This week we’re being introduced to another new face, Duncan Moore, 15th’s newest rookie. Andy is confident that she’ll be up for the task of being a training officer, and boy is she wrong about that. Moore, fresh out of the academy, feels eager and confident. Of course he thinks he is, because he was trained by the academy. Every rookie thinks they know what they’re doing, but to quote season 1, “There is absolutely no training that prepares you for life on the street”. I was shaking my head throughout the episode, the way Andy handled situations with her rookie. What made her think leaving her rookie who’s on his first day on the job alone a good idea? Granted its Andy’s first shift as a training officer, so I’ll give her a pass. She’ll have her work cut out for her if she wants to train Moore into a supercop. Nonetheless, the rookie’s screw ups and antics provide us with some comic relief which I’m grateful for.
Case of the week is brought to you by Andy and her rookie. Heart attack suffered by a man tied to a chair. Luckily the duo managed to close the case without any casualties.
Sam and Andy seems to be doing great together in the beginning of the episode, but Sam’s sister Sarah bursts Andy’s bubble by giving her a reality check that it’s not going to last between them, that Sam’s not going to change. The episode ends with Andy telling Sam she needs some time to think. I think that’s by far the best decision she’s made in this episode. She needs time to sort things out, take a breather and not jump from one relationship into another.
This week we finally get to see Chris for more than 5 seconds. He seems to be going down the bad boy route this season, after finding out he’s not a father anymore. If a person has a great and light personality, there would no doubt be an equally darker side too, yinyang and balance in the world and such. I loved the kind, sweet and good natured side of him, so I’m excited to see where this road will take Chris.
Chloe finally explains the situation with Wes, well at least I think she did? She gave Dov metaphors and shallow explanations and I’m not sure I’m buying it. Am I being paranoid or does it seems like Chloe is hiding more from us? Chloe concluded the conversation with "So please, shut up and kiss me before I die". Geez, way to play the death card. If I were Dov I would’ve probe further. But then, I'm not Dov who's deeply in love with a married woman, so there's that.
Whose happy Oliver’s the new acting staff sergeant? Not Oliver! Inspector Jarvis wants Oliver to be the new staff sergeant and he was a little sceptical about the promotion at first because he’s a street cop, not a white shirt. He seemed rather awkward during parade. I’m sure he’ll do a great job though I wonder if he’ll stick to it for the long run.
OK, with Oliver as the new staff sergeant, I need to know if Frank’s alright. He’s got a child and wife to feed. Is he suspended or fired? I hope we’ll know more.
With Andy being a training officer for the first time, no doubt making some mistakes along the way with her new rookie and Oliver being a white shirt, having to deal with politics and huge responsibilities of being a staff sergeant, in some ways they’re all rookies again. It’ll be interesting to see how well everything will turn out with these three characters.
So how did you guys like the episode? Thoughts about the new rookie? Happy with Oliver’s promotion? Feel free to let me know!
