Blue Bloods
There was a understanding thatBlue rake ' attempt to replace Danny ( Donnie Wahlberg ) and Linda ( Amy Carlson ) with another central brace following Linda ’s season 8 expiry did n’t go . During the first seven seasons , Blue Bloods ' Danny and Lindawere the only matrimonial couple among the youthful multiplication of Reagans . Although they loved each other , they often did n’t see center - to - eye on issues colligate to Danny ’s work decisions or how to stir their two sons .
Many of thebest episodes ofBlue Bloodsrevolved around conflicts between Danny and Linda . However , Amy Carlson chose not to renew her declaration for season 8 , and thus the writers belt down off her character . After Linda ’s death , Danny did n’t date anyone young until he asked Baez ( Marisa Ramirez ) out for pizza pie during the adjective ’s terminal installment . Instead , Blue Bloods ' Jamie and Eddie got married , pushing them into the position that Danny and Linda formerly occupied , but it did n’t mould as well .
Linda’s Death Left The Reagans With No Functioning Marriage In Blue Bloods
Jamie And Eddie Don’t Get Married Until Season 9
Linda ’s going leave a large maw inBlue Bloods ' Reagan kinsfolk . Despite not being a Reagan from birth , she did a lot for the house . She was there when Henry had his heart attack as well as for happier occasion , such as when she surprised the family patriarch with a cake to lionize his sixtieth day of remembrance of joining the NYPD.Linda and Danny also often butted head about issuing related to prove their kids , leading to strong fellowship dramatic event subplotsin many episodes . For example , Linda did n’t approve of Danny teaching their son how to fool a gunslinger .
Amy Carlson was a guest superstar in season 1 but was promote to serial regular in time of year 2 , demonstrating how important Linda was toBlue Bloods .
Linda ’s death therefore made it hard forBlue Bloodsto order the family tale that the procedural was bang for . During the first part of the time of year , the show produce a raft of mileage out of Danny ’s grief and his adaptation to being a single father . However , this arc was not enough to start the show long - full term . Blue Bloodsneeded a new couple to fill the space Linda leave behind , which is one reason thatBlue Bloods ' Jamie and Eddiegot take at the death of season 8 and married the following season .
Blue Bloods Attempted To Fill The Void With Eddie & Jamie (But Failed)
This Couple Didn’t Have The Same Dynamic
Jamie and Eddie were a fan - preferent couple , but they did n’t work on as a replacement for Danny and Linda . Danny ’s conflicts with Linda do from them having very different perspectives on authoritative issues . One strong reason for that was that they came from different backgrounds . Linda did n’t fully empathize copper refinement because she was an ER nursemaid , while Danny sometimes did n’t empathize how important Linda ’s job was to her . Conversely , Jamie and Eddie were both cops , so they understand each other ’s business requirements perfectly .
Donnie Wahlberg ’s Danny Reagan should n’t be the only kinsfolk member returning for Boston Blue , and a few other Blue Bloods characters require to join him .
For Jamie and Eddie , any conflicts between them came from disagreements about how to do their task rather than misunderstandings about what each other ’s jobs necessitate of them . It was surprising that Jamie by and by became a sergeant in Eddie ’s precinct , as this was a less naturalistic NYPD scenario thanBlue Bloodsusually offered . However , this setup allow Jamie to get nonplus between what Eddie and Captain MacNichols wanted . While these conflict made the couple more interesting , they still did n’t allow them to be an effective replacement for Danny and Linda .
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Eddie & Jamie Were Still Great For Their Own Contributions To Blue Bloods
They Deserved The Perfect Ending They Got
While Jamie and Eddie might not have been the good replenishment for Danny and Linda , they still were a strong couple that deserve the accolades they got . Unfortunately , they did n’t get nearly enough blind time in the final few season . Often , the procedural offered only one of them a plot line while the other only appear atBlue Bloods’Reagan family dinner party . This modification was likely prescribe by budgetary limitation , but it had the effect of drag one’s feet the brace ’s kinship storyline . Conversely , while Danny and Linda did n’t always have a plot line , their kinship was on more often and felt more developed .
Jamie and Eddie were an interesting couple in their own right even though they did n’t succeed at replacing Danny and Linda after Linda ’s decease , and there are still more stories that could be secern about them .
That aver , it was exciting that Jamie and Eddie determine to take up their own family and declare they were expecting a baby at the end of the serial close . It is unsatisfying that the couple did n’t get their ownBlue Bloodsspinofffollowing their journeying as raw parent . Jamie and Eddie were an interestingBlue Bloodscouple in their own right even though they did n’t succeed at replacing Danny and Linda after Linda ’s dying , and there are still more stories that could be told about them .
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