Chicago P.D. has made some modifications to the Intelligence Unit in Season 12, and never simply with the departure of Upton and arrival of the presumably sketchy new deputy chief. Officer Kiana Cook dinner is formally a part of the staff within the fall 2024 TV schedule after a really moist episode wherein she proved herself to Voight. That concerned becoming a member of forces with Torres, and stars Benjamin Levy Aguilar and Toya Turner spoke with CinemaBlend about their characters’ bond. I am simply undecided that it’s going to final past what this week’s episode seemingly has in retailer.
The brand new episode on November 13 is named “Contrition,” and can characteristic Torres being haunted by the issues of his relationship with Gloria and Cook dinner taking up her first undercover project with the Intelligence Unit. Once I spoke with Toya Turner about her character following Marina Squerciati’s large Burgess episode, I requested for her ideas on who Cook dinner is closest to to this point, and she or he did not hesitate in her response:
Cook dinner is closest to Torres. It must be Torres after which Ruzek.
Contemplating that Ruzek was her first tie to the Intelligence Unit after she helped him in his fast-paced investigation into who killed Detective Martel, the New Amsterdam alum naming him as second behind Torres tracks. As for Torres, I shared what Turner stated about their bond once I later spoke with Benjamin Levy Aguilar, and he opened along with his personal ideas:
The bond that Kiana and Torres had in Episode 5 is such a bond. What they went by way of, how he was in a position to observe his instincts and know that she was saying one thing truthful. Fixing this complete case acquired them so shut.
It is exhausting to think about that Cook dinner would have been as offered on the Intelligence Unit if not for a way properly she labored with Torres again in Episode 5, in order that non permanent partnership often is the complete cause why Intelligence is again as much as 5 cops underneath Voight. (You possibly can stream that episode with a Peacock subscription now.) That stated, any case involving Gloria is delicate – to say the least – for Torres, and the promo signifies that “Contrition” will not be an exception. Aguilar went on:
Clearly the issues that this new episode arising are about are issues from his previous and issues that he can not seem to depend on anybody [for], so it may very well be bumpy within the sense of not being so upfront with every little thing. He is simply attempting to guard himself, actually, however the bond is there. The bond is there, which is why issues can harm a bit of extra on his finish.
Whereas there’s a “bond” between the 2 latest members of the Intelligence Unit, it is exhausting to disregard that Torres is all however a grasp of undercover work whereas Cook dinner is on the verge of going underneath for the very first time. Aguilar weighed in on the distinction between them, saying:
It is so thrilling to have her do her first undercover work. I hope to have the ability to information her sooner or later with stuff like that. Torres is certainly actually a chameleon with regards to that, however due to the circumstances of this episode… if it was in a distinct place, he needs he would have guided her higher.
After all, we have seen that Cook dinner has loads of expertise and ability as a CPD officer even when she is not precisely a chameleon like Torres or any of her different new coworkers. I requested Toya Turner how ready her character really is to go underneath for Intelligence, and she or he laughed and stated:
She’s not! She’s under no circumstances. Coming from tactical and patrol, there’s not a whole lot of undercover actions happening. I assume she’s as ready and as keen and keen to leap into it head first. She has no expertise. I really feel like just about the viewers is watching Kiana develop too, as a result of she’s by no means interrogated anyone, like she did in Episode 5. She’s usually [tactical], with the weapons, the weapons, moving into. Every thing could be very shut and private for her whereas she’s working with the unit. She’s only a fish out of water.
Being a “fish out of water” on the planet of One Chicago could be lethal, and P.D. is well the darkest of NBC’s three Wednesday evening dramas. Once I famous that going underneath with the Intelligence Unit as run by Voight is leaping proper into the deep finish, Toya Turner responded:
Very a lot so. [laughs] Very a lot so. You by no means know what you are going to get with this unit, it is one thing completely different each day. It is thrilling for me, and I feel it is thrilling for Kiana too, to be trustworthy. Slightly little bit of the hazard is thrilling too.
So, will Torres’ heightened stress (and stakes) with Gloria’s return mix with Cook dinner’s inexperience undercover to trigger a fracture within the bond between them? I supposed all of it will depend on how properly Cook dinner takes to undercover work, and I am curious to seek out out why precisely she’s being given this mission when she has the least expertise. Nothing is ever easy when Gloria is within the combine!
Whereas it is too quickly to say if there is a breaking level forward for the 2 officers, I am unable to assist however suspect that they will not be on pretty much as good of phrases on the finish of the “Contrition” episode as they had been at the beginning. Positive, I would simply be paranoid, however simply take a look at the promo for what seems to be like an intense hour of TV for Torres:
Watch On
Tune in to NBC on Wednesday, November 13 at 10 p.m. ET for this subsequent episode of Chicago P.D. with Benjamin Levy Aguilar and Toya Turner, following Chicago Hearth with Severide’s new enemy at 9 p.m. ET and Chicago Med with Archer and Lenox at odds at 8 p.m. ET. It’s also possible to revisit earlier seasons of all three reveals streaming on Peacock now.