Alright so I don't usually do this BUT I don't have a blog or any REAL outlet to give my opinion so here is where I'll share it.
SOOOOO...For a few years, Chicago PD came second to Fire because somehow, the repeated storylines were getting on my nerves and I was about done with it even if half of the characters were likable and it was gritty but when PD got a change in Showrunners before season 5 began, I had hope even though people said Eid would ruin it the same way he ruined other shows (none of which I watch). So i gave him a chance and he didn't disapoint. The old characters that I thought were likable began to shine and it gave me a renewed interest in the show and so it became my favourite. Then at the end of the season they killed Al. I cried over his death and again, I hoped to see some emotional material for the characters that had grown considerably and it would have been EPIC but NOOO! That's when things started to shift in my mind an yet some actors combined with their amazing talent and their characters, still made me love it more. Adam became a strong presence with a more balanced moral compass even if he still is a hot head. Atwater became a protector for his comunity and a strong force in Intelligence and Burgess came into her own more in the team and she's just as badass up there as she was down in the streets. Jay and Antonio are still the same in my eyes(except for the lack of good material to sink his teeth in since his return from the DA's office and extra screen time that he deserves but doesn't get) and Voight's Voight.
Now I never had anything against Upton ever since she came on board. I never saw her as Lindsay's replacement or more imporant than any other member of the team. And then again this year, I saw the shift. She went from this gritty no nonsense cop who followed the hard lines of the rules and had hard rules of her own in regards to her personal life to doing a complete 180 in her personal life.
Now DO NOT GET ME WRONG AND DO NOT PUT MY WORDS OUT OF CONTEXT. I am a BURZEK fan first and foremost. I want them back more than any ship I've rooted for in all three shows. Now you can not agree with me but these are my thoughts on this whole season 6 fiasco.
Now I have no issue with Adam dating someone else that isn't Kim (and that includes Hailey) as long as they come back together at the end. What I'm NOT OK with on the other hand is the way everyone has been written. Hailey had changed completely to being a girl that chases the boy that used to have so many issues with, Adam has reverted to a high schooler hiding away his romance. When I think of the secrecry of a relationship on PD, I think about Linstead(because Hank was so much of a father figure to Erin) and Burzek (because they didn't want to hinder her chances to get upstairs). Those were valid, grown up reasons for secrecy. This time around, the secrecy is to prevent one person in particular from finding out.
Kim had the decency to stop Adam's advances at Molly's(and even though some people say she should have told him as soon as she started dating the guy, she's aloud to some privacy plus he wasn't in their unit so the rules don't quite apply the same) and admitted to him that she was dating someone new and that she didn't want to mislead him. Could Adam have that same decency and tell her that he was dating Hailey, ABSOLUTELY! Have the writers changed Adam so that suddenly he no longer has commitment issues and that he's ready to move in with a girl he barely started dating, ABSOLUTELY! Have the writers changed Hailey so that's she's running after Adam life a love sick puppy? ABSOLUTELY! One thing that hasn't changed: Kim. She is the same badass that we've learned to love with her flaws and her strengths and the moral ingtegrity that I love so much in Antonio as well.
So although I will never stop watching a show because of this (because the rest of the SL's are overpowering my need to vomit over Upzek right now). So if anyone wants to share some thoughts with me on here (in reviews) or on Twitter (sa_lita44) with me, I always love to talk with people that are pationate and respectful(regardless of ships), I'm all ears.
Now I have decided to write my own version of episode 6x14 where Adam and Hailey are what I've seen their chemistry be prior to season 6(as brother and sister) and Adam and Kim being together a swell as Hailey and Jay so I hope you guys enjoy it. - Sarra