#the rookie bts

[renegadesstuff]

OMG 😍😍 AND THE MATCHING OUTFITS 😩😍

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[chenford-fan]

Mel hiding her necklace, all glammed up, and Eric in that white button-down? They seem to be shooting Valentine’s Day episode!! 😍

CHENFORD are so back together on Valentine’s Day! 💖

Jan 2025, hurry up!😭

[isca-rambles]

(from Eric Winter and Melissa O'Neil's instagrams) We have Mel and Eric filming at the same location at the same time. I repeat, we are a go for a Chenford scene! Eating up all the tiny Chenford crumbs they'll give us! 😂

[she-ismysun-archive]

They’re filming the last episode of the season 😭😭😭

[multifandom-gif]

This is so cute 🥹🫶

[leslieseveride]

*angela lopez voice* timothy... are you proposing to lucy???? 👀👀

[therookiefans]

We remember him as DS Caradine (Lopez' boss) in seasons 3 & 4. 😔

[sylvies-chen]

Have you seen that Aaron won’t be returning for the next season of the Rookie?

I find it really weird and kind of offensive that the 3 main characters that have left the Rookie are black especially since the 2 first exits didn’t happened under bad circumstances and it looks like it might be similar for this third exit.

Hi anon, yes I did see that! I can’t say that I’m surprised with how little we’ve seen him in the bts content, but it does pain me to see Aaron my little disaster child leave!

I do recognize that all the exits so far have been from black actors, but here’s the only insight I really have in the conversation. Titus Makin Jr (Jackson) has said that he still holds a lot of love for his Rookie fam, but that he chose to leave because he just didn’t want to be a part of a cop show when the Black Lives Matter movement was at its peak. Like he still does lives with Melissa on occasion and follows Eric & co. I honestly highly commend him for sticking to his values and I think the fact that Jackson died merely stemmed from the circumstances under which they left his character in the finale where dying made more sense and was more of a swift exit than any alternative.

As for Talia Bishop, that exit was less amicable I believe. I think it had to do with crew members she didn’t get along with and the hair and makeup dept. not doing professional work with her hair. That does scream racism to me, but they’ve since upped their hair game with Nyla and Mekia is still going strong on this show so I’m not sure if they made staffing changes or just got their act together or what.

It does seem to be a pattern, but I’m not sure if it’s entirely racially motivated for Aaron’s exit. I think his exit speaks mainly to a larger corner that the show has backed itself into, which is that if this is supposed to be The Rookie, a show about rookies, then Nolan needs new rookies and you can’t just keep following the rookie graduates forever. Lucy and Nolan are the OGs so obviously we see them, but there won’t ever be enough space for John to be a TO and have his old and new rookies around. The ensemble gets too big and characters get neglected. I think the show rushed the big 3’s graduation and have been panicking ever since. Their choices with rookies and careers of who goes were has felt a bit random.

Aaron… I do have a feeling they kind of don’t know what to do with his character anymore, which makes me sad. I love both Tru and Aaron, and I really don’t like that they’re writing him out. It feels lazy. But they seem to hire back more BIPOC actors so I’m not sure what the hell to make of it. I don’t think they’re going to kill him off, but I’m so sad to see my boy Aaron go and I just hope it’s something honourable. I’m going to have to watch and see how they write him out to make my full deliberations.

[rebelcaptain4life]

Does anyone know what Eric said about Nathan's hair??

[isca-rambles]

Okay but why would they deny us this scene?! Why?! Look at them!

Please tell me someone fic'd this stolen scene 😭

in the deleted scene behind the scenes

credits: DGE Press / ABC & Twitter screenshots

[renegadesstuff]

Cuties 🥰🥰

[chenfordsource]

We like the way you think, @ebwinter 😂 #TheRookie fans, what do YOU think #Chenford would get each other for #ValentinesDay? 💌

[chenford-fan]

Okay but no, most of the time the cast's TikToks give us hints, especially ones with Mel & Eric.

And I think they've roped in Lis too.

So, Mel & Lis' 'spoiler' TikTok, and now Eric & Lis TikTok where Eric hides under the desk...

Seems like they’re hinting at Celina walking in on Chenford’s secret ‘naked time’ era and Tim hiding!🫣🤭😍

[isca-rambles]

Behind the Scenes photos from director Lanre Olabisi's instagram

Still speculation, but looks likely that 7x06 is potentially a Valentine's episode with a Silent Auction/Charity Gala, hence all the fancy dresses and suits!

[she-ismysun-archive]

the Road to Season 6

NOT MY EDIT!! @m1ss_lucy_ch3n on Instagram

PLEAAASE show them some love on Instagram - what a wonderful compilation of all the season 6 behind the scenes. IT'S ALMOST HERE!!

AND! Don't miss Melissa and Eric's Interview tomorrow on Access Hollywood 👀