This week’s Blue Bloods finds the Reagans, as usual, wrestling with tricky situations both professional and personal. “No Good Deed,” is a fairly standard installment, offering a comfortable blend of family dinner banter and cases that test the characters’ moral compasses.
Danny and his nephew, Joe Hill, pair up to investigate the murder of a delivery driver, a case that appears connected to a fentanyl operation. While the partnership allows Joe to gain some on-the-job experience with his seasoned uncle, the storyline itself feels a bit predictable, hitting familiar Blue Bloods beats.
Elsewhere, Eddie finds herself championing a rookie cop, Jaylen, who intervened in a hostage situation, potentially saving lives, but unfortunately, broke protocol in the process. The ensuing legal battle, with the store owner inexplicably suing everyone in sight, offers a dash of courtroom drama, though the resolution feels somewhat convenient. Jamie, thankfully, steps in to uncover evidence that exonerates Jaylen, saving the young officer’s career.
Erin, naturally, locks horns with D.A. Crawford, this time over a case involving a reformed criminal turned armed robber. While Erin’s compassion for the ex-con allows her to uncover a larger criminal network, the storyline treads familiar ground, playing on Erin’s frequent internal conflicts between the letter of the law and a sense of empathy.
Finally, Frank grapples with Gormley’s non-compliance with NYPD residency requirements. This subplot is given extra weight by Sid’s parallel dilemma – choosing to live upstate with his ailing mother or lose his job. Frank’s eventual decision to support a bill allowing officers to reside outside the city neatly resolves both issues but comes across as a bit too tidy a solution.
While “No Good Deed” offers few surprises, it delivers on the core elements that draw viewers to Blue Bloods week after week: family dynamics, ethical dilemmas, and a steady dose of police procedural action.
Blue Bloods airs Fridays at 10/9c on CBS.
