I do know Harper and Lopez meant nicely and have been making an attempt to assist their pal however I’ve to ask the query…
What the hell have been they pondering?
Lucy Chen went out for drinks with a man who ended up being a serial killer. She was kidnapped, overwhelmed after which stuffed right into a barrel the place she was left to suffocate to dying.
So as an alternative of letting her lick her wounds for some time and ease again into the social scene when she’s prepared, her associates determined that velocity relationship was simply the factor.
Lucy rattled off loads of the reason why their plan may very well be thought of psychologically sound however I nonetheless say it was asking for bother from the beginning.
After all, velocity relationship as a complete appears ridiculous to me. How are you going to probably consider another person’s character or whether or not you might have any actual chemistry in only a few minutes?
So it was unsurpriing when Lucy ended up face planting some poor man throughout The Rookie Season 2 Episode 12 after he tried to seize a string off of her sweater.
No nice loss on Lucy’s half. Any grownup ought to know that if you happen to pull a string on a sweater you may seemingly trigger a gap so if we’re assessing future companions in these couple of minutes, this man has already failed.
The opposite factor that had me flummoxed was Lucy’s obsession with placing concealer over her Day of Demise tattoo.
Nolan: Are you able to think about strolling round with a serial killer’s model on you? When can she have it eliminated?
Lucy: 4 weeks, two days, 9 hours.
I perceive why she’s counting the hours till she will be able to have it eliminated however the concealer appeared like a waste of time. It is in a spot the place solely she will be able to see it except she removes her shirt and the concealer wears off pretty ceaselessly.
I suppose the concealer was extra of a psychological signal of how Lucy needs she might transfer previous this incident as rapidly as doable however each Harper–despite her misstep with the velocity dating– and Bradford knew that wasn’t how this labored.
Bradford appeared to get by means of to Lucy higher than anybody, particularly when he used his personal experiences as examples of how our scars are part of us whether or not they’re seen or not.
And most significantly, that Lucy can select what they imply to her.
You’ll be able to select to see that tattoo as your best failure however I see it as proof that you simply’re a survivor. It wasn’t your day of dying Officer Chen, it was the primary day of the remainder of your life and nobody can take that away from you.
Bradford
Very similar to Harper, I anxious that Bradford could be too arduous on Lucy when she returned as a manner of protecting up his personal emotions of guilt regarding her abduction or how anxious he was for her well-being.
Maybe it was as a result of he did not must be her coaching officer for the day, however Tim appeared keen to let his softer aspect present and it was surprising and refreshing.
Bradford: When you want something let me know.
Chen: You bought a time machine?
Bradford: I want I did.
Will the dynamic between Lucy and Tim change shifting ahead? Inevitably it can, however the way it will change is the query I haven’t got a solution to…but.
On this present day, Officer Bradford was paired with Officer Nolan and never solely did I take pleasure in seeing the respect that Bradford has gained for Nolan over time, but it surely was enjoyable to do not forget that Bradford considers himself a hard-ass who likes to interrupt rookies.
Nolan: I am merely involved about her suitability, so maybe we should always present what she’d be signing up for.
Bradford: No downside, scaring rookies off the job is my specialty.
Regardless of a rocky begin, Abigail turned out to be extra fitted to the job than anybody anticipated. She wasn’t fearful or squeamish, she discovered rapidly, and he or she was empathetic.
Even Bradford agreed to place in a superb phrase for her which was shocking and made studying that the academy in all probability would not settle for her due to her previous file all of the extra disappointing.
If that is one thing that Abigail actually feels a calling to do, I hope she makes an attempt to pursue it additional, whether or not with the LAPD or one other police division as a result of I might hate to see one thing silly she did when she was a youngster derail her.
And I used to be happy with Nolan for sticking up for Abigail and calling Henry out on his deceitfulness.
It was flawed of Henry to mislead Abigail, feigning his supprot after which put his father within the center hoping he’d quietly repair Henry’s downside.
Nolan: You’re keen on her however you’re rooting in opposition to her all as a result of you may’t deal with the thought of her being in peril.
Henry: Okay, Dad, that’s not truthful. I’m making an attempt to guard her.
Nolan: Deciding what’s greatest for her shouldn’t be defending her, that’s controlling her and also you’re higher than that.
Nolan has a twenty-year marriage and a divorce behind him. His expertise has taught him one thing about relationships and he is aware of {that a} marriage that begins out with this type of dishonesty will not final, irrespective of how good Henry thinks his intentions are.
Abigail could have appeared to just accept Henry’s apology however she was clearly damage. It is questionable whether or not these two will make it to the marriage, by no means thoughts past it.
I’m used to folks underestimating me, I simply didn’t assume that you simply have been one in all them.
Abigail
I do not know if Abigail desirous to be a police officer is a narrative that ends right here however I would not be upset if it continued. Think about how attention-grabbing Nolan’s life would change into if his daughter-in-law ended up being a future rookie!
Elsewhere, Jackson was drowning his personal relationship woes in pizza…plenty of pizza.
It wasn’t anybody’s fault. Sterling’s profession requires him to be within the highlight. Jackson’s profession requires him to remain out of it.
Sadly, I do not foresee this faux breakup working for very lengthy. If Sterling is a large enough star then photographers and followers will seemingly observe him and so they already know who Jackson is so he’ll be simply recognizable.
I worry that these two will finally be headed for actual heartbreak which is a disgrace as a result of they’re cute collectively however I simply do not see how their romance and their careers can coincide when privateness for anybody is a factor of the previous.
So what did you assume TV Fanatics…
Would Abigail make a superb cop?
Was Nolan proper to name out Henry and do you assume Henry and Abigail nonetheless have a future?
Has Bradford gone mushy in the case of Lucy?
And did you assume Harper and Lopez’s velocity relationship plan was as ill-conceived from the beginning as I did?
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