[Warning: The following contains major spoilers for the Blue Bloods series finale, “End of Tour.”]
Blue Bloods ended its 14-season run with pleasure and sorrow Friday evening with the CBS procedural’s collection finale. And for a lot of followers, one of many joys was watching Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) ask out accomplice Maria Baez (Marisa Ramirez).
The romantic twist got here after Danny obtained grandfatherly recommendation from Henry Reagan (Len Cariou). “I at all times advised you to not carry the job house,” Henry advised him. “However the issue now could be, you don’t have any one to not carry it house to.”
Danny took Grandpa’s phrases to coronary heart, later asking Baez if she needed to get a pizza. And in a Selection post-finale debrief, Wahlberg stated he was “pushing” for that second.
“It was vital to [showrunner] Kevin Wade to not have each partnership flip right into a relationship. And I revered that, and I agreed with it,” the actor stated. “I feel it was simply most likely vital for me personally that Danny grows. Because the viewers began form of clamoring for a relationship with Danny and Baez, I believed, it’s extra vital for them to develop and for her to begin making an impression on him, and him to actually respect her in a approach that he hasn’t at all times revered sure individuals within the present.”
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Wahlberg needed viewers to understand how a lot love there was between Danny and Baez — “not whilst a pair, simply as human beings,” he stated.
“I feel that was a number of me actually pushing,” he revealed. “I pushed lots for some closure with that. I went to [writer] Siobhan O’Connor, and I used to be like, ‘Hear, you’ve obtained to do one thing. They don’t have to go get married, however one thing could be good, simply to point out that there could also be a future for them, or that their relationship has actually advanced.’”
And so O’Connor scripted the grandfather-grandson dialog that put the pizza date in movement. “I did the scene with Len, and it was simply gold,” Wahlberg stated. “You perceive he’s taking Grandpa’s recommendation. And I believed it was executed magically. I believed it was executed with respect to the present. It wasn’t ‘Let’s tie this up with a pleasant bow.’ It’s just a bit nod to what might occur sooner or later for them.”
On X, many viewers celebrated the Danny-Baez growth:
.Danny and Baez is endgame! 😍😍 @DonnieWahlberg
#BlueBloodsFinale pic.twitter.com/hO7E3yzulJ— Sonia Thompson (@purrfectlady76) December 14, 2024
When Baez and Danny walked off for pizza. ❤️🍕 #BlueBloodsFinale
— Lockett ⚾🦋 (@ItsMeLockett) December 14, 2024
However not everyone seems to be a shipper:
And I like Danny and Baez as companions, however they’re an odd couple. They solely hinted at them getting collectively, however nonetheless. I might have liked for Jackie to come back again and so they trace at that. I preferred these two. General although, a great 14 years. #BlueBloodsFinale
— Amy (@AmyJDub) December 14, 2024
Simply my opinion, however I don’t like the concept of Danny & Baez collectively. I feel they’re higher as companions & associates.
— Kathy C ✌🏼🤖❤️🌰 (@BuckeyeCuti) December 14, 2024
And a few viewers, in the meantime, have to see extra of the couple:
Positively want a by-product with Baez and Danny #BlueBloodsFinale
— Semaj DeBose (@Fitzandlivlove) December 14, 2024
Can we’ve got an additional episode the place Danny marries Baez? @DonnieWahlberg #BlueBloodsFinale
— John Clark Packer (@johncpacker) December 14, 2024
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