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Chicago PD - Get Back To Even - Review

Apr 4, 2015

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When two gang victims, Darius and Andre, are found dead outside a heroin-carrying truck, the Intelligence Unit is on the scene. The team is thrown for a loop when Halstead and Lindsay recover one of Voight’s business cards at the home of one of the deceased.

There was a third man involved in the incident, a Charles Gray. As it turns out, Voight gave his card to Charles mom, Michelle, years before. We see a different side of Voight in this episode; for someone who generally assumes the worst (and will beat the snot out of you to prove himself right or wrong), he stands behind Charles and his innocence completely. So naturally, Halstead’s losing his mind about it.
“No, Charles ain’t caught up,” Voight says to Erin and Jay.
“How do we know that?” Jay quickly responds.
“His friends are gang-bangers, he isn’t. We can’t even place him at the scene…” Voight continues.
“That’s cool, but what I asked was, how do we know Charles isn’t caught up?” Jay retorts.
“Because I said so.”

I shivered. Literally shivered. Watch your back, Jay. If looks could kill…

Still fuming from his conversation with Voight, Halstead decides to investigate a possible lead without Voight’s knowledge. When Halstead, Ruzek, Atwater, and Lindsay show up and an abandoned warehouse, they find two guys quickly trying to escape. The door locks, and the team turns to see a fire rapidly growing. Lindsay finds a way to get Halstead out, who goes around and unlocks the door. Not that I was worried, they obviously wouldn’t kill them.

Back at the District, Jay doesn’t hesitate to admit to Voight that the call he made was stupid. I guess an admittance of stupidity means something to Voight, because he tells Jay the story of Charles and Michelle and how they ended up with his card.

When the team catches the driver, he IDs Charles as the third person involved. Not too long after, Charles turns up at home with two bullets near his shoulder. They can’t take him to a hospital because that would put him in the system. Hmmm…know of anyone with a connection to a doctor?

Enter, the Halstead brothers. I’m liking Will, he shows a lot of promise. I still don’t know about leading man material, but I’m willing to give him a chance. He shines in this episode; the scenes in Charles and Michelle’s house were among the best.
The gang shows up to finish what they started, but of course, Charles is mid-surgery on his dining room table. They manage to get him downstairs while Voight and Jay fend off the gang.

It’s a messy ending to the case, but an ending nonetheless.

Tensions have never been higher between Voight and Halstead. Voight knows something’s up between Halstead and Lindsay, and he’s not happy about it. Halstead is also the only unit member who consistently challenges his morality and authority. Then we have Halstead, who (though it hasn’t been said outright) harbors some sort of resentment towards Voight because of his pseudo-father/daughter relationship with Lindsay and how that has affected his own relationship with her, and his all-around distrust of Voight. So, best of friends.

I find their relationship to be so intriguing, more so in this episode than ever before. It makes sense too; from what we learned about Jay’s family history and what we already knew. Jay is without a doubt the moral compass of the show. He was a soldier, he fights for the truth, and he wants to do it within the law. Voight is a man of the city. He doesn’t work within the law, but instead what is best for Chicago.

I’m sure we will see plenty more of their relationship, and I can’t wait! It never fails to intrigue me.

Elsewhere…

Sergeant Platt is one of my favorite characters on television period. We all know and love her sarcastic, sassy demeanor, but at her core, Trudy Platt has one of the biggest and truest hearts. This week, we saw that softer side come out while she cared for Denise, the sister to the deceased gang member Darius. They eat Belgian waffles together and it’s adorable!

When Denise’s aunt is late to pick her up, Denise tells Platt that her aunt is on drugs. Denise’s aunt finally shows up, it’s clear she’s on something. Platt stands up for Denise and tells off the aunt, which was bittersweet. It would have been nice for Denise to be able to go with family, if only her family had been nicer.

Nadia is going on a ride-along! I’m so excited and so proud of her. Is that weird? Whatever. She’s fantastic and I love how we are getting to see veteran detectives who have been on the job for years, up-and-coming detectives who show a lot of promise, rookie Intelligence officers, patrolmen, and now someone just getting started with their police career all on the same show. Kudos, Chicago PD writers.

While Burgess and Roman answer a “noisy dog” call, Nadia sees two men escape out a back window. Instinct takes over and Nadia jumps in the front seat of the squad car and chases after the men. I was cheering, but with caution (if that’s a thing…I made it a thing). I was so excited she stopped them! But also worried her career as an officer was over before it started.

Nadia of course gets a few stern talkings to, But then she has a heart to heart with Erin and commits wholeheartedly to becoming an officer. Love it!

Later, Will tells Jay he’s thinking about sticking around. Well, seeing as how you’ve been cast on Chicago Med, I bet you are, Will! In all seriousness, I’m loving having Will around. Not so much because of Will, but because of the window into Jay’s past he provides. We learn that Jay’s mom died, and Papa Halstead isn’t exactly close with Jay.
“I saw dad. He said you haven’t spoken in a year,” says Will.
“Probably two,” replies Jay.


What did you think of the episode? Will the tension between Voight and Jay continue? Will we see Nadia in uniform any time soon?



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.

23 comments:

  1. Great episode. I've enjoyed watching this season and Jay is my favorite character on the show. Hope to see more scenes between Jay and Will (the two brothers) and also for more stories of Jay (e.g. Jay going undercover/risking his life, an unsolved case of Jay's).

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  2. Thank for the review, what a terrific episode. Loved the Voight - Halstead tension, to me Jay was right to ask for more details. Voights' answer ''because I said so'' was lame and suspicious. It is tiring that Erin follows Voight blindly. But Voight showed Jay some trust when he called and asked for his brother. That was really a great outcome. The side storyline with Pratt and the one with Lydia were also great.


    Voight is still handing out money, which is nice but it has to be not legally obtained money, because where does he get it from? He was driving south over the border at the end, I just hope he is not selling drugs he got in the bust to finance his good deeds. For so long we haven't seen Voight doing anything really illegal and I hope it stays that way.

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  3. I liked the kid asking Voight why he helps people and Voight saying he never really thought about it. I've said before that Voight is the most fascinating character on TV right now. I disagree that Jay is the moral compass. Voight's moral compass is just different than Jay's. You help people who need it and you people who hurt others suffer consequences. It's that simplistic to him. I like that he doesn't feel the need to explain himself to Jay. In his mind, he's been doing his thing his way for a long time. Who is Halstead to question him? As time goes on, it's obvious that Voight, Olisnki, Antonio and Platt run this show. It's a little like Major Crimes in that the characters are older and more seasoned and add much more depth. Halstead, Lindsey, Nadia...the younger characters are there for viewer eye-candy and adding a multi-generational aspect to the team, but I find them duller with each week.

    The one thing I do wonder is where Voight is still getting piles of cash. I doubt he got his money back after the safe robbery. They're leaving the source of the money kind of vague, so we're led to think it's street money, but I think there's also a chance that he came by it legitimately. He puts his neck on the line to help other people. I can see him putting his money out there also. There are people who don't use banks and deal in cash. It's getting harder and harder to do, but it happens. If he had some kind of inheritance or who knows what that he's had access to...the grey area is intriguing.

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  4. I agree! Jay is my favorite as well. I don't know how long Will will be around, I suppose that depends on when and if Chicago Med is picked up.

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  5. I really think that Erin's blind following of Voight will be the source of a major fight at some point between her and Halstead. I love the tension between Jay and Voight, and we all know Jay/Erin will continue to be a factor, so that tension will too.


    Voight continues to be a mystery, and I have a feeling it will stay that way.

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  6. Voight's moral compass is different, and don't forget he's done very questionable things in his past. Sure, it's all in the name of helping others, but it's still questionable.


    I love seeing the older characters with the younger, but I disagree that the younger are just there for eye candy. Halstead and Lindsay especially bring something very valuable to the show. And I'm liking the scenes with Atwater and Ruzek too.

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  7. First off GREAT review as always! I was throughly impressed with this episode! The writers for CPD have done a fantastic job! LOVED the Voight-Halstead scenes!! Jason and Jesse were fantastic! I totally agree, Halstead is the moral compass of the show (well the legal moral compass that is :) ). Between him and Antonio, they both want to do the right thing by the law, and what I especially love is that you have a character like Voight who challenges them to walk that fine line between legal and not legal. Voight does have his own moral compass, heck all of the characters do, his is just a little more "shady" in a sense.

    Oh AMEN on the Lindsay-Voight relationship! Even though it hasn't been said outright yet (I think we'll get something in the coming episodes), you know Halstead is hurt/pissed about him and Lindsay "cooling" it. I could totally see a major Halstead blow up over the fact that she constantly backs him. Who knows, it might even prompt her to say "screw Voight, we're not cooling it anymore cause I totally love you" (in my dreams I know ;) ). Theyre supposedly not going to be successful at "cooling" it off. Oh well, until next week!!

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  8. Halstead has done some questionable things also. He wasn't all that angelic when he went after the guy who killed the kid last season. I'm just saying nobody should be throwing stones.

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  9. But we all know that Voight did take money and did illegal things when his character was introduced in Chicago Fire. He said that he changed after that incident which put his son in prison. And then he started working for IA to keep his job, otherwise he would have lost it because of the things he did to try to keep his son taking responsibility for the accident. My guess is that Voight is using still some of that illegal obtained money from earlier years to finance his good deeds. Voights one of my favorite characters, but why not question him? It is not about throwing stones, but why not be more open. Jay thinks he should be trusted with more information.


    Jay never did anything illegal, he watched maybe stalked the kid he suspected of molesting and killing kids and was right about it.

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  10. I agree, there is a confrontation coming. Jay thinks he deserves more trust and clarity from Voight and I have to agree. I love Voight but some times he holds his cards too close to his chest. I wonder where Voight still gets the money from?

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  11. He was driving south to the U.S. border after he dropped the kid and his mother off, presumably in Canada.

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  12. I like your explanation better that mine, I thought he drove to Mexico selling the confiscated drugs to get money for his good deeds. I mean at some point he must be low on cash.

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  13. I'm sure Voight's source of cash flow is something that will be revealed slowly over time. Dang it.

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  14. I thought Mexico at first too, but Canada is much more likely considering where Illinois is.

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  15. Thank you!


    I love that you brought up Antonio, because it's definitely important to not forget about his moral compass. I feel like Antonio is now somewhere between Voight and Halstead (though much closer to Halstead's moral compass) and serves as a great balance.


    That would be awesome!!! I would be more than okay with that. I really think that Jay and Erin can't and won't have a successful relationship until Erin is 100% honest with Jay and begins to place more of her trust in him than in Voight.

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  16. Yeah, I just hope Voight is not committing a felony to finance his good deeds which will get all of them in trouble by the end of the season. They have grown together so nicely, that I would hate if that group dynamic is gone. He help them, why did he have to give them money, too?

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  17. There was snow on the ground. There's not a lot of snow on the ground at the Mexican border. Ice on the windshield maybe, but not snow like that.

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  18. What Halstead did straddles the line of harassment. Going even further back, he wasn't all that forthcoming when he first showed up on Chicago Fire undercover, but he was still trying to romance Gaby Dawson. Voight is shady, but Halstead doesn't exactly stand up as a paragon of virtue. Let's not forget, he's about 20 years younger than Voight. He'll do things that others question too. Give him time.

    Perhaps Voight is not forthcoming with information because he's trying to protect the people who work for him. That's been a theme on the show from the beginning.

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  19. Apart from the snow, the sign said SOUTH to American border, not south to Mexican border. And leaving them to start a new life in Canada somewhere makes more sense to me too.

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  20. Great review... I love the Platt side story with the little girl. I was wondering I'd Platt would actually turn her over to CPS.

    Jay is my favorite character. The entire episode I was thinking Erin just stand for Jay just as much & hard as she stands for Voight. I understand the Erin/Voight bond, but at some point it gets old.
    Jay looks pretty skilled with medicine. Did anyone notice how well he helped Will then went to work on the gang. I love his & Antonio fight scenes so much. I enjoy watching these two in every fight.

    Good luck to Nadia... great prep talk from Erin

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  21. So why is it commendable for Nadia, who isn’t
    even a cop, to take matters into her own hands and go after these bad guys and
    disobey orders, yet it isn’t ok for Burgess to knock on a door or go after two
    suspicious looking men? She “breaks protocol” and makes “horrible decisions”,
    yet what Nadia did was worse in my opinion and nothing but good things are said
    about her here. I just don’t get it.

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  22. I don't even know if I'm still a Linstead fan ... In my opinion Erin behaves very ... well don't even know the right word.. I have a feeling that she is playing with poor Jay!
    She comes to him first, saying nice things (Like this conversation in the car) and then when Hank tells a biting comment, she immediately moves away fromJay (Makes him hope, then abandons him, and Jay is so forgiving and decent.)And then Erin will come back to him once again when she needs him.
    And she gives a speech type ,, He is important for Hank, so he's important for me, "and ,, I don't want to lose my job," Please! Everyone knows that Hank would NEVER throw her, and she knows it.
    Why does she think she is so important that Jay will be waiting for her, and when she calls, he will come?

    Now, I'd like to see how Jay meets a nice and worth his time girl. And Erin gets a lesson.

    *I really loved Linstead, really, but I don't understand why did they destroyed Erin's character so much?
    I can not even look at her right now.. When Erin said that the child is important to her because it is important for Voight ... as if she thought that Jay will accept everything, because she said so. Stupid woman ...

    I hope we get more of the story of the Jay family, and more stories about Mouse and Jay stay in the army

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  23. AMEN!!

    So I have to ask, do you think Nadia is the one who is going to bite the dust in this next episode?? Based on all of the spoilers we've gotten so far, I feel like the only person who would make Erin really question whether or not she wants to be a detective would be Nadia (considering she helped her get out of a bad situation and all). Nadia would also be the only person Platt would really go out of her way for to get a memorial stone (again, this is speculation based on the spoilers).

    I really like Nadia's character, and I think they could've done a lot with her (progression as a cop, life, etc). But I also think that her death would be a really good for all the other characters, and would help develop people like Erin, Platt, Voight, etc. even more!!

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