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lucylessons · 1 year

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Lucy Chen + compliments ⤷ Officer Chen, remind me. Which one of us gives the orders? You do, sir.

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#30DAYSOFLUCY for PRIDE 2023 THE ROOKIE (2018) – 3x08 "Bad Blood"

#the rookie #therookieedit #chenford #chenfordedit #the rookie s3 #the rookie 3x08 #lucy chen #tim bradford #jackson west #besties #lucy x jackson #chenford x jackson #melissa o'neil #30DAYSOFLUCY #mine.gif #lucylessons #do not repost

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bronx-bomber87 · 8 months

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Happy weekend everyone :). We’ve reached the episode where Emmett and Lucy’s relationship comes to an abrupt end. Get to delve into why it ended and see Tim help her through it like he does. It’s a solid ep for them. Also more growth for our boy. Lets get going.

3x08 Bad Blood

We start with Lucy waking up to a cowardly breakup text from Emmett. Ugh. Not only that he’s dragging Tim into to it to grab his stuff from her. Extra helping of coward. I kinda wanna nut check him for this. No matter how Lucy treated the relationship this was unwarranted. I can’t stand people who aren’t forward with their feelings. Eject out of relationship through a text message instead of doing it face to face. Confrontation isn't fun but its better than doing this. Because that's all Emmett will be remembered for. Is having zero balls about their breakup. That's the legacy he's decided to leave.

It’s the first thing Lucy talks to Jackson about when she gets to work. She’s so mad and rightfully so IMO. Asking if he’s 14 years old? Why he couldn’t do it to her face? (man has no balls or integrity would be my guess) Jackson tells her sadly that’s most guys these days. She’s lucky she didn’t just get ghosted. So I guess he's one level above Uber coward then. Tim is within ear shot of all this. Asking Lucy if they can just get to work now?

Lucy ignores his plea to just go to work. Instead asking him if Emmett talked to him about this? Tim replies no why would he? That when they hang out its not a feelings party LOL Also If Emmett did Tim would’ve defended Lucy and told Emmett he was an idiot. I bet you he was far too scared to tell Tim about what he did. Especially after he ate him alive in 2x19. No way in hell he was coming to Tim about hurting her. Dude wouldn't have survived that convo.

Tim has the most Tim Bradford answer ever when he replies if she wants his advice? To Tim it’s so clear. He treated her badly to end the relationship. So naturally she just needs to walk it off. Cut that off emotionally and move on. Saying he clearly wasn’t the right guy for her. (He very much was not… *cough you are cough*) He’s always so brusk at first in his advice to her. Then once they’re alone in the shop away from Jackson he gets softer. I think part of that advice he gave here was cause they weren’t alone. How he is with her one on one is so different than when they have an audience.

We pan back to them finishing up a call. Lucy asking if Tim had ever been dumped out of the blue before? Then he makes a hilarious dark joke about Isabel. The change in this man regarding his ex-wife is unreal. The place he’s in now that he can use what happened to him in a sarcastic way is amazing. It has a dark edge to it like satire but progress none the less.

Clearly saying it to bring a little perspective to her about her situation. Lucy recognizes that but has to know the Why. I can’t blame her I’m the same way. It’s hard for me to let things go with no explanation. Especially when its affected me on a deep level. Lucy is practically begging Tim to ask Emmet WHY did he do this? This is something that is going to consume her day till she gets some answers.

Tim doesn’t have time to reply because he see’s the shop has been tagged. He goes white as a ghost. Lucy is trying not to laugh because she doesn’t understand what’s happening. Then Tim touches it and it’s fresh. He loses it and calls in the calvary. Lucy is looking around in a panic trying to asses the threat. Wondering why this feels like a DEFCON 1 situation right now.

We return to them at the station. Tim is explaining the situation to her. That 3Eyez was active from 2006-2010. Telling her they had victims all over the city. Whenever they got close to catching them it stopped. Tim assumed since it’s been so long they stopped. He also lets her know he checks the data base every 3 months. Just in case he shows up in another city.

Lucy says wow he must’ve been hardcore for him to obsess like this. Asks Tim what his biggest crime was? He tells her it’s him being a tagger. Costing the city hundred of thousands of dollars in repairs. Lucy is confused and says ok…in property damage though.... She is trying to connect why he’s so obsessed with them.

Then we find out his shop was tagged when he was a rookie. Not only that but he let it happen right under his nose. Lucy is getting a MAJOR kick out of this. Laughing and enjoying this piece of his history. Best part of her day so far. For a couple reasons. One he made a big ol' mistake as a rookie. You know she loves that. Delights her to no end. Especially with how he has berated her mistakes as his boot. Second she knows he must've had some unrelenting teasing attached to this moment. It happened right under his nose.

She is down right giddy as she is putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Asking him if he had a nickname? That after an incident like that no way he didn’t garner a nickname of some sort. Lucy is so desperate to get any intel on him pre-her. Especially in his own boot days. Tim can sense how damn eager she is about this. Tries to shut it down with a defensive ‘No…’ hahaha god I love them sfm. Lucy is enjoying teasing him about this far too much LOL

Lucy continues on saying this why he’s so intent on catching this guy. It’s personal. Tim tries to deflect as he does. Saying no. He’s a criminal and it’s their job to stop him. (Sure love sure....) Lucy tries to insert some logic into the situation by saying this seems pointless. The way he snatches back the photo it’s clear it’s not pointless to him…His wounded pride about an early mistake haunting him. Can't say I wouldn't be the same way. I take my failures so seriously even when they're not serious.

Jackson and Wade see 3Eyez mid tagging. They call it in and Tim hears it. Has them immediately attach to their call. Grey steps out of the shop and his back goes out. Jackson and Lucy go to help him. Tim stays in the shop and wants to go after the tagger. Leaving Lucy and Jackson behind to stay with Grey till ambulance arrives. Tim think he spots them in an ally and leaves his shop. It ends up being a dead end for him. He returns to which gets tagged again LOL Poor Tim can’t win for losing in this ep. He’s so mad.

The ambulance arrives for Grey. Lucy recognizes Dave from her time with Emmett. Asks if he works with him? He is instantly flirty with her and says Yes. He replies back she’s dating Emmet? Lucy says not anymore. His forwardness continues when he says how gorgeous she is. That he would be a fool to let her go. (I mean obviously... ) Lucy starts to see this as an opportunity to get back at Emmett. Not her most mature move here but she's going for it anyways.

Jackson can see this developing and isn’t on board. Gotta love him being frank with her about it afterwards. Lucy is just as forward and asks Dave out. Tells him Jackson will give him her number. Clearly only going out with this guy to get back at Emmett. Jackson immediately calls her on it. Lucy pulling a Tim defects what he’s saying. Before he can grill her further Tim pulls up in their tagged shop LOL He tells her not to say a word about it when he rolls up LMAO It’s too damn funny. He could not be more agitated about this.

Lucy is going on about her date with Dave. Asking Tim where they should go for dinner? Tim just makes a disapproving face. Lucy catches on real quick. Asking if he isn’t approving of her plan? Since he hasn't replied Lucy just goes OFF on a rant. Tim doesn’t even have to say anything. It’s almost like she unburdening her soul with the guilt she feels. Wanting him to say anything to justify or right her decision. Saying yeah maybe she is dating this guy to make Emmet jealous...

Tim says nothing and Lucy continues on saying Emmett deserves this. Radio silence... Then she point blank asks if he can say something to her please? She’s so desperate for his POV on this. Because when it comes to Lucy his emotional intelligence is off the charts. She needs his wisdom in this situation. Tim sighs and finally breaks. Says this is the first time In WEEKS she’s even mentioned Emmett. Lucy tries to deflect it by saying he doesn’t allow personal talk.

Tim doesn’t let her get away with that at all. Just like she calls him out he returns the favor in kind. Saying and yet we still have these conversations despite that. Basically saying if Emmett meant anything to her he would’ve been brought up to Tim. Even if he didn’t want to hear about it. That in all the conversations over the past few weeks she never once mentioned him. Lucy is still a little confused asks ‘What do you mean?’

It’s then Tim comes down with the truth hammer. It’s insane how well he can just zero in on her relationships. Like a mechanic looking at a car and spotting all the issues. This is something he does in the future with Chris in 5x08 as well. Helps her notice and face these issues. The issue in this instance being she was never invested in Emmett. That he treated the relationship the same way she did. With no care or effort. That it didn't matter. You watch the realization wash over her.

Like being smacked in the face with the truth. Melissa really crushes this portion. You can see her realizing what he's saying is true. That it's really sinking in and the guilt kicks in. Just like how only Lucy can talk to Tim like she does. It's the same for Tim with her. Only he can deliver the same telling her like it is that she does. This is what she wanted from this conversation though. Perspective, truth and the why behind it. Sometimes that hurts. This is something we learn with the relationships she has before Tim though. That's she never really all in with them.

She’s never really invested enough because they’re not what she already has with Tim. That deep inexplicable bond they share. It will forever take precedence over any of the other men she has in her life. They will ALWAYS pale in comparison to him. Now I don’t think she realizes she’s doing this at this point. But it’s exactly what she is doing. Especially knowing her next relationship and how that ends and why.

Leave it to Tim to deliver the why she has been searching for all day. The sad look of realization on her face gets to Tim though. You can see it above. He knows she's hurting now and distracted. So he does what he does best. Distracts her. Asks her what she thinks 3Eyez next plan is? Asking if they’re done for the day? Trying to get her brain moving. Get her out of her mental funk.

Even when Lucy explains what she thinks is their next plan she is still sad and distracted. So Tim offers up the info she so desperately wanted earlier. Offering a piece of his past to help heal her present. Something he’s done before and will only ever do for her. I love him not only telling her but having Isabel be involved in it. He has her laughing and smiling early into his story. Mission accomplished.

Using a good memory he has and sharing a part of his history to help her feel better. This is an underrated moment in the episode. I love it sfm. He needs to make sure she is ok. So he does this by offering up a piece of himself to her. That no personal life rule is a legit joke at this point haha

Tim has not shared a lot of happy moments if at all about Isabel. This was another massive step forward to the Tim we all know in s5. Willing to do anything for her especially if it makes her feel better. This tactic works like a charm. She is smiling and laughing at his story. Saying how sweet it was cause I mean it was. We forget there was a big chunk of time Tim was very happy with Isabel. Him sharing that vulnerability with her always floors me. Such a good scene. Look at how he is in that final gif. He's shared a past moment about Isabel and a happy one at that. He is not mad or grumpy he is happily reminiscing. Looking back and have it not hurt him but to just smile. This is HUGE for him.

They receive a falling incident call. Make their way towards it. Tim goes over trying to make sure this woman is ok. Lucy is trying to get his attention. Love her using his nickname to get his attention. ' Eagle eyes look up' Haha He finally looks where Lucy is staring and sees her tag. He then realizes it’s 3Eyez that’s in front of him.

This is their married scene of the episode. Lucy correcting him when he says how many times she’s tagged his shop. Can’t help herself and he looks up at her like really? You think now is this time for that? LMAO. Lucy knows when to shut it and walk away from being right. I love her body posture as she says this too. It’s too funny. Even has the most wifey look as she says it. Once again the ONLY person he allows to talk to him like this is her. It’s wonderful.

Tim joins her solo in her hospital room. Asks her why she started up again? She lets Tim know her husband left her....For his massage therapist. That she wasted the last 7 years of her life. You watch how her story impacts him. The empathy in his eyes when she’s telling him her story. Tim then asks 'Did she do this to get back at him?' She shakes her head tells him no. She just wanted to feel young again.

Then he does something truly lovely. He uncuffs her and gives her some lovely advice. Even makes her smile. Saying her husband is an idiot with a sweet smile. You can't tell me Lucy Chen hasn’t had an impact on this man. How is empathy has grown tenfold. Lets himself be kind and soft with others again.

This moment is proof of that. He spent the whole episode hunting her down. Wanting his justice for his past mistake. Then finding out she’s human and with a relatable past. He lets her go with just the misdemeanor and builds her up before he goes. Lucy would be so proud.

Speaking of Lucy she is filling out paperwork when she runs into Dave. He asks her if they’re still on for tonight? It’s then Lucy has to let him know her reasons behind it. Especially after her talk with Tim earlier. He seems ok with the reasoning. (Cause she’s beautiful that’s why.)

He tells her Emmett dumped her over text. He deserves this. Lucy can’t go forward with it. I’m proud of her for not being petty. That she wants to go out for the right reasons. Not because she’s hurt and angry. He tells he tells her he respects that. But in two weeks he’s gonna ask her again. We all know this legit goes nowhere LOL Never hear of Dave again but was a good moment of growth for Lucy.

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Side notes non-Chenford.

Poor Jackson getting pulled in two different directions about his career. Both wanting to set up his entire life for him. Nice to watch him stand up for himself with them.

Oscar’s SL pretty hilarious. He’s always funny to watch come on. Do love Lopez wanting to murder him LOL She had good reason.

As always thank you to all who engage with these reviews. Your likes, comments and reblogs fuel my desire to write them. You’re all amazing. Shall see you all in 3x09 :)

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rebelcaptain4life · 1 year

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The way Jackson has to deal with not one but two dads telling him what career path he should take 😅

#the rookie 3x08 #rip jackson #jackson west #percy west #the rookie #wade grey #sergeant grey #rebelcaptain watches the rookie

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chenfordsource · 5 months

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CHENFORD COUNTDOWN counting the days to season six || day 244

#the rookie #therookieedit #chenford #chenfordedit #lucy chen #tim bradford #s3 #3x08 #ours #by becca #chenfords6countdown

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chenfordspiral · 11 months

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Tim and Lucy in every episode of The Rookie 3x08 || Bad Blood "He’s clearly not the right guy for you.”

#chenford #the rookie #lucy chen #tim bradford #lucy x tim #tim x lucy #chenfordedit #chenford edit #tim and lucy in every episode of TR #s3 #3x08

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coincidenceconnection · 2 years

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Chenford and their shop conversations 😍

The fact that they seem to talk about their personal lives all the time (Tim noting how she didn't mention Emmett in weeks despite all their talks)

He tells her about Isobel - something I imagine he wouldn't tell just anyone who wasn't around at the time they were married and divorcing

I'm going to miss their talks when he's not her TO 🥺

#the rookie #watching the rookie for the first time #chenford #3x08

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aceofwhump · 8 months

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Day 4: Cattle Prod

@whumptober @whumptober-archive

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sijetaismoi · 24 days

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Fanfiction Masterlist

I figured posting a list of what I've written so far wouldn't hurt anyone.

Just so you know, my hubby has had a very soft spot for Nathan Fillion since Firefly. He is and always will be the Captain to him. So when we realized there was a show with him on Netflix, we started watching The Rookie. We binge-watched the first five seasons in a few months and by the time we finished season 5, season 6 was almost airing. I waited until then to read my first Chenford fanfic ever because I didn't want to be spoiled. And then I fell into the rabbit hole. I hadn't written anything for 5 years at least. And now Lucy and Tim live in my head.

Anyway. Here we go. I'm going to order them by publication date first, then in chronological order regarding the timeline and/or the "series" they belong to.

By publication date (from most recent):

New ink

Meet the Chens

Smitty, Matchmaker Extraordinaire

Two men, beers and a talk

Here for you

Chenford shipper

Something's changed about you

7 stages

Spousal privilege

Nineteen days

Without a word

Lucy's personal box of personal things

Little things

What if you say no?

Can I have this dance?

Following the timeline :

Season 6

New ink

Smitty, Matchmaker Extraordinaire (post 6x10)

Two men, beers and a talk (post 6x09)

Here for you (post 6x08, spec for 6x09)

7 stages (post 6x07)

Spousal privilege (post 6x06)

Can I have this dance? (6x02)

Season 5

Chenford shipper (post 5x01)

Season 4

Something's changed about you (4x18)

Season 3

Nineteen days (post 3x08)

Somewhere in a post-break-up era or an alternate universe where they didn't break-up

Meet the Chens

Without a word

Lucy's personal box of personal things

Little things

What if you say no?

#fanfiction #masterlist #the rookie #chenford #lucy chen #tim bradford #lucy x tim

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bronx-bomber87 · 6 months

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The Rookie Reviews Season's 1-5 Master List. Will be Pinned To Blog for Easy Access. S6 To Be Added This Summer.

Top Eps Listed Season's-1-4 Made a ranking list my fave eps for an ask. Wanted to include in this list.

Started: 5/13/23

Last Updated : 02/13/24

Works: 98

Season 1

1x01-Pilot

1x02-Crash Course

1x03-The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

1x04-The Switch

1x05-The Roundup

1x06-The Hawke

1x07-The Ride Along

1x08-Time Of Death

1x09-Standoff

1x10-Flesh and Blood

1x11-Redwood

1x12-Heartbreak

1x13-Caught Stealing

1x14-Plain Clothes Day

1x15-Manhunt

1x16-Greenlight

1x17-The Shakeup

1x18-Homefront

1x19-Checklist

1x20-Freefall

Season 2

2x01-Impact

2x02-The Night General

2x03-The Bet

2x04-Warriors and Guardians

2x05-Tough Love

2x06-Fallout

2x07-Safety

2x08-Clean Cut

2x09-Breaking Point

2x10-The Dark Side

2x11-Day Of Death

2x12 Now and Then

2x13-Follow Up Day

2x14-Casualties

2x15-Hand Off

2x16-The Overnight

2x17-Control

2x18-Under The Gun

2x19-The Q Word

2x20-The Hunt

Season 3

3x01-Consequences

3x02-In-Justice

3x03-La-Fiera

3x04-Sabotage

3x05-Lockdown

3x06-Revelations

3x07-True Crime

3x08-Bad Blood

3x09-Amber

3x10-Man Of Honor

3x11-New Blood

3x12-Brave Heart

3x13-Triple Duty

3x14-Threshold

Season 4

4x01-Life and Death

4x02-Five Minutes

4x03-In the Line Of Fire

4x04-Red Hot

4x05-A.C.H

4x06-Poetic Justice

4x07-Fire Fight

4x08-Hit and Run

4x09-Breakdown

4x10-Heart Beat

4x11-End Game

4x12-The Knock

4x13-Fight or Flight

4x14-Long Shot

4x15-Hit List

4x16-Real Crime

4x17-Coding

4x18-Backstabbers

4x19/4x20-Simone/Envervo

4x21-Mother's Day

4x22-Day In The Hole

Season 5

5x01-Double Down

5x02-Labor Day

5x03-Dye Hard

5x04-The Choice

5x05-The Fugitive

5x06-The Reckoning

5x07-Crossfire

5x08-The Collar

5x09-Take Back

5x10-The List

5x11-The Naked and The Dead

5x12-Death Notice

5x13-Daddy Cop

5x14-Death Sentence

5x15-The Con

5x16-Exposure

5x17-The Enemy Within

5x18-Double Trouble

5x19-A Hole in the World

5x20-S.T.R

5x21-Going Under

5x22-Under Siege

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rebelcaptain4life · 1 year

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I thought Lucy and Emmett broke up after that last episode he appeared in ages ago, but they were still together all this time and he dumped her over TEXT?!!

#tim was right about firefighters being idiots #the rookie #rebelcaptain watches the rookie #tim bradford #lucy chen #emmett lang #melissa o'neil #eric winter #the rookie 3x08

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alexihawleys · 1 year

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Do you think Isobel is coming back to reveal some big news or try and win Tim back? She makes me nervous.

i don't think she's coming back to try and win tim back at all – that ship has so clearly sailed and she is the one who instigated that divorce, so it wouldn't make much sense for her to try and be reaching back to tim.

i think there are two parts to this that really make me incredibly unaffected by isabel/her presence overall (negatively, at least. i am affected in that i am very excited to see her!). for a long time, a lot of people in this fandom felt v put off my isabel and i never really got that. she was a huge part of tim's life and what propelled his story forward – and that should be so majorly respected by fans of tim's character, imo. without isabel, the tim we see today – the tim that goes all in on a relationship with lucy – doesn't exist...i have always been hype about their past and the way the rookie handled that relationship/used it to define tim and help him grow. anyway:

first of all, isabel and tim were together for like, a whole ass decade. that's a very long time, and in some of their most formative years. they grew up together, they were there for each other, they were incredibly important people in each other's lives. that's never going to go away, and they both know that. lucy knows that. it's not weird or upsetting or jealousy-inducing, because tim's ex-wife isn't a threat, she's a person who had a huge impact on him in the past and mattered to him greatly. she's not his wife any more and they've both acknowledged their relationship wasn't working. they've both (i'm assuming both, at least) moved on with their lives and beyond their relationship with one another. the fact that lucy has openly called isabel in the past to ask questions about tim proves to me that there's no bad blood there – the way he's very candidly spoken to lucy about her before they were together (3x08, 4x05, etc.) shows that even though he thinks of the relationship fondly, it's not something he's pining for. he's moved on, she's moved on, but they'll always matter to each other in a familial way, and that's okay.

second, i think she could be there to tell him she's getting re-married, maybe. is that big news? idk, i don't think anything isabel's going to tell tim about herself or her circumstances is going to like, rock his world or anything. i'm not even going to throw around the more bonkers theories i've seen, but whatever dramatic thing can be cooked up surrounding this, i'm sure that's not what'll happen. my guess is she's coming back because something's changing in her life (a relationship, a career path, etc) and she wants to tell tim/thank him for helping her through her roughest time/see how he is. she could also literally just be visiting LA to see family or old friends and wants to check in on tim. like it could be a visit for literally nothing, that's completely normal.

anyway: tl;dr, i don't think this is going to be anything to be nervous about tim/isabel-wise. i do think the writers are clearly setting up some serious chenford angst, which i am excited for – but it's not going to be like, roadblock, "this person wants to be with me" angst. it's going to be deeper than that, more emotional, more personal...and i'm very excited to see how that plays out.

#anonymous #ask #chenford #the rookie #putting this under a cut because i don't know how to stop talking!

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chenfordsource · 5 months

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