After more than a decade portraying Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods, Tom Selleck has reflected openly on one aspect of the character he wished the series had explored more fully. While Frank became one of television’s most respected depictions of leadership, integrity, and moral authority, Selleck has acknowledged that there was still emotional territory beneath the commissioner’s composed exterior that remained largely untouched.
Selleck has often described Frank Reagan as a man defined by restraint. As police commissioner, widower, and the patriarch of a deeply principled family, Frank rarely allowed himself moments of visible vulnerability. According to Selleck, that self-discipline was central to the character 
but it also meant that some of Frank’s internal struggles stayed off-screen. He has suggested that delving more openly into Frank’s private doubts could have added another layer to an already complex figure.
One area Selleck felt could have been explored further was Frank’s loneliness. Despite being surrounded by family, colleagues, and the constant demands of his role, Frank often stood emotionally alone. The job required him to make impossible decisions while bearing the weight of public scrutiny, political pressure, and personal loss. Selleck has hinted that showing how deeply that isolation affected Frank might have more fully revealed the personal cost of leadership.
Another dimension left largely unexamined was how Frank processed grief over time. While Blue Bloods acknowledged the loss of his wife, the series mostly portrayed Frank as someone who had learned to live with that pain quietly. Selleck has implied that revisiting that grief particularly as his children faced losses of their own could have connected Frank’s past and present in a more emotionally raw and reflective way.
What makes Selleck’s perspective especially compelling is that it comes from a place of respect rather than criticism. He has consistently praised the writers and the longevity of the show, noting that television storytelling often requires a careful balance between depth and accessibility. Even so, his comments suggest that no matter how well-defined a character may be, there are always stories left untold.
For fans, this insight subtly reshapes how Frank Reagan is remembered. The absence of overt vulnerability wasn’t a flaw it was a deliberate choice. Yet knowing that Selleck envisioned even greater emotional complexity beneath the surface lends new weight to Frank’s quiet moments. His silences, pauses, and measured responses now feel less like emotional distance and more like acts of profound self-control.
Ultimately, what Tom Selleck wished Blue Bloods had explored isn’t something the series failed to do it’s something it quietly implied. Frank Reagan was a man who carried his burdens without complaint, and perhaps the most powerful truth is that not every struggle needs to be spoken aloud to be deeply felt.