Anna Daniels
The entire fictional Reagan family is involved with the NYPD, and that means family drama and professional conflicts are one and the same in CBS’ Blue Bloods. Frank (Tom Selleck), the family patriarch, serves as the police commissioner, while his son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) works as a detective. Meanwhile, his other son, Jamie (Will Estes), works as a police sergeant, and Frank’s daughter, Erin (Bridget Moynahan), is the district attorney. Blue Bloods follows their stories as individuals, giving viewers an inside look at the many functions of law enforcement. But every weekend, this Irish-Catholic family gets together for Sunday dinner, discussing everything they’ve had to deal with in the past week.
Frank worries for Danny’s safety when he uses unorthodox tactics to unearth evidence, single mother Erin has to balance her legal duties with caring for her daughter, and Jamie walks away from a promising future as a lawyer to join his family in the police force. While the family’s work in law enforcement is interesting, one of the most engaging aspects of the show are the family dynamics.
Written by: Looper
