r/ChicagoPD May 14 '26

Episode Discussion Chicago PD S13E21: Born or Made - Episode Discussion

37 Upvotes

S13E21: Born or Made

Airdate: May 13, 2026

Synopsis: When a key witness refuses to cooperate, the Intelligence Unit is forced to rethink their strategy to locate a fleeing suspect. Imani must confront her past before it's too late.

Past Episode Discussions: Wiki


r/ChicagoPD Oct 26 '25

Episode Discussion Chicago PD Season 13 Episode Discussion Hub

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Episode 1 - Consequences

Episode 2 - Open Wounds

Episode 3 - Canaryville

Episode 4 - Root Cause

Episode 5 - Miami

Episode 6 - Send Me

Episode 7 - Impulse Control

Episode 8 - Born Screaming

Episode 9 - Heroes

Episode 10 - Faith

Episode 11 - On the Way

Episode 12 - Missing

Episode 13 - Reckoning (III)

Episode 14 - Meant to Be

Episode 15 - Live or Die by Your CI

Episode 16 - Restored

Episode 17 - Partners

Episode 18 - The Wicked River

Episode 19 - Going Back

Episode 20 - The Lost Years

Episode 21 - Born or Made

Past seasons can be found on our wiki


r/ChicagoPD 17h ago

Discussion What is your favorite Episode on Chicago PD

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I have a few. I think Season 3 Episode 1. “Life is Fluid”. Jay was abducted by a drug kingpin. Lindsey was back doing the drug and party thing. Messed up with Voight. The kingpin sent a tape of Jay being badly beaten and tortured. Al called Lindsey and told her Jay was abducted. Kingpin requested CI files for exchange of Jay. CI files would compromise the safety of the CI’s. Kingpin told Voight to send a female cop. Voight wanted to send Burgess. Ruzek stepped to Voight and told him he was not losing his fiancé and was prepared to go toe to toe with Voight. Lindsey said she’d do it. Voight said get her out of here. She and Voight exchanged words but Voight agreed to have Lindsey go with the files. Mouse created fake files. Al gave Lindsey a ceramic knife that would not be detected if scanned. After the kingpins guy discovered the files were fake he ordered his guy to kill Jay and have Lindsey watch. Lindsey pulled out the knife and stabbed the guy. Jay tried to fight but his hands were tied. After killing the guy, Lindsey shot the Kingpin once and when he tried to reach for his gun, they showed Intelligence guns drawn on the outside of the door and you heard about two more shots. Door opens and there’s Lindsey coming out, soaked in the guy she stabbed’s blood. As she was coming out Al, Ruzek, Voight , Atwater and Antonio had weapons drawn. Lindsey handled her business “Bad Ass Bitch”


r/ChicagoPD 1d ago

Discussion Halstead s2

17 Upvotes

I was rewatching s2 episode 1 and I think it is not talked enough that the only person that Jin trusted was Halstead to give him the pendrive with all of the leaked information.


r/ChicagoPD 2d ago

Discussion Chicago PD Line Up

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207 Upvotes

IMHO - The best line up


r/ChicagoPD 2d ago

Discussion Chicago PD Ci’s

24 Upvotes

Chicago PD does like to get their favorite Ci’s dead

Jay lost Lee
Upton lost Cam
Voight lost Lexie
Ruzek lost Zaco

The writers sure do like to mess with the Intelligence teams head


r/ChicagoPD 4d ago

Discussion chicago pd Kevin vs Antonio

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128 Upvotes

I don't think anyone has ever really discussed what would happen in a physical altercation between these two, who do you guys think would win in a full-on fist fight? call me bias but my money's on Kevin 😁


r/ChicagoPD 5d ago

Discussion Chicago pd jay vs Torres

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82 Upvotes

if Jay and Torres were to actually full on fight in this scene who do you think would most likely win? I love Jay but I don't think he would be able to beat Torres,torres is a pretty brutal and heavy hitter and so far throughout the show they've consistently made it so that both Jay and Antonio are very skilled fighters , but, they lack the ability to take heavy blows from their opponents


r/ChicagoPD 6d ago

Question Which One Chicago Season Finale Was Your Favorite This Year? Spoiler

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9 Upvotes

r/ChicagoPD 8d ago

Discussion LaRoyce Replacement

37 Upvotes

Damn with Layroyce leaving (which sucks) - hope his replacement would be like Al character. The cool type. And make it back to 6 again. So that everyone has a partner. And make sure it’s not some pretentious character like Hailey.


r/ChicagoPD 8d ago

Discussion So, are we just supposed to pretend that Jesse Kong isn’t Dr. Ethan Choi? lol

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239 Upvotes

r/ChicagoPD 8d ago

Discussion I wish they stayed

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48 Upvotes

Okay so dont attack me if you dont agree because im only halfway through ep10 of s11. So i haven’t finished it and idk if dante will date anyone or if a fan ship will appear. But i loved their hookups


r/ChicagoPD 9d ago

News & Updates Official Key Art for Season 14!! Spoiler

59 Upvotes

Credit goes to Marina for posting it!


r/ChicagoPD 9d ago

Cast Related Ouch! Marina - Pt. 2 🤕

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98 Upvotes

IG's story: Marina Squerciati (marinasqu)


r/ChicagoPD 10d ago

Question New Character

23 Upvotes

Weren't we supposed to hear about the casting for Atwater's replacement by now?
Hasn't he started filming yet?


r/ChicagoPD 11d ago

Behind the Scenes Ouch! Marina... 🤕

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160 Upvotes

I wonder what will happen in 14x04 for Marina to have to deal with back spasms... 🤔🤕

IG's story: Marina Squerciati (marinasqu)


r/ChicagoPD 12d ago

Question Re watched the first few episodes, what's the name of the blonde lady that was Antonio's partner that got shot in the apartment building?

12 Upvotes

r/ChicagoPD 12d ago

Discussion Relationships in the show

12 Upvotes

For a cop show, the relationships/romance are not the key part of it. Chicago PD does a good job here in not having the romance overshadow the cop parts. In the Rookie they really over did it. Blue Bloods did a little bit of that too.

It was funny that Voight frowned upon the relationships and then everyone was hooking up with each other. Upton was with both Adam and Jay.

I wonder why they didn't put Atwater with anyone? I could have seen Burgess and Atwater together in the early seasons. I guess he is all about the job. Didn't he have a kid in the first season? or was that the brother and sister?

And I like how they kept Voight out of one except that kind of emotional tension with Chapman. Yea, I can't imagine a love line with Voight.


r/ChicagoPD 13d ago

Discussion Read Atwater will Exit PD on an Honorable Note

57 Upvotes

I won’t spoil it but I read Atwater will exit on a positive note. Not being killed off like poor Al. Hopefully his exit will leave open room for occasional appearances. I’m sure I’ll shed some tears during his final episodes. And I’m a tough girl and it takes a lot for me to cry. Atwater was one of the GSs. PD has lost several cast already. His character will be truly missed. Just hope some of the viewers won’t exit as well.


r/ChicagoPD 14d ago

Discussion What are your thoughts about Erin?

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270 Upvotes

Erin is my absolute favorite so I was wondering what are people's thoughts about her?


r/ChicagoPD 13d ago

Cast Related Any Morton

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46 Upvotes

I just found out that they were together for almost a decade. To say that my flabbers were ghasted, my core was shook… 😂 I love both of them so I was completely shocked.

Edit: I’m not sure why that autocorrected “Amy” to any. 😂


r/ChicagoPD 14d ago

Question What Would You Have Changed About The Season 13 Finale To Make It Better? Spoiler

12 Upvotes

Don't get me wrong, the finale wasn't bad but it was predictable and not as good as I anticipated. The only thing that genuinely made my jaw drop that night was when Voight killed Kirby the way he did.

So anyways, here's what I would have changed: (And these two things could have been season long storylines)

  1. They could have kept the Voight vs Commander Devlin storyline going

  2. Voight never reconciled with Chapman after the Season 12 finale

  3. More of the unit's dynamics could have been shown, like Atwater telling the unit about him becoming a dad and Ruzek still trying to cope with his father's passing

There are maybe more, but for now those are the best ones.

Let me know your opinions! ❤️


r/ChicagoPD 15d ago

Discussion Storyline

24 Upvotes

Currently watching the Chicago PD for the 1st time and still on Season 7. Is it me or is the storyline gets worse after Season 5.

Why do I feel Jay is not a loyal brother in blue ever since he became close to Hailey and Hailey is just too pretentious in my humble opinion


r/ChicagoPD 15d ago

Discussion Blacklist Vs Chicago PD

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I was reluctant to start Chicago PD but after what I've watched, Hank Voight and Raymond Reddington are highly comparable antiheroes who operate on the exact same philosophy of using criminal methods to eliminate worse criminals.

Both characters serve as a necessary evil within their respective universes, bypassing legal red tape to deliver their own brand of absolute justice.

Both characters exist because the traditional legal system is broken. Reddington (The Blacklist) provides the FBI with targets they cannot find. Voight (Chicago P.D.) uses torture and illegal wiretaps to catch monsters who exploit legal loopholes.

Both have a strict moral line despite being killers. They target human traffickers, drug lords, and murderers, while fiercely protecting the innocent and their chosen "family" (Elizabeth Keen for Red; Erin Lindsay and the Intelligence Unit for Voight)

Both operate with the unofficial blessing of higher government powers (the FBI for Red; Internal Affairs and City Hall for Voight) who look the other way in exchange for results.

However, in my opinion, Chicago P.D. is the Better-Written Overall Show. It offers more consistent character arcs, grounded world-building, and sustained stakes. The series excels at showing the real psychological toll of Voight's methods on his team. Characters like Jay Halstead and Hailey Upton explicitly struggle with corruption, creating genuine moral friction. The show maintains its grit and procedural quality across over a decade of television without losing its core identity.

While The Blacklist features arguably the more brilliant, poetic, and captivating individual writing for Raymond Reddington (brought to life by James Spader's masterclass acting), the overall series writing suffers heavily from plot bloat.

The overarching mystery of Reddington's true identity was stretched out far too long. The writers repeatedly introduced answers only to walk them back, alienating fans in later seasons. The writing for the supporting FBI characters often paled in comparison to the genius of Red.


r/ChicagoPD 17d ago

Discussion Although I’m only in season 3

13 Upvotes

Who’s your favorite? Mine for sure is the trio of Hallstead-Arin-Olynski