Blue Lights season 3 has premiered with a powerful opening that teases much more of Grace’s past coming out. That continues with the sneak peek of Blue Lights season 3 episode 2.
The new season sees our baby cops go through the stages to become adult cops, and they’re dealing with some heavy situations once again. During the Blue Lights season 3 premiere, Grace realized that the girl who ran during a drug bust was a girl whom she knew from her time in care.
That naturally makes Grace more aware of this case, and she wants to get answers. However, the situation isn’t as simple as making sure Child Protective Services is involved.
Blue Lights season 3 episode 2 highlights the growing problem
A lot of the time, we’re quick to judge social workers. They’re not protecting the right people, and they’re letting children slip through the cracks. How could they possibly put so much focus on certain families and not others?
And it’s something Grace seems to think during the sneak peek from Blue Lights season 3 episode 2. However, she’s put in her place, as the social worker she’s speaking with highlights the real problem.
I’ll let you take a look at the sneak peek before getting into the breakdown:
As you can tell, there is a major problem in Belfast. More and more kids are needing help, and some of them are disappearing for a few days and then turning up with bruises. There are kids turning up from Dublin, Ireland, and this line is sure to connect to something much bigger this season. I can’t understand, otherwise, why this specific city in Ireland would be mentioned.
My favorite part has to be when the social worker asks if Grace usually insinuates that someone is neglecting children. “Or am I just special?” he asks her at the end. It certainly puts Grace in her place.
Grace should know the struggles of social work. That was her background before she became a cop, but it looks like the situation has grown much worse than when she worked in the environment. Is it possible that she will start to think that jumping ship from social work has added to the problem, as it’s clear there aren’t enough social workers for the cases they’re given?
How do you solve this when it seems like nobody wants to listen? How do you solve a problem when runaways are blamed for everything that happens to them afterward, rather than questioning what they’re running away from?
Blue Lights can usually deliver some deep storylines, and this season is sure to continue that.
Catch the full episode on Thursday, Nov. 20 on BritBox.
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