Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Boston Blue Season 1, Episode 10!Things are about to change forever for the BPD.

In the Boston Blue mid-season premiere, Jonah Silver’s relationship with Danny Reagan’s [ Donnie Wahlberg] son, Sean [Mika Amonsen], is further cemented after Sean saves Jonah’s life from what could’ve been a terrible accident. In Friday’s jam-packed episode, an assailant pulls a gun on Jonah. Terrified, Jonah closes his eyes fearing he was shot, only to look behind him to see Sean with a smoking gun, and the gunman on the ground. In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Liam Crowley ahead of episode 10, Marcus Scribner, who plays Silver in the Blue Bloods spin-off, shares how their friendship evolved after that pivotal moment.

Marcus Scribner: Him and Sean have been close from day one. I think they both have gone through very similar life experiences — maybe Jonah with a little bit more of a silver spoon, in a way—no pun intended, with his last name being Silver. It’s for sure trauma bonding. When somebody saves your life, that’s my homie for life, come on! And it definitely is the shot heard ’round the world, ’cause Jonah’s heart stops for a second.

It was also a major moment for Scribner as an actor, who said he drew from his fellow cast mates to film the scary scene.

Marcus Scribner: As an actor, it’s just such an exciting moment to play, and I really like to ground myself in the moment. It’s kind of hard for me, as a person, to pull elements from my life. I kind of see things through the lens of the character, and my fellow actors — whatever they bring on the day— that’s really how I experienced the scene. I was just given so much by Sonequa [Martin-Green] and Donnie, and Mika, and that’s my boy, in real life. So just being in that situation, that life or death situation, and getting to see your homie over there, saving the day, is just the most goated experience that anyone can ever have.

The shooting marks an emotional moment for the show, after leaving viewers on an equally tense cliffhanger in the mid-season finale, which made it look as if Jonah killed Ronan Flaherty [Jack Murray], the man who went to prison for killing his father. Ronan is released on a technicality, and Danny jumps into action, but the drama continues for Jonah, who struggles between doing what’s right and what’s lawful.

As for what that means for him in the back half of the season, Scribner told ScreenRant that Jonah’s need to “prove himself,” will be a “big factor in everything he does moving forward.”

Marcus Scribner: He’s very hotheaded. He will very much jump into action if he thinks that something needs to be handled, whether he’s in the right or he’s in the wrong. If he thinks it’s the right way to do it, he’s going to do it. There’s relationships developing. There’s family conflict and dynamics. Obviously, he wants to prove himself, coming from such a family, he wants to prove that he is a good cop, and that he can do the right thing. He’s not just his name. So, I think proving himself is definitely going to be a big factor in everything he does moving forward.

Everything Else Scribner’s Said About Jonah’s Season 1 Story

ScreenRant: Jonah is in such a unique position. I feel like this is one of his first times confronting powerlessness as a cop, being in a situation where he’s kind of told to stand back, even though he’s clearly got a big fire behind him. He really wants to bring people to justice on this case. Can you talk to me about tapping into that side of Jonah’s mentality, what it’s like to confront powerlessness?

Marcus Scribner: I think it’s daunting, and it’s something that Jonah doesn’t deal with very well. He’s got a very strong sense of justice, or his version of justice, of what he thinks is right. And I think he’s generally a very chill guy. He’s very passionate about things. He goes about things procedurally, but he’s starting to get a bit of Danny Reagan in him, where he’s going off the beaten path to pursue what he thinks is right. And I mean, as an audience member, and even myself reading the script, I was like, “Go Jonah! Go do your thing.” But obviously, there are procedures to these things, and he’s not quite handling things in the right way. It’s very indicative of his character, and who he is. He’s somebody who’s going to ignore what he’s being told, if he doesn’t think it’s the right thing to do. He doesn’t even see this as powerlessness, because he’s like, “I’m just not going to do what you’re telling me to do.” And it might be entitlement, honestly, because he comes from Boston royalty, as far as being a part of the BPD, with his father being a judge and his mom being D.A. He doesn’t deal with powerlessness well, at all.

ScreenRant: You mentioned earlier the royal family aspect, like the Silver family. It has a huge legacy within the Boston justice system, not just the police department. What do you want Jonah’s role in the Silver family legacy to be?

Marcus Scribner: Throughout the show, it’s nice to get a boots on the ground look. That’s what I love so much about our characters: we’re out there tackling people, we’re handling petty crimes, but we’re also communicating with the community, and talking to people on the ground floor. We have a really exciting episode coming up in the latter half of the season, where that all comes to a head — some tension in the community. I think that’s the reason he became a cop: not to take down the big criminals and do all these things, but to genuinely help people, and to set a positive example for people. So I hope his legacy is doing things the right way. Obviously there’s some nepotism involved, he’s on the police force, his family’s been involved forever, but he truly has a good heart. His heart is in the right place, and he wants justice to be served. He wants people to be served. He wants our tax dollars to go to the right things, and I think that’s admirable. I feel like a lot of the rest of his family is very elevated, and he’s very with the people, and that’s what I love about his character.

ScreenRant: There’s a big elephant in the room, or an elephant now out of the room, because Mayor Laughlin’s in cuffs. Does Boston have a mayor right now? What’s going on?

Marcus Scribner: Boston is barbecue chicken in the Boston Blue universe. There’s going to be some contention, but May is D.A., and there’s a lot of climbing to be done, and there’s a lot that’s going to develop on that front. Maybe we’ll see a little bit of Superintendent Silver as well, filling some role. Who knows? There’s a lot of stuff to be excited for.

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Release Date

October 17, 2025

Directors

Alex Zakrzewski, Anthony Hemingway, Antonio Negret, Randall Zisk, Jackeline Tejada

Writers

Terri Kopp, Pam Veasey, Rebecca Perry Cutter, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier

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  Donnie Wahlberg

  Danny Reagan

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  Sonequa Martin-Green

  Lena Silver