Obsessed With Good Story Telling

For a show to be in its 6th season, and to have such a jam-packed season premiere. This was a great start to the season and I cannot wait to see what they will have for the next 9 episodes.

Things that I loved:

-Harper's reaction to the shooting: Her character has always been a hard-nosed nothing impacts her type of character. To see her impacted in such a profound way is amazing. I look forward to how this will play out for the rest of the season.

_ Lucy spiralling/Chenford fight: As much as many people don't like angst, but this needed to happen. Lucy is carrying a lot of baggage from her life. Lucy is a typical self-sabotager. I don't think she has felt secure in her relationship with Tim since Isabel returned. It opened a wound for Tim and created insecurity for her. If they are going to make it as a couple, they need to work through this. I think it was good that Tim walked away and didn't say something in the heat of the moment.

-Opening Action: I don't think I ever thought of The Rookie as an action show. It really felt very high-stakes and locked me in from the start. I hope they continue with the action, but keep it in check and don't go overboard with it.

Things that I didn't love:

-Last shift superstitions: I know that this is supposed to be the comic relief in the show, but I find that the superstitions are too much of a distraction. Especially, with Celina, I find it hard to believe that as a rookie cop, she is allowed so much leeway with these superstitions. Hopefully, they will tone this down for future episodes.

-Not knowing Anglea'Wopez's baby name: This was a small thing, but it felt off that we didn't find out Wopez's baby name. I figure we will find it out in the next episode

I understand that John Nolan is the lead character in The Rookie, but at this point, it is ridiculous that Lucy has not been promoted or given a Golden Ticket after all she has accomplished.

Between the time she was a rookie and then a P2 officer, Lucy has been a part of 4 operations that have taken down 3 drug dealers and 1 gun dealer. She has completed UC school and was told that if she completed it, all the different divisions would clamour to have her as part of their team. Nolan took down some gang at the border (we don't know why they were bad), and he received a Golden Ticket. Also, why the hell was Aaron talking about being a detective after he became a P2 officer.

My hope for season 6 is that Lucy will see a promotion and movement in her career. She has accomplished so much more than the men on the show and deserves to be recognized.

I was already excited for season 6, but after this morning's trailer, I have so many questions and can't wait for them all to be answered in however many episodes we get.

I know not everyone is thrilled about the trailer, but I think they did a good job of balancing the old with the new without giving too much away. If the trailer was made up of all-new scenes, I think that people would be upset, as it would have given too much away.

What I love about this fandom is that there is no right way to feel . As long as we are all tuning in and watching when the season starts on Feb. 20.