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"The Roundup"

Season 1 Episode 5: “The Roundup”

“Nolan, the rookies and their training officers get involved in a competition that pits them against each other; officer Lucy Chen notices officer Tim Bradford is obsessed with winning at all costs”

Original Air Date: November 20th, 2018

Directed By: Nelson McCormick

Written By: Elizabeth Beall

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A new episode! Im ready to get right into it!! This was a fun episode to do!!!!

The episode starts with our favorite trio out in the field, at some type of fair/event and we are introduced to a new Lucy hairstyle, her iconic braided buns and it is one of my favorite ones.  There is visible tension between John and Lucy as they are freshly broken up, but that tension is oblivious to Jackson as he isn’t picking up on it, like at all.  The break-up is one that was for the better but seeing John being all mopey as he is literally a grown man is an ick. Like get it together man!  It doesn’t help with his longing pining as he overlooks Lucy talking to a firefighter, Antonio, who is by far better suited for her, mainly in the age range.

The premise of this show is about an older than average guy joining the police academy so it is to be expected that this first season would primarily revolve around John.  I appreciate how he can be the hero and the comedic relief at the same time.  For all the times he isn’t our favorite, we have to give credit where credit is due.  John has some of the best one-liners and funny bits, that we have seen from everybody! I like that for him.  On the complete opposite spectrum, he also shows heroic acts.  I don’t know what made him wander into the side yard by those kids to quickly rush into the back yard, but thankful he did because he rescued the little boy who fell into the pool.  

We have the introduction of a new character, John’s friend, Ben, who is also the owner of the house that John has been staying in.  I mean, lets be real, did any of us think that  house actually belonged to John!

In the roll call room, spirits are high as everyone knows what day it is: Roundup Day!  I think this is the first time since episode 1, we’ve seen Tim excited and with a smile on his face. Angela and Jackson are just as excited and ready for this competition day.  The rules are explained and the game is on.  

We have not seen any previous Roundup days, but we know that Tim hasn’t lost in the past 5 years and he wants to continue his streak, so he makes sure that doesn’t happen.  Enter Nell, another new character we are introduced to this episode.  She is the precincts 9-1-1 dispatcher and Tim knows how to woo her to get what he wants: the first one she calls for any incoming calls and she does exactly that.

Angela and Jackson are returning to the precinct booking 2 felons before Tim and Lucy have even left the station…let the games begin.  

Jackson and Angela respond to a call for a wellness check for a hospital disappearance.  After checking in on the elderly gentleman, Mr. Walker, Jackson was too quick to dismiss the call and leaver after speaking to him where as Angela knows.  She tells Jackson there’s something up with Mr. Walker and wander around to the side of the house and they witness him with a bag full of stolen drugs.  Angela knows the signs and what to look for, that’s not say Jackson won’t, he will, he just needs to learn them through his training.

John is itching to get in on this game, so he makes the executive decision to enter into it himself but only after getting highly annoyed by firefighter Antonio who asks him about Lucy.  I mean, you can’t fault the guy, he is young and Lucy is pretty.

Side Note: My fellow One Tree Hill fans!!! Skills!!!!! I love seeing other favorite actors on different shows!

Back in the “7-Adam-19” shop, Lucy initiates, or at least tries too, a personal conversation with Tim about Nell.  He quickly shuts it down with his infamous, “I’m married, Officer Chen and this isn’t something you and I talk about”. (Again, I’m trying so hard to act as if I haven’t watched any other episodes/seasons but little does Tim know….) Stoic, emotionless Tim is activated as he tells her to keep her eyes out for the DUI suspect, much to Lucy’s dismay, as I think she’s just whole heartedly trying to get to know Tim, with no other ulterior motives, and he isn’t being receptive towards it.  They come up on the DUI suspect and Lucy is taken aback with Tim as he is reading him his Miranda rights as well as demanding a blood sample while basically bleeding out before the ambulance takes him away.  Lucy is associating the DUI suspect as a human who was severely injured and not as a drunk driver who possibly killed a child and committed a serious crime.  I think this is where we start to see her empathy start to show.  No matter TIm’s feelings or not towards this suspect, he’s being a police officer.  He needs to demand and obtain the blood sample before its too late for the drivers victim or else it will all be for nothing.  Lucy will eventually learn that.  

In the shop again, Lucy is clearly annoyed with Tim after his behavior and actions with the DUI suspect. Tim picks up on it as well based on her attitude towards him that she isn’t happy, but he explains it needed to happen.  Her annoyance continues as she thinks he seems more interested in racking up points on the scoreboard than prioritizing the arrests of the bank robbers in front of them, which is not the case per Tim, because he can do both!  Tim is smarter than them, as he proves it when he pepper sprays them out of the money truck.  As good as Lucy is, her methods of policing still reflect naively.  Lucy would’ve just waited around for back up if it weren’t for Tims quick thinking methods and they both gain points making 2 more arrests.  Let us all just very much appreciate the bickering of Tim and Lucy literally bickering like an old married couple so early on, and it is only the beginning of this beautiful relationship!

It’s a nice sight to see Captain Anderson again!  

Getting closer to the end of the episode, is usually when all of the separate storylines wrap up and merge into one larger one, as we see visible when John, Talia, Tim and Lucy come together to take down these Mob bosses.  I don’t think Lucy meant to trip and fall, but it helped with all of the arrests, so Go Lucy!!  It seems to be a trend, but I like this way of ending episodes, with some, if not all of the characters working together to achieve the common goal!! A great way to include the entire ensemble!

This is the first time we really see Lucy interact with Angela and again with Talia.  So far, we’ve only really seen her mainly with Jackson and John, personally and Tim, professionally.  Lucy overhears the girls trying to decide what to do with their own points and how to divvy them up and when she puts things together, she realizes that they are doing it all in the sake for Tim so he can win.  It’s brought full circle because of Isabel. Tim and Isabel used to excel as partners in the Roundup, so of course this would be a sensitive day for Tim.  Angela and Talia were witnesses to those years prior and know how different this year looks so they need to too this for him.  Lucy took note how much this competition means to Tim but Talia and Angela knew the importance and meaning all along. 

Angela announces Tim and Lucy as the winners, now 6 years for Tim and the first for Lucy and Tim is thrilled.  He remains the reigning champion, yes, it probably boosts his ego a little, but at the end of the day, he needed to win it for his own mental health.  A reminder of what was once good between the relationship that once was with him and Isabel. 

Jackson is still struggling with, I suppose, his self worth of being a cop.  He knows that he got to where he is at because of his dad, but Angela encourages him to prove where he can go in spite of his dad. I love that for them.  This friendship is quickly growing on me!

John and Lucy still seemingly pining for each other is becoming old quick.  It is clear as day that Lucy is so far out of Johns league.  She doesn’t need him and she really never did.  I think the relationship started out of convenience and maybe even boredom while in the academy.  At this point, just be done, and move on. 

The episode ends with John (of course) and his friend Ben, who may be the best thing that The Rookie introduced us to so far.  Ben and his wise words is what John needs to hear: maybe its time for him to be alone for a while and see where that gets him….only time and watching more episodes will tell!

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Honorable Mention: Lucy’s Braids! I wish they kept this hairstyle longer!

Episode Peak:  Tim winning The Roundup. 

Episode Pit: There really wasn’t anything that bad in this episode, so none for this week!

Quote of the Episode: “We’re not robots, Officer Nolan.  We all have our bad days but our bad days pale in comparison to the people we meet” - Talia Bishop

Episode Rating: 8/10.  This episode was a quick and easy watch.  Nothing too major happening but not too slow either.  We got some solid baby Chenford crumbs in it as well! I liked it!

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I decided to start adding pictures throughout the blog! I'm thinking it add a little extra spice to it!

Another one down! I definitely took a different approach to this recap, I don’t know why, it just felt way better to recap it in episode order, rather than by the parings and relationships.  I guess it will all depend on the episodes for my blog style, but I am not minding it!  They are also getting way easier and more fun to do! 5 down, 15 to go for season 1! My god I am flying through these!! This one also is probably my shortest review but that’s okay!! They all don’t have to be super long!!!

Until next time in “Get in the Shop”… ;)

[lizaisdrawing]

Mr. Wally

[das-a-kirby-blog]

5k followers?!?!? what the scallop?!?!?

[babygirlwolverine]

big changes but the same fluff blog! get ready for double the kisses with deancas and poolverine 💋

deancaskiss >>>>> babygirlwolverine \|/

thank you to everyone who voted in my url poll. y’all chose this url so this one’s for you! and don’t worry, there will still be plenty of destiel on my blog with lots of poolverine too ❤️💛

[hplonesomeart]

Hey!! So turns out a video I made between a certain “well beloved but highly sensitive/emotionally reactive T.V” and an “orange haired inkling-turned-human” has managed to sweep my YouTube channel and accumulate 100k VIEWS!! THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY?? My most widely viewed video EVER to exist in this moment in time?? AAAAA?? Not even mentioning the various comments and staggering increase in subs! It’s so much more then what I expected or even prepared for—might even be the most impactful thing to happen for me this year <3

…aside from graduating high school + the social connections I’ve been fortunate to make lol

BUT THE POINT IS I’d been closely monitoring the YouTube growth through the entirety of October. It’s make me smile like a dork, gawk in astonishment, dance frantically in my room from the energy boosts, and grow courage to stop being so selective/self-conscious with what I wish to share with the world! It’s kept my ambitions going!

I needed to find some way to celebrate the occasion and express my thanks—because I can’t NOT acknowledge this milestone jksjskp. Typically I try to avoid getting tunnel visioned focusing on the metrics/numbers. Mr. Puzzles had already demonstrated how much those things can mess with the minds of creatives. Caring too much about chasing views or placing your artistic value in attention seeking gets damaging. But at same time…it’s hard to deny the sense of pride the 100k achievement has filled me with. I understand that reaching 100k views doesn’t immediately make me any “better” or “worse” then I was before. I’m still just me! It only helps me feel seen by others—and that’s all I really needed. To hear some nice words & receive reminders that my ideas are cared about. So thank you SMG4 fandom for that, seriously thank you.

Please accept this Mr. Puzzle drawing as a way of sharing the happiness around. He’s so entertaining. Love him for simply existing. So glad we can all collectively be super attached to him (and the rest of the SMG4 cast of course). Can’t wait to see more incredible artworks from the fandom :)

Just incase anyone is confused by my vague description over which “animated video” I’m referring to here—hopefully this photo will help clarify lol. It’s this one!! Sorry about not outright stating the title at the start, I got carried away with writing!!

I’ve been in an odd place mentally when thinking about it. Wondering to myself if any of the attention is deserved considering it’s not even fully colored and could be dismissed as “low effort” content (despite taking several days making it). It’s easy to get into a trap of comparing yourself to others and questioning how much of the videos success is based on your skills, sheer algorithm luck, or only because you used popular characters and catered to a specific fandom. And then judging yourself by looking at other peoples videos. I’ve seen several artists post higher quality works then my own but it somehow gets less views. So why did mine succeed when others (who should have gotten just as much attention if not more) didn’t? Sometimes you feel like you’ve unfairly robbed them of that chance to be seen. However I’ve realized that I can’t ever expect views to be consistent—and comparing is pointless. So why worry about it or feel inadequate? I mean it’s pretty common for funny cat videos to go viral, so who am I to question the system lol. “Popular” YouTube videos can range from a passion project which took 7+ artists…to a clip of Toad singing Chandelier or a nonsensical Vine sketch. Anything can happen when it’s the internet! And just-so-happened my video was chosen. I should stay glad about that and get rid of all the overanalyzing. So that’s what I’ve chosen to do :)

[nicejewishcharactershowdown]

Nice Jewish Character Showdown -- Round Two Analysis

We're so back. Happy Jewish-American Heritage Month! Here are the characters that got eliminated in Round Two -- and since it's been a minute, I'm linking the polls to the contestant names.

James Wilson Status: Canon Jew Mazel tov to Wilson for making it to round two, a definite improvement from last year. In the past year I’ve actually started watching ‘House’ cause of y’all, so I think this counts as a win. And his initials literally being J.E.W. is fucking iconic.

Libby Stein-Torres Status: Canon Jew I’m so glad that the legacy of iconic Disney Channel Jewish Rep continues into the modern era. What a bop.

Fox Mulder Status: Pretty Much Canon Jew “Scully, you’re gonna wanna see this.”

Sidney Prescott Status: Transitive Jew There’s something so inherently Jewish already about the final girl narrative, especially when it’s one portrayed by a Jewish actor. Especially in the ‘Scream’ franchise, where so much of the narrative revolves around not knowing who you can trust, who’s your friend and who’s your enemy. Might be a bit melodramatic, eh. At least the transitive property can apply here, thank you Neve for this absolutely iconic line — “I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes”

Bugs Bunny Status: Transitive Jew Remember how Bugs once literally saved Mel Blanc’s life when he was in a coma? What a wonderful relationship between creation and creator. We could technically expand the Transitive Property out to the rest of Blanc’s character catalogue, but there’s something so right about identifying Bugs Bunny as the representative for the Mel Blanc set.

Percy Jackson Status: Interpretive Jew This one’s a bit of a brainchild, so stick with me. Is it transitive from the (underappreciated) performance of the ICONIC Logan Lerman? Yes. Is it because of all the world-saving trauma he went through at such a young age? Yes. Is it because of the iconic motif of water in Judaism? YES. Is it the way Percy always gets blamed for trouble, even stuff he had nothing to do with? Yes. But most importantly, the chutzpah. The way he, and his friends, talk back to the Greek Pantheon. The way they question authority, and the way he in particular paves his way against the fate chosen for him. Constantly fighting for a better world, even if it’s gonna put him in more danger by pissing off some powerful people. I could talk about this for hours, so pull up a chair and start listening to the Lightning Thief musical, there WILL be an essay portion to this quiz.

Seymour Krelborn Status: Canon Jew Have you EVER seen a more nebbish horror musical male lead than Seymour?

Sharpay Evans Status: Transitive Jew Once you find out Ashley Tisdale’s Jewish, the Jewish American Princess vibes radiating off of Sharpay Evans become impossible to ignore. You just KNOW she grew up in the same Hebrew School class as Troy (another Transitive Property Jew thanks to the ICONIC Zac Efron!)

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just thinking thoughts

[greensagephase]

YOU SEE THIS BOOK?? :)))

THIS IS ALMOST AS LONG AS NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION. 😩🤭 Another reason why N.C. is absolutely my favorite fan fic of all time.💕💕💕

Omg, THIS HAS ME SCREAMING!! I looked it up myself because I was like, “no way!!” But it is!? And the way I’m not counting the holiday one-shots in the 272k word count?? Typing this, I was curious to see the total word count including the one-shots, and it’s almost 303k words (??)… Someone needs to take my laptop away!! 😭🙏🏼But AWWWW, THANK YOU!!! I’m touched that Nonviolent Communication is your fav fic of all time!!! 🥹💖💕❤️

I’m so thankful that you and other readers have stuck around despite the slower updates now and also the slow burn, which I’m realizing now after 303k words, that it must be like hardcore level because all we’ve basically had is pinky hugs between Miguel and dulzura as best friends. 😭 You guys are so real for that!! 🥹

Knowing that I’ve written a fanfic that’s over 886 book pages has made my night!! Miguel O’Hara… the chokehold you have on me is unreal, but I'm happily okay with that!!😭

Thank you for making my night, Lara!! I hope you have a great start to your week and that you're doing well, pookie!! 💖💕

Alondra❤️

[chiimeramanticore]

i had a great time at the hicksville grand reopening! extra thank you to everyone who said hi to me today, everyone there was so nice 💖 can't wait to visit this stage many, many, many more times in the future!

(also expect footage up on youtube soon 👀)

[cartoonsofthecosmos]

As the final hour approaches, I can't help but feel that my hype is tinged with sadness. Even if the show wasn't ending tonight, even if it wasn't ending for years, I don't think I would ever feel ready. The show and the community surrounding it has provided me with so much joy over the past few years. The Owl House has reminded me of the profound impact a story can have on you. Every single one of you that I've interacted with has made me smile. I will never forget about this show and the good times it has brought me.

Thanks for sticking with me, fellow weirdos. I'll see you on the other side. I can't wait to scream about the new episode with you, even if I only get to do it one last time.

[chenfordsbby]

"The Switch"

Season 1 Episode 4: “The Switch”

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“The rookies are temporarily paired with new training officers: when Nolan and Lopez track down an escaped criminal, the discover a little kindness goes a long way.  Jackson is forced to face his fears when he is partnered with Officer Bradford and Officer Chen and Nolan must face a hard truth”

Original Air Date: November 13th, 2018

Written By: Vincent Angell

Directed By: Toa Fraser

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Another new episode, another cold open led by John and Talia. It would be Talia if she wasn’t spitting official police codes and their meaning at John.  Action is only one aspect of being a cop, as we forget there is the paperwork side to also being a cop and Talia does not let John forget that.  He is in his training days as a rookie police officer and that also means learning every single thing there is to being a cop including all of the penal codes!  I like that Talia is always quizzing and grilling John!

We enter the roll call room with all of our favorites!  We learn that the rookies are at the point in their training where they switch their T.O’s for a few days.  John gets paired with Angela, Jackson with Tim and Lucy with Talia.  As mentioned by Angela later in the episode, this is done on purpose.  The rookies can’t learn only one way how to be a cop.  And as we’ve seen already, Tim, Angela and Talia all have different teaching methods and police procedurals.  They were getting too comfortable with their normal T.O.’s, hence a switch-up! A glaring visible reaction we see is from Talia and Lucy when Grey announces they are going to be together for these next 2 days and its for the most obvious reason: Talia knows. How are these next 2 days going to be for Lucy? I guess we'll find out!

John and Lucy’s relationship has been a main focus for these first few episodes of this series and very heavily focused on this episode.  I don’t know how television works, but I want to assume that maybe the reaction towards this relationship was not a positive one and the writers/creators of “The Rookie” picked up on it and decided to end them before they could really even start? Or I could be completely wrong and this was their trajectory for this relationship the entire time?  

I am truly so sorry for my words that I spoke regarding my feelings on them because as of episode 4, I no longer feel the same way.  I have no defense to take on this matter! It is hard to root for John and Lucy as a couple  The older you are, age gaps in relationships don’t really matter, but in John and Lucy’s, it does, because their age gap doesn’t work.  To me, and I am assuming a lot of other viewers, the age gap reflects one as of a creepy uncle and his younger niece, not one of love between two grown adults.  

At the end of the episode, we finally get to the John and Lucy of it all.  When John confronts Talia to tell her to back off from his personal relationship, she quickly turns it around and for lack of better words shoves it back into Johns face.  John is all talk- he says he cares for Lucy and wants to be with her, but Talia is right.  If John truly cares for Lucy like he says he does then why is he letting her potentially ruin her career; the second word spreads that Lucy and John are dating, it will not only put a Scarlett letter on her uniform but it will also end her barely begun career as a police officer, but for John, barely a scratch on him and he will basically get off scotch free.  John knows that Lucy deserves and wants to be a cop as much as he does so why would he do that to her.  

Lucy comes to see John, clearly upset and distraught.  Lucy, who has been struggling with this decision to end things for weeks, is taken aback when John so very nonchalantly, at least to her, ends things first before she can end it with him.  John says its because he doesn’t want to be the reason why she fails out of training, which Lucy takes offense to as she should because that reasoning alone is John protecting his self.  You can clearly see the pain that is written all over Lucy’s face and how this has been an inner turmoil for her for weeks and it makes all of it kind of really sad.  As much as we don’t like her and John together, she actually felt something for him and it’s killing her to end things with him.

I think it’s safe to say that John and Lucy were exactly who each other needed while in the Academy, but now as they are in their training days, their so called relationship is crumbling, and fast.  Their relationship has shifted and they are trying so hard to grow together while also growing through their training, but are they actually just growing apart and at the very least, for the absolute better?

4 episodes in and this episode is the most we have gotten to see of Angela!! I immediately like her.  Right off the bat, she is telling John about her personal life regarding how she was raised and how she grew up: by a single mom, the youngest of 4 siblings, all of which are boys and the only girl of the family!  The first of hopefully a lot more insight into her personal life!  We are slowly getting more back stories from not only Angela, but a handful of other characters as well; At this point, we know the most about John and Tim, a little about Jackson (he is a legacy) and now Angela.  Hopefully we get a little more insight into Lucys personal life as she’s the only one we don’t know much about!!  Not only do we get to see more of Angela but also of John interacting with someone else who isn’t Talia!  It’s safe to say that John is a large part of the comedic relief of this show hence his current dilemma of his training rook book.  John has been carrying it around all throughout the courthouse to study, but when he has to stop a convict from escaping he RUNS BACK TO GATHER THE SCATTERED PAGES OF THIS TRAINING BOOK-JOHN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! LEAVE THE BOOK AND RUN!!!  Angela is quick to tell him that this is the exact reason why this switch up happens every year.  The rookies get too comfortable with their official T.O’s and need to see the perspective from a different T.O.  Eventually, John and Angela find the escaped convict at his daughters quinceanera, where they let their human sides show and allow him to finish the night with her before the arrest is made.  Like Angela said, they aren’t monsters.  We also get even more of who Angela is as she tells John more about her family life/growing up and opens up about her dad because seeing this dad with his daughter is bringing up memories of her own dad.

Watching Jackson and Tim being paired together is like seeing a newborn giraffe trying to find their walking legs while the mom just sits back and watches.  Jackson is this newborn giraffe: he has the legs but they are shaky and brand new.  Jackson watches Tim and sees what he strives and hopes to be one day in his career.  Jackson looks so young compared to Tim, both in age and experience.  Tim knows he’s a damn good cop and every rookie he’s trained has also became a good one too, and Jackson wants to eventually get there but how long will it take him to do it and to what extents?

Jackson being oblivious to Tims training style, thinks he’s in for the beginning of an easy ride when Tim starts to talk personal with Jackson than BAM, a Tim Test- “Ive been shot boot.  Where am I?”  One of the more recognizable ones as well.  It is the same test he did with Lucy on her first day and where as Lucy didn’t pass (at least according to Tims standards), Jackson did or at least impressed Tim a bit with all of the correct answers.   

Tim and Jackson stake out the house with Tim’s fellow cop friend and in doing so they start to get shot at and yet again Jackson freezes up the instant he hears the gunfire and he becomes the shell of a person and hides within himself, so afraid. Tim is shocked to say the least and this is not a good impression for Jackson at all, so what’s going to happen?

Tim is angry to say the least and before he even gets out of his shop Angela knows why.  I believe that Tim has every right to be as angry as he is.  How is he properly supposed to train a rookie who wants to be a cop when at the first sight/sound of bullets and guns he runs and hides?  To Tim, Jackson is asking to be killed and that is the last thing that he needs on his shoulders.  He confronts Angela and to his dismay Angela knows and has covered for Jackson as well.  I like how Angela tells Tim that Jackson isn’t broken because he isn’t, he just has some issues to work through.  (If we are going to talk about broken people, there are essays we all can write about Tim Bradford, especially Season 1, so he just needs to push his mouth!)  

I like to see that Jackson is opening up to Nolan,  it’s the starting stages of the friendship between our rookies!  The end of day one, Jackson goes to Tim in the locker room to stand up for himself and his actions.  Tim is not Jackson’s T.O therefore, in Tim’s mind it won’t affect him whether he succeeds or fails because in the long run it won’t affect him, he harbors zero responsibility towards Jackson. This episode shows the first few signs of the serious friendship of Angela and Tim (and I know that they are best friends but again I am writing these as if I have never watched this show before and I don’t know what’s to come!) But where does Tim stand with Angela, because what happens to Jackson would directly affect Angela and after this episode, we know that they have a friendship beyond just being patrol officers together.  Which is exactly why I think Tim brings Jackson to see his friend, Wallace.  Wallace is a hermit of a person of who he once was and that’s no way to live and if Jackson continues down this path that he is currently on, Jackson will become just that and Tim knows and sees that.  Tim was never going to turn Jackson in, but he did need to put a little fear in not only Jackson, but Angela too.  This can’t happen again.

Did Wallace cure Jackson? No, but is it the first step in the right direction for helping Jackson with his fears, absolutely.  Which also proves true when Jackson takes a step in the right direction in helping Tim during the quickly ill fated shoot out towards the end of the episode.  He didn’t get out of the shop and start shooting, but he did take the initiative to prove to not only Tim but himself as well that he’s not scared anymore and he can be a good cop, just let him show it.  I think it was a blessing in disguise that Jackson was switched to Tim for these 2 special days- in hindsight, it was exactly what he needed.

Theres tension in the shop between Talia and Lucy for the most obvious of reasons.  Lucy has yet to do the one thing that Talia has told her to do: end things with John. Lucy tries to continue to talk about it but Talia doesn’t want to hear it, she has said her piece regarding it and if Lucy doesn’t want to follow it than that’s on her own conscious and it’ll be nobody but herself to blame for her own actions. Not only is Lucy breaking things off with John right for her to do in her professional life it’s also right for her to do in her personal life as well because let’s be real: Lucy! Chen! Can! Do! So! Much! Better!  Hopefully we will see it happen soon.  It makes you wonder if Talia has been in this situation before or if she’s known someone who’s been in a similar situation as Lucy is in.  

Back at the precinct hallway, Talia is calling Lucy out regarding Lucys ignorance of arresting the wrong runaway from the car and good for Talia.   As much as I like Lucy at this point, she does seem to be a little too confident (Hmm maybe Tim is rubbing off on her?!). Lucy thinks she’s one of the better rookies and there is nobody out there like her; Talia quickly shuts her down.  Talia sees the potential in Lucy, but I also think that she sees the lack of commitment to being a good cop.  Talia mentions she’s putting maybe 65-70% into her training days and the other 35-30% of her training/rookie days into being with John.  Lucy should have 100% commitment to her training and rookie days and zero commitment to John, it should even be a question.  Talia doesn’t understand why especially when it can ruin her career before it will even start.  Lucy needed to hear this very tough from her- maybe it’ll whip Lucy into shape and into doing the right thing…which is inevitable ending things with John.

The amount of personal information we are getting on our favorite characters in this episode is really great! Talia shares more personal information on her childhood in that being she grew up in the foster system, I can’t wait to learn even more on that.The next day in the shop, Lucy expresses to Talia that she doesn’t want to end things with Nolan because she really likes him and it’s one of the things she’s been most serious about in a long time, the first is about becoming a cop, as we learn that entering the police academy was on a whim to anger her parents but it quickly became one of the best things that Lucy has ever done in her life.  4 episodes in, we can say its safe to assume that anything that Lucy does in her life is serious and she doesn’t take it lightly.  Which is why she says that ending things with John is going to hurt her and it’s a hard decision for her to make, but at the end of the day, she knows that she has to do it.  She knows this because of Talia’s words that she overheard in a interrogation room.  Like Jackson being paired with Tim, I think it was a good thing for Lucy to be paired with Talia.  Talia is exactly who she needed to give her the push to end things with John.

I like how all of the side scenes and storylines converge and end up with everyone back at the precinct and all working together.  There is a good balance of personal storylines as well as ensemble storylines and it is handled very well.  At the end of day 2, the final day of “The Switch” the rookies are getting grilled by Grey on their T.O’s personal life but in a surprising, but in a typical “The Rookie” fashion, none of them fess up and say a damn thing about their temporary T.O’s.- makes you wonder why not, when each of them clearly did learn something personal?!

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Honorable Mention: Jackson’s Dog Biscuits Hack 

Episode Peak: The end of John and Lucy. Or is it?

Episode Pit: Not enough Tim and Lucy (we are all thinking it!)

Quote of the Episode: “Yo, yo, yo.  You call an Uber?  I’ll understand if you don’t give me a five star” ~ Wade Grey

Episode Rating: 10/10.  This episode is exactly what we needed at this time. We learned so much more about a number of the characters regarding their personal lives.  We got a little switch up in partners and to see how they all interact with each other was awesome! I can’t wait to see more!

Random Thoughts:

Lucy’s on duty hair was finally changed to her iconic low bun, which suits her SO much better.

With the lack of interaction between Tim and Lucy this episode, it was nice to see Lucy sticking up for Tim.  They haven’t been riding together for long, but in the time that they have been together in the shop, Lucy knows well enough that Tim would never have turned Jackson in, and she was right!  Our itty bitty #Chenford crumbs are showing!

I don’t care how many times I say it, Tim Bradford is so hot.  I know he is a completely fictional character and we have Eric to thank for bringing him to life, but there is just something about that man.

Out of John, Jackson and Lucy, I believe that Lucy has shown the most potential about becoming one of the best cops that Mid-Wilshire will have seen!

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Oh boy! This one was a doozy and if you’re reading this than that means you stuck through all of my rambling and I truly can’t thank you enough! There was so much going on in this episode and I had a LOT to say about it!!!  I hope you guys are continuing to stay with me and read my weekly episode recaps because there’s a hell of a lot more to come! Thank you again, so much! As always, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts and opinions on everything!!! I love to hear it, always!

Until next time on, “Get in The Shop”...

[front-facing-pokemon]

Now i know this blog is obviously for.. well. Front facing pokemon, but your tags are always super interesting. I think your opinions on pokemon are pretty neat

i've gotten a few asks like this so far, and it's always nice to see that folks aren't annoyed about how much i talk in the tags. i have lots of opinions on lots of things! and i like to talk a lot. the reason i started talking more in the tags is actually because of asks like this—folks saying they liked seeing what i had to say on particular pokémon has encouraged me to actually talk about my thoughts more (although if you regularly read my tags, i tend to get off-topic pretty quickly. i queue these up very early in the morning, as soon as i get up, and i'm usually a little delirious), especially compared to my first early posts on this blog which didn't even have any tags at all, beyond the names of the pokémon. you're one of the like 4 ffp-mod likers how's it feel

[vague-idea]

🥺👉👈 not to be one of your biggest fans or anything, but could you please please spare a crumbe sneakpeak of the next chapter of Black Honey? Just a mere crumb? I don’t know how much longer I can go on without your excellent writing..

(Of course, no pressure! All in good fun :))

To be completely honest anon, I haven't touched Black Honey in months. I still want to finish it, but that might take a long time. I'm not the fastest writer lmao. But in the mean time, take this snippet and I'll also throw in a snippet from the fic I'm working on right now

The lights sparkle in that hazy, unfocused way that comes with one drink too many. The laughter and chatter around him buzzes like insects. His mind feels heavy. The last hints of a warm autumn breeze dances through the trees and bodies. Tommy leans against him, nursing his own drink that Wilbur is half certain is a White Claw poured into a mason jar.  “I wish things felt like this all the time,” Tommy mumbles.  Wilbur wraps an arm around him. He hears Niki laughing so hard her voice squeaks. The nun is dancing with the drunkard from before, and both are grinning. In the field the kids run with sparklers, screaming and laughing in a parody of war. The party around them feels final. A last celebration before the end, whatever that end may be.  Inside him, a dark thing settles on his tongue.  “Are you coming with me tomorrow?”

and this is from It Grows Underneath the Skin, which is a fic I've been working on for a while and should be the next thing I post :D

When Wilbur thought of Tommy, all he could remember was mud. The memory was happy, in the corners of Wilbur’s mind. A toddler laughing and screaming, and the thick brown mud squishing between their toes. In his memory it was summer. The sun beat down hot, but the mud was cool and wet. They had played in the mud till Phil came out, amused but exasperated as all parents were who had to clean up after their tornado children. When Wilbur thought of Tommy, he thought of a fat, happy baby who screamed when he didn’t get his way and ate whatever he could get his hands on, mud included. He supposes things will have changed.

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me reading the tags everyone left on my art

[noxious-fennec]

HI YOUR ART IS REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY COOL AND GOOD UR POSES R INSANE AND UR MIND IS CONCOCTING SOME OF THE MOST COMPELLING DYNAMICS OUT THERE THANK YOU FOR GRANTING US THE HONOR OF SEEING THAT HOMEWRECKER wRECKED

AAAA THANK you !! I work hard to make my artwork dynamic and interesting so I deeply appreciate it :D and man I've been working day and night developing these characters so that's high praise