Saadat Safdari

Office politics, protest groups, rough neighborhoods, racism, sacrifices and difficulties are something that other cop shows try to avoid but Blue Bloods has completely embraced which is what makes this show quite enjoyable and great. However there is one aspect of the show that is completely out of sync with the rest and that is the Regan Family. Typically when a show revolves around a single family they usually have struggles, problems and ordeals that they struggle with greatly and are able to overcome eventually thus allowing the audience to connect with them. However the Regan family is a looping cycle of a family member facing a problem and overcoming it in the span of an episode making them look like the perfect family which doesn't exist even in fiction. And this goes against the tv show's realistic theme.

The concept is interesting and new. It is an easy binge and keeps you on edge. The first six seasons were amazing and thrilling. There are two things that shouldn't exist, the year 2020 and the seventh season of the blacklist. That is how I feel about the latest season. Raymond went from master criminal to master bummer. He is slipping, he doesn't inspire fear and read people like an open book. He used to be two steps ahead but now everyone else is two steps ahead. He went from buying politicians to buying pork belly. The episodes no longer tie into the bigger picture like it did in the past but instead they are used to drive a political agenda or topic. The show was great until the writers introduced a second and a third plot twist. It makes the previous 6 seasons useless. 4 stars for the first six seasons.

Great detective show that perfectly captures the era. Murdoch's "inventions" never fail to entertain me. The actors have done a fine job of portraying their characters. The only downside is the show's anti hero and serial killer James Gilles. He is one dimensional boring and dull. He is not very convincing either.