Without terrible speculations about how Blue Bloods will conclude, it’s already difficult to grasp that the show will finish soon.
The makers of the popular cop/family drama made a pledge that there would be no soap opera-style drama in the series finale before CBS announced that it was sticking with its decision to discontinue.
Although that has never been Blue Bloods’ style, a speculation regarding the conclusion of the cherished series points to a dismal ending from which there would be no turning back.
Donnie Wahlberg’s Instagram Post Sparked a Devastating Blue Bloods Rumor
Donnie Wahlberg (Danny) has been passionate about the fight to keep Blue Bloods alive,
He also posted several Instagram posts during the final week of filming, sharing the bittersweet mood backstage with his followers.
One such post sparked a rumor that the series would end with the death of a beloved character, with some people thinking Henry would die and others believing Frank would be killed off.
The post in question included a video of the cast dancing backstage. Wahlberg, a New Kids on the Block alum, led the entire cast in the type of dance he does with his band, which will be touring this summer.
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Astute watchers noticed that Sami Gayle (Nicky) was dressed in what some believed to be a funeral attire, and that the rest of the ensemble appeared to be wearing ceremonial police uniforms often worn for funerals.
Furthermore, some of Wahlberg’s audience members assumed that he had shot some depressing sequences because he used the word “bittersweet” in his caption.
Blue Bloods takes mortality seriously; in Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 3, for instance, there was a memorial to Treat Williams.
Then again, the actor had died, so that kind of tribute was required, but Blue Bloods has never shied away from death. For the next six years, Blue Bloods portrayed Danny as a heartbroken widower who had only recently started dating after Amy Carlson left the show before Season 8.
At this point, the idea of Blue Bloods ending with a death is only a rumor.
Wahlberg could have meant that filming itself was bittersweet because he loved working with the cast and crew but was sad that the series was ending.
Ending Blue Bloods With a Major Character Death Would Be Too Painful
People are grieving hard over the loss of this show.
Blue Bloods was one of the last family dramas, and the Reagan family means a lot to its most dedicated viewers.
The audience knows it’s fiction, but the idea of a family of cops that gets together every Sunday without fail is comforting, especially to people who feel like family has become unimportant in our hectic society or don’t have the types of family they can share regular meals with.
If one of the members of that family dies during the final episode, it will shatter what is left of our hearts.
Henry, Frank, and the rest of the Reagan family feel to many viewers like extended family, and it is hard enough to say goodbye to this series forever without losing another character to death.
It Is Unnecessary to End On This Depressing Note
To indicate to the audience that the series is finished and won’t be returning, a character’s death is the only acceptable way to end a show. Why is that even necessary?
The end of the show is already known to us. Despite widespread fan-led protests and requests for it to go on from the cast and crew, CBS has decided to cancel it.
By concluding the series on such a depressing note, there’s no need to stick out the knife.
When required, character deaths can be quite impactful. Though I didn’t anticipate George Sr.’s passing on Young Sheldon, it turned out to be the ideal way to wrap out the show because it caused Sheldon to reevaluate his early years.
Maybe Blue Bloods will surprise me, but it doesn’t seem like there’s a strong reason to end on such a depressing note right now.
Blue Bloods’ Ending Should Reassure The Audience That The Reagan Family Goes On
Since Blue Bloods emphasizes family, the ending must honor that by reassuring the audience that the Reagans will continue down the same path they always have after the series ends.
The series has shied away from Jamie and Eddie starting their family or having much time together because it would be too distracting, but a potential Eddie pregnancy would be the perfect ending.
Eddie learning she was expecting would signal to viewers that the next generation of Reagans is on its way, and if she and Jamie decided to name the new baby after Henry, I wouldn’t be able to stop crying.
This would be an especially effective ending if it occurred soon after Frank retired as commissioner.
Juxtaposing these two life events would end the series on a note of life — and the Reagan family — going on even though one chapter is ending.
The audience needs that, especially after grieving for over a year about Blue Bloods’ cancelation.
Henry or Frank’s death could lead to the same place, but it would be a lot more painful, so why do that?
Killing Anyone Off Limits Spinoff and Reunion Possibilities
Paramount has already suggested that there may be a spinoff in the works, and it’ll be hard enough to get Blue Bloods fans on board without gratuitously killing off characters in the series finale.
Many Blue Bloods fans feel that a spinoff isn’t enough — they want more of the original show. If someone dies at the end of the original, they are less likely to give the new series a chance.
Additionally, character deaths make it harder to have reunion movies down the road.
After CBS abruptly canceled Gunsmoke in 1975, reunion movies over the next decade or so helped tie up loose ends and give fans a sense of closure, and the same could happen for Blue Bloods, but not if people are missing for no good reason
Of course, there’s no guarantee there will ever be any such movies.
Any plans like that would probably be a few years down the road, and by then, Tom Selleck and Len Cariou may be ready to retire.
Still, it isn’t an option if characters are gratuitously killed off for a shocking series finale.
There’s been excellent writing throughout the last season of Blue Bloods, so there’s no reason to think the series finale would be any different. It would be challenging to carry off a character death without infuriating supporters even more, though.
Fans of the Blue Bloods, what are your thoughts?
If you knew a big character was going to die, would you still watch the ending?
Tell us in the comments below!