There was so much going on in last night’s episode of The Rookie – I needed a moment to gather my thoughts. It certainly lived up to its title name because that was the most chaotic hour of television I’ve witnessed in a while. So much so, I wonder if it was intentional. It’s like I watched what could’ve been three different episodes.
The episode starts off with John and Bailey going to meet with Celina; she wanted to introduce them to the new man she’s dating. What John didn’t know is that he’s already met him – Zander Hawley (son of showrunner Alexi Hawley) returned with a new song that he dedicated to John Nolan the “OG Daddy Cop”. I hope I’m not the only one who felt this, but his scenes were hilarious to me. His montage of songs that he showed Celina – wow!
This pairing between Celina and Rodge – hmm, I’m not buying it just yet. The chemistry just isn’t there for me right now. Again, I thought he was hilarious, but I don’t see him and Celina being together for much longer.
On a more serious note, Lucy and John are called in when three girls were found stabbed and left for dead. Only one of the girls was severely injured while the other two had a few cuts. As this story progressed, I couldn’t help but notice the similarity between this particular storyline and that of an actual case called “Slender Man” (look it up if you want).
Now, I’m all for “ripped from the headline” plots in network television, but this one seemed out of place with the entire episode. It felt rushed; there wasn’t enough time for the audience to figure out on their own that the girls were lying about what happened.
Seth shows up to the hospital and offers to help. While he’s there he runs into his previous oncologist and man was it downhill for him from there. I wanted to believe this kid so badly, but the lies kept coming. Not only that, there was never a reason to lie, he’d just volunteer it. Lucy asks how they knew each other and Seth tells Lucy that she used to be his oncologist. That’s odd because why isn’t she your oncologist now, Seth? Because your cancer came back, remember? His old doctor has no idea and asks why he didn’t call her and of course he comes up with a lie about having to see another doctor.
Lucy isn’t buying it; after consulting with Tim, they decide to call him on his bluff. They tell him he needs to take a blood test to prove he has cancer and if he denies the test he’s out and if he doesn’t have cancer, he’s out. Seth gets defensive immediately – Grey dismisses him from the FTO program.
Even with that happening, we also see an influx of inmates at the station, a blackout, and Smitty getting attacked by an escaped inmate. I may be forgetting something – oh yes, and James and Nyla have a lot to discuss. I wish they took the time to develop these stories, rather than putting it all together in one episode making the storylines difficult to follow.
I don’t understand the direction this season is going in. The plot is getting lost and I hope they find it soon. If I didn’t recognize the characters I wouldn’t believe it was The Rookie I was watching last night. I watch with extremely low expectations but it’s disappointing to leave with utter confusion.
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