S09.E03: Mind Games

[wknt3]

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Danny investigates a case involving a woman who shot her husband while she was drunk. Also, Anthony ignores Erin's orders to drop an assault case; Frank holds an emergency drill for his inner circle; and Jamie and Eddie navigate their changing work-life dynamic.

[preeya]

Bitchy Erin. Baby Garrett.

Eddie & Jamie taking the wrong route. 

How long before Jamie has to choose between one of his troops and his fiance?

After all the B.S. about lovers working together, she gets a transfer to Jamie's precinct in less than a minute.

Edited October 13, 2018 by preeya

[Katy M]

I don't understand the point of Eddie's big epiphany last week if she's going to change her mind this week.  And, honestly, I'd have less of a problem with them continuing to be partners than I do with having Jamie as her boss.  That's not going to endear either one of them to the rest of the precinct.  

Anthony was right. Erin didn't give him a second to explain.  She's the one who yelled at him without closing the door first.  And, OK, we all make mistakes in the heat of the moment, but then she doubled down and blamed him for her looking like an idiot.

I kind of liked the gaslighting story, but at the same time it seemed a bit ridiculous.  Maybe I watch to many crime shows, but wouldn't they have tested the wife's hands for GSR?  Wouldn't they have found the nanny cam at the crime scene?

[ctlady]

13 hours ago, preeya said:

Bitchy Erin. Baby Garrett.

Agree with the baby Garrett part, but I've been in 'bitchy' Erin's shoes.  I was 110% on her side.  It's not easy going from being colleagues on the same level to being supervisor/subordinate.  Anthony's passive-aggressiveness with Erin has always bugged me.  "The old Erin would've...."  Newsflash, Anthony - she's not the 'old Erin' anymore. She's a boss.  She has to make decisions based on facts and not hunches or emotions and she certainly doesn't need you making her second guess herself by throwing her new job up in her face.  It reminded me so much of ThirtySomething after Michael got promoted at DAA to Creative Director and tried to keep that buddy-buddy relationship with Eliot who acted like a total dooosh.  Yes, it all worked out in the end (On BB and TS), but every job has policies and procedures to follow and Anthony went rogue with the new information about the gun rather than follow protocol and bring it to Erin first because  she's, I don't know, his boss!  UGH, I need to stop myself.

I was really hoping that Garrett wasn't being left out of the emergency bunker other than the fact that he just wasn't there when the drill occurred.  But how he acted when they couldn't talk about it made even Anthony look good.  I understand we all like to be validated for our service on the job, but he acted like a demoted popular girl being disinvited to the cool lunch table.

Note to wardrobe people - please stop dressing Eddy in big, flouncy dresses/skirts.  They do her figure no justice, not to mention she could've given everyone an eyeful on the windy mini-golf course.  And, yeah, I'm NOT happy about her change of heart going to work at Jamie's precinct.

As for the last scene - points for Eddy for her 'code blue' payback.  I wanted to kick the grandfather in those horrible dentures for stopping her in the middle of grace to chastise/make fun of her effort.  The right way to handle it would've been to let her finish, say nothing, then for Jamie to speak to her in private after they got home and teach her the correct verbiage.

As for the 'gaslighting' case - yeah, it was interesting.  Finally saw that movie a few years ago.  I can understand the PHD doing time for actually drugging the wife and pulling the trigger, but why would the husband 'go away for a long time' just for being in on it?

Edited October 13, 2018 by ctlady

[mtlchick]

Who hates Garrett or hates writing him that much where he seems to have a temper tantrum when he's left out of something because he wasn't police?

 

I sort of give Erin a pass at her anger at Anthony because it's a new dynamic to adjust to.  But considering the amount of times she asked favours out of him when he wasn't working for her and now that he is AND was able to find extract info that in the end got the charges raised up so she looked good in the end, I can see why some people online thought she was a bitch.

 

Eddie and Jamie back in the same precinct was boring.  However I do want some of her off duty wardrobe. 

[Katy M]

38 minutes ago, mtlchick said:

I sort of give Erin a pass at her anger at Anthony because it's a new dynamic to adjust to.  But considering the amount of times she asked favours out of him when he wasn't working for her and now that he is AND was able to find extract info that in the end got the charges raised up so she looked good in the end, I can see why some people online thought she was a bitch.

I'm giving her a pass on what happened down in his office.  But, after she had time to cool down, I think it was wrong of her to blame him.  She could have calmly asked him why he had disobeyed her (they have worked together for years and she requested him when she got the promotion so she trusts him on some level) before going on a yelling rampage.  Part of the reason why she lost the respect she thinks she has is because she reacted too quickly, and while understanbable it's not Anthony's fault.  Should he have notified her the second he got off the phone to tell them not to release the prisoner?  Absolutely and he deserved a reprimand for that.  But, as a boss, she's going to need to reign in her emotions a bit.

[MissLucas]

Well, Erin's a Reagan - she's not really familiar with the concept of being wrong. Anthony should know that by now. And no, I'm not cutting her any slack because of her new position. He's earned her trust enough that she could have the courtesy to ask him first why he was doing what he was doing before chewing him out. If you want respect, show respect. Jamie and Eddi's plot gets more ridiculous by the week and they also lose progressively what little chemistry they had to begin with. 

At least Eddie got her payback for that stupid code blue. 'Who knew we could be so insensitive' was one of the funniest lines ever on that show. Have you met you?

[CaptainCranky]

I get TV is not reality but this Jamie and Eddie working thing has got to be a contrived story line to give the writers and producers a lot of angst and manipulated stories of work place trouble which there will be.

I get Erin and understand. Glad they made up at the end.

As for Garrett and how he felt if you as a person don't get his feeling left out then you have never walked a mile in his shoes. I have and I understand.

Loved how Eddie played the family at dinner.

[Katy M]

19 minutes ago, CaptainCranky said:

Loved how Eddie played the family at dinner.

Me, too. That might have been my fave part. They deserved that from the week before.  Plus, if she was seriously messing up, they were being kind of mean about it.

[AnnA]

It looks like I'm in the minority here but I love Jamie and Eddie so I'll roll with whatever they throw our way. 

More minority opinions.......

No surprise.........Erin was being a bitch again.   I don't like her.  I never have and I never will. She's a spoiled entitled brat and so is Nikki. She was always Anthony's "boss" so the recent promotion wasn't a good excuse for her to be such a snot.    Anthony is a good guy and goes above and beyond for her all the time.

I love Garrett and completely understand that he felt left out.  I was glad to see that he was supposed to be included and not added just because Frank felt sorry for him.

ETA:   Way to go Eddie!    Nice payback for the Code Blue!

Edited October 13, 2018 by AnnA

[Magnumfangirl]

9 hours ago, ctlady said:

And, yeah, I'm NOT happy about her change of heart going to work at Jamie's precinct.

This story line is so stupid.  There's no way a police department should allow a spouse to be someone's direct supervisor.  The showrunners did this just so they can constantly accuse each other of not having their back just like they did before they were a couple.  It's the same story they've written for them all along except Eddie comes to dinner now.  It's gotten boring and it's time to let both of them have some independence from each other!  I don't like Eddie, but it would have been interesting to see her learn to work with a new partner because she's only had Jamie; and it would have been interesting to see Jamie try to figure out who he could trust at the new precinct.

 

9 hours ago, mtlchick said:

However I do want some of her off duty wardrobe. 

I loved that red skirt and denim jacket she was wearing when she brought Jamie lunch!

[Sarah 103]

12 hours ago, Katy M said:

I don't understand the point of Eddie's big epiphany last week if she's going to change her mind this week.  And, honestly, I'd have less of a problem with them continuing to be partners than I do with having Jamie as her boss.  That's not going to endear either one of them to the rest of the precinct.  

I was okay with them being partners, but Jamie being her boss is just wrong and a bad idea on so, so many levels. 

40 minutes ago, Magnumfangirl said:

This story line is so stupid.  There's no way a police department should allow a spouse to be someone's direct supervisor.  The showrunners did this just so they can constantly accuse each other of not having their back just like they did before they were a couple.  It's the same story they've written for them all along except Eddie comes to dinner now.  It's gotten boring and it's time to let both of them have some independence from each other!  I don't like Eddie, but it would have been interesting to see her learn to work with a new partner because she's only had Jamie; and it would have been interesting to see Jamie try to figure out who he could trust at the new precinct.

I agree with the storyline being stupid for the exact reason you mentioned. I would love to see Eddie working with someone new. It would be interesting to see Jamie having to figure out for himself who he could trust at the new precinct. 

I have a theory that Jamie is Frank's mini-me and Danny is Henry's mini-me. 

[dirtydi]

Love Eddie and Jamie.  They hooked me and then made me a Blue Bloods fan because I didn't give it a try when it went on 9 years ago.  I knew she would change her mind and I am interested to say how the play this out, even if it is unrealistic (this is tv after all).  Plus I am sure she will get a jerk partner from this new troubled precinct.  I also have a feeling Eddie will be pregnant sooner or later so we will see that dynamic too. And good on her for tricking them at dinner and double kudos on Jamie for being in on it.  I like that he is more playful around her.

 

Erin was awful.  I only watch her scenes because of Anthony so when she acts like an a-hole to him, me no like.

Is it me or is Danny flirting or invading Maria's space more often.  I don't know how to feel about that.

Edited October 14, 2018 by dirtydi

[Katy M]

2 hours ago, AnnA said:

It looks like I'm in the minority here but I love Jamie and Eddie so I'll roll with whatever they throw our way. 

I love Jamie and Eddie also. They're my faves on the show. But, I'm just not happy about him being her supervisor.  Where his subordinates already don't like him/respect him, this is not going to help.  I will concede it may make for some interesting stories.  

[Woodrose]

16 hours ago, ctlady said:

I can understand the PHD doing time for actually drugging the wife and pulling the trigger, but why would the husband 'go away for a long time' just for being in on it?

Trying to frame someone for attempted murder is a serious crime. They committed conspiracy, so he's guilty of everything she did, too.

 

Having Eddie work under Jamie is the worst possible outcome. Ugh. Would never happen in real life at the NYPD. Just can't believe it. Doesn't even make sense in a TV show.

 

I did like Eddie getting revenge for the Code Blue. Clever and funny.

[mojito]

I don't get how, in case of an emergency, any one of the group except Frank gets to be swept away for protection. That bunker must be gigantic if they allow every key city official, plus his PR guy, plus his advisor, plus his Gal Friday to be "spared". I'm surprised Frank didn't also take his whole family.

Future twists in the Jamie and Eddie saga:

* Eddie's involved in a shooting and there will be questions about her judgment. She and Jamie will argue about whose side he's on.

* Eddie gets shot and Jamie will feel guilty that he gave her the assignment he did. Of course, she'll be three weeks pregnant when this happens and she hadn't even told Jamie about it for fear of being put on light duty. And Jamie will be tortured about mother and child.

* Eddie's partner will do something wrong and she'll be torn between telling Jamie or abiding by the code of silence.

* Eddie will get in a fist fight in the locker room when someone makes a crack about Jamie.

* Jamie will get in a fist fight in the locker room when someone makes a crack about Eddie.

* Eddie and Jamie will get in a fist fight because someone overcooked last night's chicken.

* Jamie pulls Eddie off a tense call to do something else and her replacement will be shot. This will be followed by a lot of guilt, anger, resentment and we'll wonder if Jamie and Eddie will make it as a couple.

* Eddie will forever be thought of as being the boss' favorite, which will be hard on her because she actually is a better cop than the rest of them.

* Eddie will clash with another senior official and Jamie will stand up for her and make matters worse. 

* Eddie and Jamie will try to get pregnant--and have difficulties at first--and everyone at the precinct will know about it.

Ugh, the horrible, trite possibilities. I hope Eddie gets assigned elsewhere. Maybe Frank will make her his new Gal Friday. 

[MissLucas]

@mojito: It's sad but true and I still had to laugh. The only one of these plots I'd like to see is this one LOL: 

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Eddie and Jamie will get in a fist fight because someone overcooked last night's chicken.

[CaptainCranky]

The word no one brings up which is applicable here is "nepotism". I find it incredulous that the NYPD doesn't have a very rigid policy in place for this. Of course in TV which has no relationship to reality shit like this is possible. In the real world one spouse working under a higher ranked spouse wouldn't happen.

[dirtydi]

I love all those possibilities mojito.  Even the chicken one.  Food flying everywhere.

[SuzieQ]

Jamie & Eddie is turning into "As the Precinct Turns"  BLECCCHH!!

While there might not be any hard and fast rule about "partners being married", I can assure you there are regulations in EVERY industry about boinking your boss, married/engaged or not!!  They had a real chance of putting some realism into here and blew it!

With Erin's bitchfest, I can see both sides.  I've been in her position and she did handle it poorly, but he just blatantly ignored her.  Was glad to see them both admit the were morons.

What about Eddie's little payback at the dinner table?  Part of me thought it was funny, the other part just stupid.  I don' think any newly engaged person is going to act like that so early on.  I know Jamie and her have been partners with feelings for each other for a long time, but it's not like they ever dated, so she is a serious newbie at those dinners.  Just seemed really contrived.  

[SCS]

14 hours ago, mojito said:

I don't get how, in case of an emergency, any one of the group except Frank gets to be swept away for protection. That bunker must be gigantic if they allow every key city official, plus his PR guy, plus his advisor, plus his Gal Friday to be "spared". I'm surprised Frank didn't also take his whole family.

Future twists in the Jamie and Eddie saga:

* Eddie's involved in a shooting and there will be questions about her judgment. She and Jamie will argue about whose side he's on.

* Eddie gets shot and Jamie will feel guilty that he gave her the assignment he did. Of course, she'll be three weeks pregnant when this happens and she hadn't even told Jamie about it for fear of being put on light duty. And Jamie will be tortured about mother and child.

* Eddie's partner will do something wrong and she'll be torn between telling Jamie or abiding by the code of silence.

* Eddie will get in a fist fight in the locker room when someone makes a crack about Jamie.

* Jamie will get in a fist fight in the locker room when someone makes a crack about Eddie.

* Eddie and Jamie will get in a fist fight because someone overcooked last night's chicken.

* Jamie pulls Eddie off a tense call to do something else and her replacement will be shot. This will be followed by a lot of guilt, anger, resentment and we'll wonder if Jamie and Eddie will make it as a couple.

* Eddie will forever be thought of as being the boss' favorite, which will be hard on her because she actually is a better cop than the rest of them.

* Eddie will clash with another senior official and Jamie will stand up for her and make matters worse. 

* Eddie and Jamie will try to get pregnant--and have difficulties at first--and everyone at the precinct will know about it.

Ugh, the horrible, trite possibilities. I hope Eddie gets assigned elsewhere. Maybe Frank will make her his new Gal Friday. 

Brilliant list, LOL! Also to the bolded -- I think that a great idea as my minority and unpopular opinion is that I am so bored with Baker --both the character and the actor who I feel adds absolutely nothing to the show. Her knowing gaze through the door, her wise counsel when Frank is in a tizz -- enough! I find her a yawn and a void. 

 

On 10/13/2018 at 6:24 PM, dirtydi said:

 

Is it me or is Danny flirting or invading Maria's space more often.  I don't know how to feel about that.

 

Not just you -- I noticed it too. I really hope the show doesn't go there.

[Efzee]

On 13-10-2018 at 4:13 PM, ctlady said:

Agree with the baby Garrett part, but I've been in 'bitchy' Erin's shoes.  I was 110% on her side.  It's not easy going from being colleagues on the same level to being supervisor/subordinate.  Anthony's passive-aggressiveness with Erin has always bugged me.  "The old Erin would've...."  Newsflash, Anthony - she's not the 'old Erin' anymore. She's a boss.  She has to make decisions based on facts and not hunches or emotions and she certainly doesn't need you making her second guess herself by throwing her new job up in her face.  It reminded me so much of ThirtySomething after Michael got promoted at DAA to Creative Director and tried to keep that buddy-buddy relationship with Eliot who acted like a total dooosh.  Yes, it all worked out in the end (On BB and TS), but every job has policies and procedures to follow and Anthony went rogue with the new information about the gun rather than follow protocol and bring it to Erin first because  she's, I don't know, his boss!  UGH, I need to stop myself.

I was really hoping that Garrett wasn't being left out of the emergency bunker other than the fact that he just wasn't there when the drill occurred.  But how he acted when they couldn't talk about it made even Anthony look good.  I understand we all like to be validated for our service on the job, but he acted like a demoted popular girl being disinvited to the cool lunch table.

Note to wardrobe people - please stop dressing Eddy in big, flouncy dresses/skirts.  They do her figure no justice, not to mention she could've given everyone an eyeful on the windy mini-golf course.  And, yeah, I'm NOT happy about her change of heart going to work at Jamie's precinct.

As for the last scene - points for Eddy for her 'code blue' payback.  I wanted to kick the grandfather in those horrible dentures for stopping her in the middle of grace to chastise/make fun of her effort.  The right way to handle it would've been to let her finish, say nothing, then for Jamie to speak to her in private after they got home and teach her the correct verbiage.

As for the 'gaslighting' case - yeah, it was interesting.  Finally saw that movie a few years ago.  I can understand the PHD doing time for actually drugging the wife and pulling the trigger, but why would the husband 'go away for a long time' just for being in on it?

 

On 14-10-2018 at 8:46 AM, Woodrose said:

Trying to frame someone for attempted murder is a serious crime. They committed conspiracy, so he's guilty of everything she did, too.

And if he filed a complaint/pressed charges then those are false too.

15 hours ago, SCS said:

I think that a great idea as my minority and unpopular opinion is that I am so bored with Baker --both the character and the actor who I feel adds absolutely nothing to the show. Her knowing gaze through the door, her wise counsel when Frank is in a tizz -- enough! I find her a yawn and a void. 

I've always been puzzled by Baker's presence/role. Why would an actual detective serve as the PC's secretary? That's just a waste. I like her best when she gets to do actual police work like in the previous episode, so like maybe one episode per season...

[LaJefaza]

On 10/13/2018 at 7:24 PM, AnnA said:

No surprise.........Erin was being a bitch again.   I don't like her.  I never have and I never will. She's a spoiled entitled brat and so is Nikki.

If I could upvote this 100 times, I would.

[kwnyc]

I got what they were going for when Eddie changed her mind about being in Jamie's precinct: their marriage vows were all about how they would always have each others' back, it was a show of her commitment to him; Jamie is having a rough time, she wants to be there to help out. But I suspect wacky hijinx will ensue.

[Katy M]

20 minutes ago, kwnyc said:

I got what they were going for when Eddie changed her mind about being in Jamie's precinct: their marriage vows were all about how they would always have each others' back, it was a show of her commitment to him; Jamie is having a rough time, she wants to be there to help out. But I suspect wacky hijinx will ensue.

I totally got where they were going with it, and why she wanted to do it, but that doesn't make it a good idea.