Blue Bloods is drawn to a close. After 14 years on the air, the popular CBS drama has been officially canceled, with the final episodes set to premiere this fall. Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan are just some of the stars to have addressed the ‘sad’ ending, with the cast and crew highlighting that they’ve become a family on and off-screen
Since its inception in 2010, Blue Bloods has welcomed and waved goodbye to several stars across its 14-year run and with the end in sight, we’re taking a trip down memory lane. From Amy Carlson to Jennifer Esposito and more, we remember the actors who made their mark on the series before taking a final bow…
Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson appears as Danny Reagan’s beloved wife Linda for seven years. Written out in the season eight premiere, the character was killed off-screen in a helicopter crash that left fans devastated.
Speaking to Deadline in 2017, Amy suggested that while she’d decided not to renew her contract, she was surprised by the character’s demise, telling the publication: “I felt badly that she died the way she died. I didn’t know they would therefore, I was surprised. I wouldn’t have done that.
Explaining that she was not invited to wrap up the storyline in the season eight premiere, Amy was asked how she would have handled it. “I could’ve shown the death. I guess It would’ve been nice for the fans to see her demise, to be a participant in it, and that was my vote for the fans,” she noted.
“I’m not sure how I would’ve chosen it but I just know that for the fans to have a way to grieve, to move through it, I think it would’ve been nice for them. That’s just what I heard from them all the time, ‘We really want you to come back’, and I’m like, that’s impossible. But they also say we wish we could’ve mourned the character.”
