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Chicago PD - Born Into Bad News - Review

May 23, 2015

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In the final episode of the season, Commander Perry approaches Voight for his help with his nephew. I’ve missed Commander Perry; he’s a great guy and far less creepy than the current commander. Anyway, Carter (Perry’s nephew) is a cop working in a dirty unit in Jackson Park. The unit rips off drug dealers and now they’ve entered Chicago territory.

Voight has Lindsay approach the team to make an offer to partner up to bring down a drug ring in Chicago. This other Sergeant is under the impression that Voight is the dirty cop we first believed him to be. Knowing the dirty cop role could work to his advantage and help bring the unit down, Voight plays along and makes a deal.

The team puts Lindsay on the inside knowing she and Carter will need to be brought in with the unit to make it look legit. The bust doesn’t go quite as planned—Sergeant Roland threatens to shoot a little girl which doesn’t sit well with Lindsay (or anyone with a soul). She instead shoots Roland (he’s vested, so it just stuns him) and blows the mission. Now Roland knows Carter snitched.

Because Lindsay fired her weapon, she has to go through some sort of protocol which involves a drug test. But if you recall, she woke up that morning next to Not Halstead Landon and surprise! They did “everything” (drugs, booze, scrabble) the night before. So of course, she can’t take the test.

To make matters worse, Bunny shows up to leave a picture of Nadia and Erin on Erin’s desk. Worst. Mom. Ever. I wanted to root for Bunny and her road to recovery but she continues to act like a petulant child. For her, it’s not about helping Erin. It’s about beating Voight.

Voight can’t dwell on Bunny long—he receives a call from Perry and while on the phone, someone shoots at Carter and Perry. When the team arrives on scene, Perry is DOA. This was a surprising death and I didn’t expect it to affect me as much as it did. I really liked Perry and after 30 years as a cop, he lasts a few months in retirement before being killed. Talk about depressing.

When Carter confesses he took money he shouldn’t have from a job, he says to Voight, “But you of all people should understand, right?” Once again hinting at Voight’s dirty past. Voight’s response? “Wrong.”

Well for us Erin and Jay shippers we sure didn’t get much in this episode. What we did see was Jay, as usual, telling Erin he’s there for her. And Erin, as usual, shrugging him off. Lindsay tells Voight the truth but tries to justify what she did. Voight tells her that she sounds like her mother. Ouch. As if that weren’t enough, he takes her off the case and tells her to go home.

When the unit invades a club with the drug dealers working for Roland (who also killed Perry), they find out that not only did Roland have the dealers kill Perry (Carter was the target) but that Roland planned on taking out Lindsay. Switch scenes to Lindsay coming home finding Not Halstead Landon at her door. He talks his way in (I hate him) and before they can start anything, they’re greeted by Roland’s men.

Voight calls Atwater, who is closer to Erin’s, and tells him and Roman to get over there pronto. They arrive just in time and Atwater saves the day! When the unit arrives, it’s of course Voight and Halstead who run inside. Did anyone else see the look on Halstead’s face when he saw Landon there? Dang it.

It seems Roland has given up, as Voight finds him at his house with a ton of cash on the coffee table. He tries to talk Voight into keeping their deal by offering him half a million.
“I’m just taking a page from the Hank Voight playbook.”
“You have no idea who I am.”

What I loved most about this episode is that focused on Voight. His intriguing character is the whole reason we have a Chicago PD—the character that Roland thinks he is. But instead of the dirty cop we first saw on Chicago Fire, Voight has redeemed himself into a (mostly) law abiding cop. One thing that can never be questioned is his loyalty to the city and protecting it and those he loves. His character is still the most intriguing on the show.

In the end, Voight finds Erin at Bunny’s bar. She quits her job, and Bunny couldn’t look smugger about the whole thing. Because for Bunny, it’s just about beating Voight. She thinks she’s Erin’s family, but Voight is more family to Erin than Bunny could ever be. And don’t think that Erin chose her mother because she thought it was best; in fact, Erin chose her mother because she’s the worst. Erin blames herself for Nadia’s death and is now punishing herself for it. There is no one who makes Erin feel worse about herself than her mother.

Elsewhere…

Atwater is still working with Roman. While I really miss Roman and Burgess, I don’t mind the Atwater/ Roman partnership. But with the all-clear from the Ivory Tower, Atwater should be back in Intelligence soon enough. And sure enough, after he saves Erin, Atwater is brought back up to Intelligence…

…Which means Burgess is back to partnering up with Roman. I’m thrilled with the switch, but Burgess clearly isn’t. Can we just take a moment to appreciate Atwater and Ruzek’s bro moment? Loved it. Anyway, it’s not all bad news for Burgess as Ruzek proposes. I honestly don’t know how to feel about it. At the start of the series, these two had serious chemistry and I was rooting for them. But something’s been missing lately and while yes they are engaged, I can’t help but think they haven’t seen their last bump in the road.

Olinsky receives a call from a woman, Linda, he knew 16 years before while working undercover. They had an intimate relationship, even though Olinsky was married. After 16 years, you’d think she’d have more to say than a, “hey, remember that one time I saved you?” before walking off. Weird. But the weirdness is soon cleared up as Olinsky receives a call from a teenage girl in juvenile detention. And guess how old she is? Roughly 16.

Antonio is looking to save the boxing gym that saved him as a kid and approaches Halstead and Roman for help. As far as I’m concerned, saving the gym that allows us to see Antonio box is worth every penny. Even with their combined cash, it’s not enough to save the gym. But thanks to the cash from the case, Voight is able to give Antonio the money he needs to keep the gym going.


What did you think of the episode? With Lindsay gone, will Burgess move back up to Intelligence? How long will Lindsay stay away? What are you hoping to see next season?

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.

6 comments:

  1. You hate Landon just as much as me. Well I hate him more. He's a wimp. Granted he got hit on the head, he acted like a baby. Jay played his emotions well, it showed how much he cared for Erin. He knows she is so far gone that he feels helpless. Bunny need to be taken care off, she doesn't care about her daughter. She doesn't care her daughter is drinking, doing drugs, hooking Erin up with ugly druggies and quitting a job she love most . It's all about beating Voight. I don't see Voight giving up on Erin

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  2. GREAT final review (it seems bittersweet saying "final" review, can't believe season 2 is already in the books). haha I loved the Not Halstead Landon lines!! But in all seriousness, I absolutely despise Landon. He's like another Bunny in a sense. Only there to sink Erin lower. Can Jay just come in on his white stallion and save her already?? Ugh. I would absolutely love for someone to just out Bunny in her place already!! Good lord I don't think I've ever wanted to yell at a fictional character as much as I want to yell at her!! She's a poison, and I hope that Erin snaps out of this funk and realizes (like she did earlier in the season) how bad of an influence Bunny is. And dumps Landon.

    Even though we didn't get a whole lot of Linstead, Jays face was absolutely heartbreaking when he saw Erin and Landon. I think she even felt a little bad as well cause she jumped up pretty quickly from helping Landon when she heard Jay come on. Hopefully the writers don't play out the "will they won't they" card too long with us. I get so annoyed with that (see Densi in NCIS:LA). Here's to hoping that we get Linstead next season!

    Personally, I know some of us were kind of afraid that the writers likened Linstead to Dawseys relationship, but honestly, I think that Burzek is more like Dawseys relationship than Linstead. Burzek is engaged early in the relationship like Dawsey was, and it'll be interesting to see how this plays out next season (you're right, there will be drama with them next season, which I won't really mind cause I don't feel like we saw enough of their chemistry this season). Linstead is just too unique to be toyed around with with the fans :).

    Loved that this episode revolved around Voight! He is probably my favorite character behind Jay, and I have loved seeing his road to redemption this season! So excited for more of that next season! Loved that another side of Antonio will be seen next season (business man Antonio that is :) ) and this Olinsky storyline will be interesting, especially since he and his wife were finally getting somewhere in their relationship. Personally, I could really care less about Atwater, he kind of is just there, but if he's back in Intelligence that means that Burgess & Roman are back are partners which I am totally down for, love those two and their interactions with Platt!

    Looking forward to seeing how Erin gets out of this rut!

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  3. I definitely don't see Voight or Jay giving up on her either! Which is exactly what she needs.

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  4. Thank you! It is definitely bittersweet.


    Completely agree with you on Bunny, she's the WORST!!!!


    That's an interesting point, and I think I agree - even though Ruzek and Burgess aren't the leads or lead couple (like Dawson and Casey are), they are "that" relationship right now. But Jay and Erin is the one fans seem to care most about (myself included) so I can understand pegging that one as the "slow burn" for the series. As painful as that will be.


    You know, I didn't care for Atwater much until near the end of this season. I think Atwater could be a great character when given the chance. I have loved his interaction with Ruzek especially.


    Anything involving Platt is sure to be fantastic!

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  5. Excellent review, I loved it. I everyone one agrees Bunny needs to go, soon. And she can't die either, because that would hurt Erin even more. Anybody me remember Tom and Jerry? I loved the episode where the devil and an angel are each sitting on Jerry's shoulders trying to get him to hurt Tom or talk him out of it!!! I feel like those are Bunny and Voight, Voight being the angel. He honestly did all he can. I hope the writers use Halstead to bring her out this the pit of dispair. Of all the people I imagine Halstead to have suffered through PTSD after serving in the war. If he didn't his buddies have and Halstead being who he is I bet he helped pull them out it also. I have a whole story in my head of how he pulls her out...
    I love Burgess and Roman as partners, not lovers. Hope writers don't go down that path.

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  6. Thank you!


    I hope the writers use Voight and Halstead. And even Antonio, he has a rougher past too.


    I hope they keep Burgess and Roman as partners too. They are great together!

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