This week’s Boston Blue focused on family. Danny and Lena found themselves involved in a weird surrogacy scandal where the biological father wanted to have as many kids as possible. Yeah, it disturbed us, too. Meanwhile, we finally met Sarah’s mother, Gwen, who showed up for Sarah’s upcoming wedding. She wants a relationship with Sarah, and their relationship is complicated. To say the least. And we have feelings about it.
We review Boston Blue Season 2 Episode 6 below!
Disturbing Case
Danny and Lena’s case was disturbing this week as they tried to find the person responsible for a baby almost dying in a delivery robot. First, we were impressed by how quickly Danny and Lena jumped in to help the baby and run the investigation. Because of their aid, the baby survived. Second, this case took a bad turn quickly. Vadzim ran this surrogacy scam so that he could have his bloodlines all over the world. What kind of person does that?
He may have put his DNA in 16 kids, but he’s not a father. Just because someone shares your DNA doesn’t make you family. We’re still not over how icky this made us feel. We’re relieved that Danny and Lena found Vadzim and his wife before he ran off with one child. We hope Vadzim spends the rest of his life behind bars, and those kids get a new, safe home and therapy.
We’re a little disappointed in how Danny reverted to his old ways. He completely lost his temper, and he deserved Sarah’s reprimand. We don’t love the Danny Reagan who loses his temper, screams at everyone, and breaks things. We do understand why he was angry. An innocent baby almost died. And we’re happy that he was able to talk to Lena and realize the mistakes he made, but Danny really needs to think before he acts. We like the Boston version of Danny, and we really wouldn’t want him to go back to the man he used to be.
Biology Doesn’t Mean Family
We finally met Sarah’s mother, Gwen, this week. It’s obvious that there is so much history here, not just between Sarah and Gwen, but also between Gwen and Mae. Gwen may be Sarah’s biological mother, but Mae is Sarah’s mom. Mae is the one who’s been there for every event and every milestone. Mae chose to love Sarah and be in her life. Where was Gwen? It sounds like she disappeared because times got tough. Being a mom means being there for your kid no matter what, but especially during hard times.
We hope Gwen is serious about wanting to be in Sarah’s life. But that means she’s going to have to put in the work to repair their relationship. Showing up just isn’t enough.
Found family has been a theme over the entire series of Boston Blue, and we can relate. Family is who shows up for you and chooses to love you unconditionally. Sarah isn’t biologically related to Mae or Lena, but they’re family.
We also have to give props to Mae. Inviting your husband’s ex-wife to the dinner table couldn’t have been easy, but she’s putting aside her feelings to help Sarah. That’s what a good mom does.
Saving a Life
Sean and Jonah sometimes get silly cases, but not this week. They knew something wasn’t right with Officer DeLuca, and they took it upon themselves to investigate. It turns out that a homophobic cop was bullying him and caused Kip to become suicidal. Their hard work led them to Kip and stopped him from taking his own life. They showed Kip his life was worth living and the world is a better place with him in it.
They also got the homophobic cop off the streets and arrested for selling drugs. Boston will be much better off without him. Discrimination is not tolerated in the Boston PD.
Mental health is a very important topic, and we’re glad that Boston Blue touched on it this week. Boston Blue posted the suicide and crisis lifeline at the end of the episode, but we’ll repost it here. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Other Thoughts:
- “So, Jonah snitched to his sister?” “Oh, he wanted you to know this was him.”
- We’re relieved the first dress Sarah tried on was a prank. It was not her style at all.
- Watching Sarah chase that thief in a wedding dress was so fun, and we have to wonder if she had to buy it because she ruined it?
- “The flowers were from ‘Doctor Hot Stuff’?”
- The cop that found the baby seriously needs more training.
- “The job is what you do, not who you are.”
- “Grieving somebody who is still alive is a cruel kind of grief.”
- We’re not sure how we feel about Lena and Troy. We still miss Brian.
What did you think of Boston Blue Season 2 Episode 6? Leave a comment and let us know.
Boston Blue airs Fridays at 10/9c on CBS.
