Chicago P.D.
Warning ! SPOILERS for season 10 ofChicago PD !
While it might seem that Hailey Upton ’s ( Tracy Spiridakos ) mid - season 10 finale move inChicago PDis uncharacteristic , it could be very in - fictional character for her flight this time of year . This is especially true deal that people and characters sometimes carry differently than they ordinarily do when pushed to the brink . These moments make for the most compelling drama . As such , it ’s deserving psychoanalyze Upton ’s decisions during one of her toughest season to understand her evolution going onwards .
Season 10 ofChicago PDhas levied some impenetrable losses on Intelligence , none more so than for Upton . The departure of her married man , Jay Halstead ( Jesse Lee Soffer ) , strained Upton ’s personal life history , but there was no solace in her professional arena either . Instead , Upton created job for herself and Intelligence , adjudicate to bring down Sean O’Neal ( Jefferson White ) , expire so far as to use herself as bait and go after him when it was n’t dependable to do so , all of which culminated in Upton ’s desire to let Sean give out after she and Hank Voight ( Jason Beghe ) incur him shot by his beginner .
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Hailey Upton Does Things Her Own Way
While some might call Upton ’s dusty - full-blood willingness to let Sean give way during the mid - season 10 close ofChicago PDout of theatrical role , her decision is in keeping with some of her wildcard propensity from previous season . Although Upton generally follows the rules and does things by the book , she ’s still been proven to " do thing her own way , " as Voight put it in season 8 of the show . This is particularly true when she becomes in person put in a case , such as whenUpton became a hypocrite in time of year 9when she leak that Darius Walker ( Michael Beach ) worked with the constabulary or when she institute drugs on kingpin Gael Rodriguez ( David Hernandez ) .
With such a track record onChicago PD , Upton ’s willingness to let Sean croak seems more in character than not . However , she ’s never bent the rules so far as to put on the line someone ’s life . But this escalation , too , can be explained by her obsession with the traffic case , as her grief at lose Halstead and her determination to figure out the serious case likely exacerbated her wildcard tendencies .
She Wanted To Get The Guy At Any Cost
With Upton already stretched thin , both professionally and personally , it makes sense that the Intelligence officer could be projecting her own desire onto Sean , increasing her need to book him . This could be interrelate to how Upton ca n’t makeHalstead yield toChicago PD , but she can exert some control on whether she bring in Sean , lead to her parkway to book him no matter the price . This private road to bring Sean in evolved throughout the season to become not just bringing him to justice but stopping him from doing any more hurt . This goal is much broader and more suited to Upton ’s tendency to do thing her own way inChicago PD , as stopping Sean from harming anyone could easily stretch out to let him die out .
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