After an eight month hiatus, The Rookie is ready to grace our screens as soon as extra, with season 7 premiering Tuesday, January 7 on ABC! It’s been a protracted wait, however the first episode makes it properly value it proper out the gate.
To recap the final season’s finale, the LAPD was infiltrated by a unclean rookie psychiatrist, Blair London, who bought officer secrets and techniques to Monica Stevens. Blair was arrested, Monica is someplace working via the hills of Argentina, Nolan received shot within the ass, and the officer tapes are within the possession of the FBI. In the meantime, Oscar Hutchinson and Jason Wyler (Bailey’s ex-husband) escape jail, leaving the season off with a cliffhanger.
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| “The Shot” – THE ROOKIE, Pictured: Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez and Nathan Fillion as John Nolan. Picture: Disney/Mike Taing © 2024 All Rights Reserved. |
Now, the season 7 premiere, “The Shot”, begins simply the place the finale left off, the place Nolan (Nathan Fillion) struggles along with his damage and grapples along with his age whereas looking for two fugitives. Then, after a leap, we meet the latest rookies – Miles Penn (performed by Deric Augustine) and Seth Ridley (performed by Patrick Keleher, making his TV debut!) – who instantly acquire loads of depth and characterization simply from their first episode. We get Tim (Eric Winter) and Lucy (Melissa O’Neil) as coaching officers, making a flirty wager over their recent trainees. And Celina (Lisseth Chavez) lastly will get her brief sleeves! (It’s by no means too late, apparently.) In the meantime, Wesley (Shawn Ashmore) discovers one thing he needs he might unlearn…
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| “The Shot” – THE ROOKIE, Pictured: Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez, Patrick Keleher as Seth Ridley, and Deric Augustine as Miles Penn. Picture: Disney/Mike Taing © 2024 All Rights Reserved. |
The stakes are increased than ever on this episode. It does return to its roots, fulfilling Hawley’s promise of a “re-pilot” (by way of TV Insider), with some callbacks to the primary episode. Audiences will discover themselves intrigued by the 2 new rookies, and excited for the Chenford to come back. Carry on the wager!
It’s a premiere value tuning in for!
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| “The Shot” – THE ROOKIE, Pictured: Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers. Picture: Disney/Mike Taing © 2024 All Rights Reserved. |
Character of the Week: Lucy Chen
Lucy will get the interim TO place and instantly knocks it out of the park. Rookie Seth Ridley would possibly want loads of work, however Lucy is decided to coach him in a means that fits her private type, somewhat than copy one other TO’s strategies – all whereas nonetheless aiming to beat Tim of their wager!
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| “The Shot” – THE ROOKIE, Pictured: Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, and Richard T. Jones as Lt. Wade Gray. Picture: Disney/Mike Taing © 2024 All Rights Reserved. |
Ship of the Week: Wopez
Wesley and Angela’s relationship actually received pushed to the background in season 6, however they begin sturdy with this premiere!
(Chenford is a detailed second, I promise! However Wopez actually deserves their flowers.)
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| “The Shot” – THE ROOKIE, Pictured: Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez and Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers. Picture: Disney/Mike Taing © 2024 All Rights Reserved. |
Dialogue Teases:
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“Try to suck less.”
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“I’m just saying, I’ll cut a bitch.”
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“Cut the crusts off his sandwiches.”
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| “The Shot” – THE ROOKIE, Pictured: Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, and Deric Augustine as Miles Penn. Picture: Disney/Mike Taing © 2024 All Rights Reserved. |
Do you’ve gotten any theories for “The Shot”? What are you most enthusiastic about? Who’s saying the teased traces? Remark beneath all of your ideas about The Rookie!
Make sure to catch The Rookie stay on ABC at 10PM on Tuesdays—or make amends for Hulu the subsequent day!
