Spoilers forward for Episode 17 of The Rookie Season 7, referred to as “Mutiny and the Bounty,” and accessible streaming now with a Hulu subscription.
The Rookie is getting nearer to its Season 7 finale hitting the 2025 TV schedule, and the penultimate episode introduced each the motion and a few hilarious moments. Flula Borg returned as Skip Tracer Randy, intent on declaring his like to Meg DeLacy’s Chastity, the stripper girlfriend of Pete Davidson’s Pete Nolan. The episode made me miss John’s half-brother, because it’s been some time, and the creator fortunately shared an replace on his potential return.
The previous SNL star made his first introduction as Pete Nolan in Season 2, most not too long ago showing in two Season 4 episodes, however that was the final time followers noticed him. There have been updates over the past couple of seasons, however nonetheless no Pete sightings. Chastity was nonetheless seeing him as of Tuesday’s episode, although, however stated in-show Pete couldn’t get a flight to L.A. as an entry on the no-fly listing, so he needed to accept a bus. Alexi Hawley advised Deadline that real-life Pete is a similiarly arduous man to trace down, however that hasn’t stopped the producers from making an attempt:
Pete Davidson is somebody we’re determined to get again, and he loves doing the present. His reps have reached out to us about him doing the present, it’s nearly making an attempt to land when he’s really accessible, as a result of he’s tremendous busy.
It is sensible {that a} completely laid-out schedule hasn’t been potential. Davidson is fairly busy with scripted initiatives on prime of his stand-up profession. On the very least, he nonetheless appears to be fascinated about returning to the present, and Hawley & Co. appear able to welcome him again.
It’s only a matter of timing and availability, because it’s arduous to carve out sufficient time to movie an episode or two, regardless of how lengthy he’d be on set for. Fortunately, with The Rookie renewed for Season 8, Hawley isn’t giving up, and stated:
Hopefully in Season 8 we are able to get Pete again, that may be nice, however for tonight’s episode, Flula is only a pressure of nature and a pleasure to look at. To not use time period chaos agent however undoubtedly makes issues a bit of loopy.
Though the most recent episode included some Pete updates, it could be very nice to have him again, even when it’s not for lengthy. How and when Davidson will really seem on The Rookie once more stays to be seen, however it sounds just like the curiosity remains to be very a lot there between each groups.
In the meantime, Davidson has quite a few initiatives within the works, to not point out the truth that he and Colin Jost nonetheless have their ferry, which Jost recenly joked about throughout his uncommon non-Weekend Replace SNL sketch.. He’s additionally been engaged on his sobriety and eradicating his tattoos, and he appears to be doing very nicely.
Whether or not or not Pete Davidson will finally return to The Rookie is unclear, besides, there will probably be loads to stay up for within the Season 7 finale and in Season 8. The season finale airs on Tuesday, Could 13 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.