[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 16 “The Gray Areas.”]
After we spoke with Vanessa Ray earlier this fall, she instructed us that we’d see how dedicated Eddie is to her individuals within the remaining Blue Bloods episodes. That’s precisely what occurs within the newest one.
When a report is filed towards her accomplice, Badillo (Ian Quinlan), for smoking weed, she and her husband Jamie (Will Estes) monitor him right down to attempt to get him to enter rehab so he can’t be drug examined and terminated. As soon as they do, nonetheless, he refuses—he’s together with his former accomplice’s child—however Jamie then steps up and claims he filed a false report towards Badillo. Eddie’s accomplice is then within the clear, and Jamie will get a quotation.
Under, Ray talks about Jamie’s sudden transfer and what makes “Jamko” so particular, Eddie and Badillo’s partnership, and extra.
Final we talked, you mentioned we have been going to see Eddie’s dedication to the individuals in her life, and I really feel like we actually acquired that on this episode with Badillo.
Vanessa Ray: Sure. Huge time, proper? That’s what I used to be speaking about.
Does Eddie assume that Badillo ought to have gone to rehab, or does she perceive why he didn’t?
No, I don’t assume she thinks that he wanted to go to rehab, however I feel that she was, something that may very well be performed to clear his title and to clear any type of questioning of—She needs him to look, not simply to look good, however to be protected and be protected. As a result of she’s like, I feel with Eddie and Badillo, she’s like, “This man’s in my life perpetually. This man’s my brother.” It’s such a distinct relationship between her and Jamie and that there’s no romance, none of that. It’s simply, “Oh, my dumb brother did one thing and I needed to do the proper factor.”
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Yeah, it appeared like that was simply the one path he had that may’ve gotten him out of hassle. So she was simply it that means.
Sure, precisely. She’s similar to, “What can get him out of hassle? I don’t need him to be in hassle. And he was going by way of one thing.” So I feel she’s like, “Okay, you should speak to me, buddy.”
What do you assume it’s about that partnership that has labored so nicely?
A lot of it has to do with Ian. He’s simply such a delight and he’s such a giving individual on the whole that what he brings to the character is simply such a—it’s actually humorous in actual life, like I mentioned, Ian is so giving and caring and type, however I imply, let’s not get it twisted. The man is cool. The man is cool on digital camera. He’s acquired swagger. His character is completely prepared to push again towards Eddie, and Eddie’s often the person who will get to do the pushing again. And so right here he’s simply being cool and pushing her buttons and all of these issues. And I feel that’s what makes it work so nicely is she will get somewhat little bit of a style of her personal medication with him.
Was she in any respect anticipating Jamie to do what he did and declare he filed a false report? Or to step up in any means? I don’t assume she might have predicted that precisely. What was your response to it?
I don’t know. It’s at all times a shock when Jamie does one thing that’s type of out of character. So I feel that possibly that was type of my studying of it was like, “Oh, wait a second. What? What are you doing? What’s occurring? What are we doing?”
What’s developing for Eddie and Jamie after this episode? It’s virtually over!
I do know. Once I take a look at these scripts, at this level as a result of we all know these individuals so nicely, I feel that it’s somewhat little bit of, I’m simply going to absorb as a lot of the relationships as doable, what’s occurring—as a result of the story is the story, however what’s occurring with them emotionally, and I feel Eddie and Jamie are, I imply, they’re such soulmates, what I imply? These two are simply meant to be collectively. They’re complete opposites they usually come from completely different worlds they usually’re all of this stuff, however they’re perpetually a staff they usually’re perpetually going to be supportive of each other. So I feel that the viewers goes to get to see a few of that put to the check. I don’t assume persons are actually prepared for what’s going to occur within the subsequent two episodes. The whole lot is occurring. It’s all occurring suddenly.
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Is there going to be any extra speak about increasing their household?
You bought to look at.
What do you assume it’s concerning the relationship that has resonated with followers? Is it what you have been speaking about, with them being a staff?
Oh, I feel it’s like mad chemistry. I feel it’s enjoyable to look at two characters with a number of love and respect for each other however who don’t at all times see eye to eye. It might be fairly boring in the event that they at all times simply acquired one another, they at all times agreed they usually at all times noticed issues the identical means. However I feel that what has truthfully has been attention-grabbing and difficult to play is neither one in all them, as soon as they acquired collectively, modified their place on something. She nonetheless considered him as a boy scout and he nonetheless type of considered her as a maverick. And I feel seeing them have to choose their battles so much with each other and never at all times doing that completely. I hope the viewers has appreciated seeing that type of these actual challenges that they face the place it’s like they love one another they usually respect one another a lot, but it surely’s not at all times simple.
What have been a few of your favourite Eddie scenes over time?
I liked the scene, I feel it was Season 8 the place Eddie type of saves Jamie’s life, and that’s the subsequent scene after that’s that he’s proposed to her and he brings her to household dinner. There’s a second in a scene earlier than the place she’s avenged to him and he will get out of the automobile and he realizes, he says, you saved my life. And she or he says they have been coming for you. And he hugs her and he says, I’d spend the cash on you. And there’s simply this second in Will Estes’s eyes the place it’s so lovely and sincere and playful. And I feel that’s most likely my favourite. That was one in all my favourite scenes as a result of I’m crying and he’s type of laughing and I really like that scene.
So apart from with Jamie, who would you say that Eddie has essentially the most important scenes with within the remaining episodes?
She’s acquired a very good one with Badillo. That’s I feel most likely high 5 favourite scenes I’ve ever shot with him simply attending to work with Ian on a scene. It was cool to shoot it as a result of assume we needed to shoot it about 4 alternative ways to determine what was going to make it within the edit. In order that was actually enjoyable. After which it’s a number of household. It’s a number of being with the household. Yeah, I might say look out for the scenes with Badillo.
What else are you able to tease about that?
You bought to look at. Folks I feel are going to be actually, actually happy with how fantastically we go away the collection off.
What about any important Eddie and Frank (Tom Selleck) scenes? These have been so good over time.
I do know. There was one simply this final week that I’d forgotten about and I like it. It’s with Badillo as nicely, and that was such a enjoyable scene, however I feel it was my final time attending to shoot in 1PP and that was actually enjoyable to get to go. I at all times name it Abby’s workplace, Abigail Baker’s [Abigail Hawk] workplace as a result of it’s 1PP, but it surely’s Abby’s workplace.
Oh yeah. She guards that door. She decides in case you’re getting in there,
Hear, she’s in cost. She’s operating the present. She is the one you bought to get in good with.
I can not wait to see these final couple of episodes.
I’m excited so that you can see them, too. I feel followers are going to be actually moved and I imply, they’re going to be unhappy and all the issues as we have been taking pictures it, however I’ll say studying the scripts and attending to play them, it’s been an actual honor.
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