The 2024 TV schedule is beginning to wind down, and so is Blue Bloods’ ultimate season. The long-running CBS procedural is about to air its sequence finale in mid-December, that means followers can be saying goodbye to the Regan household in a matter of weeks. Though filming wrapped over the summer season, Len Cariou not too long ago shared what got here after that made it further tough to say goodbye, and the conclusion hit more durable than ever.
Filming the top of a present can by no means be simple, particularly when it’s been on for 14 years. It was introduced late final yr that Blue Bloods was on 2024’s listing of canceled or ending exhibits, and regardless of a lot protest from followers and the forged, that hasn’t modified. Nevertheless, since everybody had been anticipating the top and all of the goodbyes, Cariou, who performs retired PC and Reagan patriarch Henry, informed TV Insider that filming the finale was like a traditional day for essentially the most half:
It was fairly bittersweet. The final scene, after all, was at a funeral, and so we weren’t even in the home the day that we wrapped it up. I used to be completed that day myself and several other of the others, Tom [Selleck]‘s group of men, Bridget and Steve [Schirripa], and the others, they had been finished that day, too, earlier than the remainder of the episode was completed. So it was form of unusual in that sense, identical to some other day, some other week. And we had simply form of gotten used to the truth that we had stated our goodbyes, if you’ll, with not plenty of emotional occasions collectively.
The ultimate day of filming can definitely be crammed with a mixture of feelings, and it feels like Blue Bloods was no totally different, particularly because the sequence wasn’t formally wrapped when Cariou shot his final scene. Nevertheless, there was nonetheless a job to do and extra to work on, so in a way, this final day felt like some other day.
Nevertheless, after filming wrapped, the actor stated seeing the forged once more is what made issues tough since they had been getting collectively to rejoice the ultimate episodes and never movie extra:
So we stated, okay, that’s over and finished with, and we’ll keep in contact if we will. After which, lo and behold, a few weeks in the past, all of us acquired collectively for the wrap-up, for the launch of the final eight exhibits, and that was bittersweet. I simply acquired used to the truth that we stated our goodbyes, after which all people was again within the room collectively, and that made it just a little bit tough for me.
Having already stated goodbye throughout manufacturing is one factor. Nevertheless, having to say it once more whereas preparing for the launch of the ultimate episodes is making it all of the extra emotional because the forged had a while to take a breather and actually come to phrases with Blue Bloods being over. Regardless that they knew they’d be getting collectively to advertise the ultimate episodes and have seemingly stored in contact since wrapping, seeing everybody once more exterior of filming to rejoice actually hammers dwelling the finality of all of it. So I completely perceive why it was “tough.”
It is laborious realizing that Blue Bloods can be ending quickly, and these episodes have already been emotional, particularly following the tribute to Joe Reagan final week. Particulars surrounding the plot of the finale haven’t been launched, however contemplating Len Cariou admitted that the episode will certainly have a funeral and we all know Donnie Wahlberg wore Danny’s gown blues throughout the ultimate week of filming, it will seem one thing huge and emotional is coming down the road.
Blue Bloods is one among many exhibits ending this yr, and it’s tough realizing that after December 13, the Reagans will not be sharing any extra new tales (nonetheless, there have been rumors {that a} spinoff or TV film might be within the works). So, let’s deal with what we’ve left and brace for the sequence finale as the ultimate few episodes air on Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.