[Warning: The next accommodates spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Chicago P.D. Learn at your individual danger!]
A teen opioid disaster introduced the primary responders of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. collectively for a two-hour occasion, which additionally featured the long-awaited return of Sean Roman (Brian Geraghty). The hour noticed Roman head again to city seeking his youthful sister, who’d gone lacking amid a string of overdoses. After teaming with Hearth‘s Severide (Taylor Kinney) and later P.D.‘s Intelligence, Roman finally discovered his sister lifeless in a yard.
An understandably upset Roman tracked down and killed the person accountable for his sister’s brutal homicide, an act that ought to have landed him a prolonged jail keep. Burgess, who was conflicted about whether or not or to not flip her ex-boyfriend in, in the end selected to do the precise factor and arrest him after his sister’s funeral. However it was Voight (Jason Beghe) who intervened within the final minute and allowed him to stroll away as a free man.
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That wasn’t a simple choice, and Voight solely modified his thoughts after listening to Roman’s haunting eulogy for his sister wherein he contemplated grief and guilt over what he’d completed. In response to showrunner Rick Eid, completely different endings have been thought-about earlier than they in the end landed on Voight letting Roman go.
“We thought-about having Voight arrest him on the finish, after which we considered him not arresting him on the finish, after which we considered what would he actually do? Then, primarily based on the eulogy and the place Roman speaks about there is not any such factor as absolution and also you carry round with you what you’ve got completed ceaselessly… I believe, in Voight’s thoughts, that was sufficient of a penalty or a punishment for what he did, and that was the factor that type of pushed him to not arresting him,” Eid defined.
That open ending definitely leaves room for Roman to return again and Brian Geraghty, who performs the previous cop, appears open to the thought. “I could not have requested for a extra higher approach, at a greater time to return again,” he mentioned, noting that he is “completely” open to reprising his function and probably exploring Roman “making an attempt to be a cop once more,” or a relationship with Burgess (Marina Squerciati).
If Roman does make his approach again to the Windy Metropolis, do not anticipate the latter to occur. Eid, who mentioned he hoped we’ve not seen the final of Roman, famous that Burgess and Roman lastly achieved a way of closure after breaking apart in Season 3.
Marina Squerciati, Brian Geraghty, Chicago P.D.
“I believe there have been lots of unresolved emotions about him leaving that they did not talk. She felt that he simply moved on and ignored her. I believe, by the top, they realized how a lot respect and admiration they’ve for one another,” Eid defined. “I do not know if they’re romantic emotions that’ve been sparked; I do not suppose so. I believe it is simply extra like their friendship is again on strong floor and with a brand new, deeper understanding of one another as a result of they each shared some intimate ideas and experiences with one another, in all probability on a deeper degree than that they had, even once they have been nearer. So I believe that the mutual sharing of those actually private, painful issues introduced them a lot nearer.”
In addition to, Burgess has sufficient on her thoughts after struggling a miscarriage whereas on the job. In an intense locker room scene with Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) towards the top of the hour, Burgess unloaded on Ruzek after noticing he stored a photograph of their unborn kid’s sonogram taped to his locker. Though Ruzek would not blame Burgess for what occurred, Burgess continues to be struggling together with her choice to enter that motel room with out backup, which resulted in her shedding her child. As they each proceed to grieve, the remaining episodes of the season will see Burgess and Ruzek looking for a option to co-exist.
“Their emotions for one another are plain. They actually care about one another and so they each wished this child. It began off in an uncommon approach, however, by the point they each obtained their heads round it, they got here to a spot of, “That is nice,” and so they have been each genuinely enthusiastic about it. Then, when it went away, not solely did they lose the child, however they misplaced this future they have been each relying on,” Eid mentioned. “Will they have the ability to create a brand new future with one another? That is the query we’re making an attempt to discover: what does their future appear to be with one another? Once they put all this ache and emotion behind them, will they have the ability to reunite in a romantic approach? [And] as colleagues, what does it appear to be? We’re exploring all of that.”
Whereas Burgess and Ruzek try and get better amid tragedy, issues would possibly warmth up for one more romantic pairing. Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) got here near revealing her emotions to Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) earlier this season, however backed down when a telephone name interrupted their dialog Since then, the pair have remained strictly skilled however in keeping with Eid, issues will lastly begin to decide up between them.
“I believe that their robust emotions for one another will in the end current themselves in some type of romantic approach,” Eid teased.
Brace yourselves, it seems to be like Upstead might quickly take flight.
Chicago P.D. airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.
Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos, Chicago P.D.