3 Ways For Chicago PD to Fix That Dumpster Fire of Season 10
Chicago PD had great ratings over the course of many years until recently. Everyone admits that season 10 is failing, but there are still a few foolproof ways to save it.
Since its launch back in 2014, Chicago PD's been doing well.
The show quickly amassed a loyal fanbase, it was consistent, and it was a reliable source of rating points for NBC — which means, it also made handsome money for the company.
With season 10, however, everything changed. Even the most loyal fans grudgingly agree that Chicago PD is seeing its worst days ever.
The ratings reflect this, too, so if the show doesn't mend and revive itself fast enough, the renewal negotiations will be really tough.
Luckily, the flaws the series currently has are really obvious, and there are three simple ways to fix Chicago PD and make it great again.
Let's see, shall we?
Bringing back the patrol officers
One of the best things about the earlier Chicago PD was its duality plot-wise. We had Platt's Patrol Officers and Voight's Intelligence Unit who took care of different kinds of crimes while uniting from time to time.
This allowed for a more diverse representation of the police work and was absolutely positive for the storylines.
Later, the Patrol Officers' side was removed completely, and Chicago PD lost an entire dimension we loved the show for. We think it's time to bring it back.
Introducing a new big villain
Back in the day, Chicago PD's protagonists were dealing with bigger fish than just drug dealers and gangs. The show had actual villains like corrupt politicians, scary social players, etc.
Apart from providing interesting storylines, this approach added depth to the series and showed that crime is rooted in corruption.
These days, Voight and his team are only dealing with lowly criminals, and it takes away another huge chunk of the show. Chicago PD needs an actual antagonist!
Changing the current focus
Season 10 is seriously lacking in the plot department. It's focused too much on character-based episodes and recycles the older cases to the point of repetitiveness.
This can't do, and other, even more long-airing shows like Law & Order managed to avoid this mistake. We barely see the team work together on a case — and anyone working on a new and compelling case, in general.
Having far fewer character-based episodes, providing new case plots, and showing the Voight's unit actual teamwork would totally do wonders for Chicago PD; after all, these are the things that made the audience fall in love with it back in 2014.