Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods ' Frank Reagan ( Tom Selleck ) has had many witty , overbold , or otherwise memorable quotes over the serial ' fourteen - year footrace . Frank walk a fine line as the NYPD Commissioner of Police who also has two sons who are active members of the constabulary force out . He treat them like any other police officer , and even if there are hard smell , they put them aside to attend theBlue Bloods Reagan family dinnerthat is part of every instalment .
Although the emphasis on family is one of the intellect thatBlue Bloodsis popular even after CBS confirmed its cancelation , the serial also stands out because of Frank ’s consignment to wholeness , which relieve oneself him one ofBlue Bloods’best characters . Frank always does what he believes is right-hand regardless of the personal or professional cost . His wholeness help him maintain ego - confidence in the side of opposition , andhe often disarm opponents to his decisions with a charming grin and a witty comment .
15“Only A Fool Seeks Peace By Inciting Violence”
Season 6, Episode 10
Frank has deeply held political ideals , and his contempt for those who resist violently is one of the most consistent things about his character . He made this statement about ragtag - rousers in an episode that admit a story about anti - government advocates menace to sting the American fleur-de-lis if they did n’t get their room . While consultation members might take issue about whether burning the flag ( or threatening to ) constitutes violence , it ’s interesting to expect at Frank ’s perception of the affair .
Additionally , this quote solidify Frank ’s grapheme as a loss leader who is n’t afraid to take unpopular stances . Frank ’s judgement was n’t spat by everybody , and some go out it as a silent favorable reception of security review of political protester . However , Frank’smoral compass is always his value organisation and not public opinion , which is what make him so formidable to his political opponent even though it can also make him a indebtedness at time when he cut into his blackguard in about an issue instead of realize the bigger picture .
14“No Matter The Hardship Or The Loss, This Family Does Not Stand Down. EVER.”
Season 7, Episode 22
There has been no skillful summary of the values at the heart ofBlue Bloodsthan this statement . Although the serial is a police force adjective , at its core it is about family line sticking together through thick and sparse and bear out one another even though they sometimes butt heads or get in each other ’s manner . The Reagan family ’s loyalty and love for each other resonates profoundly , specially considering how few family dramas presently subsist on boob tube .
The Reagans ' strong family ties are made more poignant by the knowledge that Joe Reagan was drink down in the melodic phrase of duty before the series start .
The episode this quote come from is one of the strongest examples of the Reagan family value . A drug cartel had targeted Danny after he intercepted an illegal consignment worth millions , but even the cartel was no match for the Reagans . Frank did whatever it took to protect his son , even acknowledging that it was best that others not experience the details , and in the end , the corporate trust lose .
13“Everything Worthwhile Has A Personal Cost”
Season 11, Episode 1
It is n’t comfortable to take after one ’s moral codification , and no one knows that better than Frank . His family ’s love and support are always guaranteed , but sometimes even those bonds have been frayed by Frank ’s stubborn refusal to give in to what his child require professionally if it comes at the expense of his values . Frank ’s job is also often on the ancestry when city manager or other political figure see him as disloyal because he refuses to hold their favorite projects when he sees the opening move as harmful to the NYPD .
Frank ’s wisdom about the price of fighting for worthwhile suit was particularly affecting .
In this episode , Frank had a approximative metre because of protestation against comprehend police brutality . As the Commissioner , Frank ’s first loyalty was to the rank - and - Indian file copper , but public persuasion had turn against the NYPD , and tenseness got so bad that he considered resigning . The episode was also tough for him because Danny and Baez had vanish and almost die . Thus , Frank ’s wisdom about the toll of scrap for worthwhile causes was especially affecting , and scenes like these are one of the reasons thatCBS should continueBlue Bloods .
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12“[T]he Most Fundamental Divide Among Us… [Is] Between The People Who Lost A Child And The People Who Haven’t.”
Season 14, Episode 4
There has always been a tragic dark hanging overBlue Bloods , and that ’s the death of one of Frank ’s son . Joe Reagan ’s death was explain inBlue Bloodsseason 1 after Jamie investigated and almost turn a loss his own life , but understanding the nitwitted reasons for it has never made it any easy for Frank or any of his children . The full Reagan family unit has been brokenhearted over their exit , andit becomes peculiarly touching after time of year 10 when Sean learns about the existence of Joe Hill , the son Joe never knew he had while he was live .
Blue Bloods centers around the Reagan family , which is large enough that it needs a family tree to help concentrate confusion and cement its legacy .
The bother come to a head in season 14 , episode 4 when Frank learns that a decorated officer is the Word of the military personnel who killed Joe , which was unknown at the time of hire because the man used a different last name . Frank ’s quandary over whether to fire this cop for keep open his identity to himself when he apply to be an NYPD officer is a mirror image of his painful sensation , which is summarize nicely in his commentary about how people who are fortunate enough to not have lost a child do n’t understand the deepness of his grief .
11“Life Isn’t Fair, But You Can Be”
Season 1, Episode 6
Frank ’s heartbreak and botheration over Joe ’s death have also taught him severe life lessons . He is extremely consecrated to value such as fairness , wholeness , and honesty , andit ’s likelyimportant to him that everyone does the best they can to be fair to others despite life ’s hardships because of the rotten hand he was dealtwhen his son died .
In this sequence , many people were deal similarly unjust puff . Danny and Jackie were take care for the masses who supplied drugs to a political party where three teenager exit and the fourth only survived because Jamie got to the scene on clock time . To make matters worse , it turned out the subsister had been targeted in person and the would - be killer taste again . Neither the copper nor the victim and her kinsfolk could do anything but endeavor to be decorous hoi polloi in the nerve of this unnecessary devastation , make Frank ’s remark as poignant as it was wise .
10“We All Die, Sonny. It’s Just A Question Of When.”
Season 1, Episode 22
Frank said this during the final confrontation with Sonny Malevsky , the dirty cop who had bump off Joe . His entire confrontation with the cops who had permanently silence his son was one ofBlue Bloods’most powerful moments , and this was the climactic exchange . Malevsky cease his own living forthwith after Frank ’s comment , and that was the only way this could have terminate .
Sonny Malevsky was one ofBlue Bloods’most evil villains , but he messed with the wrong house when he killed Joe . Although Frank is not a violent man , he is standardized to the hero of old - time Western who do what it takes to enforce their moral computer code , and when Joe ’s killer whale smiles and laugh about what he has done , Frank ’s sullen side comes out . Frank ’s final Word to him are also the culmination of an entire season ’s worth of grief and search for answers , get this one of the most powerful quotesinBlue Blood’long history .
9“Better to Be Judged By 12 Than Carried By Six”
Season 2, Episode 2
Danny Reagan used to get in trouble because of his toughness and his propensity to neglect the rules so that he could get confessions and close suit . In season 2 , sequence 2 , however , he had to answer for something that was n’t really his fault . During this installment , Danny accidentally shoots a fellow copper , which puts him under Internal Affairs ' microscope more than any of his other behaviors ever had .
CBS is reportedly in the process of develop a Blue Bloods spinoff , which is confusing after the connection surprisingly canceled the original serial .
Frank ’s statement talk both to his support of Danny in this representative and his sorrow over losing Joe . Having two other Son in the police force has been stressful for Frank because of the possibility that he could lose another one to death on the caper . This quotation mark sums up his opinion on the matter , direct out that even if Danny were to face trial by panel for this shooting , at least he would be animated rather than being carry in a coffin to his final resting place .
8“This Is Not The Caine, And I Am Not Captain Queeg, So Please Do Not Tiptoe Around Me.”
Season 8, Episode 22
Frank ’s comment advert to an mentally ill character inMutiny On The Bounty , which was a novel by Herman Wouk that also was made into a historic epic movie star Humphrey Bogart . Frank ’s allusion to it suggests that at the very least , he is conversant with the classic film . Not only does the quote fit the report of the instalment , but it also shows a side of the lineament that a flock of crime shows incline not to .
Frank ’s comment also come from his guilt over having sent six sinless man to jail who were now fit on a shoot down spree after their release .
Frank ’s scuttlebutt also orient to a theme that emerged in the later seasons ofBlue Bloods . His strength as a loss leader and refusal to be swayed by public opinion makes some of the masses he deal about find intimidated . This job was large in a season 14 installment ; however , when Frank made this statement , he was pointing out he was not an unstable loss leader that people had to fear telling the truth to . Frank ’s input also came from his guilt trip over having charge six free Man to jail who were now go on a killing spree after their release .
7“They [News Interviews] Are Seldom Brief And Never Painless”
Season 3, Episode 3
Frank has had a lovemaking / hatred relationship with the wardrobe throughoutBlue Bloods , particularly those who work for the fictionalNew York Ledger , which is constantly publishing inaccurate and incendiary headlines about him . This was made clean as early as season 3 when he made this input during an other setting .
This quote is interesting because it has little to do with the installment ’s game ; it ’s a throwaway seam that Frank makes during a merging before the result of the installment . However , he would have had good reason to be doubting of the media later in the sequence , as the tidings would have screw to sensationalize the consecutive killer Danny was investigating or Erin ’s tribunal battle with her ex - hubby , who is the defense lawyer going up against her on an important character .
6“Balls Is Knowing The Cost And Going Ahead Anyway.”
Season 4, Episode 3
Frank dares to live by his moral code disregarding of the aftermath , but further Jamie to do the same is likely one of the hardest things he ’s ever done . In time of year 4 , sequence 3,Jamie had to be correct for disobey orders even though he did the right-hand thing . Jamie had been told to stay at the prospect of an accident but did n’t mind because he had call a untried child who had been injured that he would stay with him , and thus he had been suspended for disobedience .
This is also the renowned episode where it is revealed that the phrase " Please do n’t ache my family " is a code admonish the Reagans of danger .
This was a difficult sequence for Frank because Jamie got into this trouble at the same time as Erin was shoot during a hostage situation in the court , which was doubly dreadful forFrank and the other Reagansbecause of Joe ’s last . Thus , Frank ’s comment about recognise the costs was doubly poignant when he could n’t do anything for two of his nestling and was cue of a third child ’s last .
