SPOILER ALERT: The next will reveal main plot factors from the Season 11 finale titled “Extra.”
Tracy Spiridakos stated goodbye to NBC‘s Chicago P.D. within the Season 11 finale in essentially the most dramatic means potential. Let’s tip our hats to showrunner Gwen Sigan who is aware of the best way to torture us—and likewise apparently Voight (Jason Beghe)—to guard the bittersweet sendoff Hailey Upton deserves.
“I really feel actually good about it,” Spiridakos tells Deadline about Upton’s conclusion. “Gwen advised me her concept to ship Haley off and I used to be enthusiastic about it. I like that it’s simply so totally different from what we’ve seen her undergo up to now; it’s this actually completely satisfied send-off for her and I completely find it irresistible.”
Sigan reveals she by no means had plans to kill off Upton, though they went to nice lengths to make it seem they had been. She stated she and the writers “went by all of the choices and weighing what can be the perfect story.” Ultimately, all of them determined to push ahead Upton’s “progress and transformation,” “particularly due to what we’ve put her by for some years.”
Spiridakos joined the sequence throughout its fourth season in a recurring function earlier than being bumped as much as a sequence common from seasons 5-11. Upon reflection, she admits that very similar to her character, she ultimately discovered herself at a crossroads.
“Yeah, that was basically it. I like this group of individuals, everyone from forged and crew, producers, everyone. This was a extremely onerous choice to make. I’ve been on the present for 7 1/2 years. So I used to be simply interested in what else was on the market and simply wished to change it up and that was type of it nevertheless it was onerous. It was very bittersweet and emotional.”
Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton
Within the ultimate beats of the episode, viewers study that Upton has determined to look into what the FBI has to supply. Realizing Wolf Leisure has that realm coated, she addresses whether or not or not she could possibly be becoming a member of one of many FBI franchises.
“No, I imply, not that I do know,” she stated with amusing.
In one of the vital stunning moments of the episode, Voight is stabbed intensely by the serial killer he’s been monitoring and it virtually seems like he could possibly be near dying. At that second whereas toeing the road between life and dying, he sees his good buddy and former associate Alvin Olinsky (Elias Koteas) and the 2 have a dialog. Olinsky died within the Season 5 finale after he was knifed to dying in jail by an inmate.
“It’s been a very long time coming,” Sigan says of Olinsky’s return. “Jason Beghe will get all of the credit score for this one. He’s had this concept for some time, actually desirous to convey Elias again indirectly. And we lastly had this good alternative to do it, the place he’s on this weak state and he’s additionally not all there. So he’s in a position to see his buddy come again on the good time to wake him up once more and get him to combat some extra and understand that he wasn’t performed but. It was actually particular. We had been so excited that it was in a position to occur and so grateful that Elias was keen to return again and do it for us.”
Tracy Sprirdakos as Hailey Upton
Though many hoped Halstead (Jesse Lee Sopher) would swoop in and Upstead would dwell fortunately ever after, it was necessary to Spiridakos that Upton select herself.
“When Gwen advised me the place issues would go, I actually liked this concept of Hayley determining what she desires to do now and getting in a totally totally different route,” she stated. “It’s new and totally different than what she’s performed earlier than. In fact, I like Halstead and that will have been cool too, so don’t get me unsuitable. I feel additionally lots of people had been type of pondering and hoping to see Halstead as effectively, so they are going to hopefully discover this ending sudden. I hope they like that she will get a cheerful ending for herself. She will get to seek out herself and make this choice of what’s greatest for her.”
Spiridakos is strolling away on her phrases with happiness in her coronary heart. And as any OneChicago fan is aware of, is that almost all of our favorites by no means keep gone too lengthy.
“I’d like to reappear, that will be wonderful. I like this complete group of individuals. I feel so far as a parting message, I’d simply say thanks to the followers. Thanks to the Chi-hards for welcoming me into this beautiful group of individuals. I liked working into folks in Chicago who cease and say hello and say how a lot they love my character and love the work that we’ve performed on the present. I’m grateful to all of you,” she concluded.