Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods – Brothers

     This episode did not keep my attention, at all.  I am not sure if it was the storyline, or the fact that it was Friday night after a long week.  This week’s storyline was about brothers, one of which did good things like run and after school learning center and the other who was a criminal and leader of a gang.  The good brother’s center ran out of money, and the other brother kept the center running by giving the center money from his illegal activities.  Erin, the only Reagan sister, and an ADA, goes after the good brother to testify against the bad brother, but does it by threatening to indict and prosecute the good brother for money laundering and other charges. 

     Eventually the bad brother basically rescues the good brother by agreeing to allow his brother to turn against him and testify.  However, then bad brother gets killed by his own gang for allowing his brother to work with the ADA.  Erin goes to Danny, and he helps set up, and then catch, the new shot callers in the gang. 

     The other part of this storyline was the relationship between the Reagan brothers, Danny and Jamie.  Jamie is still working with the FBI to investigate Blue Templar and I think he was starting to think his brother was killed by people with the underground police club.  He also couldn’t understand why Danny was riding him so hard.  Eventually Frank explained to Jamie that Danny was so hard on him because he was trying to make Jamie bulletproof, because Danny just couldn’t deal with the thought of losing another brother.

     I really like the family relationships on this show.  From Frank’s father Henry to the great-grandchildren, every time there is a scene with the whole family around the table the screen lights up.  They really do feel like a family, and it’s great to watch their chemistry.