Followers are nonetheless reeling from the cancellations of FBI: Worldwide and FBI: Most Wished.
Whereas many people had been begrudgingly ready to surrender one of many two, nobody may’ve anticipated that we’d lose two collection from the franchise in a single fell swoop.
Out of the 2, it doubtless may prevail between the cheaper expense of a collection filming internationally and the vote of confidence FBI: Worldwide put into Jesse Lee Soffer headlining the present.
Does Dropping Wes Mitchell Open the Door for Jay Halstead’s Return?
Shockingly, that wasn’t the case. Not solely do we now have to lose all of the beloved characters on FBI: Worldwide whom we’ve come to know and respect over a number of seasons, however beginner Soffer solely had a season to stretch his legs on this position earlier than it ended.
That stated, Wes Mitchell is nothing if not a controversial and polarizing character. In case you ask any fan of the collection, they both actually love the man or positively detest him.
His fixed antics and pushing the boundaries whereas working a case can frustrate many, and understanding that characters like Vo must preserve him in line typically doesn’t assist issues both.
The collection even rehashes a well-known trope of an implanted mole who has to dig up dust on the man, of which there’s sufficient, to bury him as a result of simply as half the followers don’t take care of Mitchell, neither does his superior.
One of many points with Mitchell was that it didn’t really feel too far off from Soffer’s earlier position.
It was barely a 12 months or two earlier than followers who tuned into Soffer’s long-term efficiency as Jay Halstead watched him step into the position on one other Dick Wolf collection with a powerful ensemble, almost indistinguishable each bodily and behaviorally from his earlier position.
I’d argue that Mitchell looks like a mixture of Chicago PD‘s Halstead and Upton, paradoxically, perhaps with a splash of Voight himself thrown into the combination.
However that’s neither right here nor there.
Ought to Soffer Return to Chicago PD After Controversial Exit?
Alas, CBS canceling the collection has left many diehard followers of proficient Soffer questioning if this leaves the door open for him to return to Chicago PD.
And even when that door is open for him, ought to he stroll by it?
There are in all probability legions of followers who would like to see Soffer reclaim the position of Jay Halstead and step again into the collection, even when it was briefly.
Jay Halstead was a fan favourite, certainly one of Chicago PD’s authentic characters, and lots of followers of the present miss him or haven’t tuned into the collection since his departure.
We haven’t seen Halsted since Chicago PD Season 10 Episode 3.
After a case that resulted in him masking up extra misconduct, Halstead realized he couldn’t preserve carrying on in a unit the place his ethical compass was damaged and had basically modified him.
He re-enlisted within the navy and disappeared on a long-term mission in South America, abandoning his new spouse, Hailey, within the interim.
Apart from Voight, he didn’t even say goodbye to anybody.
It Would Be Exhausting to Redeem Halstead If He Returned
Within the present’s historical past, Halstead’s departure was by far probably the most controversial and disappointing for viewers.
Whether or not you favored the character or loathed him, most viewers may agree that his character deserved a a lot better sendoff.
His departure resulted in an almost two-season-long melancholy arc for Hailey Upton’s character earlier than she, too, departed.
Contemplating all that, would viewers even need Jesse Lee Soffer to return to the collection?
They successfully dismantled every little thing that most individuals favored concerning the character and basically torched his reminiscence. We watched ten years’ price of character improvement blow up in our faces.
And there’s nothing about how the collection doubled down on basically making him a villain that Chicago PD may magically rectify in a way that may enchantment to viewers or redeem the character.
There’s no avenue for Jay Halstead to return to Chicago PD in a approach that may fulfill followers.
The closest they may do is convey him again briefly to become involved in a case, not in contrast to how they tried to reintegrate Sean Roman throughout Chicago PD Season 7 Episode 15.
Halstead’s Return with out Hailey Would Nonetheless Be Incomplete
After all, with out the Hailey component there, quite a lot of the mandatory pressure price exploring could be misplaced. Sadly, certainly one of Chicago PD’s greatest points within the first place in earlier seasons was that some characters had been so remoted that they didn’t have sturdy interactions outdoors of a set few.
If Halstead had been to point out up, there wouldn’t be sufficient time for the collection to handle his actions correctly or correctly “redeem” him.
And for Soffer himself, after hanging up his hat on the present after a decade, an enormous return, particularly an extended one or one which occurs this quickly after departure, would doubtless be a step backward.
If something, he would doubtless need to return to direct since he already has two episodes underneath his belt.
Extra importantly, one factor we’ve raved about concerning Chicago PD Season 12 is how the forged lastly feels full and in the very best place.
Intelligence Has Lastly Discovered Its Rhythm Once more as a Unit, Halstead’s Return Would Disrupt That
The Intelligence Unit hasn’t labored this cohesively as a squad since its earlier seasons. All of the characters work together effectively with each other, and the season explores many dynamics quite than only one or two.
Chicago PD has discovered the precise rhythm with the workforce and has additionally succeeded in balancing out most of its characters higher than it has in a very long time. They’ve additionally achieved an amazing job delving deeper into these characters and evolving them extra.
As a lot as it could be intriguing to see Halstead meet newcomer Kiana or revisit the Halstead/Torres mentorship dynamic the collection barely scratched the floor of, or essentially the most compelling but — Voight and Halstead reuniting, it’s extra doubtless that it could disrupt the vibes of the present and what they’ve established now.
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