SPOILER ALERT: The following will reveal main plot factors from the Season 11 finale titled “More.”
Tracy Spiridakos mentioned goodbye to NBC‘s Chicago P.D. in the Season 11 finale in the most dramatic way possible. Let’s tip our hats to showrunner Gwen Sigan who is aware of tips on how to torture us—and likewise apparently Voight (Jason Beghe)—to guard the bittersweet sendoff Hailey Upton deserves.
“I feel really good about it,” Spiridakos tells Deadline about Upton’s conclusion. “Gwen told me her idea to send Haley off and I was excited about it. I love that it’s just so different from what we’ve seen her go through in the past; it’s this really happy send-off for her and I absolutely love it.”
Sigan reveals she by no means had plans to kill off Upton, although they went to nice lengths to make it seem they have been. She mentioned she and the writers “went through all the options and weighing what would be the best story.” In the top, all of them determined to push ahead Upton’s “growth and transformation,” “especially because of what we’ve put her through 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 like her character, she finally discovered herself at a crossroads.
“Yeah, that was essentially it. I love this group of people, everybody from cast and crew, producers, everybody. This was a really hard decision to make. I’ve been on the show for 7 1/2 years. So I was just curious about what else was out there and just wanted to switch it up and that was kind of it but it was hard. It was very bittersweet and emotional.”
Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton
In the ultimate beats of the episode, viewers study that Upton has determined to look into what the FBI has to supply. Realizing Wolf Entertainment has that realm coated, she addresses whether or not or not she may very well be becoming a member of one of many FBI franchises.
“No, I mean, not that I know,” she mentioned with fun.
In some of the stunning moments of the episode, Voight is stabbed intensely by the serial killer he’s been monitoring and it virtually appears like he may very well be near dying. At that second whereas toeing the road between life and dying, he sees his good buddy and former companion 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 long time coming,” Sigan says of Olinsky’s return. “Jason Beghe gets all the credit for this one. He’s had this idea for a while, really wanting to bring Elias back in some way. And we finally had this perfect opportunity to do it, where he’s in this vulnerable state and he’s also not all there. So he’s able to see his friend come back at the perfect time to wake him up again and get him to fight some more and realize that he wasn’t done yet. It was really special. We were so excited that it was able to happen and so grateful that Elias was willing to come back and do it for us.”
Tracy Sprirdakos as Hailey Upton
Although 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 told me where things would go, I really loved this idea of Hayley figuring out what she wants to do now and going in a completely different direction,” she mentioned. “It’s new and different than what she’s done before. Of course, I love Halstead and that would have been cool too, so don’t get me wrong. I think also a lot of people were kind of thinking and hoping to see Halstead as well, so they will hopefully find this ending unexpected. I hope they like that she gets a happy ending for herself. She gets to find herself and make this decision of what’s best 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 the majority of our favorites by no means keep gone too lengthy.
“I would love to reappear, that would be amazing. I love this whole group of people. I think as far as a parting message, I would just say thank you to the fans. Thank you to the Chi-hards for welcoming me into this lovely group of people. I loved running into people in Chicago who stop and say hi and say how much they love my character and love the work that we’ve done on the show. I’m grateful to all of you,” she concluded.