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Heck Yeah! Chicago PD Is Finally Doing The Voight Storyline That I Have Long Been Waiting For

   

Chicago P.D. is finally giving Voight the story he deserves after hinting at it throughout this last season. Chicago P.D. season 12 started strong by focusing on Voight in the aftermath of the season 11 finale, which saw Voight getting kidnapped by serial killer Frank Matson. This experience pushed Voight into his work even further, highlighting his motivation and passion for justice, something that is finally coming up again after the Chicago P.D. midseason break.

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Since the beginning of Chicago P.D. season 12, the show has teased the moral compass of Charlie Reid, the new deputy chief of the Chicago Police Department. As Chicago P.D. is one of several shows in the One Chicago franchise, having suspicious characters is not new to the series. However, having suspicious colleagues is less common, and recent episodes have cemented the belief that Reid is dirty, something that Voight has found out too. With no Chicago P.D. season 13 announcement yet, Voight will have to solve his Reid problem soon, and I am excited to watch him do it.

Voight & Reid's Complicated Situation In Chicago PD Explained

The Pair Started Off As Adversaries From The Start

 

Reid first appears in Chicago P.D. season 12, episode 1, "Ten Ninety-Nine," and has appeared on and off since then. Despite his major role in the series, Reid starts as a side character before his storyline starts to slowly ramp up as the new Chicago P.D. season 12 villain. When he first appears in the premiere, the timing of his arrival is suspicious. He introduces himself to Voight and his team at a crime scene. However, his arrival is too quick, and his introduction is too friendly. Voight feels like something is off about Reid.

Reid's introduction also follows an intense mental breakdown for Voight. Following his abduction by Matson and his hallucination of Al revealing that it is not Voight's time to die yet, Voight has been using work as a way to ignore his overwhelming stress. With Voight's mental health in the balance, he knows he is close to crossing a line, and Reid's introduction is just what Voight does not need. That and the fact that Voight literally has blood on his hands when he meets Reid is a clever foreshadowing of their relationship

Later, as Reid becomes a larger character, he somehow learns about Torres' relationship with his CI and the fact that Voight and his team covered for him. Rather than punish Voight's intelligence unit for crossing boundaries, Reid uses this information as blackmail. Now that he has Voight under his control, he can call in any favors he wants. While Reid's corruption is for the self-proclaimed greater good, he is a strong adversary to Voight, and that is enough for Voight to want to take him down.

 

Chicago PD Has Forgotten Voight's Ability To Play Politics

Voight Knows When To Wait

Jason Beghe as Voight in Chicago PD standing outside and wearing a scarf

Voight does not back down from a fight, but he also does not show his cards too soon. Before the current Voight and Reid storyline, Chicago P.D. had forgotten Voight's ability to wait for the right moment. They have started to show this with Voight's collaboration with Chapman, but season 12 has yet to flesh out Voight's brilliance, and that is a good thing.

Voight's fight with Reid is a slow-burn storyline, and it is probably the best way the show can emphasize the stakes of the fight. With other Chicago P.D. villains, Voight has been known to go for the throat, but he can not do that this time. He needs to be slow and calculated, and the anticipation for the moment he and Reid finally have a stand down is almost too much.

 

Voight Gets A Credible Foe In Chicago PD That Actually Has Stakes

Reid Isn't A Regular Villain

 

The thing about Reid is that he is not like one of Voight's usual adversaries, like gang leaders or mob bosses. Instead, Reid is Voight's boss. He is also not entirely evil. He is most definitely corrupt, but so are most officers in the Chicago P.D. universe. However, Reid made a mistake. He thought he could use Voight as a means to achieve his plans, and he does not mind hurting a few innocent people while he is at it, as long as it measures out in the end.

Reid's status also means that he is above Voight. As scary as this may seem for the intelligence unit, Voight's best Chicago P.D. stories actually happen when he has to punch up. These stories show his skills off the best. Voight plays smart and knows how to handle himself. Reid and Voight's storyline might just be Voight's best one yet because it is also Voight's most complex one.

Voight's fight with Reid is also different from his usual fights because of how similar the two characters are. Even Reid noticed this, as in Chicago P.D. season 12, episode 15, Reid tells Voight, "You and me? We are exactly the same." Both characters are smart, meticulous, and careful, and they care about their city. They have different ways of showing it, but in the end, both Voight and Reid think their way is the right way. That is part of what makes Voight's stand-off with Reid so difficult. Voight is practically fighting a version of himself.

 

How Voight Can Take Down Reid In Chicago PD

Fortunately, Time Is On Voight's Side

Reid talking to Voight on a sidewalk in Chicago PD Season 12

In Chicago Fire season 12, episode 15, Voight goes to Chapman for help. He reveals that Reid has dirt on him, but that Voight wants to take him down, as his corruption has no place in Chicago. Voight and Chapman's alliance might be one of the best ways that Voight can bring down Reid. As Chapman holds power as an Assistant State's Attorney, the two can work together to find weaknesses in Reid's network. The two of them also care about protecting their city from harm, and they know they can trust each other.

Voight is practically fighting a version of himself.

Voight also has time on his side. As long as Reid has favors to call in, he will keep Voight under his control. He does not want to risk losing the power he has on Voight by firing him and having to find dirt on his replacement. As a result, Voight is relatively safe for the time being. Reid does not believe he will be caught anytime soon, so Voight has time to plan his scheme carefully in Chicago P.D.

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