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The world of One Chicago on NBC usually ends the spring TV season on life-or-death cliffhangers, however the finales within the 2025 TV schedule had been quick on imminent disasters (until Hannah’s difficult state of affairs on Chicago Med counts). Chicago P.D. ended Season 12 on the long-awaited marriage ceremony of Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek, and I for one breathed a sigh of aid that they made it down the aisle with none last-minute disaster to kill the temper.
The fandom as a complete wasn’t on the identical web page concerning the marriage ceremony, nonetheless, and I’ve come to know the place the pissed off viewers are coming from as I sit in on NBC’s summer season reruns on Wednesday nights. And what else was there to do with Burzek on the mind however rewatch the opposite Chicago P.D. weddings to match?
Why Chicago P.D. Followers Didn’t All Love The Burzek Wedding
First issues first! Burgess and Ruzek should not solely the longest-running major relationship on Chicago P.D., however arguably the longest-running major relationship in all of One Chicago. So, anticipation was excessive for his or her nuptials, not least due to all of the ordeals they needed to undergo individually and collectively to get to an change of “I do.”
And because it turned out, there was no “I do” from both character, with the main focus of the marriage scene being extra on Chapman’s dialog with Voight within the pews fairly than on the bride and groom. Showrunner Gwen Sigan informed CinemaBlend concerning the marriage ceremony that the idea of getting vows “simply started to really feel a bit bit too gentle and virtually too candy for the the tone we needed on the finish” with the stakes they’d arrange. (The finale is streaming now with a Peacock subscription.)
So, nothing was ever scripted or shot of how Burzek pledged their love for one another in entrance of all of the family and friends that P.D. may assemble from One Chicago. Maybe I simply went into the three NBC finales dreading the potential for loss of life and destruction a lot that I was fantastic with getting at the least that a lot peace for Burgess strolling down the aisle, however different followers had increased expectations from the leap. Marina Squerciati’s pleasure over choosing the marriage gown definitely raised anticipation!
Viewers within the remark part Squerciati’s Instagram put up with BTS images for the marriage had a LOT to say. Listed below are just some examples:
- luvtiva: “We deserved greater than what we acquired. No vows, I do’s, rings and the primary kiss ☹️. Burzek deserved extra.”
- mrst_mama2a: “Was that actually it for the marriage?! They higher pic that again up. This lovely couple deserves extra QT and Burzek followers deserve vows in spite of everything they’ve been by way of. AND a Kevin finest man speech. Please inform me there shall be extra.”
- gem61719: “Sigh….that was about Voight and Chapman, not Kim and Adam. After all their historical past, the characters and followers deserved extra. Right here’s hoping we get it within the season opener subsequent season!! Attractive gown!!”
So, there isn’t actually a consensus amongst followers en masse that I’ve seen about whether or not Burzek acquired the marriage they deserved, however the widespread grievance concerning the occasion is constant: they need to have gotten extra and the finale didn’t want to finish on Voight and Chapman. Pleased occasions could be few and much between on Chicago P.D. towards the top of a season, and the marriage in the end wasn’t a 100% joyous occasion.
So let’s look again at an occasion that was undoubtedly a celebration!
Mouch And Platt Get Married
Okay, technically the primary marriage ceremony for a P.D. character truly occurred on Chicago Fireplace and the emphasis was totally on the Firehouse 51 characters, however I’m counting it for the sake of comparability as a result of 1) P.D. doesn’t have a variety of weddings to revisit and a couple of) it’s simply good to look again at Platt wanting so completely happy when tying the knot with Fireplace’s Mouch. (If you happen to additionally wish to revisit it, try Episode 18 of Fireplace Season 4 on Peacock.)
The construct as much as the marriage concerned the sort of shenanigans that actually match on Fireplace in a approach they by no means may on the crime drama, however when I went again to the episode, I realized what I’d forgotten: we don’t truly see these two characters change vows both. Mouch and Platt each appeared overjoyed, after which the scene minimize to the reception at Molly’s. No “I do.”
The scene was emotional to rewatch, however truthfully, largely as a result of characters like Otis, Dawson, and Casey had been nonetheless within the combine on Fireplace at that time in Season 4, and it was good to see them once more. Because the earliest One Chicago marriage ceremony that I’m counting for P.D., I’d say it was extra celebratory than what Burzek acquired.
However there may be one other ceremony that undoubtedly counts as a Chicago P.D. marriage ceremony with out Chicago Fireplace being concerned, which brings me to…
Halstead And Upton Elope
If you happen to’ve been studying CinemaBlend’s protection of Chicago P.D. through the years, it’s possible you’ll already know: I had a main gentle spot for Upstead and held onto hope for so long as moderately attainable for a cheerful ending after how Halstead left in Season 10. However earlier than followers needed to justify Jay quitting CPD, rejoining the military, after which going radio silent, and earlier than Upton was overwhelmed by the abandonment with some powerhouse performances from Tracy Spiridakos, we had the companions eloping on the courthouse. (This was Episode 9 of Season 9, if you wish to rewatch.)
Even realizing that Upton acquired a cheerful ending of kinds by the point she left Chicago in Season 11, rewatching their Season 9 midseason finale marriage ceremony stung a bit bit as a result of it was such a hopeful sequence. No one knew on the time that couple wouldn’t be collectively too lengthy. However I did rewatched that marriage ceremony!
They acquired married beneath the least joyous circumstances of the three P.D. {couples}, because it was instantly after Halstead discovered an choice to get the FBI off Upton’s again with out flipping on Voight, they usually went by way of the wringer all through the arc. However because it seems, these two lovebirds are the one ones of the three P.D. weddings to really change vows on display!
It was additionally the one one of many three to indicate the newly married couple consummating the wedding on display, with Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos addressing these marriage ceremony selections to CinemaBlend on the time. Oddly sufficient, the one Chicago P.D. married couple to change vows on display can be the one marriage that led to divorce, because it nonetheless pains me to say.
How The Crime Drama’s Weddings Measure Up
My aim of rating the Chicago P.D. weddings actually ran right into a snag after watching all three in a row. Relating to essentially the most satisfying marriage ceremony, I’d give the highest spot to Upstead and their courthouse vows, then in all probability Burzek after which Platt/Mouch. Even when Burzek didn’t get all of the fireworks followers had been hoping for, the actors actually bought how significant it was that their characters had been lastly tying the knot.
Relating to essentially the most rewarding marriage ceremony, I’d give that to Burzek merely due to how lengthy and painful their journey was to lastly constructing their household collectively. I’d place Upstead at #2 and Platt/Mouch at #3, just about simply because I was extra bought on Upton and Halstead’s will they/received’t they than Mouch and Trudy’s cross-show romance.
It stays to be seen how P.D. will deal with Burgess and Ruzek’s working relationship now that they’re formally married. As essentially the most procedural of the One Chicago reveals, I wouldn’t be shocked if the wedding is generally unacknowledged apart from marriage ceremony rings for episodes that aren’t centered on both of the 2 characters.
Discover out when Chicago P.D. returns to NBC Wednesday this fall for Season 13, in its typical 10 p.m. time slot following Chicago Fireplace Season 14 at 9 p.m. ET and Chicago Med at 8 p.m. ET. All three reveals are additionally streaming on Peacock now.