Boston Blue found a way to reunite Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez on screen again as Danny and Baez’s romance heats up — but they weren’t the only couple who felt love in the air.
During the Friday, October 31, episode of the Blue Bloods spinoff, Danny (Wahlberg) took a selfie in Boston that he sent to Baez (Ramirez) while suggesting their next date. Blue Bloods fans then got a fun Easter egg when Danny’s partner, Lena (Sonequa Martin-Green), picked up a photo frame on his desk that showed him with Baez and sister Erin (Bridget Moynahan).
But Danny wasn’t the only one thinking about love after Lena crossed paths with former partner Detective Brian Rodgers (Ryan Broussard). Lena acknowledged she had feelings for Brian, who clearly felt the same way. Brian tried to talk to Lena about going on a date now that they weren’t working together, but she blew him off until Danny offered her some advice.
“I did refuse to date my partner even though there were obviously feelings there. After my wife died, I was afraid to get hurt again and I didn’t want to regret it,” Danny told Lena. “A very wise man gave me some very sage advice. And I don’t regret it.”
Lena listened to Danny, who watched her find love before his girlfriend arrived at the office to take him on a date. Baez asked Danny about Lena’s love life, and they were all smiles as they headed out on the town.
The cameo left the door open for more appearances from Ramirez, 48, considering Baez still has to meet Lena. But Blue Bloods fans were in for a fun treat with the show referencing Danny’s past love life in New York City, which was featured on CBS’ Blue Bloods.
When the audience last saw Danny in the 2024 series finale, he received some advice from his grandfather Henry (Len Cariou), specifically about his feelings for Baez.
“I always told you not to bring the job home,” Henry told Danny in the 2024 series finale, adding that the “problem now is you have no one not to bring it home to.” Henry told Danny to promise he’d “find that someone” after his case.
Danny was then seen asking Baez out on a date, saying, “You wanna get a pizza?”
Boston Blue, which premiered earlier this month, began with Danny visiting Boston after his son ended up in a coma. Before Danny officially moved to Massachusetts, a scene showing his life in New York featured a cameo from Ramirez.
“You should always worry about long-distance,” Ramirez exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of her Boston Blue cameo, referring to Baez and Danny’s future. “You never know what’s gonna happen. Always worry.”
Ramirez teased that Baez and daughter Elena “could move to Boston, no problem” if there was interest.
“To me, it’s not that fun to watch such a happy couple. It’s fun when there’s ups and downs and arguments and kind of getting back together,” she explained. “It’s more fun to watch kind of turmoil in relationships, because it makes it that much sweeter when it works out and they get together.”
According to Ramirez, fans can expect “a little bit of push and pull and back and forth until something does happen” to make them find a better solution.
“I would hope she’s gonna be in more than just one scene out of this whole season, right?” she teased. “I just think that you’re honestly just gonna have to watch. But still be worried about the long-distance thing working out or not working out.”
Boston Blue airs on CBS Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.
