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02-03-2022, 11:14 PM
https://www.looper.com/756892/the-saddest-moment-in-blue-bloods-season-6/
Jenny Strong's spiral was crushing to watch
The installment in question is the fourth of Season 6, titled "With Friends Like These." As Erin Reagan (Bridget Moynahan) struggles to put a mob boss behind bars, Jameson "Jamie" Reagan (Will Estes (https://www.looper.com/735803/will-estes-has-a-surprising-dream-for-a-blue-bloods-episode/)) and Edit "Eddie" Janko (Vanessa Ray) encounter a woman named Jenny Strong (Anna Baryshnikov) in the middle of the road. She's clearly in distress and needs assistance, so they take her home where her father, Joseph (Brian O'Neill), explains that she has struggled with her mental health for some time, especially after the death of her mother.
Jamie and Eddie learn that the reason why Jenny is having such a hard time is because of her family's inability to pay for proper care. As a result, Joseph does the best he can to keep her safe and healthy, but he can only do so much. Shortly after meeting the two officers, she actually attacked her father with a knife, explaining after the fact that "they" were watching and that she never meant to hurt him. Joseph ultimately survived, though Jenny took her own life before Jamie could get her into a care facility.
It's not uncommon for suicide or knife attacks to make their way onto television, but the circumstances surrounding Jenny and her father make this instance particularly harrowing. It's no secret that mental health is an incredibly important topic these days and that affording treatment is next to impossible for too many people. "With Friends Like These" highlights a major issue in our real-world system and the harm it can cause, hence why this is far and away the saddest "Blue Bloods" Season 6 moment.
Jenny Strong's spiral was crushing to watch
The installment in question is the fourth of Season 6, titled "With Friends Like These." As Erin Reagan (Bridget Moynahan) struggles to put a mob boss behind bars, Jameson "Jamie" Reagan (Will Estes (https://www.looper.com/735803/will-estes-has-a-surprising-dream-for-a-blue-bloods-episode/)) and Edit "Eddie" Janko (Vanessa Ray) encounter a woman named Jenny Strong (Anna Baryshnikov) in the middle of the road. She's clearly in distress and needs assistance, so they take her home where her father, Joseph (Brian O'Neill), explains that she has struggled with her mental health for some time, especially after the death of her mother.
Jamie and Eddie learn that the reason why Jenny is having such a hard time is because of her family's inability to pay for proper care. As a result, Joseph does the best he can to keep her safe and healthy, but he can only do so much. Shortly after meeting the two officers, she actually attacked her father with a knife, explaining after the fact that "they" were watching and that she never meant to hurt him. Joseph ultimately survived, though Jenny took her own life before Jamie could get her into a care facility.
It's not uncommon for suicide or knife attacks to make their way onto television, but the circumstances surrounding Jenny and her father make this instance particularly harrowing. It's no secret that mental health is an incredibly important topic these days and that affording treatment is next to impossible for too many people. "With Friends Like These" highlights a major issue in our real-world system and the harm it can cause, hence why this is far and away the saddest "Blue Bloods" Season 6 moment.