#ABC by the Jacksons 5

[silverflameataraxia]

In my personal opinion, I think this scene is setting it up for Tamara to move in with Tim and Lucy. Here's my reasoning, in chronological order:

Why have Tamara move in with Lucy in the first place? At the end of S3, Tamara was set to move into transitional housing and was only sleeping on Lucy and Jackson's couch until her apartment was ready. When the actor playing Jackson decided to leave the show, they killed off West, and decided to move Tamara in as Lucy's official roommate...in the same season that they were going to have Chenford discover their feelings for each other. So why move her in? Lucy didn't need a temporary roommate. She mentioned in S2 that she was happy to be living alone and only let Jackson move in because he needed a place to live and needed help finding balance in his life. So there's no good reason to have Tamara move in with Lucy just until Chenford gets together and moves into their own place, and then kick her to the curb. At that point, you might as well just have moved her into transitional housing.

When Chris and Lucy talked about moving in together, he was willing to allow Tamara to move with them. Why even add this line into the script if Tamara's just going to move out anyways? This line was only truly necessary if it's to show the difference between Chris and Tim: Chris allowing Tamara to move with them because she's important to Lucy and Tim wanting Tamara to move in with him and Lucy because she's important to both of them.

When Tamara first mentions moving out, Lucy looks stunned, hurt, taken aback. Typically, if you have a roommate and you're getting serious with your significant other, you start thinking of a life without your roommate. Even after her conversation with Chris, Lucy has yet to entertain the idea of Tamara moving out. If the writers were gearing up for Tamara moving out when Chenford moves in together, Lucy would have been prepared, happy, over-the-moon, rather than dreading the concept of living with Tim without Tam.

Tamara's reasoning for moving out consists of her feeling like she's a burden. The poor girl has been kicked to the curb by so many different people over the course of her life that she can't fathom how anyone would want her around. If the writers were gearing up for Tamara moving out, they would show her happy for Chenford, not re-traumatized by thinking she's a burden on their happiness.

Tim, Tamara, and Lucy all have a lot of scars, but the thing is that they can help each other heal those scars when they're together. Tamara can learn what it's actually like to be taken care of, rather than having to take care of herself. She can learn what it's like to be protected and loved. Lucy can have a husband and a daughter who love, value, and support her, regardless of her decisions. And Tim, who's always worried that he's going to turn out to be like his father, can rest assured that he won't be because Tamara knows what abusive father figures look like and Tim's not one of them. Also, he's always wanted a wife and children - he thought he would have had kids by now - and he can have that with Lucy and Tamara if they move-in together.

[brian-in-finance]

🎶🎸🎤

A B C, it’s easy as

1 2 3, as simple as

Do re mi, A B C, 1 2 3

Baby, she, and T

🎶🎸🎤

Remember… it’s “always ABC” because C is married to T.

Seriously… 🤦🏻‍♂️

[chenfordsbby]

"The Pilot"

Welome to the very first drop of "Get in the Shop" !

Welcome to the start of “Get in The Shop!” The Rookie Re-Watch Blog! I am not sure how I plan on going about doing this blog, but there is no time like the present to start.  I have to warn that this is one of those figure out as I go type of ordeals; I have never done this before and I did brief research about the “dos and donts” of blogging, especially one of a tv show recap so I truly am just going to go with the flow.  I think I am going to post a new blog drop every Sunday and if I have any extra time during the week, maybe a Tuesday?!

If I try one thing and it doesn’t work, I will move and and try the next best thing with the end goal of having the best blogging/re-watch system that I can create for myself.  I am not an expert in any way.  This blog is solely a fan based one that I am choosing to do for my own mental health to get me, myself and I through whoever long this summer (plus) hiatus may last and if I happen to find friends along the way that will read my thoughts and interact with me then I couldn’t ask for anything better!

I think I will take notes as I watch the episode and then immediately following it, I will expand on those notes or should I watch the episode in its entirety in full and then type up everything I want to say about said episodes…

I want to preface the beginning of my re-watch by saying that I had no idea that this show even existed prior to me finding it on Tik Tok.  I saw a #Chenford scene from Season 5 Episode ! That was blowing up on TikTok and I immediately started watching it so I can obsessed over a new OTP without realizing Tim & Lucy weren’t even a though until Season 5.  So I did start it because of them but stayed because of how much I love this show.  

I am going to try my best to do this re-watch as if I don’t know anything that is to come in later episodes/seasons but I make no definitely promises!!

Let’s get into it!!!

Season 1 Episode 1: 

Title: “The Pilot” Original Air Date: October 15th, 2018

Synopsis: After a life altering incident, a small town guy (Nathan Fillion) peruses his dream of being a police officer.

First Impression of John Nolan: Eager

First Impression of Jackson West: Naive

First impression on Angela Lopez: Badass

First Impression on Talia Bishop: Out of Place

First Impression on Lucy Chen: Hotshot 

First Impression on Tim Bradford: Hot! #IYKYK

First Impression on Wade Grey: Seasoned

First Impression on Zoe Anderson: Authoritative

The episode begins with a bank robbery.  Which is fitting given there needs to be something to correlate this show with the premise of it: “A Silly Little Cop Show”.  John Nolan was definitely at the right place at the right time. Without knowing he goes on to become a cop after the bank robbery- you can tell that John has a passion for helping people.  You have to want to help people in some capacity in wanting to become a police officer right? 

The very first showing of The Rookie theme song.  It is a not even 10 second snippet of a full length song but man does it work.  It works so good that I am glad they never got rid of it.  There were shows that I watched in the past who had a whole opening credit scene/song which eventually faded out for it to just be a title card of the show (One Tree Hill I’m looking at you) so for The Rookie to have just ended its 5th season and to still have the little opening credit is cool!

After the cold open, the timeline jumps to “Nine Months Later”.  The first day on the real job.  No more training wheels, no more tests (so Lucy Chen thinks), no more papers and skills labs.  The beginning of the rest of their lives.

The introduction of Lucy Chen. She isn’t even clocked in for her first day of work and she already makes an arrest.  Way too cool for us or way too over eager to make a lasting first impression to everyone at the station?  Only time will tell.  But do you know what did make a great first impression? Her car!  Let’s hope this isn’t the last we see of that thing!  

I know we are focusing on the present but it doesn’t mean I can’t wish that we saw any kind of flashbacks of the time that not only John but Lucy and Jackson were in the academy. How did they get there? How did they excel or did they fail? What happened in the academy that John, Lucy and Jackson all became friends?!  It would’ve been cool to see!

Enter the infamous roll call room and the immediate jokes of John Nolans’ age. I really have no background regarding anything police related but I am assuming that someone of John’s age normally isn’t a rookie cop.  More so of the age of Lucy and Jackson.  So I don’t think this will be the last we hear of any ageist jokes of John Nolan and being a Rookie.  You can tell it is all in good fun and John takes it in stride. We all love our enemies to lovers storylines, but will there be an enemies to friendship between John and Wade Grey? This first episode shows no, but only time will tell.  We all have to be forever grateful to Watch Commander Wade Grey for playing the “Training Officer Match Game” and matching up rookie Lucy Chen with Training Officer Tim Bradford. (Thank you writers!)

The very first day gets off to a start.  The T.O’s teaching all of their boots the basics of the shop.  The ins and outs of the shop, what to do every morning, before going out on patrol to start your shift.  The basics and less than exciting aspect of being a cop.

Tim and Lucy. Or what we only knew then: Officer Bradford and Boot.” Lucy had no idea what to expect, not form her first day on the job and certainly not from her T.O. I think she immediately wanted to try to create some sort of bond/friendship with Tim but quickly realized that went out the window when he did his very first, what we all have come to learn and love, “Tim Test”.  “I’ve been shot! Where are you boot? I’m bleeding to death and you have to call for help. Where are you?” We will get back to that later on..

Side Note: I am trying very hard to pretend I have never seen any other episode besides this first one.  It is hard to compare Tim and Lucy then with what we know about their relationship now and just how their friendship progressed. I want to recap the episodes as if I was watching it for the ver first time.  It is hard but I ma going to do it!!!

Food Trucks! I never eat at food trucks much but do they officers of Mid-Wilshire make me want too!  The scene at the food truck was a nice way to show the two separate trios separately but together.  You have the experienced, veteran officers: Tim, Talia and Angela and then you have the brand new rookie officers: John, Lucy and Jackson. It’s smart TV. Yes this show is about John Nolan but it’s also about so, so much more.

You quickly start to see how much John cares about wanting to be a cop but in hindsight really has no idea just how to be one.  He thinks he does, mainly because of his age, but he doesn’t, not really.  All he knows is the 9 months he was in the academy. That’s it and it is evident the amount of training that he does need. He hopes he’s doing all the right things in order to succeed but in reality he is not: Using the baton to try to break the car window repeatedly even though it didn’t work the first few times; not putting on his gloves when going to help the husband of the domestic violence call- Blood Bourne Pathogens anyone?  Throughout this whole episode you quickly see how eager John is to be “a cop” but not HOW to be a cop. One thing is for sure is that John knows his way with words. The potential is there- it just needs to be taught.

The comedic relief of this show is introduced and it is much appreciated.  “I just got a disturbing video.  I’ve never seen anything so horrific..so prepare yourselves” said one Grey Wade and turns out it was the body cam footage of John trying to hop the fence.  There needs to be some light hearted fun in a profession where it can be serious most of the time!

I am immediately intrigued by this already established friendship between Lucy Chen, Jackson West and John Nolan. We already saw them interact in their work life so now we see them interacting in their personal lives.  It is a nice storytelling aspect of this episode.  The premise of the show is about the lives of newbie police officers but what happens after they clock out for their shift? And now we get to see it! The karaoke bar cuts right into the morning after where they make us want to believe John called the badge bunny and they spent the night together but SURPRISE! John wakes up to Lucy Chen!

(Please don’t hate me for what I am about to say)

The first time I watched this- I have to say I wasn’t turned off entirely by the brief relationship of John and Lucy. (Considering at this time, the romantic side of Tim and Lucy wasn’t even a thought, to anyone and that John really had better chemistry with literally anyone else). I am not opposed to have seen this relationship continue for a bit longer, if this was the only romantic option for either Lucy or John, I think I would have been okay with this relationship, I think it had potential.  John wants their relationship to become public and Lucy doesn’t. Lucy has every right to feel those feelings. Lucy knew from the start that no matter what she did in her career she would always have to fight for her place in the force where John would never be questioned twice for it and rightfully so: sexism. Talia seeing that little moment between Lucy and John at the end of the episode after the shoot out was on purpose.  It just confirmed to Lucy that she was correct in her feelings and reasonings as to why she wanted her and Johns relationship to remain a secret. 

It’s only the second day on the job and we already start to see Lucy’s frustration with Tim.  She quickly sees that Tim’s training methods are not conventional.  I don’t think we know that they are called Tim Tests yet, but outside of the liquor store, we witness Tim Test #2 and as Lucy is cuffing Ghost Head we meet an Isabel.  The Tim we saw is gone. The second he lays eyes on Isabel he becomes a shell of a person. The tears well up in his eyes and his voice cracks. He is no longer Officer Bradford, he is just Tim Bradford; a man that is desperate for his wife who he hasn’t seen in over a year. That does something to a person and Tim hides it well. Does Isabel recognize him at first? It’s hard to say but what is clear is that Tim is helpless when it comes to her.  I mean wouldn’t anyone who hasn’t seen their WIFE in over a year be, no matter what their profession is. He does exactly what she asked him to do: give her money even though its the last thing he wanted to do.  The quick glance back to Lucy? What does that mean?

You can’t have a cop show without actual action scenes right?!  And this one literally started with a bang!

I never expected Tim to get shot at in the very first episode but it was smart storytelling.  Tim’s first “Tim Test” paid off well because there was zero hesitation when Lucy called in Tim being shot. She knew what to say and how to say it and she did it with fierce conviction. It’s only been two days but Tim knew what he was doing when that first test was executed.

We didn’t see much of Jackson or Angela this episode in the field until the very end. And what a way to end this episode for Jackson, which left us all scratching our heads at the cliffhanger question: Why did Jackson freeze up in the middle of the field?  We can’t get all of the answers in the first episode and the confrontation between him and Angela in the locker room was a nice segue to what’s to come for them.  Not only for them but for the rest of the ensemble! It was a stellar first episode of the start of an amazing series!

At the end of every recap I am going to do an honorable mention that I did not discuss at all in my above rant as well an episode “peak” the high point of the episode, what made the episode great among other things and a “pit” the low point of the episode, something we could’ve done without and just a few random thoughts I need to get off my chest!!

Honorable Mention: The long sleeve uniforms!

Episode Peak: The introduction of “Boot”

Episode Pit: John Nolan’s Hair

Episode Rating: 10/10 (It was the Pilot Episode I would be a troll if I rated it any less!)

Random Thoughts:

I have never heard of Melissa O'Neil until I watched this show and it's safe to say my life is changed for the better now that I know that precious of a human exists. She was made a lasting imprint on my life in the best way possible. I will be a forever fan of hers.

Eric Winter ages life fineeeeeee wineeeeeee

I would love for these posts to be an open dialogue! I want to connect with other fans and hear your thoughts and opinions! What do you agree with? What do you disagree with?!  Is there anything I should change for my future blogs? I want this to be not only a fun hiatus but a fun thing for all of us to do together!

Until next time on “Get in The Shop”!

[thepalmwoods]

like nobody's around — the evolution of the boy band

[promosbrasil]

The Rookie 5x16 Promo "Exposed”

[masked-loser]

If anyone wants to be mutuals with me I'm online 24/7 so I'd love some!!! :) especially 911 fans

[faist-inator]

welp looks like i also skated to the glee version of buenos aires. ok then.

[yuviur]

[ABC by The Jackson 5 starts playing in the background]

[greenconverses]

PJO 1x01 and 1x02 thoughts

The first chapter monologue in the perfect way to open the show and establish Percy's voice from the beginning. Walker immediately nailed both Percy's sarcasm, impertinence, and anger, which is so so so critical for anchoring the show.

how dare you waste megan mullally like this (she's coming back later according to previews BUT STILL)

direction in the first episode, especially with the action scenes, was a little lacking. percy killing mrs. dodds was weirdly anti-climatic. the car chase could've been a bit more exciting and the minotaur was okay

I LOVE YOU SALLY JACKSON, BEST MOM ON THE PLANET.

I have seen some posts about Gabe being defanged but he's clearly still an abusive waste of space. The dude is answering her phone, unemployed, gambling away her money, it's red flag city up in here. Curious how they're going to show him in later episodes and what they'll do with the Medusa plotline.

Grover is one of those characters that I have very little emotional attachment to. He's just sort of... there in the books for me. But Aryan's a little cutie and he does a great job of acting like he's just a little bit older/mature than Percy. Loved his little back and forth with Sally in the cabin. Deeply underutilized in the second episode, but obvs he'll get more time later on.

is the dryad his mom???

I adore the set design for camp, especially the Big House and all the stained glass motifs. But WTF is up with all the skeletons in Cabin 3? get a better interior designer poseidon you fucking weirdo

Jason Mantzoukas' energy for Mr. D was perfect, no notes. Did love his interactions with Percy and Grover.

Chiron is... there?

Clarisse is perfectly cast. Luke is underwhelming so far, but he really hasn't gotten to do anything real meaty yet.

I'm ready to see more of Annabeth in future episodes because she really didn't do much more than lurk and be cryptic since they gave her role as guide to camp to Luke. (I am not a fan of this decision, but whatever, gotta set Luke up for ~ultimate betrayal)

Her exasperated shove of Percy into the lake was A+ but why was the trident so damn big lmao

Loved loved loved Percy's burning anger at his dad and wanting to make him show up. Excellent characterization

"I am Sally Jackson's son!" dead dead dead tell 'em perce

curious as to why the episodes are limited to 45 minutes because i think another 5-10 minutes on the runtime would've helped with some of the pacing issues. but the show's clearly cut with commercial breaks in mind so i'm guessing this is eventually going to air on the Disney Channel or ABC.

[seoulworldupdate]

Tito Jackson, Iconic Jackson 5 Member, Dies at 70

Tito Jackson, the renowned member of the Jackson 5 and brother of the late Michael Jackson, has passed away at age 70, according to US media. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

Jackson, who was in Munich preparing for a performance, was a key figure in the legendary group alongside Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael, who died in 2009. Tito’s sons, Taj, Taryll, and TJ Jackson, confirmed the news via Instagram, expressing their profound grief and honoring their father's legacy with a heartfelt tribute.

The Jackson 5, formed in 1964, achieved worldwide fame with hits like "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I Want You Back," selling over 150 million records. They received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1980 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

Tito recently performed at the Fool in Love Festival in California with his siblings. Tributes have poured in, including a moving message from former drummer Jonathan Moffett, who described his sorrow and extended his condolences to the Jackson family.

In addition to his work with the Jackson 5, Tito had a solo career, including his 2016 Billboard-charting single "Get It Baby." He was the third eldest of the Jackson siblings, including Janet and LaToya Jackson.

[syncoflove]

[📷] 240826 | HONGJOONG @.no1likeme8_8 INSTAGRAM UPDATE

🎶 : Jackson 5 - ABC

[bingbongsupremacy]

Don't Let Me Go

Pairing: Ellie Williams x reader

Warnings: I can't think of any, lmk if I missed one.

Summary: After a near death experience, you're afraid for Ellie to leave you alone.

*Not Proof Read*

Kinda short

ABC List TLOU Masterlist

*****

" Drink so water, please, Y/N. " Ellie's voice is laced with concern.

" I'm okay. " I mutter, burrowing further into Ellie's sheets. The familiar scent of her fills my nostrils, calming me slightly.

I hear Ellie sigh behind me. She gently sets the cup down on the night stand. I feel her warm hand gently brush a strand of hair out of my face. " I'm leaving it here, alright? You need to drink and eat something before I come back. Please, Y/N. I left you some food on the desk. "

My eyes widen, a burst of fear pounding in my heart. I sit up, grabbing onto her wrist. " Don't leave me, please, Ellie. Please don't. " Tears sting the back of my eyes. My throat is hoarse form lack of water.

I just don't want her to leave. What if something happens? What if they break into here...We have no idea where those thieves ended up...

Flashes of yesterday play through my mind. The guns pointed directly at our faces, sinister grins playing on the mens' faces.

We had no idea they were waiting for us, that they had been watching us for days. It was just supposed to be another day on patrol. No one was supposed to get hurt.

My first memories came from inside Jackson. My parents did their best to shield me from the horrors of the outside world. Working on patrol opened my eyes to so many horrors. So many dangers.

I'd heard of clickers before going on patrol, but I'd never seen them before. Only sketches.

I'd heard of bandits and thieves wandering across our land. None of them have ever made it into Jackson before. They're usually pretty well taken care of and not much is mentioned about them after. I'd never delt with one in person before, let alone 5.

Honestly, I have no idea how Ellie and I made it out alive yesterday. They were so ready to shoot us, their fingers centimeters away from the triggers.

They already killed Robbie.

All they wanted was our supplies, thankfully. That doesn't do much to ease the fear in my stomach. What if they had wanted more? What if they had hurt us?

If Joel and Tommy hadn't come out looking for us we would've been dead, no doubt about it. The small town surrounding the barn the thieves held us hostage in was infested with clickers. There was no way we could've made it out without weapons or a horse.

" Y/N, I have patrol..." Ellie says with sympathy.

How is she so unbothered by what happened yesterday? It's as if our lives weren't at stake. Like nothing really happened.

Quiet tears slip out of my eyes. " Ellie...I'm scared. " I reply honestly. " What if, what if they're still out there? Waiting for you. What if you don't make it home tonight? "

The thought absolutely terrifies me.

Ellie pulls me into her warm embrace. " Joel and Tommy will find them. I swear to god, if they don't, I will. I'm going to be okay. I promise. I'll have Jesse and Dina with me the entire time. "

" Please Ellie. Don't leave me. I don't want to be alone. " I mumble into her shoulder, my grip on her tight.

Ellie is quiet for a second. " I'll stay. "

Relief floods my body.

" I have to go tell Jesse and Dina I'm staying today. " Ellie draws soothing circles on my back. " It's going to be okay, baby. I will never let anything like that happen again. "

I sink into her arms, my heart beat beginning to calm down.

I don't know what I'd do without her.

[callmebrycelee]

MY MAN CRUSH MONDAY IS...JESSE WILLIAMS

FULL NAME: Jesse Wesley Williams

DATE OF BIRTH: August 5, 1981

PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois

AGE: 42

SIGN: Leo

BEST KNOWN FOR: Portraying Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy and the action-drama television series Station 19; Holden McCrea in the science fiction comedy horror film The Cabin in the Woods; James Lawson in The Butler; and Tobert on Only Murders in the Building.

HEIGHT: 6 feet and 1 inch tall