Gray (Richard T. Jones) is the calming presence in the midst of the Pace homage of the March 25 episode of The Rookie.
Within the aptly-titled “Pace,” John (Nathan Fillion) and Celina (Lisseth Chavez) discover themselves in a hostage state of affairs whereas undercover for a public security initiative. Whereas Angela (Alyssa Diaz) and Nyla (Mekia Cox) examine the suspects, Tim (Eric Winter) challenges Lucy’s (Melissa O’Neil) decision-making abilities. Gray can be within the discipline for this, with rookie Miles (Deric Augustine). We love seeing him exterior of the station, and Jones does, too. “Put that within the article,” he tells TV Insider with fun. “Alexi Hawley, make sure that we see Gray extra exterior the station. I like that, too. Inside’s much more secure. Outdoors, there’s a number of issues happening.”
There’s fairly a bit happening on this week’s episode. “It’s all the time a problem doing physique cams,” of which there’s so much, shares Jones. “Everybody else is a little bit bit extra snug and used to it as a result of they’re on the road much more, in order that they use their physique cams much more. Relating to me, it’s a little bit bit tougher for me. One is as a result of I’m a little bit taller, and two, I’ve received to get into the movement of appearing after which additionally filming.”
He continues, “However in relation to being exterior, being in a journey management middle, it was all the time enjoyable since you’re sitting behind a truck or on stage or wherever we do at that individual time and also you get the entire impact of every little thing that’s happening and we now have to sort of manufacture every little thing that we’re seeing, issues that we all know we’re going to see. In order that’s all the time enjoyable since you get to play a little bit bit extra. You’re feeling like a baby.”
Nolan and Celina are those in the midst of the hazard, since those that take the bus hostage have a bomb. Gray, in the meantime, is “making an attempt to manage the way in which they deal with it as a result of there’s a lot happening. So I’m making an attempt to maintain Nolan calm, however he’s calm already, [and] making an attempt to ensure that Celina’s calm on the identical time. We’re following the bus, we’re making an attempt to get every little thing underneath management, understanding precisely the place the explosion is perhaps. It’s a number of figuring it out on the go, however on the identical time making an attempt to maintain the state of affairs at a relaxed place and preserve all people centered on the duty at hand.”
Whereas it was the earlier episode that noticed Gray should terminate Seth (Patrick Keleher) after his newest lie — he doesn’t have most cancers — that didn’t issue into his resolution to have Miles journey with him in any respect. “Gray likes to spend alternatives using with the rookies to see the place they’re of their improvement,” Jones says. “Seth simply by no means received that far.”
Talking of Seth, Gray has “combined emotions about what occurred. He truly likes him, however he understands that he’s a wild card. We will’t actually rely upon him and we will’t actually belief him. However I believe deep down he has a comfortable spot for Seth. I believe he’s only a soft-hearted man and he needed Seth to do nicely.”
The Rookie, Tuesdays, 9/8c, ABC