“End of Tour” sent the Reagans on a final mission to stop a violent crime spree by gang members who were demanding the release of prisoners in exchange for a return of peace to the city. The series finale gave Blue Bloods a perfect ending, with most characters having happy news to share as they sat down for one last Reagan family dinner. The finale was open-ended and would have worked equally well as a season-ender. Many loose ends could also be used to develop compelling spinoffs of the popular cop and family drama.
Right before the final credits rolled, Eddie (Vanessa Ray) brought a wooden high chair to the final Blue Bloods Reagan family dinner and told the family that she was pregnant and due in June. The fact that she announced a specific due date leaves the door open for a spinoff focused on Eddie and Jamie’s lives as cops and parents. Additionally, Eddie had mentioned earlier in the season that she’d like to move to the suburbs, so Jamie (Will Estes) and Eddie could start their new life in a Long Island town, which would help separate the spinoff from the main series.
Blue Bloods‘ Eddie and Jamie are one of the show’s most popular couples, so there would probably be a lot of interest in a spinoff that features this pair. A spinoff about them could easily continue the tradition of family dinners and other family interactions that made the original Blue Bloods so special. While including every Reagan in family dinner each week would defeat the purpose of having a spinoff rather than continuing the original show, Jamie and Eddie could start their own family traditions and occasionally have other Reagans join them.
Joe Hill (Will Hochman) got his happy ending in Blue Bloods when he came to the final family dinner. He has been on the edge of the Reagan family for years despite being one of them because he did not know he was a Reagan until adulthood and never knew his father, the late Joe Reagan. However, he pushed Jamie to join him for a final mission tracking down Badillo’s killer and afterward, acknowledged that he loved the Reagan family by telling Jamie and Eddie that their baby would be lucky to be part of it.
Joe is well-positioned to carry on the Reagan legacy in a spinoff series. He works in Narcotics, often taking undercover assignments. His path occasionally crosses with Danny’s or Jamie’s if one of them is working on a case related to the drug busts he’s trying to engineer. Therefore, a spinoff about Joe could continue to occasionally include his uncles, just as he was an occasional part of their cases in Blue Bloods.
