The Frank Reagan Wardrobe Mistake You Likely Missed In Blue Bloods

As the opening moments of “Blue Bloods” capture the Reagan family rushing to get out the door, Tom Selleck’s Frank Reagan has a still, contemplative moment at his dresser, where he looks poignantly at family photos and puts on his watch. The camera then zooms in on a huge blue ring — perhaps his own New York Police Academy class ring — before he heads to the Staten Island Ferry.

In later episodes (as noted by an eagle-eyed fan on Movie Mistakes), Frank’s prominent ring turns red. In the Season 3 episode “Nightmares,” Frank can be seen sitting at a bar with Deputy Commissioner Garrett Moore (Gregory Jbara). When he holds up his drink, the ring flashes red under the bar lights.

The ring gaffe is the sort of Easter egg that fans love to notice, even if it has no larger bearing on the show itself. A much more important piece of Frank’s jewelry repertoire is his wedding ring, which he continues to wear long after his wife’s death. “Frank’s a little senior. He’s also still wearing his wedding ring,” Selleck told Parade. “We’ve never gone into it. Maybe it’s too self-centered a story about the why of all that. He’s pretty much wrapped himself in his work.”