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My guess is that he did but because we are working with TV Land logic/rules, he did not completely clean it and there were traces of blood or at least enough for them to get DNA (again, TV Land Logic is in play). I think Lou's problem with Henry is that he went against the family publically. I think she's more upset that he wrote the editorial, not that he left. I think Lou may be annoyed by Henry, but she also loves him, even though she does find him frustrating at times. I'm hoping to see how they work together or clash as they try to navigate the corruption. I can maybe see the character appearing in an early draft of the script, but I can't believe she actually made it to the screen. I love old and modern classic TV shows and I don't think she's funny. I think it's a character type/joke that would have worked/played well 30 or 40 years ago but I do not think is funny or works well now. I think the reason the brother gave Joe (I think that's the beat cop's name) credit was that if the beat cop found the lead/had the idea, then Henry technically would not have to call in Lou, because it was not Henry's lead, it was the other cop's lead. It's the classic, "exactly what you said" routine. I'm curious to learn more about the relationship between Henry and Joe and what their relationship was like in high school. I want to know more about Henry in high school just in general. Did teachers like him because he did his work/assignments and paid attention or did they absolutely hate him because he was constantly correcting them? Did Lou protect him or at least try to protect him? My guess is he will not be identified as anything. It makes it easier for the writers and avoids a whole bunch of issues. Also, it makes sense in universe too. Hank doesn't seem the type to be interested in psychoeducational testing/analysis. Since Henry was probably doing well academically, I can't see a teacher raising the issue/suggesting that Henry be tested. It's the pilot/first episode. There is an absolute ton of set-up that needs to happen in this episode. I'll stick with the series to see where it goes and what happens.

That is correct. She is not from the upper class but married into it.

The series was originally pitched as more of an original series about an LAPD officer moving to Boston, but because its 2025 and very little gets made that isn't tied to an existing franchise/IP, CBS decided to turn this into the Blue Bloods spin-off by changing the lead character (making it Danny Reagan instead of a new original character and moving from New York to Boston)

This was an idea that a random person on the internet had for a James Bond TV series but I really liked it and thought it had potential: young Commander Bond of Naval Intelligence (or whatever the proper British term for it is).

If we're going to take a dip in the shallow end of the pool (which I'm probably more okay with than I should be), shirt sleeves are okay, but t shirt would be better.

You are reading way too much into the episode title. It comes from a line of dialogue in the episode. The police officers are making jokes about what the name of the Mariachi band might be and one of the possibilities they come up with is Mariachi Shelly's Frankenstein. As you noted, it's a play on the name Mary Shelley' Frankenstein, which is how the novel is sometimes referred to. They knew each other in that they went to high school together and were at some of the same parties, but they were not good friends or close friends. To me, I do not see an obvious conflict of interest. (Any lawyers or people lawyer adjacent who know the rules/guidelines for recusal or conflict of interest or whatever the proper term is)? I don't know why the series is going this direction. It would be so much interesting to keep him around long term as the underworld connection. We've already seen this kind of plot line with Angie, I don't really need to see it again. I loved the clap on/clap off mariachi hats. They may be cooler than the light up Stetson hats a state delegation was wearing at the DNC in 2024. They were Stetson hats with blinking lights around the brim.

Anyone else disappointed they didn't go with a Young Reagans prequel series type thing (Henry's commissioner, Frank's working his way up through the ranks, and the third plot in every episode is something involving the kids: Danny, Joe, Erin, Jamie)? Without the big family dinner scene in every episode, is it really Blue Bloods?

I wouldn't let that make you feel old because Hollywood/the entertainment industry has a long history of casting actresses who are maybe 10-15 years older than the actors/actresses playing thier children and putting age make up on the mother if needed.

Flirty Will is adorable; I will give you that.

I think part of the problem with Siegfried and Tristan is that it is really hard to change established patterns and roles in a family. You are correct. It is usually twins or triplets due to rules about how long babies are allowed to be working/on camera.

I need to see drunk Siegfried again, because that was awesome. When James started acting strange, my first thought was amphetamines, because they did exist at that time. My only question was where he would get them and did I miss seeing him take them. Clearly I was wrong. I'm glad that James is starting to deal with his survivor's guilt. I think that's part of the problem. Tristan knows he didn't suffer as much as his brother. He knows he had this relatively cushy posting that allowed for an active social life and military hijinks. They both want a grown up relationship as adults but I don't think either one knows how to actually make that happen. Overall, I liked the episode.

I realize this is not sophisticated subtle political humor, but my favorite part of the 2/15 episode was the discussion involving the missing words headline about the clothing optional cruise. Also, I was right there with Amber and Michael shouting out "Jagger" with the robot headline.

I like that Ellis does seem to have long term trust issues, but in the moment during a case, he has complete and absolute faith in whatever play/scheme/role play she wants to pull for the sake of the case. He will go along with it and will not argue with her. I thought line dancing was an excellent way for them to get to see everyone's boots in a way that would not arouse suspicion.

YES! How did I not see this before? The writers are ignoring a crucial trope/archetype that every investigator (private or official law enforcement) needs to have. The underworld informant goes way back. This is a new/updated version of something that used to be called pay or play contracts back in the network era. Someone was signed and the network had to pay whether or not the person was cast in a series. This was how Robert Reed was cast in Brady Bunch. They either had to cast him in something or pay him even if he wasn't working on a series and Brady Bunch was the best option for the network to resolve the issue.

Same here. They make a cute couple and I'm rooting for them. Not as hard I've rooted for other couples (Peggy and Stan on Mad Men as well as Murphy and Peter on Murphy Brown were probably the hardest I ever rooted for a fictional couples to get together). I agree. The compromise would have been Karadec drops her off and waits outside the hotel room, while she wears a secret hidden listening device (because TV Land and this is how Karadec learns the information he needs to make the plot work) Unless it's a subtle clue that Karadec is not into comic books/superheroes and that part of popular culture, or the writers somehow know that very few people in their audience are serious comic book/super hero fans. Normally, I would agree with you. It sucks all of the oxygen out of the show. I hated the serial killer episodes of Blue Bloods. However, I am watching The Mentalist for the first time (never watched it first run, but loving it on Hulu), which is a series that managed to balance long term villain and case of the week incredibly well. I think it can be done, it's just incredibly hard to do. I think it of a game played in pools as well. Welcome to TV Land. This has been a standard operating procedure of the genre since the early 2000s. @tennisgurl I thought the scenarios weren't Morgan imagining Ava driving but instead was Morgan having flashbacks remembering what Morgan did when she was a young driver.