The Rookie Season 8 Episode 6 Recap: Burn 4 Love
- Val
- 2 days ago
- 4 min read
We’ve got storyline whiplash again for the new episode of The Rookie, however this time, it seems they’re starting to get it right. I was locked in from the start of the episode that started with a silly curse until the very end when most of our faves were in danger after an explosion.
The Glasser Case
This was a tough one; Nyla and Angela helped put away an extremely dangerous serial killer. This should’ve been an easy open and shut case, but Nyla let her emotions get in the way and her threats to Liam while pursuing him were brought up during her deposition. Not a good look; and Wesley, and the District Attorney’s office had no choice but to drop the charges for Remy Darden’s death.
Not only this, what was discovered during the deposition put Wesley in a tough position and he now has to report Nyla for how she conducted herself in the investigation. I thought of every possible way Wesley could’ve let this slide, but it’s like the Elijah Stone situation all over again. Despite not wanting it to go this way, I do agree that Wesley is doing the right thing informing IA of Nyla’s actions.
I wonder how this case will go on since their solid evidence against Liam fell apart.
Within the more extreme storylines, I love that we get a little closer to most of the couples. It wasn’t the over the top obvious “it’s Valentine’s day” episode, and truthfully I am grateful for it.
Lucy is struggling to find the original gift she got for Tim for Valentine’s day and enlists the help of his sister, Genny, to think of something else to get as a back up. At the same time, Tim is frustrated that the gift he bought for Lucy is stuck in transit and won’t make it to her in time, so now he also enlists the help of his sister to get her something last minute. Watching them both stress over this was too cute. What I love about how this was written is that it didn’t put stress on the fact that this was their first Valentine’s day after getting back together.
Something is off with Luna and Wade and it’s upsetting me. They don’t seem to be on the same page these days. What made me side eye Luna a bit in this episode was when Wade tried to come up with a plan to have them solidify one day where they see each other, she laughed it off, joking that it was interesting that the roles were reversed. It made me feel like she didn’t miss him as much and he was missing her.
I’m not a huge fan of Celina and Rodge together. However, I will admit their moment in this episode was cute. Nothing I love more than a secure man. When he saw Celina with the TID agent, he didn’t seem concerned at all despite the TID agent clearly thinking he was on a date with Celina. He simply said I’m too tired, is this man someone I need to worry about? Celina assured him he wasn’t and that was all he needed.
Now something that caught my attention in this episode was the vibe I was picking up between Genny and John. Tell me you saw it too. John and Bailey have been struggling a bit with Bailey being offered a job in Washington D.C. and they don’t agree with how they should handle it. It put a wedge between them, and Tim shared this with Genny.
Bailey seemed to have come to her senses, ruining Genny and John’s moment of course, when she reassured John that she was there with him until death do them part. Great, guess they’re going to work that out, but I can’t help but think that we’re hinting at something potentially happening between Genny and John. When Bailey tries to back out of going to D.C. John encourages her to go. This means Bailey will be away leaving John at home… all alone…but maybe he doesn’t have to be, right?
Mid-Wilshire Up in Flames
When a serial arsonist, Arnold, has an obsession with someone he was in a halfway house with, he takes her not reciprocating his feelings personally. Mandy and her girlfriend have been using Arnold’s methods of setting fires as a romantic gesture, but this didn’t sit well with Arnold. He was brought in and questioned, but eventually was free to go since he was detained while another fire was set.
Now, knowing that Mandy and her girlfriend were arrested and brought to Mid-Wilshire, he purposely jumps in front of Lucy and Celina’s shop as it’s entering the building and sets a bomb on the car. Not even a minute after parking the car, the bomb goes off and destroys the entire station.
When I tell you my jaw dropped! Not a single person was safe. Tim, Lucy, Nyla, Celina, and Miles were all injured from the blast. This was hands down one of the best scenes I’ve ever seen on this show. They did not play it safe; everyone was in danger, everyone was injured– as the audience, you feared the worse for everyone. It felt like I wasn’t breathing until I knew Miles was going to be okay. I’m glad they’re all going to make it, which is something I can’t say about the station. Can’t wait to see what happens with that.
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