S07.E08: Wildfire

[Snazzy Daisy]

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Nyla remains suspicious of Liam Glasser (Seth Gamble) as a wildfire erupts, causing chaos in the city.

Meanwhile, James tries to help a friend, and Seth makes a costly mistake, putting two of their own in danger.

Air Date: Feb 25, 2025

 

Edited February 25 by Snazzy Daisy

[Zaffy]

Ok ok, we need to start a bet pool: will this be the end of this serial killer arc or he will appear again sooner or later? Hmmm.. what are the odds, 2 seasons from now, a copy cat killer will appear and abduct Harper and put her in a barrel? hmmm.... indeed!  

Talking about odds, what you think they are our favorite  firewoman-paramedic-princess warrior-Bailey is *always*  at the same spot as her hubby, especially during an emergency in such a small place like LA?
Geez, this board really needs a poll function!

The liar rookie keeps lying. But this time he did it to save his bum, even if all the blame goes to his boss for putting a rookie in charge of such an important task during such a crisis.  But at least he gave him notebooks... tsk tsk tsk....

Are we supposed to care about Harper's hubby, his friend and that gang?
I loved it how the gang dude knew exactly when his target will be at the specific point so he could shoot her, with a hand gun, it was a hand gun, right? I mean the gang dude must be a reincarnation of Billy the Kid or Wyat  Erpp or something, shooting so successfully two people with a hand gun through a moving car while HE was driving!
I am not even sure Bailey could achieve something like that. Congrats gang dude, you win the Bailey award of the week!

Oh, Lucy and Tim. I like them as an item, we do not need wildfires just be together already!

Edited February 26 by Zaffy

[EtheltoTillie]

Good, I'm for Chenford too!

I thought this episode started out stupidly, like typical Rookie episode on steroids, but i liked the resolution of the serial killer plot and Chenford.

I was already annoyed with Harper's hubby.  But I don't want to see him die. 

When will we see the unveiling of liar liar rookie?

[anna0852]

13 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

When will we see the unveiling of liar liar rookie?

I think it’s going to be Smitty who sells out the liar. He walked up just as liar was making the note about the road closure. Smitty might be lazy and primarily comic relief but I’m pretty sure he’s opposed to his coworkers getting cooked.

Edited February 26 by anna0852

[Zaffy]

14 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

but i liked the resolution of the serial killer plot

hee hee, I am  not sure resolution of serial killers plots and The Rookie are compatible.  Although yes,  I agree, at least (for the time being?) we are done with him.

[EtheltoTillie]

1 hour ago, anna0852 said:

I think it’s going to be Smitty who sells out the liar. He walked up just as liar was making the note about the road closure. Smitty might be lazy and primarily comic relief but I’m pretty sure he’s opposed to his coworkers getting cooked.

Yes, Smitty is one of those characters that is also secretly competent and smart and a loyal cop.

He reminds me of some of the characters on the Bosch show, like Crate and Barrel.

Or some of the characters on The Closer. Provenza and Flynn were goofy comic relief at first but then became competent.

Edited February 26 by EtheltoTillie

[tv echo]

I was surprised that the Liam Glasser killer storyline wrapped up so quickly. Also, his wife's about-face seemed a bit too sudden for such a brainwashed, self-deluded person. She could've rationalized her son's lie or wanted to get an explanation from her husband first.

I don't recall ever seeing Kylie on the show before, so her obvious infatuation with James seemed to come out of nowhere. Nolan seeing them kiss was too cliche.

Without knowing anything about firefighting, I was surprised that Tim and Lucy weren't more injured with only that foil fire blanket covering them.

Seth, Seth, Seth... I have to say, though, I was also surprised that a rookie was put in charge of such a significant job of coordinating things. I can see another rookie also forgetting or screwing up news updates on the fire and safe/unsafe roads. However, another rookie would probably not have lied about it or shifted the blame to someone else.

Overall, I liked this episode.

Edited February 26 by tv echo

[EtheltoTillie]

I also liked how Nolan talked to the little boy and figured out how to turn the serial killer's wife into a cooperator.

[Raja]

1 hour ago, Zaffy said:

Talking about odds, what you think they are our favorite  firewoman-paramedic-princess warrior-Bailey is *always*  at the same spot as her hubby, especially during an emergency in such a small place like LA?
Geez, this board really needs a poll function!

Just by chance The Rookie had an episode in the schedule, I wonder how 9-1-1 will handle a wild fire.

Not really a small place 😉 but I wonder how much the public picks up on the Mid-Wilshire crew was reenforcing another division besides the small scene with Sergeant Bradford and his Lieutenant? With a whole world to loot a couple just show up at an occupied cop's home.

1 hour ago, Zaffy said:

The liar rookie keeps lying. But this time he did it to save his bum, even if all the blame goes to his boss for putting a rookie in charge of such an important task during such a crisis.  But at least he gave him notebooks... tsk tsk tsk....

With it looking like the LAPD command post was running out of Mid-Wilshire I flashed back to Sergeant Friday running one after the King assassination when nothing happened in LA. You have to love Lieutenant Grey calling for a DC-10 drop as if one would already be up a couple of hours after the fire broke out.

1 hour ago, Zaffy said:

Oh, Lucy and Tim. I like them as an item, we do not need wildfires just be together already!

But the resolution. We are now all gone from the beginning when Officers Lopez and Bishop were putting their time in hoping to get an early tap for promotional possibilities. And then Nolan's golden ticket. With the Boot years taking three TV seasons Officer Chen is supposed to go direct to Sergeant so we can be together, in the same station.

[Snazzy Daisy]

Seth Ridley has entered into a point of indefensible and irredeemable. His rookie errors and lying habit have become threats to everyone.

Chenford’s love confession is a step forward to their reconciliation.

Baby Wopez’s name reveal is quite underwhelming. Wesley simply blurts it out.

Nyla and Nolan talking about Glasser’s crimes in front of his son is a bit unsettling for me.

Everything that happens with James — the kiss and the shooting, I don’t like it for Nyla.

[shapeshifter]

Back in the old days of TV (3 or more years ago) this episode would have never aired after the recent devastation by fire in the exact same location.

 

2 hours ago, tv echo said:

I was surprised that the Liam Glasser killer storyline wrapped up so quickly. Also, his wife's about-face seemed a bit too sudden for such a brainwashed, self-deluded person. She could've rationalized her son's lie or wanted to get an explanation from her husband first.

I felt sorry for the actor playing the serial killer's wife, but she did demonstrate that she could deliver those unlikely lines in a believable manner, so kudos to her.

Likewise with this out-of-nowhere plot development:

2 hours ago, tv echo said:

I don't recall ever seeing Kylie on the show before, so her obvious infatuation with James seemed to come out of nowhere. Nolan seeing them kiss was too cliche.

Although Nathan Fillion did do a great job on the spit-take of seeing them kissing. 
Can this show just wrap up this season and let Fillion be a Dad on a new sitcom?

[Raja]

7 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Back in the old days of TV (3 or more years ago) this episode would have never aired after the recent devastation by fire in the exact same location.

The question being how much time has to pass. Recent generations being more sensitive then really back in the day. When I grew up with Emergency! there could be a second chance for an episode during rerun season with the season taking up half of the year. And Emergency "One" like The Rookie today was already in syndication with the show still in production. When your show is about first responders you will touch on things that happen in the news.

The recent fires being the biggest since that last big shock of the 1961 fire is about all that makes it different than the smaller fires like the one in this episode.  And then that many of the victim class, in the biggest fire are seen as the rich, well the sympathy doesn't go as far for folks able to self-insure.

14 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Can this show just wrap up this season and let Fillion be a Dad on a new sitcom?

It wasn't this episode but when Celine was sitting in his home as a Bailey decoy it looked at felt exactly like a dad and his teen daughter.

[milkyaqua]

Never been a Chenford fan but I do agree that it's better to put them together (which is what TPTB seem to want in the first place) than do this dog and pony they've been doing.

Seth has to get busted.  No way Tim doesn't dig into that explanation instead of taking Seth's word for it.  Or yes, even Smitty can take him down.  Either way, Seth can't possibly last much longer.

Glad the serial killer story is seemingly over but you never know with this show.

And yes, I laughed when Bailey not only showed up at the same spot as her husband but took out the guy with the shotgun with the water hose.  Of course she would.

Of course we have the cliche of someone seeing something out of context.  Then not being able to follow-up because something else comes up.  And yes, how lucky for gang member to drive by and shoot the two people he was after.  I do hope this doesn't mean trouble for Nyla and her marriage because it's not like she and James didn't just work out another issue but hey, let's pile on.

[shapeshifter]

5 minutes ago, milkyaqua said:

Seth has to get busted.  No way Tim doesn't dig into that explanation instead of taking Seth's word for it.  Or yes, even Smitty can take him down.  Either way, Seth can't possibly last much longer.

The camera kept focusing on Lucy's face when Seth was so obviously lying. 

 

6 minutes ago, milkyaqua said:

And yes, I laughed when Bailey not only showed up at the same spot as her husband but took out the guy with the shotgun with the water hose.  Of course she would.

I would be fine with Bailey just being comic relief.

 

[Raja]

11 minutes ago, milkyaqua said:

And yes, I laughed when Bailey not only showed up at the same spot as her husband but took out the guy with the shotgun with the water hose.  Of course she would.

I trying to remember where I first saw the break the windows scene. Backdraft, Third Watch and Chicago Fire's pilots being the first suspect.

A home owner parking in front of his house's fire hydrant doesn't seem normal. And busting out of the house with shotgun that fast isn't your normal dude. It seems as Texas has a leg up, just ride with Nolan don't worry about training being the order of the day.

On the other hand we have seen the training of the new Sergeant, perhaps Lieutenant Grey also needed some LT to break him in with his new responsibilities. At least he needs a watch commander, like he used to be around to take part of the load as ultimately the command post failure falls on him, not the Boot with a bunch of notepads.

 

[Jodithgrace]

Okay, as much as I want to see Lyin’ boot get his, his job was ridiculous. He had all this info on pads…what was he supposed to do with it? It was obviously way above his pay grade. And of course he lied about it. Lucy saw right through him. She already doesn’t trust him. 
Please let that be the end of smirking serial killer! Did he really think that the middle of a fire was the best time to indulge his hobby? Even if he did start it. That house was so full of smoke he might have died right along with his victim. 
Are those fire blankets really that effective? I bet sales of them will really go through the roof in CA. I’d buy one to keep in the house or car if I lived in a fire area. I have a little one for smothering kitchen fires. 

[Zaffy]

36 minutes ago, Jodithgrace said:

Are those fire blankets really that effective? I bet sales of them will really go through the roof in CA

I am not sure it was just a fire blanket, I think it was a fire shelter, which is designed as a last resort in case you are trapped in a wildfire. But even a fire shelter can not always be enough, I remember a few years ago all these unlucky firefighters that died in the US even if they used their fire shelters.. :(

[Raja]

39 minutes ago, Jodithgrace said:

Are those fire blankets really that effective? I bet sales of them will really go through the roof in CA. I’d buy one to keep in the house or car if I lived in a fire area. I have a little one for smothering kitchen fires. 

I'm pretty sure they worked on Fire Country.

Just now, Zaffy said:

I am not sure it was just a fire blanket, I think it was a fire shelter, which is designed as a last resort in case you are trapped in a wildfire. But even a fire shelter can not always be enough, I remember a few years ago all these unlucky firefighters that died in the US even if they used their fire shelters.. :(

I was actually typing the exact same thing when the alert came in.

I saw the docudrama Only The Brave (2017) on that incident.

[edhopper]

If the fire raged over them as it appeared to, all the oxygen would have been suck from the air. 

[tv echo]

I recorded this episode and watched it later. But I watched live the last five minutes, so I saw the double shooting. At first, I thought it was Bailey and James getting shot and was shocked that they would kill her off. But I quickly realized it was not Bailey, especially since Kylie was acting so humble and apologetic (so un-Bailey-like).

 (KyRoses)

Edited Thursday at 02:16 PM by tv echo

[Aliconehead]

21 hours ago, Raja said:

A home owner parking in front of his house's fire hydrant doesn't seem normal. And busting out of the house with shotgun that fast isn't your normal dude. It seems as Texas has a leg up, just ride with Nolan don't worry about training being the order of the day

This was accurate in my experience.  I live on a cul-de-sac with limited parking and there is often some one parked blocking the fire hydrant. 

[bros402]

Did anyone else get the feeling that maybe the wife is at least complicit in the serial killer's stuff? Or just me.