'The Rookie' Season 7 Episode 17 "Mutiny And The Bounty" Review
- Val
- May 8
- 4 min read
Another whiplash of an episode last night for The Rookie (Mutiny And The Bounty), but I will say there were some gems that made it worth the watch.
Skip Tracer Randy (does he still do the skip tracer thing?) made an appearance and let's hope that this is his last. Don’t get me wrong, he’s one of my favorite comedic reliefs on the show, but his storyline didn’t fit in this episode.
Randy visits John and Bailey to ask them to help him get Chastity a gift. Yes, the same Chastity who is dating John’s half brother, Pete. Back when he was filling in as Pete for John’s wedding, he caught feelings for Chastity and wanted to win her over. When John and Bailey tell him that they will help him after work, he offers to pay them to be late. Turns out Randy is a bitcoin billionaire now (super random, but okay).
Throughout the episode, we keep seeing him use this money in the most egregious ways: buying gifts for Chastity and her work friends, a new car; you know, all the ways to get the wrong kind of attention. In his attempt to attract Chastity to him, he made her a target for a trio of men trying to get money from him. They kidnap her in hopes of getting a big pay out.
Randy asks for help from the officers, but does the opposite of the advice they give him, making matters worse. In the end, Chastity ends up saving herself when the men become distracted while making plans to extort Randy out of more money. This was a nice break from the other storylines this episode, however, it still felt out of place for me.
One thing I can’t stand is people who take advantage of the elderly. We finally meet Nyla’s mother this episode, and I wish it were for something more light hearted. She called Nyla when she thought that someone was trying to break into her house, but it turned out to be an officer serving an eviction notice. Everyone was confused because she owned the home, but then we come to find out she was scammed. A scammer got Mrs. Harper to sign away the ownership of her home under the guise of keeping it in a trust. She didn’t seem to be too upset at this, but Nyla didn’t like how friendly her mother was and her frustration caused her to blow up at her a bit.
One thing I didn’t know (and clearly neither did their daughters) was that Mrs. Harper was friends with Mrs. Lopez (Angela’s mom). She rushed over when she got a panic call from her friend and didn’t even hesitate when she was asked to help catch the scammer. I wish we got more scenes with them, because they were hilarious! This is also very common in the elderly community, I wish they would’ve highlighted it a lot more.
Del Monte had a scare this episode as well when a gang member that he was pressing charges against threatened to ruin his son's life. Wesley was handling the case, but when he was confronted in the parking lot to drop the case, it was like the Elijah situation all over again. Del Monte’s son was caught on video buying drugs and if this video made its way around, any chance at a future for him would be ruined.
Wesley suggests getting ahead of it by admitting his son to rehab, but Del Monte thinks this would also ruin his son’s life. This was another storyline that I think should’ve been highlighted because seeing how disconnected Del Monte was to his son resonates with so many family members that work high demanding jobs. It’s so easy to miss the signs that your child needs help and for the most part, it’s usually too late. Luckily, Del Monte was able to get his son the help he needed. When the gang members caught wind of what Del Monte was doing, they attacked him and his son, which only helped strengthen their case against the gang (idiots). I’m glad that was settled, but it went too fast for me.
Throughout the episode, Lucy’s anxiety was through the roof waiting for the Sergeants exam results. When the scores were delayed, she still found herself overthinking how well she did (or how she might’ve failed). I was rooting so hard for Lucy in this episode – she has worked so hard for years and has never been rewarded for it in any meaningful way. She deserved a win.
The results are finally in and she’s too scared to check so she has Tim look for her. He does and when he tells her to take a look we finally have that moment we’ve been waiting for: LUCY PASSED! She’s been promoted to Sergeant. And she doesn’t have to wait too long; Grey tells her there is an open Sergeant position opened at Mid Wilshire, but get this: it’s on the night shift. What does this mean for Tim and Lucy now?
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