The Real Reason Why Henry Opposes Danny’s Award In Blue Bloods Season 14, Episode 14
Warning! Spoilers for Blue Bloods season 14, episode 14 ahead.Henry had a deeper reason for opposing Danny’s award than he claimed in Blue Bloods season 14. One of the best aspects of the long-running procedural is the sense of family unity between the Reagans.
Howver, the Reagan family was divided over whether Danny should receive the Irish Society award. The issue came up after Blue Bloods’ Grace Edwards returned with the news that she was rescinding the offer of the award, supposedly because Danny was a “loose cannon” who would make the society look bad if he received an award.
The issue became so contentious that Blue Bloods’ Reagan family dinner in season 14 episode 14, “New York Minute,” became unpleasant instead of being the usual break from the drama of the outside world.
Danny even left early after learning that his grandfather, father, and siblings had debated whether he should get the award without informing him of the issue or asking him what he thought. Henry started the conflict by insisting Danny should not get the award because it was “jinxed.”
However, his opposition to it came from a much deeper place than it seemed from these comments.
The truth behind Henry’s opposition to Danny getting the Irish Award goes deeper than anyone expected. Henry insisted that the award was cursed because of Joe Reagan’s death before the events of Blue Bloods.
Joe’s death occurred shortly before the series began and has always cast a shadow over the Reagan family, especially because he was killed in the line of duty by corrupt officers.
Every member of the family has occasionally made emotional decisions because of Joe’s death. In “New York Minute,” Henry was opposed to the award because Joe had received it shortly before he was killed.
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The Irish Society Award is meant to honor a cop of Irish descent who has performed exemplary service, and Joe was set to receive it shortly before his death.
He was given the award posthumously, but none of the Reagans attended the ceremony because, as Erin explained, “it was just too painful.”
Thus, Henry associated the award with Joe’s death, which was the deeper meaning behind his insistence that anyone who receives this award dies shortly afterward.
Similarly, Frank admitted that he had hoped Danny getting the award would make up for Joe only receiving it posthumously, introducing a tragic contrast in their views on the matter.
