Why Nicky Reagan’s Recast Bothers Blue Bloods Fans

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Why Nicky Reagan’s Recast Bothers Blue Bloods Fans

2024/03/06 Report

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A decade after its debut, one Blue Bloods season 1 casting choice still has many fans scratching their heads, and that's Sami Gayle's Nicky Reagan. Whether they've been there from the show's start or jumped on the bandwagon after a binge-watch, viewers can't quite get over the fact that Gayle didn't always play the daughter of Bridget Moynahan's assistant district attorney Erin Reagan.

While Gayle has played the smart and mature-beyond-her-years Nicky since the first season, she wasn't actually the face of the Reagan family's second Columbia University graduate in the show's pilot episode.

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Dan in Real Life and Law & Order actress Marlene Lawston originally played Nicky Reagan in her last recorded screen role. As Lawston and Gayle have little in common in terms of their look, it's hard for fans not to wonder when watching the pilot versus the rest of the series.

One Reddit user noted that while they weren't sure why the actress had been recast, the dramatic difference in their appearances was frustrating.

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"I don't know what happened, but could they really not find a closer lookalike actor?" u/Kell08 wrote.

In the years since the casting swap, CBS hasn't commented on why they made the change, and neither have any of the show's creative talent, leaving many fans to reach out to their local TV columnists with questions about what happened behind the scenes (via Fosters).

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