Joe Hill (Will Hochman) has only been on "Blue Bloods" for a couple of years, and his presence has sent ripples through the Reagan family. As the son of the late Joseph Reagan, Hill is still brand new in the Reagan family, trying to get to know the great-grandfather, grandfather, aunt, uncles, and cousins that are all incredibly close with each other, but strangers to him.
The fact that he decided to be a police officer without knowing his family's history in the NYPD is also something he has to deal with, as he comes to realize the Reagan name changes the way his fellow detectives treat him. "Joe Hill is faced with a decision of 'does he go public with the fact that he is part of this family or is he forced to go public with the [truth] and what would that affect be on him," executive producer Kevin Wade recalled to Deadline in 2020.
Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck), especially, feels a duty to protect Joe, because he carries guilt about Joseph's death and also because he realizes how much of his first grandson's life he's missed out on.
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