In my opinion, the previous episode was the best episode of The Rookie so far so I had reallyyy high expectations for this one. It didn't live up to the expectations I had, but it was still really, really good.
Best parts of the episode?
- Bradford. I knew it would be an emotional episode for him and I ate those scenes uppp. The guilt he had, him performing CPR on Chen, holding her when she woke up, staying overnight with her in the hospital then bringing her food. I don't want the two of them to get together this season, but I'm loving the breadcrumbs (although they were practically full slices of bread by the end of the episode) the writers are giving us.
- Caleb is such a fascinating character. The Rookie really knows how to write a good serial killer. Rosalind was amazing and Caleb was just as good. I started to like him then had to remind myself that he's a psychopathic serial killer.
- Lucy singing. That was probably my favourite scene from the episode. They could've put some random soundtrack over those scenes, but her singing made it so much more impactful.
This wasn't one of the best parts, but I found it hilarious how they chose to bring up Rachel without actually seeing her. I actually laughed when Grace brought her up.
Worst parts of the episode?
- There was no explanation of how Bradford knew about Chen's ring (I'm pretty sure she doesn't wear jewellery while on the job). Unless it's that he just saw something glinting and figured it was related to her. It was sweet that he knew that and her favourite meal, but it also felt too soon. I expected a scene like that a season from now, but I didn't expect it here, so I liked it but didn't like the timing.
- The scene of Bradford reviving her could've been more impactful. When she woke up and was crying as he held her, that part was excellent, but while he was performing CPR I didn't feel the way I should've felt while watching an emotional scene like that.
Anyway, really good episode. I can't wait for the next episode to see the aftermath of all of this.
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