The premiere of Boston Blue, the highly anticipated spinoff of the long-running family and police drama Blue Bloods, wasted no time delivering an emotional bombshell. In its opening moments, the new series confirmed the answer to a question fans have debated for years: the beloved “will-they-won’t-they” tension between Detective Danny Reagan and his longtime partner Detective Maria Baez has officially become “they will.

In a moment that caught viewers completely by surprise, Marisa Ramirez—who portrayed Baez for 11 seasons on Blue Bloods—made a brief but powerful appearance in the Boston Blue pilot. Though short, the scene carried enormous weight, unmistakably establishing her character’s romantic relationship with Donnie Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan as he embarks on a new chapter in Boston.
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