Chicago P.D. Season 10 Episode 1 Review: Let It Bleed

Chicago P.D. Season 10 Episode 1, “Let It Bleed,” is the perfect way to start off the season as it reminds us why we love the show so much. Chase scenes, fights amongst the team, and a Voight who refuses to be stopped roll the first episode out in all its One Chicago glory.

With the death of CI Anna on Chicago P.D. Season 9 Episode 23, “You and Me,” comes great repercussions that affect the entire Intelligence Unit. There is a lack of trust and guilt that will eat everyone alive unless it is dealt with.

For those who missed Chicago P.D. during the hiatus, “Let It Bleed” is perfect. Although the fear was that Voight may not be himself after such a terrible loss, the episode shows he continues to play the game by his own rules.

The episode itself begins with a flashback of Anna as Voight is driving, perfectly demonstrating that this loss and the past case will be very heavy on the minds of everyone. And yes, we discover, as Trudy says, that he has been doing his own private patrol.

As a very tough character, no one expects Voight to be vulnerable, but that is exactly was this case is showing. Losing Anna affected him in a way no other case had before, so now he is dealing with the repercussions.

But he isn’t the only one.

Jay and Hailey are dealing with it in their own way, which affects the unit itself. There always has been a weird dynamic between the three characters as Jay tries to stop Hailey from becoming like Voight. However, the dynamic gets crazier during “Let It Bleed.”

The Intelligence Unit has always been known for taking on difficult cases that no one else wants to deal with. However, “Let It Bleed” actually gives the team a small case they take on because Voight is obsessed with keeping Anna’s block drug-free.

What this case shows is how loyal the team remains to its Sergeant, even when they may not agree with what he’s doing or the way he is handling things. But it will also show not everyone is okay with following his flow.

Hailey seemed to always understand Voight and being one step away from crossing all the lines he has crossed in the past. On “Let It Bleed,” she seems to be struggling with his decisions because she feels guilty for Anna’s death, “how guilty we all are.”

This guilt is something everyone needs to get over or it will continue to affect their work. The premiere shows Hailey putting a CI and Torres at risk because she doesn’t trust Voight’s call.

In his Voight way, he faces Hailey and Jay to let them know things cannot keep going the way they are. Trust needs to come back to the team or “the three of us will not be working together anymore.” Can they get over their issues?

Is this how Chicago P.D. is foreshadowing Jay’s departure? Fans don’t know exactly when Jesse Lee Soffer will leave the show, but they know it will happen.

“Let It Bleed” gives us plenty of signs. Voight saying they cannot work together anymore is the most obvious one. But Torres is a second close.

Does this mean Jay gets to handpick his replacement? After all, he is the one who gets Torres involved in the case. Does he think he is worthy of the Intelligence Unit?

Stray Observations

• Voight being called a “lunatic cop” is proof that he has no intention of changing his ways.
• Although Jay has always been against Voight, he keeps showing he cares about what happens to his boss.
• Is Hailey’s constant fear for Jay going to affect her career?
• Voight bleeding at the end of the episode is another hint at how vulnerable he actually is.
• The new chief seems to be on the same page as Voight, giving him a “longer leash and more cash” to go after the cases that he wants as long as he stops focusing on Anna’s block.

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Chicago P.D. airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

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