[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Chicago P.D. Season 13 premiere, “Consequences.”]
The title of the Chicago P.D. Season 13 premiere actually is apt, with Intelligence paying the implications of final season. The unit has been disbanded, Voight’s (Jason Beghe) working Speedy Response — which implies he ought to solely be responding to crimes in progress — Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) don’t have badges, and Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) and Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) are assigned elsewhere. However the staff nonetheless manages to return collectively within the first episode.
When Voight catches a capturing, pissed off with Commander Devlin (Joel Murray) from Inside Affairs dragging his toes on reactivating his unit, he works the case anyway, ultimately bumping into ATF’s Imani (Arienne Mandi) whereas she’s undercover. Voight calls in Burgess, who finally ends up saving Imani’s life, then Ruzek and Atwater be a part of Voight and Imani in working the remainder of the case.
By episode’s finish, Intelligence is again up and operating, everybody has their badges again, and Imani is the most recent member. However to make that occur, Voight made an enemy out of Devlin, who was ready to maintain Intelligence shut down for good: Among the weapons that had been a part of the case traced again to the CPD, a batch that Inside Affairs by no means reported stolen. It might be embarrassing ought to that come out now, Voight factors out.
Under, showrunner Gwen Sigan and star Jason Beghe unpack the premiere and tease what’s forward for Voight and Devlin, Burgess and Ruzek, and extra.
Voight will get his unit reinstated, however it appears like his approach of doing so may have made an enemy out of Devlin. Is that the case? What’s arising with that dynamic? It feels prefer it needs to be so contentious after that.
Jason Beghe: Yeah, I don’t assume that Devlin is thrilled. I don’t assume he appears like “Voight’s my favourite man on the planet.” He’s an alpha male in his personal approach, and he simply obtained alpha’ed. So, I feel that he’s going to be decided to regain the higher hand.
Gwen, what are you able to preview about that?
Gwen Sigan: Yeah, I feel he’s actually — Devlin’s an fascinating character as a result of I feel he’s very completely different than numerous our bosses have been earlier than. He’s a fairly folksy type of man. He’s a bit extra plainspoken. He’s quieter, softer. He’s come up from behind a desk; he hasn’t been engaged on the streets, and so his motivations are very completely different than Voight’s. I feel he cares quite a bit about how he ends this job with as many buddies as he can have on the finish of this factor and with a full pension. So, having an enemy like that may be very completely different for Voight. I feel this man is a bit more quiet and type of unassuming, and so it’ll be fascinating to see how he reacts after which what he does about it and the way that differs from what we’ve seen prior to now.
Burgess and Ruzek begin the season off completely happy. Issues appear to be going nice for them, however realizing the present, how quickly earlier than you begin to problem both or each of them?
Sigan: No. They’re completely happy. They’re completely happy. I swear they’re completely happy. Yeah, I imply, undoubtedly we’d like battle, so we’re going to have some battle, however I’d say the battle that they find yourself coping with by this season will not be with one another. It’s actually with conditions which can be regular life conditions that I feel everybody can relate to, however now they’re coping with them collectively, and perhaps they’re each bringing in numerous issues to these choices, their very own perspective and backgrounds, and so I feel it turns into much more about their household versus simply their relationship with each other. Additionally they have numerous issues that come up by the job, after which how they take care of that collectively. So, they’re in a great place, however life will maintain going, they usually’ll nonetheless need to undergo some issues
Voight tells Imani he’ll give her a protracted leash. Why is he prepared to take action so quickly after assembly her?
Beghe: I feel there’s only a actual pure consolation and in addition an understanding of who she is, and I feel subconsciously, in all probability, he understands that she’s an excellent foil for him in that she’s, in a way, a mirror picture of him. So, it’s a great way for him to find himself and do his job as a person and as an officer higher.
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And what are we going to see from her with that lengthy leash? That may imply issues — you must consider what’s occurring with Devlin, all of that.
Sigan: Yeah, precisely. I feel that the great factor concerning the pair of them [is] as a result of they share some instincts and since they share a method of policing, there’s numerous good that may come from that, after which there’s numerous main one another astray that may come from it. So, we see a little bit of each of that. We see by how their relationship evolves this season, the 2 of them rising, which I feel has been actually beautiful to see. And yeah, it’s enjoyable. It’s going to be a enjoyable experience.
One in every of my favourite dynamics on the present is between Platt and Voight. Are we going to see a storyline for Platt the place Voight’s there for her?
Beghe: That might be good.
Sigan: We now have one thing cooking, however yeah, we’ll have to attend and see. However sure, I’d like to see that and extra Platt is all the time good.
Beghe: Yep.
Chicago P.D., Wednesdays, 10/9c, NBC
