Joe’s supervisor.

    Unorthodox Methods - Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12

    Despite these hiccups, the Jamie/Joe story was solid entertainment.

    Jamie wasn’t the only one butting heads with a family member, either, as Eddie took Erin’s rejection of a rape case personally.

    Eddie was so invested in this case that I thought she might threaten to abandon ship and join Law & Order: SVU if Erin didn’t get with the program. Bringing the survivor in to tell her story was a Benson-like move that both pissed Erin off and lighted a fire under her butt to get this case solved that Eddie needed.

    Erin was in a tough position. Even though she empathized with Melanie, she needed enough evidence to make the charges stick, which came off as uncaring. I wish she hadn’t been so damn pompous about it when she told Eddie that.

    A Tense Family Dinner - Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12

    If Erin had been able to keep calm and explain to Eddie what they needed to do to make charges stick, they could have worked together without all of this extra drama.

    Erin wasn’t even the one who made the initial decision not to press charges, but she got invested in proving it was the right call. Her bruised ego got in the way, and it almost happened again after Eddie invited Melanie to her office.

    That’s my whole problem with Erin as a character. She tends to get self-righteous when she disagrees with her cop family about anything, which sometimes interferes with justice.

    Erin’s comment that Erin accepts being challenged by her brothers but not her sister-in-law was interesting.

    Henry's Wisdom - Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 12

    I’m not sure that’s true. Erin blows up at Danny and Jamie regularly, and there have been plenty of tense Reagan family dinners when she hasn’t done what they wanted.

    But it did feel different with Eddie as if both of them were taking their fight personally.

    Elsewhere, what exactly did Archbishop Kearns expect to happen after he went to Frank with his non-news about the murderer who confessed to him?

    Kearns didn’t want to break the confessional seal, but he did want Frank to investigate. It wasn’t likely that Danny or anyone else would find the real murderer without looking into who visited the confessional that day.

    Erin vs. Eddie - Blue Bloods  Season 12 Episode 12

    All the physical evidence pointed to Lamar. It’s not like he was arrested because the cops had a confession and nothing else. And it wasn’t likely that they were going to find the real murderer without involving the church at all.

    Kearns should have been prepared for the possibility that the cops would find a way to look into who visited the church without forcing him to violate the sanctity of the confessional seal. He may be a man of faith, but believing that they could find the murderer some other way was too big a leap.

    And in the end, what Danny and Bae did allowed the cops to catch the real killer without Kearns breaking his word or making people feel they couldn’t trust him to keep their secrets private.

    That’s a win-win situation, and Kearns’ anger at Frank over it seemed over the top.

    Your turn, Blue Bloods fanatics. Hit the big, blue SHOW COMMENTS button and let us know your thoughts.

    You can watch Blue Bloods online right here on TV Fanatic if you missed the episode.

    Blue Bloods airs on CBS on Fridays at 10 PM EST/PST.

    Jack Ori is a senior staff writer for TV Fanatic. His debut young adult novel, Reinventing Hannah, is available on Amazon. Follow him on Twitter.

    Read The Full Article Here

    Popular Posts

    More like this
    Related

    Christine Quinn Has ‘Felt Unsafe for a While’ With Husband Christian

    Christian Richard, Christine Quinn. Charley Gallay/Getty Images...

    How to Get Tickets to TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s 2024 Tour

    TOMORROW X TOGETHER are officially returning to America....

    ‘Darkness of Man’ Trailer | Moviefone

    Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who takes on...

    Taylor Swift – Love Story

    Music video by Taylor Swift performing Love Story. (C)...
    Christine Quinn Has ‘Felt Unsafe for a While’ With Husband Christian
    Kenan Thompson Says to ‘Investigate More’ After ‘Quiet on Set’ Doc – Hollywood Life
    Diddy’s Former Backup Dancer Says She Avoided Him ‘At All Costs’
    Kristen Stewart and Fiancee Dylan Meyer Froze Their Eggs – Hollywood Life
    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Review
    Imaginary Movie Review
    Who Should Win the Oscar in Each Category
    Dune: Part Two Movie Review
    As Stephen Colbert Apologizes For Kate Middleton Jokes, Has The Era of Late Night Edginess Come to an End?
    Sarah Hyland Confirms Love Island Exit Upset How News Revealed
    The Jinx, Which Transformed the True Crime Landscape, Returns with More Robert Durst
    John Mayer Denies Any Intimate Involvement With Scheana Shay
    How to Get Tickets to TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s 2024 Tour
    Consequence Crossword: “Enter the Matrix”
    Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show Review: A Brutally Honest Doc
    DHS Used “Military-Level Force” in Raid
    Kering & London college of fashion partner for new programme
    Must Read: 'The Hollywood Reporter' Unveils 2024 Most Powerful Stylists, Marine Serre Is Pitti Immagine Uomo's Next Guest Designer
    Kalki showcases Inara collection at Lakme Fashion Week in India
    Global Secondhand Apparel Market to Hit $350 Billion by 2028, According to New Report
    Michael S. Rodriguez’s horror film DAISY coming this summer
    This Italian Horror Will Make You Want to Call Your Mom (Seriously)
    HalloweenCostumes.com Official Sponsor of FEAR VILLAGE Haunted Attraction
    A Cold Grave Movie Review
    ‘Darkness of Man’ Trailer | Moviefone
    Maharshi Full Movie in Hindi Dubbed Release Date || Maharshi Full Movie Hindi Dubbed 2020
    HBO’s Follow-Up True Crime Doc ‘The Jinx – Part Two’ Teaser Trailer
    PRABHAS UPCOMING MOVIES #ytshorts #prabhas #salaar2 #kgf3 #kannappa #shorts #bahubali3 #salaarpart2
    Taylor Swift – Love Story
    Rihanna – We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris
    Lauren Daigle – Hold On To Me (Official Music Video)
    for KING + COUNTRY – For God Is With Us (Official Music Video)