Lenny Ross’ tales are normally goofy, however not this time.

On Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 20, Frank needed to resolve whether or not to let Lenny fade away or attempt one final time to get by means of to him.

In the meantime, Danny and Baez bought nearer after a perp threatened Baez in a approach that viewers can interpret as romantic or platonic, relying on who they ship.

Lenny’s story began as traditional, making Frank’s discovery about his well being points as surprising for viewers as for Frank.

He is at all times evasive and normally into one thing he should not be. This time, it appeared like his daughter was in bother — after which the story took a heartbreaking flip.

Though it was exhausting for Frank to soak up Lenny’s information, that did not take up a lot display time. In a approach, giving Lenny most cancers was a wasted alternative.

Frank rapidly realized that Tess was abusing her courtesy card and that officers had been placing up with it as a result of she saved name-dropping Frank. In the meantime, Lenny saved utilizing his analysis to excuse Tess’ conduct.

That was a implausible setup that went nowhere. After Frank determined to confiscate Tess’ courtesy card,  the story disappeared till the final scene.

I might have preferred Frank to have argued on-screen with Lenny or Tess about whether or not Tess deserved a courtesy card. They may have additionally concerned Erin on this, because the household as soon as went by means of one thing comparable with Nicky.

As a substitute, the hour centered on whether or not Frank ought to let Lenny make an “Irish exit –” that’s, ghost him quite than let Frank assist him and Tess throughout Lenny’s final days.

That was an emotional battle for Frank, however Tess’ story made the identical Irish exit Lenny tried to make when it might have contributed to Frank’s decision-making course of.

Lenny: You place a tail on me? Who does that?
Frank: A involved buddy.
Lenny: Properly you already know now. You’ll be able to go.

Frank may be overbearing typically. It wasn’t shocking that Lenny did not need him within the loop!

Frank reacted to Lenny protecting secrets and techniques by tailing him and urgent Lenny’s physician to share data. That did not appear acceptable.

Understandably, Frank wished to know what was happening along with his outdated buddy. However consistently invading Lenny’s privateness did not assist something. If I had been Lenny, I might really feel twice as uncomfortable about cluing Frank in after he did all that!

The ultimate scene was an ideal send-off for Lenny, although. He went out with lights and sirens blazing and can in all probability not seem on Blue Bloods once more.

Lenny’s loud and childlike conduct would not endear him to many viewers, but it surely’s how he desires to be remembered, and his ending was true to himself.

Anthony’s story wasn’t practically as satisfying, primarily as a result of it was exhausting to inform what was happening.

Joey owed cash to Leroy Lucerno, so Anthony wished to drive him to show CI so they might arrest Leroy. I bought that half.

However was Joey’s bizarre conduct at Leroy’s workplace a part of the plan?

It is doable that Anthony desires to plant Joey as a mole and that Joey stealing a few of Leroy’s cash was a part of that plan. However it’s additionally doable that Joey went rogue and Anthony improvised.

Erin: Are you okay? What occurred?
Anthony: My fool cousin occurred, that is what.

Both approach, let’s hope that is the final time Joey pays a go to.

He is annoying, he is at all times dragging Anthony into some nonsense, and his tales have a tendency to not make sense.

Can he be banished from our screens, please? He is second solely to Regulation & Order: SVU’s Kim Rollins on my listing of characters’ relations that must go.

It wasn’t plausible {that a} man like Leroy would simply give in to Anthony’s threats. Mob bosses are likely to consider they’re smarter than cops; why would this one let Anthony break in and push him round?

Baez and Danny’s story was one of many largest of the hour.

Danny was so protecting of Baez, together with when she determined to go rogue.

Hopefully, Sam Evans will not inform anybody who cares that Baez tried to kill him. He would do something to trigger bother, and Baez and Danny do not want anybody investigating this.

Take into consideration the individuals who love you. Take into consideration your loved ones. Your daughter cannot make it with out you. Neither can I.

Danny

Extra importantly, Baez and Danny demonstrated their love for one another. The factor I cherished about this was how ambiguous it was.

Danny/Baez shippers might learn their conduct as declarations of romantic love. On the similar time, those that don’t desire these two collectively romantically might argue that Danny was only a good (work) associate and buddy.

They usually’d each be right as a result of the way in which Baez and Danny had been with one another throughout this ordeal might level to both interpretation.

It is not usually {that a} collection can discover a compromise that pleases each shippers and anti-shippes of a pair. When Scrubs tried it with JD/Elliot, it was a catastrophe.

However Blue Bloods did it completely, utilizing ambiguous statements and a scenario the place Baez and Danny acted true to their characters.

Did anybody else want we might tagged alongside to the bachelor celebration Jamie went to?

I associated to his story about realizing he’d grown aside from his outdated mates, and it might have been superb to expertise on-screen. It additionally would have been extra attention-grabbing than Eddie attempting to persuade Badillo to cease ghosting ladies.

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