John Kelly In The TV Show

In the show, we can easily see how John Kelly’s character is portrayed as a good cop. He is introduced to the show as this responsible and caring person. John Kelly is unlike any other character in the show- he is far more loyal, respectful, affectionate to people and his job than any others. Kelly always managed to stay just on the right side of the law and is always keeping his partner Sipowicz under control. But this changed later on when he got involved with Janice Licalsi who murdered a mob boss; Angelo Marino. Instead of Kelly turning in Licalsi for murdering a person. He stood quietly because he felt guilty about Licalsi murdering someone in order to protect him. But does this made him a good cop? It’s Kelly as good as they make him seem? Does he have any desires? John Kelly is a detective that is working for the NYPD

In the first episode of NYPD Blue titled “Pilot”, we learn more about Kelly than any other character in this episode. He is portrayed as the main protagonist of the show because throughout the episode we see what a wonderful detective Kelly is. The first introduction that revealed us a little bit about John Kelly’s personality is when he’s speaking with Arthur Fancy; his Lieutenant about his partner Sipowicz. In this scene, it shows us how affectionate Kelly is, and how he is willing to protect his partner even though his partner is a drunken screw-up. Furthermore, we learn that Kelly is about to get a divorce with his wife. In this scene, we find out why being a detective affected his long-term relationship with his wife leading them to get a divorce. This shows us how Kelly prioritized his job as a detective over his role as a husband. Kelly values being a detective because his father was a heroic cop that died in the line of duty, so Kelly takes his job seriously after all this is the last memory that he has of his father; being a hero. Later on, throughout the episode, Kelly starts to have a sexual relationship