Chicago PD - What Do You Do? - Review

At this point, I think you all know I’m pretty open and honest with my opinions about this show. So I have to say, I didn’t care for this episode – the only good moments for me were the very brief scenes with the Intelligence Unit. So for those of you that enjoyed the episode and genuinely like Burgess, I'm sorry; you may not enjoy the review. We'll have to agree to disagree.

So apparently Burgess is super predictable with her life, and it all starts with breakfast. When some guy creepily knows everything she ordered and how much it cost (to the cent!), she sets off for the day, clearly determined to break out of the monotony – which can only mean bad things.

Sidenote – Burgess is supposed to only be about 26 and Roman 25?!? False. I can’t accept that.

While Burgess throws a pity party for herself and her montonous life, Roman says, “You really want my honest answer? Who cares!” Thank you, Roman. For saying what I’m thinking. I knew I loved you.

After the pity party, Roman and Burgess stop at a convenient store. Burgess sees something shady go down across the street, so naturally, she breaks protocol. AGAIN. Roman even gives her a chance to call for back-up, you know, do their job, but no. Burgess is determined to break that dang monotony and continues dancing on protocol’s grave.

Burgess’ actions get Roman injured badly and both of them in a sticky situation with not the greatest of guys. Sure, her actions inside are heroic – and I’ll give her this, she’s a quick thinker and great in a sticky situation. My problem with her is that she is continually the cause of the sticky situations.

I don’t have many complaints when it comes to this show, but Burgess is definitely one them (actually, she’s one of only two complaints. The other? Atwater). I’m tired of her bad behavior being rewarded! I’m sorry, she’s applauded by the District and Platt? I’m cringing. Again, yes, her actions kept both her and Roman alive, but it’s her fault they were in there! Oh but don’t worry, Burgess orders a different breakfast the next day so yipee! Whatever.

I realize that Burgess and Roman were the spotlight of the show and that I should have more to say about it, but honestly, I don’t. For the first time watching this show, I was BORED. If it weren’t for this review, I would have fast forwarded through the majority of the episode. So instead, let’s focus on everyone’s favorite Intelligence Unit.

The briefs scenes dedicated to the Intelligence Unit were amazing. I would have enjoyed an entire episode devoted to the a slow day with the Unit hanging around the District over what we got any day. Always.

The team has to go through mandatory taser certification. They aren’t excited about it, but I certainly am! When the trainer tells Voight it’s mandatory for him too, Voight continues to walk away saying, “I’ll just continue tickling perps to death.” Best line of the night, hands down.

Ruzek is preoccupied to the point of annoyance with his lunch date. So of course, he’s volunteered first for tasering! SPAG, guys. SPAG. (Shoulders, Pelvis, Abdomen, Groin). They get Ruzek in the Abs, and he goes down. When Halstead laughs, he ends up volunteering himself next. Lindsay volunteers to do it (yay!) and asks him where he wants it. At this point, I think we all know he’s getting it in the groin.

As predicted, Antonio and the team start chanting for Halstead to get it in the groin, and the look on his face is fantastic. We don’t see it happen, but judging by the ice pack on his groin area for the remainder of the episode, I think it’s safe to say he and Erin might be taking a night off from…Scrabble.

This is great stuff, friends. But the best? That’s got to be Voight and Olinsky talking in Voight’s office, over curly fries, while the rest of the team gets juiced out in the hall.

I am impressed with Halstead and Lindsay. And, kudos to the writers – they are doing a wonderful job handling this relationship. We haven’t gotten a lot, but it seems we get just enough each week to keep everyone excited. This week was no exception.

When you date someone you’re already close friends with, the dynamic is completely different. It’s like skipping the bunch of dates and diving right into the deep end of seriousness. Halstead and Lindsay? Well, they seem kind of serious! Halstead tells Lindsay about a log cabin his grandfather owns in Wisconsin, and how he really wants to retire there, to which Lindsay says, “I’m not living in Northern Wisconsin!” Wow. For a girl with commitment issues, she sure does have some plans in place! Halstead of course jokes back, “I don’t remember asking you…” Guys, these two are going to grow old and retire in Nortern Wisconsin and I want a reunion show to see that happen.

Later, after the tasing, Halstead and Lindsay revisit the Wisconsin topic. He’s still trying to convince her it’s “a nice thought” and with those beautiful eyes, looks at her and says, “And yeah, I meant you and me.” Is it hot in here? Because I’ve melted. Completely. It’s a bold statement, and I couldn’t be happier about it.

I think I’ve decided that Halstead and Lindsay are my favorite couple currently on TV. I dare you to name a better one (just kidding, I’m sure you all have your favorites too. And “favorite” doesn’t equal “best”, so keep that in mind).

Now that we are are roughly two-thirds of the way through this season…

Here’s what I don’t want to see:

• More episodes where Burgess is in the spotlight. Seriously, one was one too many.
• Antonio with women who are not his wife. Exception to this, Nadia.
• Atwater.

I guess it’s hard to think about what you don’t want to see until you see it. Now what I would like to see is easy:

• The Intelligence Unit. This is a big cast, and taking an entire episode to focus the attention elsewhere is a mistake (at least it was in this case, in my opinion). Even though we are in the second season, we are still getting to know these characters.
• Cases that span more than one episode, no more neatly wrapped up cases.
• More personal life backgrounds of our Intelligence team (minus Atwater of course).
• Justin, Teddy, Olive, Baby Voight (seriously, how has he not been born yet?!), Platt, and Nadia.
• Halstead and Lindsay. No explanation needed.

What did you think of the episode? Can Burgess in the spotlight successfully carry an episode? What don’t you want to see, and what do you want to see? Remebering SPAG, where would you choose to be tasered?

About the Author - Meghan Reynolds

A Colorado native, Meghan was born a raised a Denver Broncos fan. Aside from football, she loves storytelling, whether it be movies, television, books, or music. Some of her favorite shows of the past and present include LOST, Friends, The Office, Scandal, Chicago PD, and Chicago Fire. She is excited to be reviewing two of those shows for SpoilerTV, Chicago PD and Chicago Fire.