The Rookie Episode 11 Today, we focus on the tree instead of the forest. No, I’m not talking about the arriving Veep code-named Redwood. Ten episodes in, I thought The Rookie couldn’t surprise me anymore. We’re getting to the dreaded midseason doldrums, a period of mediocre storylines to make room for the exciting opening […]
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Play it again, show (The Rookie Season 1 Episode 10 “Flesh and Blood”)
The Rookie Episode 10 The Rookie changed it up. Again. After halfway into the season, the show finally introduced Henry Nolan whom we heard about, but never seen. Get ready for a big, embarrassing hug. John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) hurried to park and meet Henry at LAX’s baggage claim. Except he locked his keys in […]
Standoff (The Rookie Episode 9)
The Rookie Episode 9 The Rookie returned from winter break with a bang. Quite a few bangs, actually. This is bad. The last episode, we left Tim Bradshaw’s wife with her cover blown. John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Lucy Chen trapped with the brother of the perp Nolan killed. Then, the show ended with a […]
The Rookie keeps on rolling… (episode 2)
The Rookie Episode 2 The Rookie’s second episode started off with a police chase and impressively continued to rev up to its conclusion. Do we need to review high-speed pursuit protocol? To remind us this is inherently a drama about the LAPD, the opening scene spun off with a high pursuit chase led by John […]
An Arresting Pilot (The Rookie, Episode 1)
The Rookie Episode 1 Right now, I’m just trying to remember to wear pants. Who doesn’t want a reset button? John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) wasn’t looking for one. But he got one anyway. We started off in Foxburg, PA where John bleakly waited outside the bank so he could lock up his signed divorce papers, […]