Chicago P.D. Season 12 Episode 22 Review: Vows

Hopefully, after Chicago P.D. Season 12 Episode 22, “Vows,” we won’t have to hear Chapman say she knows Voight again. While the idea of Voight having a love interest is exciting, Chapman’s lack of true knowledge makes us wonder if she is the right woman for him.

Voight is still in love with Camille, making a relationship hard. However, Chapman’s constant judgment of the methods Voight decides to use makes it even harder.

What happened with Reid is exactly what viewers expected Voight to do because we have seen his behavior since the beginning of the show. As a matter of fact, this is still a tame version of him.

“You’re Worse Than Me”

Just like Voight, it hurts the viewers to watch the Intelligence Unit being torn apart. We have come to love this team and everything they represent, so it’s very difficult to watch it all come to pieces because of one terrible man.

Unlike Chapman, we don’t have to ask Voight why he is watching them do it. We understand he watches because that is his land, home, and family. He doesn’t want them to do more damage than they should. Platt also understands that, so she promises to keep watch when he has to leave.

Voight is angrier than we’ve seen him be all season because leaning on Chapman hasn’t helped. Doing things by the book and ignoring his instincts has led him to lose his unit, land one of them in jail, and jeopardize the career of one of his best detectives. That hurts him more than losing his own job.

He would rather hand in his badge and never work again if it means his team gets to keep their credentials. However, he knows Reid wouldn’t be good on his word and would always come after his team, so Voight isn’t giving in.

Reid sees this as if Voight were like him, but he is still wrong. Everyone who claims to know Voight outside of his team actually has no idea who he is or what he is capable of. And Reid only realizes that when it’s too late for him.

The beauty of the Chicago P.D. Season 12 finale is that it once again proves the Intelligence Unit belongs together, and they are all willing to do whatever it takes to keep the team as one.

Even though they are risking their career, they work underground to make sure they clear their names. Trudy joins the team as well, making sure she can provide the help she can and relying on all the officers she has helped throughout the years.

The resolution of Reid’s death and Voight’s explanation doesn’t surprise anyone on the team. They know what to expect from the sergeant because they have seen his actions time and time again. However, none of them says anything because they understand this is what needed to happen for Torres to stay out of prison, for Burgess to get her badge back, and the unit to stay together.

The only one who doesn’t seem to understand this is how Voight operates is Chapman. She seems to be blinded by her feelings and the idea she has in her head of who Voight is supposed to be. This doesn’t allow her to see that this is who he has always been.

Truthfully, a few seasons ago, Voight would have killed Reid himself and buried him in his burial ground. Instead, he orchestrated everything so that Otero’s son took matters into his own hands. Not exactly OG Voight behavior, but still what we expected to see happening.

Like he says, maybe there isn’t more for him, but this is what makes him Voight and what keeps the show going for so many seasons.

A Disappointing Wedding

It makes perfect sense that Kim wants to wait to get married until she feels like herself again. This relationship started because of their jobs, and Burgess not having her badge makes her feel lost.

It also makes sense that Ruzek understands what she is feeling and offers to postpone the wedding until everything is resolved and she feels like herself again.

However, what makes no sense is how short the wedding scene is. It doesn’t feel like the show celebrates its longest-running relationship. Instead of giving them their moment to shine and celebrate their love, those moments focus too much on how Chapman feels about Voight’s actions.

While we understand the finale needs to bring closure to Reid’s storyline, it should have dedicated enough time to celebrate the love between Burgess and Ruzek. They deserve better after everything they’ve been through.

A ceremony that doesn’t allow us to hear their vows or watch them kiss doesn’t feel like the proper wedding. Nevertheless, we’re happy to know these two have finally gotten to their happy ending, and it’ll be great to see what the next season brings their way.

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

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