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Fans think Nicky's storylines detract from the show

According to certain fans on Reddit, Nicky Reagan-Boyle is the worst character on "Blue Bloods," and it's not particularly close. Nicky is the daughter of Erin, and the series has followed her from her early days as an arrogant teenager, all the way up through college and beyond.

As one user pointed out, one of the biggest problems with Nicky is the way her storylines involving growing up and going to college always seem to be totally unrelated to the show as a whole. "Anytime the episodes have storylines about her, they often are with her running parallel to the family," wrote u/CJaneNorman (https://www.reddit.com/r/bluebloods/comments/m5a7pj/who_is_your_least_favorite_character/). "She just always seems to jar me out of the story rather than keep it flowing."

They also added, "And a lot of the times at the dinners it seems like she's being written like she's one of those college students who now knows everything and it just seems odd." That is a statement that many other fans of the series on Reddit seem to agree with, and it also highlights a big issue some have with Nicky's attitude toward the Reagan family itself.

Nicky is the odd-woman-out of the Reagan family

In a Reddit thread started by a fan who wanted to complain about Nicky, user u/espositojoe (https://www.reddit.com/r/bluebloods/comments/bs9ln4/i_cant_really_hang_out_on_this_forum_because_ive/) wrote, "She is so rebellious and disrespectful, and the family tolerates and even encourages it!" Meanwhile, u/keydet1122 (https://www.reddit.com/r/bluebloods/comments/bs9ln4/comment/ero9y0s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) declared, "I'm on season 6 and every episode she has a major role I just want to skip that episode."

Nicky is also in constant conflict with the conservative family values of the Reagans as a whole, a character trait some fans don't care for. "Nikki is only there to counteract Frank and his 'right leaning' mindset," wrote u/trev-cars (https://www.reddit.com/r/bluebloods/comments/bs9ln4/i_cant_really_hang_out_on_this_forum_because_ive/). The sentiment was echoed by u/chaztastic (https://www.reddit.com/r/bluebloods/comments/m5a7pj/who_is_your_least_favorite_character/), who bluntly stated, "Nicky sucks. We get it. You're the hippie in a family of cops and lawyers... just because you have an opinion doesn't mean you have to voice it."

Whether it's her unnecessary storylines, arrogant attitude, or conflict with her family, it's clear that some fans of "Blue Bloods" have found plenty to hate about Nicky.

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I couldn't have written it better. I understand the family wants you to think for yourself and not rubber stamp everything, but Nikki was just too rebellious.

I thought one of the best epps in the entire series was the one where Thomas Wilder snatched her..

I couldn't have written it better. I understand the family wants you to think for yourself and not rubber stamp everything, but Nikki was just too rebellious.
To me, she could've been way worse. If anything, I felt bad for her. I can understand if she just wanted to have a normal life every now and then. With Jack and Shawn it is no different.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. I love how Joe Jr. went on to become a cop just like his dad. I hope his mother wet her pants. To me, she is a skank for keeping Joe in the dark about his being a father and now because of her, Joe Jr. missed out on so much. I cried when Frank gave him the picture of his dad during one of the more recent episodes of the show.

I thought one of the best epps in the entire series was the one where Thomas Wilder snatched her..

LOL! I didn't hate Nikki as much as most fans, but she was such a cliche of a teenage girl. Can't somebody write a teen girl who's not a a rebellious woke snot?

P.S. I love how Joe Jr. went on to become a cop just like his dad. I hope his mother wet her pants. To me, she is a skank for keeping Joe in the dark about his being a father and now because of her, Joe Jr. missed out on so much. I cried when Frank gave him the picture of his dad during one of the more recent episodes of the show.

I don't think Joe's mother is a skank, but she's obviously stupid. The Reagans would have been thrilled to help raise Joe, Jr. She made her life a lot harder than it needed to be.

LOL! I didn't hate Nikki as much as most fans, but she was such a cliche of a teenage girl. Can't somebody write a teen girl who's not a a rebellious woke snot?

My intent was not so much one based upon contempt for Nikki, as it is one of contempt for Danny's excessiveness.

When he arrives at his own house and sees that his wife and kids were all safe, that "ton of bricks" realization of who the one in peril is...was powerful writing...loved it.

And I think we all can agree that the writers "let Nikki off" easy, compared to what would have happened in real life.

I have to suspect that if it wasn't network television, the story would have given Danny something more to think about until his dying day. Such as a second niece or nephew.