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Rookie Blue - Fragments - Review

Jul 31, 2014

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Explosive from start to finish. Yes, indeed, literally and metaphorically. Three bombs in one episode will be enough to give me an aneurysm. What a shitty day for everybody at 15. They're definitely not having a blast this week. Pun intended.

Only Andy will say no to a shirtless Sam who's giving her the key to his heart.

Sam and Andy sexy times. Sam offered Andy a key to his place but she declined, afraid of screwing their relationship up. Well, tell that to Sam, not Chloe. I applaud Sam for try though, it is a huge step for the both of them and I’m happy Sam is feeling secure enough in their relationship to give Andy a key.
Nick and Andy had a little talk, so I guess Mccollins is officially over?

Marlo returns! And she struts down the street like a badass. The intelligence unit will be assisting 15 with the investigation and Marlo happened to the cavalry. I’ve heard about Rachael Ancheril coming back for a few episodes but this was not what I expected. I thought she would be fired or something. She looks good though. Glad to have her back. Andy does not look happy to see her. With Marlo’s return, will it threaten Sam and Andy’s relationship?

I like Marlo looking all fancy and professional.

Case of the week – a really intense one, involved bombings targeting the head of the Irish mob. Coincidentally, the man from last week’s episode named Theodore McDonald is responsible for the bombs because he’s seeking for revenge for his daughter who died at a similar bombing incident four years ago. By the end of the episode McDonald is missing and possibly plotting his next move for the finale.

Ok, I’m having mixed feelings about the adoption. I saw this coming from day one but refused to believe it because I thought it was unrealistic. What’s not unrealistic though, is Gail’s love for children. I don’t see how it is possible for Gail to adopt a kid. She’s single (it's complicated), she has a dangerous occupation that can be time-consuming, she shares an apartment with two other cops (one’s a drug addict by the way) and she’s still growing as an adult trying to find herself. Maybe being a mom is a piece of the puzzle she’s been missing all along, maybe it’s her calling. Who knows? But I think right now, both physically and mentally Gail is not ready to take on such a huge responsibility. I love Gail to death. But I don’t see how the adoption will go through, unless I’m wrong which I might be because I know nothing about adoption procedures. This is a delicate storyline, I’m really intrigued to see how the writers will handle it. I want Gail to be happy and if raising a child will make her happy then I’ll take it. I wonder how the Peck clan will react to this piece of news.

You've got to stop making lame excuses just to see Gail, Holly.

Let’s move on to Holly. I’m really happy she’s back, but it’s not exactly I how pictured it to be. Mirroring last season’s interrogation room scene, Gail and Holly shared some steamy kisses. I wanted them to talk and sort everything out, but we were promised with the hopes of the pair having the talk presumably in the finale. I want to see how Gail will bring this up to Holly. There are two ways to how I think it will go: Holly freaks and walks out on Gail. Will the writers pull a Calzona on us? She may or may not come back. Or, Holly will understand Gail’s decision and help her raise the kid. They live happily ever after, the end. I really hope is the latter. I really love Golly. But right now from my point of view, the Golly ship is about an inch away from hitting the iceberg.

Andy was still (rightfully) mad at Duncan at the beginning of the episode. He requested to be partnered up with Andy and Nick being the gentleman that he is, offered to switch with Andy. Duncan is back on the streets this week and made some stupid mistakes as usual. Not knowing that he’s the one responsible for the explosions, Duncan drove himself to McDonald’s house without back up to question him and bring him in. Duncan got hit in the head – which I totally didn’t feel bad about – and cuffed to the wheel sitting on a bomb under the truck. Nick and Andy had to save his ass which unfortunately, they did. Even though I kind of knew the bomb probably won't go off, it was a really intense scene between Nick, Andy, Duncan, Oliver and Bailey the ETF guy. Nope, I still don’t like Duncan even on the brink of his death. He’s still got a lot of making up to do to be written off of my shit list. I’ve got to give him some credit for having the guts to drive the squad car, though. Back in the day, I don’t think any of the original rookies would’ve done that.

What's with Duncan and getting stuck in vehicles?

Trouble in nerd paradise. Chloe told Dov about the kiss under reluctant circumstances and now they are going through a rough patch. I bet we will see more of Wes.

So one more episode left before the very short season ends! Still not over the fact that we were supposed to have 22 episodes. I will never get over it. What do you guys want to see in the finale? What did you think of this episode? Be sure to catch the finale on August 6!

Also, I want to see Celery in the finale, it’s been too long!

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10 comments:

  1. Sorry Gail deserves better than Holly. Holly was quick to move on, Sam waited months, and everyone was on his case. Want Gail to find someone else, Holly doesn't deserve her. Leave McSwarek alone, thought maybe she expected an engagement ring, or something to show he cares, key was a letdown. Nick and Andy should be over, Marlo back is all wrong, should have been fired, if they followed police rules, took too many liberties with that offense. To bring her back, just to bring her back is dumb, unless they are going to use her to screw with McSwarek, which would be a mistake.

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  2. I hope with Marlo back, they will follow up on the S4 finale. I find it kind of stupid, that they can cover up something like that and she even seems to have gotten a promotion. wtf

    Really like how Sam is growing slowly, but what's wrong with Andy... he is changing, but she doesn't seem to grow up.

    Gail and the adoption, it's probably THE Storyline I will never understand. She will have to change everything, going on desk duty, moving out of the Peckdiaz residence and much much more. I had so hoped that Gail would do something with her career this season, but oh well.

    Chloe and Dov are now in trouble. Where I always was sure, Gail and Holly can work it out. Trust issue is kind of a big thing in a relationship. I don't know if Dov and Chloe can recover. The nerd kingdom is in big trouble :(

    The Bomb scene, was really great. BTW. Duncan said something about Jarvis, but his batery died. I wonder what is stepfather said...

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  3. Hasan RüstemoğluJuly 31, 2014 at 10:51 PM

    I want to say that this is one of the best episodes of Rookie Blue. Just perfect. Plus the review was great I really like to read the reviews every week.

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  4. I am so confused and a little bit annoyed at the adoption storyline. It all seems very fanfiction. I mean, I know this was the season we were meant to see Gail grow and fall in love, we were all but promised a slow burn with Holly, it was a storyline I was thoroughly investing in and going to enjoy - Gail finally getting to a place of happiness with someone who loves her for who she is. I've been a huge fan of Gails since the beginning but I feel like adopting Sophie is just a little (way) too much too soon! It's also pretty hard to get invested, I mean, in reality and the practicalities of it all - the adoption wouldn't go through but this is TV so who knows? At this rate is could well be Insta family with Gail, Holly and Sophie by the end of next week! So unrealistic and frustrating!

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  5. Just FYI, Jarvis isn't Duncan's stepfather. Duncan's stepfather is THE highest up on the force, several ranks above Jarvis. Jarvis protected him to suck up.

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  6. Great, tense episode well-balanced among several story lines. But this is one of the times Rookie Blue would have benefited from running the last two episodes back-to-back since so much is setting up things that will get resolved in the finale. I think that's how ABC has scheduled it in the U.S.

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  7. Sorry my mistake ;)

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  8. I actually saw this coming since Sophie appeared in episode 4. I just didn't think the writers will actually go through with it. The adoption will probably make or break Gail and Holly's relationship. We'll just have to trust the writers to handle all of this with the utmost care and consideration, not half assed like many things they have done this season.

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  9. I'm with you about Marlo. Everything seems so unrealistic this season I don't even know what to believe anymore! I hope everything will be explained during the finale but I doubt it. I don't want to wait till next summer!

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  10. They have been half assed with a few things this season and this is completely half assed. It reminds me a bit of Callie and Arizona in Grey's - they just skipped a whole load of steps and then the relationship completely blew up. I'm sure there can be an argument made (somewhere?) that the adoption is a good idea, Highlighting maybe that a romantic relationship isn't exactly what Gail needs to be happy but I just don't buy it at all. I feel like majority of fan reaction to this has been on the "please don't go there" side. My view - either dedicate some proper time to the storyline abolishing left field moves like this or don't do it at all.

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