r/TheRookieTVshow

Seriously, in S8, there are so many things that are just so unrealistically vacuous, especially in the episode where Everett crashes the plane, for example. Like how Nolan calls out the rat's name before trying to detain him (not a good idea). Or in the finale, where Nolan just sticks around in the ship after everybody's already gone down??? Why did he do that? There's literally ZERO need to do that, and even after the shooting starts, he decides to stick around for it instead of immediately jumping through the door.

Villains: I feel a major drawback of Rookie is that their overarching villiain arcs are just... meh. I have really not found a single villain to be kind of interesting, formidable or creepy enough. Bones did that really well with the Gravedigger, Pelant, Ghostkiller, Gormagon even Broadsky. The world around them was built well.

Now I get that Bones is FBI based and The Rookie is LAPD and technically the show should not have overarching villains at all. And I agree. But since they do seem to have them - Monica, Rosalind, Elijan Stone and now this prisoner I wish they were better written

The core characters: This is where the Rookie has really excelled. They have managed to create characters that are so loveable and adorable and I am so invested in what happens to them. But Bones somewhat lacked that. I had no interest whatsoever in Cam, Arastoo, Aubrey and the onslaught of interns that kept coming and going.

I just saw a TikTok saying this!

Hello! I have been binging the show since the start of this month and I am at s05e12 and I am starting to hate Celina. I would like to stress I hate the character not the actress who to be fair is doing a good job. She is a bit too smug (for the lack of a better word) and nolan shouldn't have been her TO, in an ideal world Tim would have been the perfect person to train her. Thank you for reading, that's my two cents on the matter, not that anyone asked lol. Would love to hear what other people think!!!

The interesting cop stories happen out in the field, not behind a desk. But most of the characters are slowly drifting toward desk jobs. Our detectives have been operating that way for a long time already. Realistically, a Watch Commander and at least partly even a Field Sergeant would mostly do the same. Wesley and Bialey aren’t part of the cop team and Grey has always been a desk guy. Even if he became Captain, that probably wouldn’t change much.

So who’s left? Nolan, Miles and Celina. Technically Smitty too, but he spends half his life hiding inside the station. To make the field side feel less empty, they’ve started Tim and Lucy doing things that barely match their actual job descriptions anymore. Tim basically combines two jobs with his magic super-car, while Lucy is pretty much doing the same job as the officers she’s supposed to supervise.

Season 8 filled some of those gaps with Wesleys storyline and with the Task Force cases. The Task Force allowed them to work all together and Wesley was one of the most interesting parts of the season for me. They’re shutting the task force down now. So where exactly is this show heading?

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Considering most of the cast is in their late 30s and early 40s, how long will the Rookie realistically go? Fight scenes would be difficult alongside the fact even though it is pretty popular the cast hasn't had a major death since West in S4.

Moreover, could the creation of the Rookie North be preparing to help replace the show especially if it is nearing retirement in Season 10 (potentially).

For reference:

Nathan Fillion - 55

Richard T. Jones - 54

Eric Winter - 49

Mekia Cox - 44

Alyssa Diaz - 40

Melissa O'Neil - 37

Lisseth Chavez - 36

Tru Valentino - 37

So, how long do you think the show will be able to realistically go?

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... is the worst in your opinion?

I think the worst is 07.15 [Abigail & the psych hospital].

The documentary episodes should have just been 03.07 [True Crime] and 04.16 [Real Crime].

Apologies if this is the wrong sub or a silly question, but I’ve always wondered why Melissa seems to always turn around to face away from the audience when she sings at any panels. Can anyone explain?

All the characters have developed in one way or another over time. Some more, some less. For me, the most obvious change has been Tim Bradfords development, which was driven partly by confronting old trauma and partly by Chenford. Good or bad?

Good: He seems way more mature and emotionally healthy now than he did at the beginning. He can actually smile now, something he either rarely did before or at least never comfortably in public. He’s able to show a softer, more emotional side, which I think is ultimately good for the character.

Bad: That said, I also found his “tough exterior, soft interior” vibe from the earlier seasons really entertaining. And the way the show kept subtly hinting that there was a genuinely good heart underneath that hard shell was really well done. I think both, the audience and his close teammates were aware of that. To me, his new behaviour is a bit irritating sometimes.

It’s a pretty major character evolution, one that I appreciate overall, even if at times it maybe feels just a little too far-reaching. What about you?

I’ve noticed that there’s a very strong negative reaction towards the new seasons on this sub. It feels like a hate group. Wish there was an actual place for someone who loves all of the rookie could talk about it without seeing people complain about everything under the sun.

I counted 5:

3 in S1E2

1 in S5 (bank robbery episode)

1 in S7 ( the episode where Celina graduated)

Edit: based on what have been listed in the comments by other users and in addition to others I just remembered, it should be totaled 10:

1 in S5E13 (when he and Aaron did that hit to bring the suspect out of the house)

1 in S4E19 (when he hit the stolen Hummvey)

1 in S4E20 (when he hit the truck with Simone)

1 in S8E2 ( when the suspect shot at him and Miles in a yard)

1 in S1E6 ( when Hawk ran away from Nolan and Bishop)

Edit:

1 in S6E1 (at the airport)

So, 11?

Miles finishes his rookie training in the first few episodes and Nolan gets a new rookie!

More episodes with good old-fashioned patrol work and rookie training, classic The Rookie vibes, just how we love it.

Lucy and Tim make it out of captivity safely in episode 1 without any serious injuries and later celebrate their engagement with the crew. Happy Chenford in season 9 too, please.

Grey becomes Captain!!! He’s the only person I can picture in that position. He’d make an amazing captain.

More Wesley, with creative and fun lawyer storylines mixed together with patrol cases, the DA’s office, and rival lawyer Malcolm.

A Smitty-focused episode!

More scenes of the crew hanging out after shift at the food truck, funny group and friendship moments.