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Rookie Blue - A Real Gentleman - Review

Jun 19, 2015

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Remember the serial rapist who got away in the first episode this season? Yeah, he’s back and this time he’s coming for Traci. The guys at 15 are determined to catch him before time runs out for the detective.

Traci’s orchestrating her first big raid and she’s feeling really nervous about it. Steve being his charming self tries to calm her nerves by making a fool out of himself. This is the first time we get to see a proper Steve and Traci scene and it’s really sweet. I love Stash, but I really wished they didn’t leave out their reconciliation that happened sometime during last season’s finale and the premiere.

Right before the raid, Traci gets a call from Leo’s school to let her know that her son is sick. Dex is out of town, so she has to go pick Leo up and drop him at the babysitter’s and be back just in time for the raid. When she gets there, she finds out that Leo isn’t actually sick and it may have been a mistake. Traci rushes back to her car and the second she closes the door, a masked man appears from the backseat to kidnap Traci, leaving the rest of 15 to conduct the raid without her.

The guys are waiting for the right time to make a move on the raid and worried about Traci’s whereabouts at the same time. She knows the operation better than anyone, so it’s probably best if she’s the one leading the raid. For a second I thought the raid would be a bust without Traci, but they manage to catch their target, Thom Kozik the guns dealer and seize the weapons.


While interrogating Kozik, they realize that Traci’s missing and Kozik probably has something to do with it. But it’s too obvious. If Kozik didn’t want to get caught, he would have cancelled the trade instead of kidnapping a police officer. Andy and Gail arrive at Leo’s school and find Traci’s car in the parking lot, her phone and a bouquet of flowers left in the back. Same MO as the serial rapist they were trying to catch in the first episode.

Things get pretty tense at the precinct as everybody’s working hard to find Traci (maybe except for Duncan). Juliet is still shady as hell. She has her own way of contributing, doing something on the computer called “onion routing”. How she knows this, we don’t know. But it definitely adds to my theory that she’s from Internal Affairs or some secret organization or department, sent to poke around 15.

The detective from Sex Crimes returns to help and they have a suspect named Adrian Clark who might be the serial rapist. They catch him at his house but Traci is nowhere to be found. They bring him to the station anyway to get his alibi checked out.


It is revealed later in the episode that Clark is indeed the guy, but he’s not working alone. He didn't kidnap Traci, but his partner did. Juliet saves the day by finding out that Corey Sleeman, the barista at Traci’s local coffee shop is Clark’s partner in crime. Who else yelled ‘I knew it!’ in front of the TV?

Traci Nash is a badass in this episode. She fought and tried to escape when Corey cut her loose, but unfortunately trapped herself in the storeroom. Andy and the officers at 15 arrive just in time to rescue Traci and arrest Corey. The serial rapist case is officially closed.


Some of my favourite scenes this week involve Dov and Gail. Ah, Peckstein. They almost became a thing back in season 2. I love their chemistry and banter. They are assigned to get Leo from school and keep him away from the station. We see Gail trying to “practice” parenting on Leo, making jokes and being silly around him so he wouldn’t miss his mum. Seeing Gail with Leo is like preparing me for Gail’s adoption storyline. I still don’t know how I feel about it, but I can tell Gail’s great with kids. At the end of the day, Leo reunites with Traci and hugs Gail, telling her she’d be a pretty cool aunt if Steve and Traci ever get married in the future.


I’m shaking my head as I write this. Chris is in quite a difficult situation. He shows up at work and Jamie’s there trying to convince him to skip the day. He returns home to find Jamie in his living room waiting for him with a bag of cocaine. We don’t see Chris taking any of it, so I’m going to assume he didn’t. Jamie's going to be a problem for his career and wellbeing. I really hope he stays clean and away from that woman.


We didn’t get to see much of Andy and Sam again, but what we get to see are sweet moments at the beginning and end of the episode. You know I like Marlo, but it’s really great to be free of baby drama this week. McSwarek fans will probably agree.

It turns out I was wrong last week. I predicted that Juliet would want to forget about the night she shared with Nick, but they are still going strong – not for long, probably – and keeping it a secret at the station. That probably won’t work out well, they do realize that they work in a building full of detectives and cops right? Someone is going to find out eventually.

I really enjoyed this episode, especially when all hands are on deck to save one of their own. It shows the chemistry and bond between the characters and when someone’s life is hanging in the balance, things tend to get tense and thrilling, and I love it.

What about you? Did you enjoy A Real Gentleman? Share your thoughts on the episode with me in the comments section below!

Rookie Blue is moving to Wednesdays, starting next week on the 24th.

9 comments:

  1. If you can't wait for Rookie Blue to premiere on ABC next Thursday, you can watch it online by going to http://www.ch131.me and search Rookie Blue, There is no password and nothing to download. Just watch the show in your web browser.

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  2. after last week episode, this one was great again!!

    I really love all the funny conversations between all of them - Gail & Dov, Traci & Steve, and of course Sam & Andy - those two are just amazing on tv!!!

    Nick is a smart guy right? how does he not see that something is wrong with Juliet?

    And a really don't like story line for Chris!! fix it!! This isn't Chris we know.. i want a little bit of happiness in his life..

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  3. how its going on ratings do we know??

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  4. I'm sure Nick is blinded by the feelings he's having for Juliet... But things will unravel soon. By far my favourite episode this season.

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  5. I don't think we know, at least not here on this site. But we might when it starts airing in the US on ABC. We'll probably get to see it in the ratings table.

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  6. Thanks for taking the time to type all this out. I love your thoughts and opinions. Yeah, Traci's abduction was pretty predictable. You can tell they weren't going to find her there in Clark's house only halfway through the hour. The reason I like the storyline is not particularly because of the crime solving. I enjoyed it because we get to see the characters coming together to save one of their own. I missed that dynamic betwwen them and it was great to see it again. I'd like to think ETF Bailey's presence in the finale was used to throw us off, that ultimately Traci would go back to Steve.

    I'd like to believe that the story Juliet told Andy about falling in love while undercover was true, she's revealing a part of herself to let Andy know that she can trust Juliet. Obviously she's still hiding a lot, but I believe she only did that to get Andy off her back. Someone's gotta find out soon, the whole place is filled with cops.

    The detective from Sex Crimes and Gail? I can't see it happening. Maybe if they get to interact in the future I might change my mind.

    My head hurts from all the speculating and analyzing about Marlo and the baby. I'm just going to go with the flow and see how the writers are going to deal with all that baby stuff. Did you see the promo for next week's episode? Looks like trouble in paradise for Andy and Sam. I'm sure all that yelling and screaming will happen soon. They have a lot they haven't talked about, I hope Andy and Sam and maybe even Marlo will all sit down and talk about logistics and living situation and stuff. It's got to happen at some point.

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  7. Thanks for the great review. I really enjoyed this episode too, except for the Chris/Jamie bits. I hate this storyline. I don't want to play will he/won't he all year. Give the guy a decent story and get rid of the head case!


    Was anyone else wondering why Chris didn't just change his locks and tell his landlord not to let anyone into his apt.?

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  8. thannks :) i really love this show..

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  9. I think this is the first time Jamie let herself in with his spare key. But I doubt he'll change the locks after this though.

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