Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 13 Review: Past History

It must be arduous to be Joe Hill.

He did not develop up with Frank and appears like he is at all times residing in his late father’s shadow — and he did not even know the man.

He additionally is not used to Frank disciplining his kin the identical manner he would any cop who screwed up, which additionally contributed to his annoyance on Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 13.

Although Joe’s most important downside with Frank is that he would not measure as much as the daddy he by no means knew, the work challenge needed to have bothered him too.

The scenario was extra sophisticated than it appeared. On the one hand, Joe disobeyed orders from a superior officer. On the opposite, he adopted NYPD protocol even when the FBI agent in cost disagreed with that protocol. It needed to have felt as if Joe was being punished for doing what he’d been skilled to do.

It did not assist that the FBI agent was satisfied of his rightness and accused Frank of nepotism as a result of Frank did not routinely agree with him.

Sid: But the legislation says Joe did not do something mistaken. If we hear bogs flushing or medicine being destroyed, we go in.
Jeff: So you are speaking his facet?
Frank: No one mentioned that.
Jeff: He’s your grandson, proper? So I assume meaning he is Teflon.

Anyone who has ever handled Frank for greater than ten seconds is aware of that is not how he rolls, however the FBI agent’s accusation irritated Frank, and Joe might need thought that Frank got here down further arduous on him to disprove the person’s accusation.

I want that Joe had talked to his half-brothers about what had occurred. They might have reassured him that Frank wasn’t singling Joe out; they each have tales about Frank reinforcing NYPD insurance policies even once they had cause to disregard them.

Of course, Joe wasn’t about to do this. He already appears like an outsider who would not measure up, so why would he danger Danny or Jamie taking Frank’s facet? That would solely make Joe really feel much more remoted and alone.

Whether Joe’s punishment for disobeying the FBI agent was deserved, one factor was for positive: he wanted to study the correct strategy to discuss to the Commissioner.

Joe could also be Frank’s grandson, however within the workplace, he is a cop, and Frank is the Commissioner. Joe’s feedback had been inappropriate for any worker speaking to their supervisor, by no means thoughts a cop speaking to the top of the police division!

Joe: You informed me that my father was a take-charge man, at all times the primary to cost in. So perhaps what that is about is that you don’t need historical past repeating itself. Reflect on that!
Frank: Hold on! I’ve mirrored on that. So much. Often in the midst of the night time. So this no matter it’s that is between us, it ain’t us.

Frank responded to it as Joe’s grandfather, conscious there was some challenge between them that he did not fairly perceive. However, Joe cannot discuss to superior officers like that if he hopes to be on the power for very lengthy!

Frank’s additionally proper that Joe has to study to comply with instructions, although Danny by no means absolutely mastered that both, and it hasn’t harm his profession any. There have additionally been occasions that Jamie ignored his commanding officer to guard emotionally disturbed residents.

But Joe is younger and hotheaded and would not appear to consider in respecting superior officers in any respect. He should study to comply with the principles earlier than deciding when to interrupt them.

That last scene with Frank and Joe was some of the touching Blue Bloods scenes ever. Joe — and the viewers — bought glimpses not solely of Joe Sr but in addition of Mary Reagan, who died lengthy earlier than the sequence started.

Joe’s upset was comprehensible. Conversely, I had a number of bones to choose with Erin over her anger towards Eddie.

Jack: If Jennifer requested for a lawyer, it is Eddie’s obligation –
Erin: It is just not her obligation to get legal professionals for individuals who stab different folks!

Erin’s anger that Eddie helped an arrestee get an lawyer was ridiculous.

I get that she wasn’t joyful to need to butt heads with Jack when she thought she’d rid herself of him. Still, Erin’s anger appeared targeted on the concept that it will be more durable to make her case if the defendant had an honest lawyer.

If Erin’s capability to prosecute accused murderers depends upon the police not informing arrestees of their proper to an lawyer, there is a larger downside than Eddie hiring Erin’s ex for this one.

The cops and the prosecutor ought to each be on the facet of justice, not on making it as simple as doable to arrest and convict folks.

It’s factor that reporter from the Ledger did not find out about this; how would it not search for Erin’s marketing campaign if a information story broke that Erin resented defendants being suggested to not converse to her with out an lawyer current?

Erin additionally appeared extraordinarily invested in the concept that Jennifer was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassin. Even if she was proper — and Anthony’s discovery steered it was doable — she nonetheless might have had empathy for this defendant.

She got here off as desirous to punish a rape sufferer for defending herself due to her insistence on portray her as some sociopath who took a life for the hell of it.

Erin might have argued that regardless that it was comprehensible that Jennifer would wish to kill her rapist earlier than he might harm her once more, this homicide did not rely as self-defense as a result of she wasn’t in rapid hazard. That might need performed higher with a jury, after which she might need gotten someplace.

Of course, Erin’s judgment was clouded by Jack being the protection lawyer. If he was defending Jennifer, Erin needed to defeat him in any respect prices. That may be why her empathy disappeared.

I might perceive why Eddie needed Erin and Jack to strive once more, particularly after her dialog with Jack. Eddie is a little bit of a romantic, and Jack’s explanations for what went mistaken boiled all the way down to the “Reagans are intimidating” downside, which Eddie and Jamie have efficiently navigated.

If Erin resented Eddie for placing her nostril into her relationship, she ought to have mentioned that as a substitute of pretending it was about her case being more durable to win.

Danny and Baez’s case of the week was attention-grabbing — serial killer circumstances normally are. But did anybody else understand that psychiatrist was the perpetrator the second he confirmed up?

He gave off a bizarre vibe whereas describing his profile of the killer, and the thought instantly popped into my head that he did it.

It was additionally bizarre that he was in his workplace by himself when Danny confirmed as much as arrest him, particularly for the reason that receptionist mentioned he could not be interrupted.

I do not assume he was faking his psychological sickness, however Walker not wanted to masks his signs as soon as he was caught. He realized that letting go of his pleasant psychiatrist persona might work to his benefit, so he did not trouble placing any power towards appearing sane anymore.

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Blue Bloods’ subsequent new episode will not air till March, however you possibly can watch Blue Bloods on-line everytime you want a go to with the Reagans.

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

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