Blue Bloods needs to wrap up several story threads before the end of season 14. The Tom Selleck-led police drama is unique because it focuses on a family of three generations of police officers. Each character not only deals with a crime each week but also gets into conflicts with other family members, and Blue Bloods features a family dinner scene in each episode. The family-centric storylines have contributed to the series’ popularity, making Blue Bloods a fixture on CBS on Friday nights.
Blue Bloods has been canceled after season 14 despite the series’ popularity. There has been a large fan-led movement to save the series and some of the stars have signed on, but unless CBS changes its mind, the series will end after the second half of season 14 airs during the fall of 2024. This means that Blue Bloods needs to wrap up all of its outstanding storylines by the end of the season in order to provide a satisfying conclusion to the series. Here are ten storylines that need to be resolved before the series finale.
10 Danny and Baez’s Relationship Needs to Be Resolved
Even If He Doesn’t Decide To Date Her, The Question Should Be Settled
Danny’s relationship with his current partner, Maria Baez, has divided the fandom and left the question of whether they will become more than colleagues and close friends up in the air. Danny has been a single dad since the death of his beloved wife Linda at the beginning of season 8, and more recent episodes have teased a potential romance between him and Baez that needs to be addressed. Moments such as Danny and Baez’s near-kiss during Blue Bloods season 12 have suggested there could be something more between them, and Danny has admitted during season 14 that the only reason he hasn’t moved on is that he’s afraid of losing a second life partner to death. Whether or not Danny and Baez ultimately decide to date, Blue Bloods should settle the status of their relationship before the credits roll for the final time.
9 Jamie and Eddie Start Their Family
It Would Wrap Up The Series Beautifully If They Had a Baby By The Finale
Blue Bloods Jamie and Eddie holding hands at the Reagan family dinner
Jamie and Eddie are currently the only married couple. Their pairing is popular enough that their wedding is considered one of Blue Blood’s best episodes, and having a baby together is the logical next step. The series might not have wanted to get tied up in baby drama as it could detract from the police procedural aspects of the show. Big family milestones such as Jamie’s wedding and Baez’s adoption of a little girl have been side stories rather than the main focus of the episodes they took place in for this reason.
However, the news that Jamie and Eddie are expecting would be a great note to end the series on. Giving them a baby would open a new chapter in the Reagan family history. It would be especially emotional if they named the baby after Henry, the oldest living member of the family.
8 Frank Retires As Police Commissioner
The Tension Between His Professional And Family Duties Are At The Heart of The Series
Most of Frank’s storylines revolve around his duties as NYPD Police Commissioner in one way or another. Sometimes, he has to remain impartial when one of his sons gets into trouble at work, while on other occasions he butts heads with whichever mayor he is serving under at the time or with his staff. Given the importance of Frank’s job to Blue Bloods as a whole, the only logical ending to the series would be for him to step down from his post.
Fittingly, there is widespread speculation that Jamie might be appointed the next commissioner. Even if that doesn’t happen, Frank’s retirement would close the chapter of his life that Blue Bloods has depicted for the past 14 seasons. Blue Bloods season 14 has already set Frank’s retirement up during episode 1 via a conversation with Mayor Chase and should continue in this vein throughout the remainder of the season.
7 Catch Up One Last Time With Jack and Nicky
Danny’s Oldest Son and Erin’s Only Child Should Return to New York To Wrap Up The Series
The Reagan family at dinner in Blue Bloods season 1
Sunday dinner with the Reagans is an iconic part of Blue Bloods, but two seats have been empty for far too long. Nicky (Sami Gayle) left after Blue Bloods season 10 to take a job with a liberal think tank in San Francisco, leaving the more conservative Frank without his sparring partner. Jack (Tony Terraciano) also left the series to attend college around the same time.
Both characters have made sporadic appearances since, but neither has yet appeared during season 14. While both actors have other commitments and cannot return full-time, it would be fitting for their characters to attend the final Reagan family dinner. The series wrap-up should include information about what they are up to now, and a Reagan family reunion during the final episode would be the perfect way to accomplish this.
Tony Terracino, who plays Jack, is the real-life brother of Andrew Terracino, who plays his brother Sean on Blue Bloods.
6 Erin Reconciles With Jack Sr.
The Former Couple Has Played The Will-They-Won’t-They Game For Far Too Long
Erin talking to Danny in season 6 of Blue Bloods
Erin and Jack Boyle (Peter Hermann) have been divorced since before Blue Bloods began. They are often on opposite sides of cases, cementing their separation enough that Anthony seemed like a viable alternative for Erin. In recent years, however, Blue Bloods has teased an Erin/Jack reunion that didn’t go anywhere, especially during season 13 when Erin allowed her political ambitions to get in the way. Jack, meanwhile, has not yet appeared during Blue Bloods season 14 and should return before the finale.
It would be disappointing if Blue Bloods ended without reuniting the couple, considering how many tentative steps they’ve taken toward reconciliation over the past several seasons. This reconciliation is not something that could realistically happen overnight, though. If it happens, Blue Bloods should take its time setting up the resolution to this storyline over several episodes.
5 Baez’s Daughter Gets a Storyline
The Baby Baez Adopted Has Been Almost Entirely Off-Screen Since Baez Took Her Home
Blue Bloods Baez holds her baby. She is sitting in a green chair, wearing a blue shirt and looking down at the infant. There are open blinds behind her.
Baez’s adoption of a newborn whose mother was killed by a perp was an emotional storyline for her, but the baby has rarely been seen since. This is understandable since Blue Bloods is a procedural and having too many scenes with the baby would interfere with Baez’s main role on the series as Danny’s partner in the squad room. Baez often refers to what’s going on with her baby while her home life stays off-screen.
The series wrap-up should include a conclusion to the story of Baez’s adoption of this baby. Baby Alana, who should be a toddler by the end of season 14, should play enough of a role in a story to provide a satisfying explanation of how she is doing and a suggestion of what her future may look like. This would be more satisfying than leaving her off-screen, which would provide no clues as to what Baez and her daughter’s life will involve after the series concludes.
Alana was last featured during Blue Bloods season 13, when Danny had to protect her and Baez from a perp who was seeking revenge.
4 Jamie and Eddie’s Future Career Paths Are Made Clear
Blue Bloods Doesn’t Have To Do A Time Jump But Should Provide Hints About The Future
The Reagan family hugging in Blue Bloods
Henry is retired and Frank is beyond retirement age, but there are two other generations of Reagans whose stories could go on beyond the finale. It would not fit the style of the series if Blue Bloods did a time jump to show the audience directly what happens in the future, but the series should provide some hints as to everyone’s future career path before the final episode.
Danny and Erin are likely to remain happy in their current positions, but that’s not necessarily the case for everyone else. Jamie recently got a promotion, but the question still remains of whether he will advance further and what type of career he’s ultimately hoping to end up with and Eddie’s future career path in the NYPD is also an open question since she secretly took the sergeant’s exam but didn’t pursue a promotion.
3 Henry Begins a New Chapter In His Life
The Reagan Patriarch Has Often Felt Unfulfilled
Blue Bloods’ Len Cariou (Henry Reagan) is holding a large silver key. He is wearing a vest and blue dress shirt and is smiling. The background has the Blue Bloods logo and is light blue.Custom image by Yailin Chacon
Blue Bloods season 14 has wasted Henry’s potential so far. For the most part, Henry is featured only at the Sunday dinner table, where he makes a few sardonic or wise comments, but is absent from the main action. Henry often takes the role of the sounding board for Frank or Jamie, but in the past he’s also attempted to return to law enforcement in a variety of ways, including becoming a vigilante who helped subdue a bunch of would-be robbers. Henry needs more to do to feel fulfilled, and the Blue Bloods series finale should address this.
One way to do that would be to resurrect a former dynamic. Henry had a relationship with a neighbor several years ago that disappeared after he helped her out of a jam, and a resurgence of this relationship would be a fitting beginning to a new chapter in his life. He also could embrace becoming a great-grandfather again. These changes would help wrap up his story, especially if his storyline intersects with other series-ending stories such as Frank’s potential retirement.
2 Joe Hill and Jamie Reconcile
Joe Has Begun To Accept His Reagan Side, But He and Jamie Still Don’t Get Along
Blue Bloods Joe and Jamie standing in front of a brick wall
Joe Hill has made significant progress toward accepting that he is half Reagan, going as far as to admit that he’s grateful they’ve accepted him as part of the family despite his resistance to being one of them. He’s often butted heads with Jamie, however, and their last interaction was unpleasant. Joe has not come to a family dinner since, so it would help wrap up Blue Bloods on a positive note if he not only came to dinner again but found a way to mend fences with Jamie.
Allowing Jamie and Joe to reconcile before the series ends would reinforce Blue Bloods’ commitment to family values, which is one of the things that has made the series so beloved for the past 14 years. It also would help redeem Joe somewhat since the falling-out with Jamie occurred when Joe refused to follow Jamie’s orders, risking both the operation and Jamie’s life.
1 Sean Follows In His Father’s Footsteps
Danny’s Youngest Son Represents The Next Generation of Reagans
Blue Bloods Sean sitting at the family table with an impish grin
Sean has grown up throughout Blue Bloods’ run. He was a young child when the series began. but now is in college, so the only logical ending for his story involves him deciding what his next step is. Sean and his brother Jack represent the next generation of Reagans, so if Sean decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a cop, it would wrap up the series with the idea that the Reagan family tradition goes on.
It would be ultimately fitting to know that someday, Sean will be the one in Frank’s place at the Reagan family dinner table enjoying time with his family and helping guide a whole new generation. Ending Blue Bloods with the message that the Reagan family will continue to live out its ideals for generations to come would not only be a perfect ending but would offer comfort to those fans who were hoping for an 11th-hour reprieve and more episodes of their favorite show.