That Shades of Blue Secret Gay Romance Explained

Thursday's Shades of Blue gave us plenty of gasp-worthy moments - including Harlee (Jennifer Lopez) unknowingly getting caught in a lie about going into Lt. Wozniack's (Ray Liotta) desk and, of course, that pivotal heart-pounding moment he confronts her with a gun.

While we certainly know better than to buy into the idea that gay guys can't be tough guys - we've seen gay mobsters on The Wire, The Sopranos and in real life, after all -- there's still something very surprising about discovering that the sinister Woz (hello, it's Ray Liotta!) has been hooking up with his male colleague while overseeing a squad of dirty cops.

Shades of Blue stars embrace complicated questions about police

How Woz and Donnie's relationship evolves in future episodes isn't clear now, but additional episodes sent to critics reveal that this isn't the last time we'll see Woz with a guy - and his secret doesn't remain undiscovered either.