Fans of The Rookie are looking forward to Niecy Nash’s FBI-based spinoff, which will premiere as a backdoor pilot on April 24. But while that might be buzzworthy, the flagship series still has plenty keep its fans entertained. In fact, the last few weeks were a bit dramatic. Officer Thorsen was accused of murder — again, Sergeant Grey may be leaving the series, and Officer Nolan had to deal with a man who took a hospital hostage.
After all of that, it was high time that The Rookie gave its fans a light-hearted episode, and “Backstabbers” was exactly that. The episode brought back a character from the show’s third season, followed through on its tease about a major relationship development for one couple, and seemed to finally get the Chenford relationship moving after fans waited far too long to find out what the future holds for them.
An Old Rookie Makes a Comeback
As Nolan, Chen and Badger were getting reacquainted, they heard shots fired and found that Badger’s partner had been shot. The robber escaped in the process, but after Chen found his gun, they identified the man… only to find him dead in his home. What he took was more important — an antique vase that had the number of a hidden bank account etched into it. The father had hidden the money away, and his three children were all planning to find it for themselves. Of course, none of their plans worked out and The Rookie ended with all three of them in custody.
Thorsen’s Superpower is the Same As Batman’s?
Elsewhere in the episode, Thorsen rode with Sergeant Bradford as part of his rookie training. However, rather than putting him through one of his patented “Tim Tests,” Bradford set out to find Thorsen’s superpower. Thorsen tried too hard for most of the episode — and might have tackled Bradford to protect him from a fake grenade — but he really did want to identify that one trait that he could use to be a great cop. Bradford decided that Thorsen’s super power was his money, just like Batman, and naturally Thorsen took some offense to that.
Detective Harper and James Get Hitched
