Before Boston Blue, Maggie Lawson Played A TV Cop For More Than 100 Episodes On Another Hit Show
Long before Boston Blue, Maggie Lawson played another TV cop for eight seasons and more than 100 episodes, and she sees a connection between the two roles.
Before joining the cast of Blue Bloods, actress Maggie Lawson had already established herself as a TV cop in Psych. Nearly two decades earlier, Lawson was cast as Juliet O'Hara, a junior detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. Juliet was Shawn Spencer's faithful partner, a character who added depth to the series with her unwavering belief in Shawn's feigned psychic abilities.
Over the eight seasons and more than 100 episodes of Psych, Juliet grew from a junior detective to Head Detective at the San Francisco Police Department. Her relationship with Shawn, evolving from friendship to romance, was a central plot line that persisted throughout the series. Comparing her character's journey in Psych to Lawson's role as Sarah Silver in Blue Bloods, Lawson noted several similarities, particularly Juliet's rise to a leadership position and her status as a woman in authority.
Lawson described Sarah Silver as "goals for Juliet," highlighting her advanced role in the Boston Police Department. This progression in Lawson's career is mirrored in the characters' careers, with Sarah Silver making history as the youngest superintendent in Boston Police Department history, while Juliet O'Hara achieved similar recognition as Head Detective.
Lawson also reflected on the differences in her characters' roles, noting that Sarah is tougher and in a more prominent leadership position compared to the junior detective role Juliet held until the end of Psych.
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