Critic’s Ranking: 4 / 5.0
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Who knew flag soccer could possibly be so enjoyable?
The spotlight of The Rookie Season 7 Episode 14 might have been that ending which had LAPD and LAFD competing with one another and a freaking Manning thrown into the combination.
However outdoors of that, it was a strong hour that highlighted how badass The Rookie girls are.
Celina’s True Crime Conflict
I’ve to present Celina a spherical of applause for, and I’ll simply put it bluntly, not whooping Heather’s ass.
Heather was so obnoxious, and it was a primary instance of the opposite facet of true crime podcasters who’re so busy treating the real-life circumstances of points that deeply affected folks like clout cash-ins.
It was evident that Heather was by no means coming from a real place. She solely wished to make as a lot cash and get as a lot consideration as attainable by exploiting the harm and ache of victims and their households.
Celina referred to as her out, and I’m glad she shut down that lady, and Lucy supported her.
Lucy and Celina’s Sisterhood is An Underrated Gem
Earlier than the 2 moved in collectively, I by no means actually considered the truth that neither of them had an individual or shut greatest good friend. In some ways, they each misplaced their individual when characters like Jackson died or Thorsen relocated.
Within the absence of those males, it’s opened up the door for the 2 to have a particular sisterhood that solely strengthens with time, and this hour showcased that nicely.
We’ve talked about how this season has accomplished wonders for Celina Juarez‘s character growth. She’s come a great distance, and I personally admire the extra critical moments along with her.
Lisseth Chavez is such a dynamic actress that I find it irresistible when she will get to point out off her vary extra. The extra critical, harm, and struggling sides of Celina are when she’s at her most compelling as a personality.
The case with the sisters resonated along with her as a result of she’ll by no means have that along with her personal sister, however that’s extra of a motive why Lucy’s help was so particular.
They are often that for one another.
Child-napping Drama and Emotional Reunions
Aria’s case was heartbreaking. It made you marvel what would’ve occurred to her if Lucy and Celina had not taken on that case.
The poor lady had been lacking for 3 weeks, and earlier than operating into them, Taylor didn’t get wherever with the police.
The worst half about it’s that given every thing we knew about her state of affairs, it was straightforward to grasp why police might imagine she ran away or one thing.
She was having a child, her ex-boyfriend didn’t wish to be a father and bailed on her, and her mother and father and sister thought she was making such an enormous mistake that they didn’t need a lot to do along with her both.
It’s an ideal setup for Aria to fall off the grid and begin a brand new life along with her child someplace away from the toxicity of all of that.
I shudder to think about what would’ve occurred in the event that they hadn’t solved this case, which was powerful as a result of Greta was unwell.
It led to some badass moments as Lucy and Celina did every thing they might to avoid wasting the newborn and Aria.
I do know Lucy busting by means of a window, rolling like Black Widow, and coaching her gun on Greta was purported to be badass, however I laughed on the tacky results and the way apparent the stunt double was.
The identical goes for the way clearly choreographed the Malvado struggle was and the sound results that jogged my memory of previous kung-fu motion pictures. However I digress.
Lucy needed to shoot a lady and sustained glass cuts, and Greta kicked Celina down the steps. Somebody, purchase these girls a drink. They deserve a Spa Day.
The Hit Man Membership Was Solely Meant to Wrap Up Malvado, Proper?
The assassination state of affairs was attention-grabbing sufficient after they launched it.
Bradford and Miles, going through that poor man delivering the message to Tim, appeared promising when it began.
This led to some nice motion as issues progressed, particularly when Malvado began killing the assassins from the web site earlier than they might attain any of them.
However in the long run, it was clearly their manner of lastly wrapping up the Malvado state of affairs with out implicating Nolan and Bailey, which was a cop-out.
Can we even imagine that after that brawl within the locker room that had him virtually escaping each Nolan and Bradford, he’d go for suicide by cop with Angela over being caught?
He’s the sort who would have plotted a jail escape. I don’t know. It was an incredibly anti-climatic finish to somebody who appeared like a heavy participant for a while.
The comfort of it leading to them sweeping all that nonsense with Bailey underneath the rug, too, was annoying. However I’ve given up whining about that complete Bailey state of affairs.
Bropez Unpacking Chenford? Signal Me Up!
At the very least the case led to Stensen’s return, despite the fact that the hour criminally underused her. I find it irresistible after they discover methods to deliver again The Rookie: Feds folks.
The case additionally introduced Angela and Tim collectively whereas they labored on it, and it’s simply the most effective dynamics on this collection. I really like their friendship a lot and giggled over the truth that she considers him “one of many ladies.”
But it surely was time for Angela to examine in with him about what was occurring with him and Lucy, and he was surprisingly straightforward and forthcoming with data.
He doesn’t at all times know the place they stand, however he desires to be in a superb place along with her and have a extra everlasting reunion.
The chance of that taking place after she takes her sergeant’s examination is robust, and that impediment of energy dynamics gained’t be at play after they’re on equal footing professionally.
And Angela, at all times the “Ladies woman,” was completely proper to name Tim out on treating Lucy poorly and remind him that she’s one of the best factor that has occurred to him.
They know the right way to throw Chenford shippers a bone, one thing they adopted up with when he checked in along with her after that case.
In fact, the flag soccer was the right endcap to the hour. It was genuinely a enjoyable scene, and it delighted me that Miles confirmed up and confirmed out throughout it as they creamed the firefighters.
Miles is tremendous quick, my goodness! Everybody appeared so cute of their uniforms, and there was even a Manning cameo!
Over to you, Rookie Fanatics. What did you consider this one? Was Malvado’s dying too neat? Let’s hear it under!
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