There’s just one more Reagan family dinner left on the table.
After 14 seasons,Blue Bloodswill air its final episode Friday, Dec. 13.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it like to shoot this final episode ofBlue Bloods?
Donnie Wahlberg on ‘Blue Bloods’.Photographer Name/CBS via Getty
What should we expect from the series finale next week?
How do you anticipateBlue Bloodsfans feeling about the last episode?
They may be sitting down feeling conflicted by emotion, because it is the last episode.
Peter Hermann as Jack Boyle, Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan, Will Hocham as Joe Hill, and Andrew Terraciano as Sean Reagan on ‘Blue Bloods’.CBS
That was the case for us we were unable to hold it back anymore.
What was the energy on set as you shot that final dinner?
I remember showing up that morning and there were much, much more crew members watching than usual.
We’ll improvise some lines just to get a few laughs and such.
I think when we finished filming is what I’ll remember most.
The tissues are coming out and everyone’s going to start crying, and sure enough they did.
I remember Tom read a poem or, he didn’t read it.
He’d memorized the poem and recited it.
He’s known the poem for years, and he did that from time to time.
He would say a poem or he would quote some old famous saying or something.
He would always just drop these sage little things upon us at dinner from time to time.
The first day we ever shot was the dinner scene, right?
And yeah, I was gone.I started cryingand didn’t stop for a few hours.
And then it was my time to talk next, and that was really messy.
I could barely get a word out.
Do you remember what you said to the cast and crew?
“Thank you.”
Now, of course, it’s going to be tough.
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
Blue Bloodsconcludes with its series finale on Friday, Dec. 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
