User Reviews

So far so good! Body cam perspective can get a little overused sometimes though.

Yup... bullets flying everywhere... punching holes in cars, hitting one non-combatant, and a senior cop shooting his weapon numerous times without aiming ... And the 'perp' with the automatic weapon fires at least 50 rounds without reloading and doesn't hit anything except cars in the busy parking lot... The scene's climax is when the lead 'rookie' character crawls under a truck to trip the bad guy who had ample opportunity to shoot 'our hero' while falling backward against another vehicle.. but instead simply dropped his weapon so as to comply with the poorly written script.

No thought given to the technical details such as keeping fingers off the trigger while handling a firearm... or safety considerations of what lies beyond the intended target that the cops were shooting at. They acted like the bullets simply disappear once it misses the bad guy.

That whole scene was just poorly staged and made cops appear to be bumbling idiots that need to be sent back to basic NRA Gun Safety 101 training.

Somebody should explain why it was OK for Tim and his ex-wife (the junkie) to be together and married while both on the force, but it's not OK for Nolan and Chen to be in a relationship, while both in the force.

Why there would be negative gossip on Chen? Because she's dating another rookie? It's not like she's dating a superior, in which case it could definitely be compromising, but someone at her own entry level? What's compromising about that? All this is according to Bishop who perhaps had better keep her non-requested opinion to herself. It does not really seem any of her business and if she's a tough cookie, as they want to present her, that's a major faux pas.

In the fourth episode of The Rookie's first season, "The Switch," we are presented with a narrative that, regrettably, leans heavily into the promotion of victimhood culture. This approach not only detracts from the potential complexity of the story, but also treads on intellectually dishonest grounds.

A primary concern arises with the portrayal of the protagonist's girlfriend. The dialogue, intended to highlight her struggles, instead seems to fixate on a recurrent notion: her life is excessively challenging and, in contrast, his life is breezily straightforward. This portrayal becomes particularly irksome as it unnecessarily overemphasizes and simplifies the concept of hardship and struggle, thus hindering the possibility for a more nuanced discussion on different life experiences and societal obstacles.

Furthermore, the script appears to insinuate that her endeavors are inherently more valuable than his, mainly due to the level of adversity she faces. This standpoint, rather than encouraging empathy, may inadvertently foster divisiveness. It arguably sends the message that the legitimacy of one's efforts is primarily defined by the degree of their hardship, an oversimplified perspective that could risk devaluing a variety of legitimate life experiences.

Overall, this episode leaves the viewer with an uncomfortable aftertaste. The well-intentioned aim to foster understanding and solidarity is overshadowed by the show's misdirected attempt to glorify victimhood culture. The series would do well to remember that compelling storytelling resides in the gray areas of life and human experience, rather than in the divisive extremes.