The Worst Storyline In Blue Bloods Season 2

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Fans didn't care for Leap of Faith's B-story

The driving force of Season 2's "Leap of Faith" involves a woman turning up dead and Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) going on the case. While it's initially reported as a heart attack, the woman's daughter claims that she got a message from God telling her that her stepfather was actually behind the death. Judging from reviews on the episode's IMDb page, fans assumedly thought that plotline was fine, but the B-story really seemed to have gotten under people's skin.

It's worth noting the episode has the lowest overall IMDb score — 7.4 out of 10 — out of any other episode that season, and when reading reviews, it becomes apparent why. The secondary story involves Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) investigating a deceased priest who's up for sainthood to see if he should qualify. According to fans, the episode didn't do a good enough job of adequately conveying what's part of the canonization process. As one user wrote, "The parts regarding Catholicism were really dreadful. Didn't anyone do some serious research for this episode? Canonization begins, not with miracles, but with a careful examination of a person's entire life for virtues."

Fans seem to think that, seeing how Catholicism is an integral part of the Reagan family's identity, those aspects of the show should hold up to scrutiny. Someone else commented, "When is Hollywood going to stop depicting Catholics as though we're still in the '50's? I don't know even any IRISH Catholic family that looks and acts like these people." Granted, the show has earned some positive reviews as well, but when looking at the season as a whole, it appears a lot of people don't hold "Leap of Faith" in high regard.