The Rookie and allowing women to fuck up
So what I genuinely love about The Rookie, is that in a show where you’d expect the opposite our female characters are diverse, complex, and extremely human. Each one of our main three have their different strengths, weaknesses, triumphs and honestly what is the most important to me, their fuck ups.
Starting with Lucy Chen (the character I relate to the most): Lucy is such a good character to me because her strength has always been presented as her empathy, her ability to put herself in anyone’s shoes is what makes so good. Her traditionally feminine trait is seen as a strength by everyone who knows her. BUT Lucy also fucks up, she makes mistakes. She’ll overthink things to the point of paralysis. She was fully prepared to, and was willing to cheat on Chris with Tim, and then stayed with him for months out of guilt and fear. Lucy fucks up! She makes huge mistakes. Which is what makes her such a good character. Lucy will make impulsive choices, she’ll try and solve things without consulting others (Metro), and she’ll think she was right. Lucy will read things incorrectly and she’ll react badly, but she’s the most empathetic, kind, adorable person. She’s human as hell.
Next: the one, the only Nyla Harper: Nyla is such a good flawed character, because she also thrives at some of the same things Lucy does. Nyla is a rockstar UC detective, Lucy also thrives at UC, but holy shit these two women are not the same. Nyla’s skills and strength do not come from her sense of empathy. Nyla’s skill at UC come with her ruthlessness. Her ability to create a shell around her so impenetrable that people just don’t know the real her. Nyla is so professional, and so competent, and her personal life is a goddamn mess, for a while. She’s bad at opening up. She did choose UC over her family and had to fight tooth and nail to get her daughter back. When she finally did, and her life calmed down, she dated two guys cause she wanted the attention! She was cruel to Aaron because it was for his own good (she thought she knew best). She used Penelope’s past against her, which was an objectively fucked up thing to do, but it was human and it was a *mother’s* move.
Next: Angelaaaaaa Loooopeezzzz
Angela is such a good character y’all. She’s someone we’ve seen put on so many different hats. Her TO’ing was different than Tim’s, Talia’s, or Nyla’s, she was Jackson’s older sister. She taught him, she didn’t wash Jackson out on his first day. She looked out for this kid. But also Angela wanted desperately to make detective, her failed tip trading scheme was her going too big. She was overconfident, and it cost her. But she was a badass, she just kept trying. But also we’ve seen Angela be insecure, in her relationship with Wesley, with her mother, and as a mother. Angela Lopez is a badass, but she is so so so soft sometimes. And she’s not perfect, her single minded devotion to catching Elijah, her need to *the* person protecting her family. So many fuck ups there. So many better ways to handle it. But she didn’t, and that’s what makes her Angela. and OH a woman on television being allowed to have realistic views on having another kid. Angela was allowed to be hesistant and not excited about being pregnant again, and no one thought she was being a villain or being terrible. She was scared about her life changing *again* and that was okay. She’s So Human.
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I know I’m predominantly about the Chenford but I have to say, I really love Nyla and James. Their little subplot about the baby monitor was too funny.
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THE WAY THEY’RE ALL HAVING SOME TYPE OF CONFLICT ON VALENTINE’S DAY??? I LOVE THIS SO FUCKING MUCH
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Kayla/anyone vampire and/or werewolf
I am rough around the edge / I am not a flower petal / You can handle me / Put your hands on me
- MUNA, "Handle Me"
Vampire!Kayla x Werewolf!Julie
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“Trouble in Paradise” turns Bailan’s dream honeymoon into a crime-scene nightmare that Angela & Nyla will help solve.
Plus, Lucy & Smitty and Tim & Celina team up, which sounds like the BEST entertainment.
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Chenford + pregnancy scare (Post 5.10)
Alright, Anon. You got me on this one. I'm setting Some Things Are More Important aside because this prompt grabbed me by the hair and wouldn't let go. I hope you like the spin I put on this!
There's something that tells me (that life has changed)
Ch. 1 - Excerpt
ANGELA
Angela put her bag in her locker and clipped her badge to her jeans, noticing that they felt just a little too tight. Maybe she was bloated. She was due to start her period any day now.
That thought gave her pause. She rushed to pull up the calendar app on her phone.
“What’s wrong?” Nyla asked from the bench next to her. Lucy was changing into her uniform on the other side. She looked up at Angela with concern as she tucked her white shirt into her navy slacks.
“Today is the 3rd,” Angela stated.
“Yeah,” Nyla nodded.
She did the math in her head.
Fuck.
“Damnit,” Angela groaned. “I’m late.”
She told Wesley she wasn’t ready to put her body and career through another pregnancy this year. It had only been three months since that conversation and she knew they were on the same page right now. They’d been careful, too.
“Ooh,” Lucy winced sympathetically. “How late?”
“At least a week,” Angela said.
She sat down on the bench and put her head in her hands.
“A week…” Lucy said and her voice trailed off.
Angela looked over at her. Lucy was counting days on her hand as her eyes grew increasingly wide.
“What are you doing?” Angela asked, the hair standing up on the back of her neck.
“I think–” Lucy swallowed uncomfortably. “I think I’m a little late too.”
Wait … If Lucy is late, then who… ?
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Read the rest of Chapter 1 on AO3 and let me know what you think in the comments. Chapter 2 (the ending) will be out in the next couple of days!
[Edit: Chapter 2 is up on AO3 and Tumblr]
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i want a game night with all the couples plus genny, celina, tamara and aaron
would be hilarious and adorable
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