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S07.E06: The Gala


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I am not sure I have been annoyed with a victim's family before, at least as much I was with that missing girl's father. Yes, I was rooting for the oligarch's goons...

I cannot even remember, why Lucy and Tim broke up in the first place? I mean, apparently to create  TV drama, but what was the reason?

I actually find Bailey's reaction quite realistic, which is shocking, since this show and realism are not very compatible. She can't easily accept the fact she helped to kill her ex, so she behaves like if nothing is her fault. 

The Texas dude is still "meh"..

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51 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

What happened to lying cancer patient this week?  

Something about in service legal training, or was that Texas?

He leaves his love who he would have taken on their football career to be the best in LA. Something from Police Story in the 70s that had been removed from TV when the news caught the batons swinging at Rodney King.

Will we get to see the idiot Captain who has a turn you ex in day?

Sometimes I think no writer accounts for cops getting promoted. Lieutenant Grey does absolutely nothing different from the watch commander Sergeant Grey. The first season did have a roll for the Captain and now with Sergeant  Lieutenant Grey  in the way There is no real role for "Sergeant" Bradford, except to hide his mutual occasional benefits relationship with Officer Chen.

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1 hour ago, Zaffy said:

I cannot even remember, why Lucy and Tim broke up in the first place? I mean, apparently to create  TV drama, but what was the reason?

The writers created a retcon backstory for Tim that caused him to doubt himself, and he decided to break up with her because apparently he doesn't "deserve" her or whatever. All the best vampire romance novel tropes were deployed with this one, writers spared no expense.

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Maybe I can understand Bailey's reaction to John but really, she's a pain and she can stay at that firehouse forever.

Chenford, ugh!  I've never liked those two but it's obvious TPTB want them as a couple because as soon as they said that could never happen again, you know it's just a set-up for exactly that.

At least they didn't drag out Texas and his girlfriend.

As soon as I saw Carlo Rota in the credits I figured he was a bad guy.

I did laugh at Angela being annoyed that she'd lost her work husband and Wesley being flustered because she knew the guy had a crush on her.  I also laughed at Tim's grumpy cop meme.

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8 minutes ago, Jodithgrace said:

They announced that one rookie was “out sick,” and the other was doing something else. We later saw Texas rookie setting up tables for that idiotic “inform on your ex” thing. I assumed that the rookie with “cancer” was the one out sick, presumably for treatment. But we still don’t know what proof of that anybody has seen.

I've now lived 9 years past my expiration date from when I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, and I am not personally offended by the plot of the Rookie who may be faking it. But I do think it is in poor taste for the many viewers who are grieving the loss of a dear one. I suppose at some point the figurative anvil will fall on this dunderhead, but it's kind of a stupid plot idea to run with. Couldn't they have come up with something else? I suppose he's working for the off-screen redheaded villainess? Or the serial killer is his brother.

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If he has actual cancer, that could be an interesting and possibly moving story line. But they’ve set him up as a liar, and his “cancer” is so unspecific. Is it prostate? Lymphoma? Are we supposed to be feeling sorry for him or suspecting him? Is he off getting chemo, or sitting at home playing video games? A few lines of dialogue would clear this all up.

Plus, he hasn’t been a character long enough for any of us to care about him. 

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I’m no fan of Bailey, but I can see her point on this one. Nolan has no idea what it feels like to be a target, to be prey. For years. Unrelenting fear. And no one is able to stop it. Until he can relate to what that kind of unending, oppressive terror can do to a person, he might want to put his judgement on the back burner long enough to imagine WHY she thought that a cartel hit man was her only exit ramp from being in the crosshairs of a psychopath. And what could have put her in the state of mind to be willing to take it.

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putting my words into a fictional character's mouth, but I think that Nolan's big judgement is "we said no more secrets" and Bailey responded that if he didn't understand why it as a secret he didn't understand her and then took offense and focused on her perception of his judgement.

I read it that Nolan is judging on her inability to be open and honest in their marriage and she is responding as if his judgement is on her actions.

YMMV

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On 2/13/2025 at 12:50 AM, shapeshifter said:

I've now lived 9 years past my expiration date from when I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, and I am not personally offended by the plot of the Rookie who may be faking it. But I do think it is in poor taste for the many viewers who are grieving the loss of a dear one. I suppose at some point the figurative anvil will fall on this dunderhead, but it's kind of a stupid plot idea to run with. Couldn't they have come up with something else? I suppose he's working for the off-screen redheaded villainess? Or the serial killer is his brother.

Yeah I am not offended by the cancer faker, more annoyed by it. There's barely any YA cancer in the media in general, now we're going to have one that's a faker? It'd be nice to see a show have a positive non-inspiration porn portrayal of YA cancer...but then that would lead to this Rookie possible not being able to go back to his job for a while due to chemo brain or just the general recovery time for chemo/radiation/surgery (or whatever his treatment requires). My cancer only requires pills (woo, cycle 46!...or 47? I forget which) and it is still pretty damn annoying.

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15 hours ago, auntiemel said:

I’m no fan of Bailey, but I can see her point on this one. Nolan has no idea what it feels like to be a target, to be prey. For years. Unrelenting fear. And no one is able to stop it. Until he can relate to what that kind of unending, oppressive terror can do to a person, he might want to put his judgement on the back burner long enough to imagine WHY she thought that a cartel hit man was her only exit ramp from being in the crosshairs of a psychopath. And what could have put her in the state of mind to be willing to take it.

He is a police officer who took an oath to uphold the law. She committed a major crime. Period.

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On 2/14/2025 at 7:58 AM, KittyKat425 said:

He is a police officer who took an oath to uphold the law. She committed a major crime. Period.

As a firefighter and EMT, I believe that Bailey also had to take an oath to uphold the law and to preserve life.

It's a good thing for Nolan that he's married to Bailey and that marital privilege applies. Otherwise, he'd be in a real bind: Report Bailey's crime and she maybe goes to jail. Fail to report her and he's covering up a crime after the fact. In the best of circumstances (Bailey defense has mitigating factors of years of terror, emotionally compromised), Bailey would not go to jail, but she would lose her job.

ETA:
Los Angeles Fire Department Philosophy:
https://lafd.org/ti-tools-fire-department-philosophy 

Los Angeles Fire Department - Modified Firefighters' Oath (2019):
https://ens.lacity.org/lafd/lafdreportarchv/lafdlafdreport1864136324_11192019.pdf 

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On 2/13/2025 at 4:38 PM, zapper said:

putting my words into a fictional character's mouth, but I think that Nolan's big judgement is "we said no more secrets" and Bailey responded that if he didn't understand why it as a secret he didn't understand her and then took offense and focused on her perception of his judgement.

I read it that Nolan is judging on her inability to be open and honest in their marriage and she is responding as if his judgement is on her actions.

YMMV

I would think that, except that he hauled out the "that's criminal conspiracy" statement. I can understand Nolan's POV, as well as Bailey's (despite the fact I hate her, and hope this leads to her leaving the show). She could certainly feel it was self-defense, despite using an intermediary (who was going after him anyway).

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