Chicago PD - Hit Me - Review

Well I don’t know if we were supposed to be confused by the opening scene, but I wasn’t fooled! I knew Erin was undercover (and my trusty INFO button confirmed as much) so her “fight” with Jay making a scene in the casino didn’t bother me.

Erin leaves the casino, faking (?) drunk, and is pulled over by a fake cop. He asks for all her winnings and before he can say “Blackjack!” (terrible joke, I know) the rest of the unit is on the scene. This sets up the case for the week: people impersonating cops and abusing the badge.

How are these men impersonating cops? They stole badges. Christy, a victim of one of the men, is a key witness in finding the impersonators. With her, the team discovers there are more than a few impersonators out there. So the unit returns to one of the culprits (the fake cop who pulled over Erin) and it doesn’t take long for him to give up a name: Clayton Howard, aka Bug, who Christy identifies as her attacker.

Roman and Burgess are sent to survey Clayton, but that ends in shooting and a car crash. Roman is understandably upset and voices his anger with, or rather at, Voight. I love and am terrified that Roman takes Voight on. The dynamic between these two is definitely intriguing, and it’s not something we see each week. Voight could easily lose it and do God knows what to Roman and his career, but Roman is the very definition of a blue blooded cop. I think Voight has the utmost respect for that and sees a lot of himself in Roman.

Meanwhile, Erin and Jay meet with Officer Mularz, the owner of the stolen badge. He’s fishy. The meet doesn’t go well. While they talk with Mularz, Ruzek and Atwater meet with a card counter back at the casino who helps them find an image of Franklin Haynes, a new suspect. Also, a dead suspect.

Well, well, well. It’s not just men impersonating, Elizabeth McKinney is also in on the action, and she takes on Burgess (and loses). By the end of the chase, Burgess has Elizabeth in custody and Roman has Clayton. It all ends with Voight facing Clayton in the cage and finally getting the name of the man in charge: Detective Martin Watts.

Detective Watts knows he’s in trouble. The team (Platt included) finds him in an RV lot. Platt knew Watts well, they worked the same district for many years. Voight grants Platt’s wish to go in and talk to Watts, and I love the role she has in this episode. Inside the RV, Platt has a conversation with an armed Watts and I was nervous. I didn’t think the writers would harm Platt, but you can never be sure. She’s of course able to talk Watts down and in the process proves that she’s still sharp in the field.

My favorite scene of the night was the drinking with Voight and Platt. One because I love these two and want more of their early days (along with Olinsky), but more because Platt was on the nose with, “That could be any of us…how easy mistakes pile on each other.” Being a cop is no easy job, and I can’t imagine the dark paths they have to resist every day. One wrong decision in a life and death job can snowball quickly. It was a sobering episode.

Elsewhere…

If you watch Chicago Fire, you’re familiar with the upcoming Battle of the Badges, a charity event at Antonio’s gym hosted by Mouch and Platt. Roman is set to box Chicago Fire’s new candidate, Jimmy. But when Roman is injured, he has to back out. Later at Molly’s, Antonio meets up with Gabby, Herrmann, and Jimmy to tell them he’ll be stepping in. Yikes. Both Herrmann and Gabby are immediately against the idea, knowing that Antonio is an Olympic boxer. Jimmy, bless him, has no idea. This will not end well for him.

Burgess is struggling with the breakup, and I feel so bad for her. She deserves better! While I’m sad for her, I am grateful that one ramification of the breakup is screen time for Burgess with Platt (always enjoyable) and Burgess and Erin (rarely seen but wonderful).

Burgess tells Platt at the start of the hour that she’s requesting a transfer. Platt warns her not to, as she doesn’t know where she could end up. She wants Burgess to think about it, and I loved this scene! These two have come so far in the few years of this show.

At the end of the hour, Erin confronts Burgess about her desire to transfer. Erin gives her great advice.

“When Platt signs off on that paperwork and sends it to the Commander, she’s going to want to know why. You know how hard it is already to be a female cop and this will follow you around, you not him, for the rest of your career. And I’m telling you, you have a really bright one ahead of you.”

It’s extremely unfair, but true. Also, I’d like to request more scenes with these two, please and thank you.

Roman is a great friend to Burgess in this episode, and their exchange (before being shot at) makes me think these two might not be headed for a romantic connection. At least, not anytime in the near future. I’m completely fine with that. These two have great partner chemistry, and we already have a partnership-turned-romance with Jay and Erin.

Ruzek is also struggling, but I don’t feel that bad for him. He brought this on himself. He can’t focus fully on the case and I have a feeling this might cause problems in the future. I do give him credit for not taking the bait of a one night stand, I know he’s hurting.


What did you think of the episode? Have we seen the last of Ruzek and Burgess? Will we see Platt in the field more? Share your thoughts below!

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About the Author - Meghan Reynolds

A Colorado native, Meghan was born a raised a Denver Broncos fan. Aside from football, she loves television and some might say watches too much of it. Some of her favorite shows of the past and present include Galavant, The Blacklist, The Office, Veronica Mars, The 100, and Gilmore Girls. She reviews Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Chicago Med for SpoilerTV.