The following contains spoilers from the Dec. 13 series finale of CBS’ Blue Bloods, now streaming on Paramount+. TVLine readers have thus far given the Blue Bloods series finale a very impressive average grade of “A-.

It’s the end of an era. After fourteen seasons on the air, the CBS police procedural “Blue Bloods” has ended. How did it all wrap up in the series finale? With a death and a birth.