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* CIAEvilFBIGood: The FBI is portrayed positively in the series. Going after Dirty Cops in an anti-corruption probe, but they do it by threatening Det. Santos with arrest, risking her daughter's safety that would jeopardize her education and be potentially placed in foster care.

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* CIAEvilFBIGood: The FBI is portrayed positively in the series. Going series, even though when going after Dirty Cops in an anti-corruption probe, but they do it by threatening Det. Santos with arrest, risking her daughter's safety that would jeopardize safety, her education and be and potentially placed placing her in foster care.



* KarmicDeath: Quite a few, noteably Miguel, the second he gets out of prison, he tries to force his way back into Harlee and Cristina's lives, then tries to rape Harlee, only for her to snap his neck.

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* KarmicDeath: Quite a few, noteably Miguel, the notably Miguel. The second he gets out of prison, he tries to force his way back into Harlee and Cristina's lives, lives then tries to rape Harlee, only for her to snap his neck.
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* DisappearedDad: Harlee tells her daughter Christine when she asks that her father didn't want to be a part of their lives. It turns out she's lying though-he was a criminal who [[DomesticAbuse abused Harlee]], and she [[FrameUp framed him]] for murder to get rid of the guy. However, his conviction is eventually revealed as wrongful, he's released and learns that he has a daughter. After learning about the lie, Christine no longer trusts what Harlee tells her of him and gets closer to her father, despite Harlee's dismay. [[spoiler:Harlee eventually kills him when he attacks her.]]
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Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with {{Dirty Cop}}s to solve her financial problems. When the FBI arrests her during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse: go to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.

As Det. Santos helps the FBI look for DirtyCops and help support her daughter, she realizes that it's getting dangerous to the point that she's asking herself if she should sell out her fellow officers to help her daughter or continue to back them up and risk being arrested.

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Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with {{Dirty Cop}}s to solve her financial problems. When the FBI arrests her during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse: go to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops Dirty Cops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.

As Det. Santos helps the FBI look for DirtyCops Dirty Cops and help support her daughter, she realizes that it's getting dangerous to the point that she's asking herself if she should sell out her fellow officers to help her daughter or continue to back them up and risk being arrested.



* CIAEvilFBIGood: The FBI is portrayed positively in the series. Going after DirtyCops in an anti-corruption probe, but they do it by threatening Det. Santos with arrest, risking her daughter's safety that would jeopardize her education and be potentially placed in foster care.

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* CIAEvilFBIGood: The FBI is portrayed positively in the series. Going after DirtyCops Dirty Cops in an anti-corruption probe, but they do it by threatening Det. Santos with arrest, risking her daughter's safety that would jeopardize her education and be potentially placed in foster care.



* PayEvilUntoEvil: The reason why the DirtyCops help criminals so that the worst ones (most of them) stay off the streets.

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* PayEvilUntoEvil: The reason why the DirtyCops Dirty Cops help criminals so that the worst ones (most of them) stay off the streets.
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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Creator/JenniferLopez, Creator/RayLiotta, [[Series/TheSopranos Drea de Matteo]] and Warren Kole.

Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with DirtyCops to solve her financial problems. When the FBI arrests her during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse: go to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.

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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Creator/JenniferLopez, Music/JenniferLopez, Creator/RayLiotta, [[Series/TheSopranos Drea de Matteo]] and Warren Kole.

Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with DirtyCops {{Dirty Cop}}s to solve her financial problems. When the FBI arrests her during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse: go to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Wozniak and his team are big proponents of the Blue Wall, a system where cops cover for other cops and protect them from investigation by Internal Affairs and the FBI. However, when they try to bring down the murderous Intelligence Unit, they find themselves on the other side of the Wall. They become PersonaNonGrata in their own precinct and other cops obstruct them at every turn. When they are trapped in a gun battle, their backup just turns around and drives away.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Wozniak and his team are corrupt but they are appalled when they discover how extremely corrupt the Intelligence unit is. Wozniak, a firm believer in covering for other cops, decides that they have gone too far and need to be taken down even if it means that he has to arrest other cops.
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* EvilVsEvil: In the 3rd season, Wozniak and his subordinates face off against a rogue NYPD division in league with drug smuggling gangs.
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'''Miguel''': I don't want a new life, I want my old one.

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'''Miguel''': -->'''Miguel''': I don't want a new life, I want my old one.
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The show was renewed by NBC for a third season with two seasons being aired.

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The show was renewed by NBC for a third season with two seasons being aired.
aired, which serves as the last season.
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* KarmicDeath: Quite a few, noteably Miguel, the second he gets out of prison, he tries to force his way back into Harlee and Cristina's lives, then tries to rape Harlee, only for her to snap his neck.


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* RedemptionRejection: Miguel takes the money Harlee offers him to start a new life, but Miguel doesn't want that, he wants his old life back.
'''Miguel''': I don't want a new life, I want my old one.
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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Creator/JenniferLopez, Creator/RayLiotta, [[Series/The Sopranos Drea de Matteo]] and Warren Kole.

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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Creator/JenniferLopez, Creator/RayLiotta, [[Series/The Sopranos [[Series/TheSopranos Drea de Matteo]] and Warren Kole.
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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Creator/RayLiotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.

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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Creator/JenniferLopez, Creator/RayLiotta, [[Series/The Sopranos Drea de Matteo Matteo]] and Warren Kole.
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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.

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''Shades of Blue'' is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Creator/RayLiotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.
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** In "What Devil Do", the man responsible for getting a heist done [[spoiler:is a corrupt DEA agent who wants to steal money right under Washington's nose. Wozniak is apprehensive about it.]]

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** In "What Devil Do", the man responsible for getting a heist done [[spoiler:is a corrupt DEA agent who wants to steal money right under Washington's nose. Wozniak is apprehensive about it.]]
** In "Broken Dolls", Stahl kidnaps Harlee after he gets removed from the FBI. [[spoiler:Adrian, the son of a woman who agreed to testify, shoots Wozniak at the lobby of the 64th.
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The show was renewed by NBC, the second season airing on March 5, 2017.

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The show was renewed by NBC, the second NBC for a third season airing on March 5, 2017.
with two seasons being aired.
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The show was renewed by NBC for another season.

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The show was renewed by NBC for another season.
NBC, the second season airing on March 5, 2017.
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** A double whammy in "Fall of Man" & "Undiscovered Country", where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Saperstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].

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** A double whammy in "Fall of Man" & "Undiscovered Country", where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Saperstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].time]].
** In "What Devil Do", the man responsible for getting a heist done [[spoiler:is a corrupt DEA agent who wants to steal money right under Washington's nose. Wozniak is apprehensive about it.]]
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** A double whammy in episodes 6 and 7, where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Saperstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].

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** A double whammy in episodes 6 and 7, "Fall of Man" & "Undiscovered Country", where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Saperstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].
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* MamaBear: Harlee reacts violently to any perceived threat against her daughter Christina, in no uncertain terms. This included putting Christina's father in prison for a murder he didn't commit so his abusive ways wouldn't affect her.
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* MamaBear: Harlee reacts violently to any perceived threat against her daughter Christina, in no uncertain terms. This included putting Christina's father in prison for a murder he didn't commit so his abusive ways wouldn't affect her.
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The show was renewed by NBC for another season.
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''Shades of Blue'' in a PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.

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''Shades of Blue'' in a is an American PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.



** A double whammy in episodes 6 and 7, where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Sapirstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].

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** A double whammy in episodes 6 and 7, where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Sapirstein Saperstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].
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** In "Original Sin", Lt. Wozniak reviews a video of his interview with Santos when she was a uniformed officer and saw her brushing her hair aside from the ear. The same gesture she made while trying to put her in a lie detector test.

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** In "Original Sin", Lt. Wozniak reviews a video of his interview with Santos when she was a uniformed officer and saw her brushing her hair aside from the ear. The same gesture she made while trying to put her in a lie detector test.test.
** A double whammy in episodes 6 and 7, where Wozniak [[spoiler: wrongly suspects Sapirstein is TheMole and tries to kill him, twice. He succeeds the second time]].
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* DirtyCop: A lot of them in Det. Santos' prescient that the [=FBI=] intervenes in an anti-corruption probe.

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* DirtyCop: A lot of them in Det. Santos' prescient precinct, so much that the [=FBI=] intervenes in an anti-corruption probe.



* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The main theme of the show as Det. Santos starts to question on what is right and what is wrong after she got caught by the FBI.

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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The main theme of the show show, as Det. Santos starts to question on what is right and what is wrong after she got caught by the FBI.



** In "Pilot", Det. Santos grudgingly agrees to be a covert FBI mole in the NYPD. [[spoiler:She later finds out that Lt. Wozniak is suspecting that the FBI planted a mole in his unit and wants to get rid of said person. Said person being Santos.]]

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** In "Pilot", Det. Santos grudgingly agrees to be a covert FBI mole in the NYPD. [[spoiler:She later finds out that Lt. Wozniak is suspecting suspects that the FBI planted a mole in his unit and wants to get rid of said person. Said person being Santos.]]
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** In "Pilot", Det. Santos grudgingly agrees to be a covert FBI mole in the NYPD. [[spoiler:She later finds out that Lt. Wozniak is suspecting that the FBI planted a mole in his unit and wants to get rid of said person. Said person being Santos.]]

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** In "Pilot", Det. Santos grudgingly agrees to be a covert FBI mole in the NYPD. [[spoiler:She later finds out that Lt. Wozniak is suspecting that the FBI planted a mole in his unit and wants to get rid of said person. Said person being Santos.]]]]
** In "Original Sin", Lt. Wozniak reviews a video of his interview with Santos when she was a uniformed officer and saw her brushing her hair aside from the ear. The same gesture she made while trying to put her in a lie detector test.
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Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with DirtyCops to solve her financial problems. After she was detained by [=FBI=] agents during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse. Either she goes to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.

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Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with DirtyCops to solve her financial problems. After she was detained by [=FBI=] agents When the FBI arrests her during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse. Either she goes AnOfferYouCantRefuse: go to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.
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'''Shades of Blue''' in a PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.

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'''Shades ''Shades of Blue''' Blue'' in a PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.
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Placed up for now. Someone can take over when he/she can.

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'''Shades of Blue''' in a PoliceProcedural television series created by Adi Hasak and currently airs on NBC when the first episode aired on January 7, 2016. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo and Warren Kole.

Taking place in New York City, Detective Harlee Santos is a single mother who is struggling to ensure her only child's future by putting her up in a good school. To do this, she works with DirtyCops to solve her financial problems. After she was detained by [=FBI=] agents during an anti-corruption operation, FBI Special Agent Robert Stahl gives her AnOfferYouCantRefuse. Either she goes to prison for being on the take as a corrupt police officer or help the [=FBI=] in hunting down DirtyCops in her precinct and feed back information to him without being caught by her fellow officers.

As Det. Santos helps the FBI look for DirtyCops and help support her daughter, she realizes that it's getting dangerous to the point that she's asking herself if she should sell out her fellow officers to help her daughter or continue to back them up and risk being arrested.

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* {{Blackmail}}: Both the FBI and NYPD officers working under Lt. Wozniak use this to get something out of suspects.
* BlatantLies:
-->'''Det. Santos''': You never said anything about wearing a wire.
-->'''SA Stahl''': I didn't say anything about a lot of things.
* CIAEvilFBIGood: The FBI is portrayed positively in the series. Going after DirtyCops in an anti-corruption probe, but they do it by threatening Det. Santos with arrest, risking her daughter's safety that would jeopardize her education and be potentially placed in foster care.
* DirtyCop: A lot of them in Det. Santos' prescient that the [=FBI=] intervenes in an anti-corruption probe.
* OhCrap: In the middle of "Pilot", Det. Santos draws her Glock 19 on a supposed crook who refuses to give a bribe [[spoiler:before she finds out that she was lured into a FBI trap in order to arrest her as part of an anti-DirtyCop probe.]]
* PayEvilUntoEvil: The reason why the DirtyCops help criminals so that the worst ones (most of them) stay off the streets.
-->'''Lt. Wozniak''': I sacrifice for the needs of the neighborhood, and you, my friend, are on the other side of that scale.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The main theme of the show as Det. Santos starts to question on what is right and what is wrong after she got caught by the FBI.
* WhamEpisode:
** In "Pilot", Det. Santos grudgingly agrees to be a covert FBI mole in the NYPD. [[spoiler:She later finds out that Lt. Wozniak is suspecting that the FBI planted a mole in his unit and wants to get rid of said person. Said person being Santos.]]

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