when asked about the now strained relationship between lucky and luke, jackson stated: “tony [geary] and i have had some great scenes that feel like re-establishing something. again, i did not watch the other versions of lucky, but for me it's picking up where i left off ten years ago, but now as an adult. there is a lot of interesting chemistry going on there.” the history between jackson and geary helped the on-screen relationship become more dynamic. jackson's return also saw the relationship between lucky and jason change. although lucky does not abandon the police force, the previously black-and-white cop works hand-in-hand with the mob enforcer in attempts to take down both "the balkan" (benzali) and franco (james franco). lucky becomes stuck between the two sides of the law. jackson explained to "the huffington post" in 2009: "i think my instincts towards him being a detective (include) ambiguity. growing up as luke's son, and given luke's ties to the mob, lucky's seen the world from both sides. i don't think that lucky sees it as black and white. there are shades of gray." in 2010, when asked if lucky would become more “luke-like” now that he was back in the role, jackson replied: “i am hoping that is where they go with it. lucky has been doing a lot of that straight cop stuff. i think if we can show the wild side of him that resembles luke that will be nice.” he commented in a 2011 interview with "entertainment weekly" that he would like lucky and luke to work a con again, stating: "lucky feels the most free and like himself when he's doing stuff like that. they've had luke and lucky pitted against each other for a while, so it'd be nice to pair them up."