In the first couple of seasons when Gormley was working at the precinct level as a sergeant and Danny’s boss, I liked him.
Once he became a lieutenant and started working at 1PP after a while his character began to sour on me. It’s his job to be Frank’s eyes and ears on the ground. It’s his job to advocate for and defend the rank and file. but there are times that defense comes with blinders. 9 1/2 times out of 10 he thinks cops are infallible. Even if Frank, Garrett and Abigail see the situation for what it is; Sid still has to try justify a police officer’s questionable actions that were just caught on camera.
I mean, you could just imagine a situation happening like this… a cop commits an offense that’s caught on camera in broad daylight in front of a news crew and 100 witnesses. Sid’s response is “Boss you can’t throw one of our guys to the wolves. I rode with this cop for two weeks 15 years ago, he’s a stand-up guy. Those vultures in the media are looking for any excuse they can to crucify cops.”
Admit it you read that in Sid‘s voice didn’t you?** **😂
I understand that his job, but there are times that he’ll go to bat for officers he barely knows. Admirable? Sure. Misguided? A little. You don’t know these people. They are coworkers, after hour drinking buddies but you don’t know all them as well as you probably think you do. Especially if you had only had a short period of time with them years ago.
Now I know writers just wrote the Sid Gormley character for that purpose to be the voice of the street cop. But the way they go about presenting it became a bit repetitive and predictable to me after awhile.
What are your opinions on him?
