He also gets to act out every dad’s dream when he manhandles his daughter’s loser boyfriend. Olinsky (Elias Koteas) has a daughter, Lexi (guest star Alina Taber), he loves so much that he’ll live in his ex-wife’s garage to stay close. So many characters had their moments tonight. He warns Jay that he needs to give up his vendetta, telling him, “You’ve got potential, so drop it.” Voight also cares about the makeshift “children” he works with on his team. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) really does care about his son we can see the disappointment all over his face when Justin (guest star Josh Segarra) gets in trouble again. Pictured: (l-r) Jon Seda as Antonio Dawson, Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead, Sophia Bush as Erin Lindsay, Jason Beghe as Hank Voight - (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) Don’t piss on it!” makes her appeal that much more authentic.

Justin, Voight’s son, also says, “When we took you in you were the problem, now you’re the golden child.” It could have come off as sappy, but Erin’s response of, “Now YOU have a second chance. The empathetic way she tries to lead an addict down a better path seems to come from personal experience. There are more hints in tonight’s eppy that this girl has a past, one that perhaps involves drugs. The character does kick butt, but she is soft in some scenes, caring almost to a fault. How original, the beautiful Sophia Bush can kick serious criminal ass, and leave it at that. It would’ve been so easy to write her that way. I’m thinking Lonnie needs to meet a Jay bullet.ĭetective Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush) is so much more than some run of the mill, stereotypical badass female cop. We respect Jay even more knowing he wants to bring the kiddie porn-loving creeper to justice. He’s convinced the son, Lonnie, killed the brother of a girl he dated in high school. We learn that the creepy dad/son duo we met last week when Detective Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) confronted them outside their home is even creepier than those featured on Dateline. Little bits are being uncovered, not giving it to us all at once, letting us savor the peeling away of each layer of character. In the latest instalment, we get to know more facets of each character and every reveal makes us care about them even more.

So why all the love for this new cop show? Where to begin? Upside, DVR to enjoy this thrill of a show again.

One downside to this CPD addiction, we’ve got to wait a week for the next episode. The first five minutes were unbelievable, heart In your throat action, the last five gave us a Kleenex grabbing, emotional scene that left us spent. It’s been ten minutes since Chicago PD’s latest episode “Now Is Always Temporary” ended, and I feel like I’ve just gotten off the best roller coaster ride, ready to go again.

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