Kari

Question from host in the video: what do you do when your crush messages you?

Melissa:

Meanwhile here’s Lucy in 4x06 texting Tim w/the same expression 😅👀 I’m just headcanoning Tim’s Lucy’s crush (as if we didn’t already know that LOL). But anyhow it’s just a fun parallel I noticed.

Once again the rookie music saying a lot more than the actual script does at times 👀 just saying @ Timothy Bradford

I’ll happily take these Chenford crumbs of Tim and Lucy constantly looking at each other in this end of watch scene:

+bonus: Lucy talking to Ashley and Lucy just being a proud work wife & sergeants aide ⤵️

I’m aware that this happened last night and not a lot of fans are happy about it. I’m not thrilled about the idea of Tim dating someone new either, but guess what? He’s allowed to because he isn’t in a relationship right now. Sure, he and Lucy have been flirting off and on, and there was the hug moment in 4x01 where things seemed to click for the both of them...but neither has made a clear move to propel their relationship forward beyond flirtation or this new partnership (sergeant/sergeant’s aide).

Awareness is not the same thing as action. You can be aware of something and still choose to do nothing about it - which is what I suspect Tim’s doing with his feelings about Lucy. I think he’s been aware of them more since 4x01 but he’s also the one IMO that’ll push them down, distract, deflect, etc. whatever it takes to not confront them head on right now. Why? Because he’s probably afraid for what could happen if he did take a chance right now in this moment. They’re still sorting things out: Lucy’s still got grief over Jackson, she wants to take this new aide position seriously, she’s got Tamara to help out. Tim’s focusing on his sergeant duties and assisting Grey, and so yeah, I’m sure it kinda surprised him when he saw pretty blonde Ashley while out w/Jerry in the parking lot.

I also think Tim made the first move to ask her out because she does look reminiscent of Isabel (his ex-wife). He’s comfortable with that (if that is a canon realization- for the sake of this, let’s say it is cause you really can’t deny the similar looks haha) - and he’s good with comfortable. I mean, hell, even Lucy knows this because she’s the one that said if she won the bet he’d have to “do something out of his comfort zone” of her choosing.

I also think Lucy’s more self-reflective than Tim is when it comes to her emotions. Sure, she may have just been hit in the face with her feelings in 4x01 like “holy sh!t I like this man as more than my former TO” but she is one to wear her heart on her sleeve, even when she doesn’t realize it. Y’all remember the pouting she did when Tim didn’t choose her originally as his gofer right? I think that even though Tim’s been aware of these feelings for longer, Lucy’s the one that’ll actually sort through them first.

Either way, it’s gonna take time. It’s gonna take patience on our part as fans as we watch these new dynamics play out. Maybe Lucy will be flirted with on the job too; maybe she’ll get asked out. Maybe we’ll get jealous Tim. Or, maybe we’ll get jealous Lucy in the next ep because it’s their UC op and they’ll still want a rematch on the bet...and maybe Tim will mention his date w/Ashley. IDK. (No I seriously don’t know I’m just speculating here!) — but my point is, we don’t know what’ll happen until it happens. We just have to wait and see.

I think Tim’s heart is always with Lucy, and I think that’ll become more evident as time goes on, especially if they both do end up involved with other people. Hell, they flirted in the roll call room again in this episode AND had a full on flirty “fight” about the bet throughout the entire ep too. Nolan and Nyla noticed. I’m sure Jerry had to notice (would’ve been funny to see his reaction; then maybe the daughter thing wouldn’t have happened at all..?!)

I digress.

Let me just leave y’all with this. ⤵️

PS: if you follow me on twitter then I said some of this on my personal account. But just my two cents. 🥴

The only thing that would’ve made my Chicago Med heart feel completely satisfied by Roland’s appearance on last night’s ep of The Rookie was that if Mekia’s character Nyla was the one to stay w/him after this moment instead of John (cause the 3 of them had the earlier scene in the start of the ep and my Chicago Med heart was happy haha) but oh well it was still fun to see “Noah Sexton” on a different show w/“Robin Charles” last night 😀

Nyla and John with the comedy LOL pls I adore their dynamic (& also we see a bit how the older officer fits into the ep!)

How Tim looks at Lucy vs. how everyone else does >>>>> 😍🥰👀🤭 just saying, it’s pretty telling... & he calls her a “nerd” HELLO FLIRTING AGAIN IN FRONT OF EVERYONE BYE I CAN’T

this duo will be featured on this week’s all-new ep of the rookie get excited people i know i am 🤩🙌 nyla + lucy are so underrated and we finally get scenes with mekia & melissa together YAY!!

Promo photos for The Rookie 4x06 “Poetic Justice” ©️DGE Press / ABC.