After a controversial season premiere, Chicago PD returns to familiar territory in Season 11’s second episode — but it might be too familiar for longtime fans of the NBC procedural. Season 11, Episode 2, “Retread” gives the update on Adam Ruzek that fans were wanting, yet the Ruzek story takes his character down a path he’s walked before. It also doesn’t offer any more of an idea as to where the Intelligence Unit itself will be headed in a strike-shortened season.Ruzek ended Season 10 having been shot and fighting to survive. Thus, some One Chicago fans were surprised when the Season 11 opener “Unpacking” only offered a brief scene of his preparing to get back on the job, and instead focused on Hailey Upton’s ongoing internal struggle. The choice made sense logistically given that actor Tracy Spiridakos is leaving Chicago PD this season and because the entire One Chicago franchise incorporated a six-month time jump, but creatively it felt disjointed to not give more screen time to the character who’d been involved in the cliffhanger. “Retread” makes that up to Ruzek fans, but it has its own challenges to overcome.The idea of the episode is established fairly quickly: Ruzek is frustrated by not being cleared for duty, struggling to take a written exam and getting snide commentary from the officer administering it. He feels lost without the job, unable to find any meaning at home, especially when his girlfriend is still out in the line of duty and coming home to tell fun work stories to Makayla at the dinner table. This is a common crime drama trope — because it’s perfectly understandable. Many people’s identities are tied to their careers, but Ruzek’s even moreso given that his father, the woman he loves and so many of his closest friends are all cops. His restlessness leads him to make a reckless decision, but it also gives him a case that can scratch that itch. And over the course of the hour, Ruzek goes back and forth between trying to stay out of trouble and wanting to be in the fight… until, of course, he’s the only one who can save the day.
After a controversial season premiere, Chicago PD returns to familiar territory in Season 11’s second episode — but it might be too familiar for longtime fans of the NBC procedural. Season 11, Episode 2, “Retread” gives the update on Adam Ruzek that fans were wanting, yet the Ruzek story takes his character down a path he’s walked before. It also doesn’t offer any more of an idea as to where the Intelligence Unit itself will be headed in a strike-shortened season.
Ruzek ended Season 10 having been shot and fighting to survive. Thus, some One Chicago fans were surprised when the Season 11 opener “Unpacking” only offered a brief scene of his preparing to get back on the job, and instead focused on Hailey Upton’s ongoing internal struggle. The choice made sense logistically given that actor Tracy Spiridakos is leaving Chicago PD this season and because the entire One Chicago franchise incorporated a six-month time jump, but creatively it felt disjointed to not give more screen time to the character who’d been involved in the cliffhanger. “Retread” makes that up to Ruzek fans, but it has its own challenges to overcome.
The idea of the episode is established fairly quickly: Ruzek is frustrated by not being cleared for duty, struggling to take a written exam and getting snide commentary from the officer administering it. He feels lost without the job, unable to find any meaning at home, especially when his girlfriend is still out in the line of duty and coming home to tell fun work stories to Makayla at the dinner table. This is a common crime drama trope — because it’s perfectly understandable. Many people’s identities are tied to their careers, but Ruzek’s even moreso given that his father, the woman he loves and so many of his closest friends are all cops. His restlessness leads him to make a reckless decision, but it also gives him a case that can scratch that itch. And over the course of the hour, Ruzek goes back and forth between trying to stay out of trouble and wanting to be in the fight… until, of course, he’s the only one who can save the day.
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