Critic’s Ranking: 4.3 / 5.0
4.3
Are all of us bracing ourselves for “Seth’s revenge,” or am I being paranoid?
We lastly made some headway on The Rookie Season 7 Episode 10 with Seth, however there’s no approach that’s the top of his story, proper?
In the meantime, the staff needed to handle a riot on the station and a convoluted and creepy case involving some teen women, which was sufficient to offer a woman whiplash!
Raccoon Chronicles — The Rookie Nails the Humor Each Time
There’s no different sequence that may pull off a full-blown facet plot that entails a freaking rogue raccoon operating round.
The raccoon enjoyable through the episode supplied some levity, however it additionally paid off when the one one that advocated for its dying owed it a debt.
It’s typical of Smitty to be the one to have a run-in with a raccoon, however there was no approach of figuring out that it could lead to a nerve-wracking bit the place an unsuspecting however harmful inmate beat him up and stole his weapon.
Respectfully, when is Smitty retiring? I’m asking on behalf of his every part!
It was additionally enjoyable to have Mr. Texas himself trying to make use of some wrangling to seize the factor. However, naturally, he screwed all of it up, and Celina, like a freaking Disney Princess, managed to coax the factor right into a cage just by being her superior self.
Petition for Lisseth Chavez to truly play a Disney princess. Manifesting that for her, dammit.
What within the Slenderman and Zuzu Was that Case?
I’m recent off the riveting restricted sequence Adolescence. One thing I urge everybody to take a look at, so my blood was boiling over the concept some unusual man brutally stabbed a trio of ladies within the park.
Sadly, it didn’t appear to be one thing out of the extraordinary or too far off from any variety of mindless acts and crimes in opposition to younger women and girls.
However the extra the 2 women began telling the story, the extra suspicious the entire thing grew to become.
Earlier than the others confirmed it with these interviews, it was a bit off that they recited the identical story verbatim when recounting what occurred to them.
And, in fact, it was alarming to study that Charlotte and Ava’s wounds have been superficial in comparison with poor Grace. Their stab wounds weren’t defensive however somewhat a mirrored image of them doing the stabbing.
With associates like them, who wants enemies, proper?
Some creepy AI app is why they launched into this journey of attacking their pal. “The demon made me do it” is what all of it boiled right down to, and shivers ran up my backbone when Charlotte lastly said the reality of what occurred.
If I reconsidered not having youngsters for a second, an installment like this may have me firmly content material with my resolution.
Can Harper and James Ever Recuperate?
Initially, this appeared like a case that will have Nyla’s undivided consideration, however as an alternative, she discovered herself caring for James for a lot of the day, even when every part in her needed to flee once more.
It’s fascinating to pinpoint that Nyla doesn’t do nicely with emotional discussions and confrontation. She’s a little bit of a runner and avoidant, and she or he’s been struggling for a while.
She’s thrilled that James is again and protected, however she nonetheless hasn’t processed every part that occurred and is worried about so many issues.
It looks like she’s in her head, mulling over the state of her relationship and perhaps a few of their variations. Simply when it felt just like the disturbing nature of The Rookie Season 7 Episode 9 would lead to bringing them nearer collectively, now, I’m not so certain.
As my colleague said in his piece discussing the Nyla/James marriage, may they actually be a doomed pairing?
They mentioned James’s affiliation with a felon, how damaging it was, and the way it may have landed the pair in bother. One thing about that doesn’t appear to click on for James.
Their points on that entrance stay unresolved. By the top of the hour, a teary-eyed Nyla appears so emotionally crushed down that I need to attain by means of the display screen and hug her, however what can presumably be subsequent for these two?
Can they ever discover a option to work collectively with out their totally different positions and statuses getting in the best way? Their variations are creating an even bigger chasm between this in any other case stellar couple.
Love After Lockup — Not on Celina’s Watch
The chaotic nature of the inmate state of affairs was extra entertaining than it appeared prefer it could possibly be.
It’s wild that with zero discover, some correctional facility can name up a station and mainly demand that they home a bunch of prisoners on a whim after a riot.
It wouldn’t have been so unhealthy if a statewide police laptop replace had not left everybody at the hours of darkness, unable to find out who was amongst jail inmates.
Know-how is meant to make our lives higher and extra manageable, however this whole installment made the case for the way it ruins every part. Between creepy AI and inmates with QR codes, what have we turn into as a society?
What occurs when all of this crashes, leaving us with the fundamentals, and nobody is aware of methods to navigate them?
Anyway, inmates catcalling Celina had its amusing moments as she was completely over it and able to kick some butt.
The random riots added to the chaos and pressure. After all, the near-prison break ramped up the motion. Issues may’ve gone sideways with Kyle.
Seth Will Come Again with a Vengeance, Proper?
However essentially the most thrilling a part of the hour was when The Rookie lastly addressed the Seth problem.
Think about if he had stayed residence as an alternative of being so keen to return to work and play cop. He may’ve prevented a lot or at the very least purchased himself one other week or two earlier than he did one thing else silly.
Seth bumping into his former oncologist was attention-grabbing as a result of it implied that he had most cancers in some unspecified time in the future. He’s solely mendacity about it now.
However then he tried to cowl his tracks by mentioning one other oncologist, and he had no approach of figuring out that Lucy would speak issues over with Luna.
Principally, the brand new oncologist is somebody whose medical license is dangily by a thread. He’s seedy, so he could be somebody who would cowl for Seth for the precise value.
And his insurance coverage ought to’ve lined just about anybody, so his claims that he needed to swap medical doctors due to that motive was a load of crap.
With these little issues, Lucy had sufficient to talk to Bradford and Gray, and so they compelled Seth’s hand by demanding a blood check to show his most cancers standing.
Due to his probationary interval, he didn’t have a proper to privateness, and he confirmed his hand when he refused the check. The vary of feelings he went by means of as he raged about them not believing him in spite of everything of his lies was an excessive amount of for me.
What do you even do with this child?
He’s now not a cop, and the boot acquired the boot, however it’s uncertain that it’s the final of him. Seth has by no means been as creepy as he was when he threatened to sue and was indignant about what occurred.
Seth will undoubtedly do one thing about this, and I hope that it doesn’t put Lucy’s life in jeopardy. If Seth has an ax to grind with anybody, it’ll be Lucy.
There’s no approach Seth will stroll away from this so simply and gained’t elevate some hell or react.
Ideas from the Bullpen:
- Zuzu operating down all that details about Nolan and texting him later to ask concerning the reward was so creepy.
- If Zuzu knew who Bailey was and her hundredth birthday this yr (as a result of didn’t she simply have one), may it have shared that shady stuff she did with the hitman, or am I simply being a hater?
- Celina relationship that obnoxious man who sings “Daddy Cop” is hilarious.
- Celina’s need to introduce her new boyfriend to Nolan and Bailey is lovely. They’re so “family-coded” generally, and it’s the sweetest.
- Miles continues to be the reward that retains on giving.
Over to you, Rookie Fanatics.
Did you’ve got enjoyable with this installment? Is that this the final of Seth?
Let’s hear it under!
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