'The Rookie' Season 7 Finale Review: Did Chenford Save the Episode?

Let me preface this by saying, I didn’t hate The Rookie season finale, but once again we are met with way too many storylines and more questions than answers. What is it going to take to make these storylines connect in a more organic way?

We know that Oscar Hutchinson escaped at the end of last season along with Bailey’s ex-husband, Jason. Jason was already found and handled (RIP dude), yet there was minimal mention of Oscar for most of the season up until this final episode. How was the audience supposed to know that there was still a search for this man? 

Bringing him up for the finale came out of nowhere. There should’ve been a build up leading up to this moment and because there wasn’t, it felt a bit stale. His name was in the title of the episode and yet he was the least exciting. I’ve been a fan of Oscar and usually enjoyed his presence as the comedic relief in the episodes, but enough is enough now. Let’s wrap this up and make him go away for good this time. 

Doubt that my wish will come true anytime soon: Oscar kidnapped John and forced him to dig up some diamonds that were buried before he went away to prison. His plans failed when Nyla and a good samaritan intervened, forcing Oscar to make a run for it (sans diamonds). This only means he will be coming back at some point next season and I’m already bored. 

Want to know what wasn’t boring? Miles’ first date turned into a shootout between the Eastern Front gang and the LAPD. It was the first time my adrenaline was pumping this entire season (and it gave me season one and season two vibes that I missed). While Miles was on a date with someone he matched with online, he noticed her “7” necklace and had a feeling that something might’ve been off. He calls Celina for advice (foreshadow much? Please tell me you see what I’m seeing with them?) and she says it could mean something or mean nothing. 

Celina decides to run her name just to be on the safe side and she realizes that Miles is not on the safe side. As he’s on the phone with Celina, Miles overhears a few members of the Eastern Front gang confirming their plan to attack him. At the same time, Celina informs Miles that his date, Rina, has a brother in the Eastern Front and he needs to get out of there. He’s suddenly bolting out of the restaurant, taking a civilian’s car to escape. 

When I tell you this part had my whole attention! Celina calls Lucy to tell her Miles is in trouble and she doesn’t even hang up with Celina, she immediately turns on her sirens and goes to grab her sleepy crew (no seriously, why does she let them sleep on shift?) and attaches them to the call to help Miles. Miles held it down until help arrived (go ahead then, boot!). I love how Lucy took charge in this scene too (I mean I guess she had to, but you know what I mean). She quickly came up with a plan that ensured civilians wouldn’t be hurt if this didn’t end well. This scene is one of the two reasons I didn’t hate this episode completely.

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Reason number two: that last scene with Tim and Lucy made me smile. It wasn’t how I expected we’d leave Chenford for this season, but it was closer to what I wanted from them. What I want to understand though is what the purpose of all of this is. I could understand that relationships aren’t perfect, but knowing that chenford is a fan favorite, it seems as though the writers are having a fun time baiting fans with the “will they, won’t they” when we’ve already seen how great they are together. 

In one of the final scenes of the episode, Lucy comes home, exhausted from her night shift, and is surprised to see Tim is there playing chef in the kitchen. He makes her a few meals knowing that the transition to night shift is rough. He tells her to relax on the couch as he finishes up. He then starts to confess everything he’s been feeling about her and their relationship. He’s taking the blame for how they ended and says he will never hurt her the way he did again. This is it, this is the conversation we’ve been waiting for them to have and it’s finally happening except… Lucy didn’t hear any of it. As Tim continues to make his case, walking towards Lucy, he finds her knocked out on the couch. “To be continued” is all he says and I wanted to scream. A part of me was hoping she was only pretending to be asleep, but nope. deep sigh How long are they looking to drag this?

I have PTSD from the last “big event” they set up at the end of a season (S5E22) only to be let down so whatever this is with Monica, I don’t care (as of right now). Honestly, how is this woman not disbarred by now?

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