[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 informed 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 in opposition to 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 along with his former accomplice’s child—however Jamie then steps up and claims he filed a false report in opposition to Badillo. Eddie’s accomplice is then within the clear, and Jamie will get a quotation.
Beneath, Ray talks about Jamie’s surprising transfer and what makes “Jamko” so particular, Eddie and Badillo’s partnership, and extra.
Final we talked, you stated we had been going to see Eddie’s dedication to the individuals in her life, and I really feel like we actually bought that on this episode with Badillo.
Vanessa Ray: Sure. Huge time, proper? That’s what I used to be speaking about.
Does Eddie suppose that Badillo ought to have gone to rehab, or does she perceive why he didn’t?
No, I don’t suppose she thinks that he wanted to go to rehab, however I feel that she was, something that could possibly be completed to clear his identify 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 eternally. This man’s my brother.” It’s such a unique 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 wished to do the correct factor.”
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Yeah, it appeared like that was simply the one path he had that might’ve gotten him out of bother. So she was simply taking a look at it that approach.
Sure, precisely. She’s identical to, “What can get him out of bother? I don’t need him to be in bother. And he was going by means of one thing.” So I feel she’s like, “Okay, you must speak to me, buddy.”
What do you suppose 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 particular person normally that what he brings to the character is simply such a—it’s actually humorous in actual life, like I stated, 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 digicam. He’s bought swagger. His character is completely keen to push again in opposition to 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 approach? I don’t suppose 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 arising for Eddie and Jamie after this episode? It’s virtually over!
I do know. After 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 take in as a lot of the relationships as potential, 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 whole opposites and so they come from totally different worlds and so they’re all of these items, however they’re eternally a crew and so they’re eternally 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 take a look at. I don’t suppose individuals are actually prepared for what’s going to occur within the subsequent two episodes. Every thing is occurring. It’s all occurring unexpectedly.
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Is there going to be any extra discuss increasing their household?
You bought to look at.
What do you suppose it’s concerning the relationship that has resonated with followers? Is it what you had been speaking about, with them being a crew?
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 bought one another, they at all times agreed and so they at all times noticed issues the identical approach. However I feel that what has actually has been fascinating and difficult to play is neither one among them, as soon as they bought collectively, modified their place on something. She nonetheless considered him as a boy scout and he nonetheless form of considered her as a maverick. And I feel seeing them have to choose their battles lots 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 and so they respect one another a lot, however it’s not at all times straightforward.
What have been a few of your favourite Eddie scenes over time?
I cherished 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 automotive and he realizes, he says, you saved my life. And he or she says they had 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 stunning and trustworthy and playful. And I feel that’s most likely my favourite. That was one among my favourite scenes as a result of I’m crying and he’s form of guffawing and I really like that scene.
So moreover with Jamie, who would you say that Eddie has probably the most important scenes with within the remaining episodes?
She’s bought 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 suppose 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 superbly 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 find it irresistible. 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, however it’s Abby’s workplace.
Oh yeah. She guards that door. She decides if you happen to’re moving into 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 had 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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