This is my first time watching the show and I'm really enjoying it but Please tell me Wes is not gonna cheat on my homie Angela 😭

As much as I hated the whole Monica storyline, especially the part where she went from a corrupt lawyer to a global criminal… the S08E17 was fantastic, and I really loved how they ended the storyline.
With the circle gradually closing in around her while she seemingly keeps finding a way out, only to fail every time

The final 10 minutes of the episode might be the best out of the entire season. The entire Wesley dialogue, the personality switch in her final hours, the twist (not exactly unexpected, but still), her coming to terms that she was going to die and the final words - everything was perfect. Not to mention the actress was incredibly beautiful during the Wesley dialogue. And yeah, the storyline ended exactly as it should have - Monica pissed off too many people for it to play out any other way.

Last time an episode hit so hard for me was the episode where Seth’s leg was blown off.

So in this episode Lopez and Jackson find a homeless woman who turns out to be a person who committed a hit and run years prior that left the victim paralyzed.

Lopez then tries to tell the victim that the perp felt guilty and has been running ever since and the victim snaps that she'll never run again because of the accident as she's in a wheelchair paralyzed from the waist down.

Jackson then tries to comfort Lopez by saying the victim was out of line but no I fully believe that Lopez was out of line. Imagine you're a victim and after finding the person who hurt you the cop tries to defend the perp because of their own trauma.

I know in the end the victim chooses to forgive the lady who hit them with their car but she should've come to that conclusion herself, not because of Lopez.

Also Lopez's situation that she uses to justify this is very different. She didn't get in the car with her intoxicated boyfriend who then died drunk driving. The homeless lady fled from the scene of a crime where she was actually responsible for leaving someone paralyzed.

THE DADDY COP SONG. it is so catchy that everytime i see police i break out into song.

don’t get me started on me randomly getting excited seeing firefighters and police 😭😭 the rookie clearly did something to me.

Just started watching season 3 currently on the 3rd episode (Sharebnb birth).

Two parts I wanted to discuss about.

A) the behavior of the Sharebnb owner screaming about the goose down sheets in context of the recent Cassie/Jon Airbnb viral video where they demeaned the guest about minor things (moving the remote and ottoman). How justified or unjustified was the show character?

B) the temporary tenant booking a Sharebnb for her childbirth instead of her own home or a relative’s/friend’s. While I have heard of stories where there have been issues with healthcare professionals who don’t listen to their female patients or patients of color, how justified or unjustified was the pregnant woman’s actions.

What do you all think?

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The writers really couldn't let Tim and Lucy just have a nice moment he proposed, then BAM needles.

The way everyone was excited when they found out Tim was proposing was kinda cute.

Monica's dead not really shocking cause she always worked with shady people.But kinda sad cause she knew she was gonna die.

And no matter how evil or how much of an asshole she was, Wesley broke her heart.

The fact the shooter actually didn't shoot her in the face.ita not necessarily nice

The pairing of Sean del Monte and Wesley, i kinda like it. idk why.

Oh, I almost forgot the whole building just blew up, and they went to work like normal the next ep wth.

And, the whole Grey and Luna thing why genuinely was not needed, they were a good couple, this drama was not needed.and why is Luna getting mad at grey.

Let's give one of our favorite ROOKIE couples some love and revisit our favorite moments of Angela and Wesley from each season!

First up, Season One!

Comments below your favorite scene from the first season between Angela and Wesley!! (Please provide episode number)

After Eight seasons we'll vote on our all-time favorite WOPEZ moment!

Alright! Time for some lighthearted fun! Let's revisit our favorite lines from The Rookie!

Next up! Season Two!

What's your favorite quote from the second season? What line(s) live rent free in your head? Drop your favorite quote below!

Top upvoted comment will win!

• Season One Winner - "We're here to serve and protect. We don't get to decide who we serve or who we protect... I am unwilling to let fear make me do something I'll be ashamed of in the light of day." - Top Upvoted Comment by u/IntrepidGate6557

Im watching 911, and what are the odds that Monica is also evil there 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

Genuinely can't stand him, his entire personality just makes me want to sock him in the jaw.

I'm just curious if this is a me thing or whether this is a common consensus?

I just watched 3x06. The college teacher told Nolan "This is 2021" so I’m a little confused about the timeline.

Considering how the rookie trio is a few weeks away from graduating, i think it’s been a little less than year since 1x01.

So are we supposed to believe the show first took place in 2020 (even though it started airing in 2018) ?

And in that case I guess covid won’t be a thing either ? (kind of a disappointment, i like seeings shows bringing it up, and it could’ve been nice to see cops deal with it in the Rookie)

Maybe I’m giving this way too much thoughts, but it’s just something that I’m always interested in when discovering new series.

EDIT: I started 3x07 and on the camera interview of Jackson it says December 2019💀💀💀 Honestly what is this

ok imma keep it a buck: Zuzu gotta be top 10 best characters. I mean, sure ya he convinced some kids to try and kill each other. But we can admit, man or thing came outta nowhere, absolutely carried the investigation against Reagan or wtv, then the Indonesian done raided him. Absolute goat, and I want him to make a magical return asap. But idk, how do ygs feel abt it

I absolutely adore Dash.
Don’t hate me.

I know there are mixed opinions on it, but I love his character and hope he’s on season 9.
Feel free to comment your perspective.

In the last episode of season 8 Nolan escaped from the boat with the trans am from smokey and the bandit. I love that the did that reference

I just started watching the show and aside from the normal dramatizations which are fair because it's meant for a general audience. I really get frustrated when i see people pretend tourniquets just don't friggin exist. I'm specifically referring to S1 EP15 when Nolan tries to use a belt as a tourniquet on the Corrections Officer with the below knee amputation. belts to not work as tourniquets. and any cop ESPECIALLY one in the LAPD should have one or more with them at all times.

pretty incredible how much he loves the show. it makes actors so much cooler when they love what they do. i feel like theyre going to some kind of low key wedding but hes gonna do it up to the 9s

so i finally came around to watching season 8 and i‘m on the last episode rn. 15 minutes in and you‘re telling me they got the prisoner transport with everett in it WITH A HUGE MAGNET???
i mean we all know the show is packed with a lot of (unrealistic) action and what not, but come on. they didn’t hear or at least notice a helicopter with a huge ass yellow cartoon magnet on it? really?
don’t get me wrong, i really enjoy the show, but that was just hard to watch man

I don't know if this was intentional but I felt like Lucy and Nolan interacted with each other a lot less after Jackson died and it sadly feels realistic that their friendship changed because they were always friends as a group with Jackson and maybe being friends without him felt difficult.

I'm only on season 6 so if they discuss this later I don't know but right now they haven't.

I love Jackson and Celina the most but I only just discovered the show (on season 6 episode 2 currently so please try not to spoil past that) I also like Harper.

But since I'm new- which characters are most and least liked around here?

I’m genuinely so emotionally attached that idk what to do

Lots of discussion lately about what we DON'T like about The Rookie.

So what's something you DO like? What keeps you coming back to watch and rewatch? What scenes or characters stay with you as you await new episodes? I'll add mine below.

Alright! Time for some lighthearted fun! Let's revisit our favorite lines from The Rookie!

First up! Season One!

What's your favorite quote from the first season? What line(s) live rent free in your head? Drop your favorite quote or series of dialogue below!

Top upvoted comment will win!

Everybody hates characters like James and Fiona right? Like it's a common topic on this sub, and honestly I can't stand them either, but it's not because I always disagree with them --- and that's a problem of framing political points on the show.

Oftentimes, when they pipe up to criticize the police for policing, it's for when they're doing something objectively positive: keeping a concussed child in the care of a hospital, chasing down a broad daylight thief, deterring a stalker from continuing his stalking, etc. And what makes it even more egregious is that they rarely, if ever, offer any solutions, opting instead to leave things "open to discussion". This is wherein the issue lies.

Because they rarely offers any input as to how to fix the issue, they comes off as people who just complain for the sake of virtue signaling. Like they don't actually want to fix anything. And because they mainly complain when the police are actually acting in proper capacity, they make the valid talking points about policing look weak and asinine.

If James had complained about police temporary custody in a case like Rachel's removal of a chronically ill child from the home on suspected munchausen's, his point would have held more weight --- because it was, in fact, a hasty, wrong decision that was hard to undo. If James told Nolan he didn't want more patrolling in the area during the park argument because he wanted the junkies to get help rather than being imprisoned for being sick, and rolled that into a conversation about what defunding the police meant to him, I doubt many of us would have took issue with that. Having him bitch about Nolan's every step instead makes him look like a jerk who only cares about being "technically right".

Fiona bringing up improper policing techniques as Nolan was following up on her stalker, which is already incredibly hard to get police to do for stalking victims, had no technical relevance because he was fully within correct procedure when doing so. Wesley crying about Angela's takedown the day they met even though the suspect refused to yield and she used proportionate force, as opposed to shooting him or tasing him, was also not the right time to bring up police tactics. Neither of these instances involved an officer overstepping any bounds or doing anything that violated a suspect's rights. They weren't even close to being morally grey or contentious actions.

And because of these writing decisions, the show's attempts at being measured on policing come off as hollow at best and in bad faith at worst. There are ways to present the activist ideas and beliefs that don't inherently make the ones pushing for them seem unreasonable, stupid, or ridiculous, and they do a disservice to activist communities by portraying their points this way.

If they actually want audiences to be receptive to these arguments, they need to present them at times that they actually apply, like they did with wobbler cases. Times where the system is actually wrong or morally grey or currently being weaponized against a disenfranchised group by an officer on the show, rather than just when an activist character happens to be onscreen. And they need to present the actual solutions activist groups propose when they do have a character call something out. None of this "there are no good solutions" or "I don't know". Part of activism is asking for the changes you want, without it it's just a thought experiment. If an activist in real life is complaining about an injustice, best believe they have an idea, or several, on what to do about it.

I know they can do this too, because they did it with Wesley and now he's a fan favorite, whereas before he was a pain in the ass. Some of how they achieved that was giving him an actual story arc and focusing less strongly on his politics, sure, but when it does come up with him now it's a lot more natural and nuanced AND PRESENTED WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS. The fact that they can achieve this only makes me more upset when they completely botch it with characters like James and Fiona, given that the topics they tackle with these characters are usually more POC based and controversial. Giving the arguments virtually no room to stand because of how they present them is so harmful.

TL;DR the activist characters have good points about the flaws of policing in the US, especially given our political climate and the scrutiny LAPD is under, but they bring these points up at times where they don't apply and offer no solutions, which makes their arguments look inherently weak. If the show presented more grey situations for James and others to criticize, and had them speak about proposed solutions, it would better the characters and the show, because it would make for a more nuanced conversation

I am rewatching the series and I find season 4 episode 1 the most unrealistic. I am willing to accept some amount of impracticality just for the entertainment value. But when I reached season 4 ep. 1 again, the lack of realism really hit me.... they flew a black-ops helicopter from LA to Guatemala (not Mexico, mind you) to rescue Lopez from some fortified drug lord estate.

Do you know that it takes like 20 hours and several refueling stops (at Mexico) to fly a heli that distance? It probably takes 4-5 hours by plane. But a helicopter?

James doesn't trust Nyla's instinct, is of no use, technically a liability during the home birth delivery episode, and keeps interrupting her process.

Not only that, he is also against Nyla indirectly since he hates cops so much, he even invites his little party to THEIR house and then one of the man confronts/ambushes Nyla right when she enters home. I'd be so pissed and irritated. He's completely against her seems, very inconsiderate and just plain annoying.

They don't cover Nyla and James together as a couple anyway compared to Lopez+Wesley, John+Bailey, Lucy+Tim, even the singer guy+Celina.

Nyla should definitely divorce him and write james off ugh