Blue Bloods: Christine Ebersole stars as Eddie’s disapproving mother

Well, they had to meet the parents sooner or later.

In Friday’s episode of Blue Bloods, Tony-winning actress Christine Ebersole guest stars as Lena, mom to Eddie (Vanessa Ray). Eddie decides — begrudgingly — to introduce her to her fiancé, Jamie (Will Estes), over a meal. Safe to say, things don’t immediately go as planned.

But the awkwardness doesn’t stop there. In the short time they spend together, Lena also takes issue with Eddie’s nickname — her given name, remember, is Edit — jabbing at her daughter, “So you use a boy’s name and he uses a girl’s name.” (Jamie then clarifies his full given name; rest assured, Lena has a crack for that one, too.)

Elsewhere in Friday’s episode, things get personal for Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) when Luis Delgado (guest star Lou Diamond Phillips), the drug cartel hitman responsible for torching his house, resurfaces, while an attack on an officer in the line of duty directly impacts a member of Frank (Tom Selleck)’s team.