John Nolan Graduates From Being a Rookie - The Rookie 

I really hate how they killed of Jackson. He was one of the interesting characters.

When they killed Anderson (Mercedes) off the show Alexi had no intentions but he though that it will be the only way to make watchers fell like the most dramatic and powerful way to impact the story. Titus (Jackson) didn’t want to play as a black cop on a show because of what was happening in the world (the death of George Floyd etc..) he told Alexi and had no choice but to kill Jackson of the show, besides Titus has a music career so he’s going to continue pursing the music career

@@constancelikecorn But that was what made Jackson so interesting. He's a black legacy cop who always believed at the law. But he starting to question it because of todays event.

@@Exilon0193 it probably made him uncomfortable... it's lots to take in when you are that character but IRL shit just keep happening... plus he's kinda the star for many of the "incidents"... plus it probably felt forced to some people... tho i hope he could come back some day to play flashback to academy... one day...

@@Exilon0193 true Jackson is a very interesting guy

Not to mention that Anderson was the one that got him in Mid Wilshire in the first place because no other division would have him.

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@@donaldwilliamson1227 so true. She was definitely the best.

I’d like to think that from the episode Greenlight, when Nolan despite being in danger still shows up for work. I think that’s when Grey started to gain respect for him.

@@camelotbabe93 agreed!!

He gained alot of respect from everyone when he came into work the day after he found out there was a green light on him (a hit)

@@WardNightstone I fully agree with that.

I hate Nolan

She had with the lawyer, right?

@@algordo1997 have you been keeping up with the show

I’m pissed that Jackson was killed

@@ashleygillen1997 yeah but it was mandatory

@@awkwardfreakinperson7936 I was thinking about watching season one. But where?

Seeing her hug Nolan was the best part of that scene. Also seeing how proud Tim looked when hearing Nolan was no longer a rookie. Tim might be a hard ass but he can see how good of a cop Nolan is and I look forward to them sharing more 1 on 1 moments as Nolan works towards becoming a TO

He might do better as a TO

@@llarmstrong783 Woth Gret on the path to retiring eventually, what would be great is if Nolan became the new Watch Commander, making him Tim, Lucy, Haper, and Lopez's boss.

In S3 it was confirmed Nolan can't ever join a specialized unit i.e being a detective or SWAT

@@o5-18 The way I interpreted it was that Grey said with the reprimand, it would be almost impossible for any higher up to give him a shot. So, there could be someone like Anderson who believes in him based off what he's done and might think Nolan's reprimand was out of line and give him a chance.

@@ahsokarules2369 But he'd need to be accepted by the captain of that unit as well

Almost like it's real ad not scripted...oops wait ...

​@@samroye4562cringe, we know

@@samroye4562 And it could've been scripted otherwise. It was a pleasure to watch their relationships develop.

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Thank u, I wanted to know which episode this happened.

​@mkhurays9738 too bad its only for one season. He became a TO too fast

​@@b.b.s7545He started working towards it midway into Season 3, and all of Season 4. What are you talking about it, happened too fast? And even if it was, did you forget he got a golden ticket in season 5?

And then he can partner up with a female murder/mystery novelist and....wait, that's been done.

but never making detective... which is his OG goal in the show...

From day one to now Nolan is still getting shat at by Grey

@@PrograError It's good thought they removed that option, else it would just be Castle 2.0

@@ShredPenguins I know of the show but never watched it so I'm curious about what you meant about if Nolan had become a Detective being Castle 2.0?

@@DarkLordDiablos Basically Castle was another police procedural he was in, but it centered around him working with a detective all the time. While he wasn't one himself, he effectively did the same job as a TV detective for several seasons. Outside of a personality change, it would effectively be the same stuff we have already seen him do.

And bishop

Well I don't think Grey disliked him personally, it was about him being able to do the job and considering bizzaro world nolan washed out before the end of roll call, he probably had a point.

@@XxmillerniaxX he didn't hate him personally true, but he didn't like the fact that Nolan was coming to the force at his age. He thought Nolan was just using the police force as a way to live out his fantasy and wanted him gone in the 1st season. Maybe he didn't hate him, but he definitely didn't want him on the force at the beginning

@@qwentingreer6793 ahh to be fair the only thing Bishop cared about was advancing her career. She didn't really like anyone.

@@Scotty_Elgin_Nunn True expect for Bradford and Lopez were the only people she knew in the force together.

and I am sure Nolan still thinks of them too, Andersen was the first high ranking officer to give him a chance and he will not forget that to avoid letting her down and indeed Jackson was one of his best friend and his whole reason to become a TO is because of what happened to Jackson with Doug Stanton.

Had from the Chicago pd been there Anderson would be alive

"They" didn't really kill him off - The actor left because he didn't want to play a police officer in the current political climate. He was going to leave at the end of season 2, but they promised him they'd handle police reform with his character at the centre in season 3. That's why Jackson's death seems so out of left field and rushed in terms of plot and filming, & why we don't see his face in the footage or see a body. The actor kind of left them high and dry. He could've told them he was planning on leaving at the end of season 3 and they could've figured out a smoother exit, but he didn't, & this is the best they could manage on short notice.

Ik so damn mad about that

Some of us are behind on this. #Badspoiler lol

@@davidsmirnoff98267 sorry

Am so mad that they killed him off with no explanation I seriously can't, Jackson was my favorite character in this serie

Nothing happened, they both felt the need to go see each other again, however a call was sent to tim notifying they needed to go out and help the others

@@p_aradxx7822 She knows that. She just wants the scene uploaded

@@p_aradxx7822 nothing happened but we all know its gonna happen.

This show blows.

The show will probably always cycle through new rookies, which also while I think they wanted John to be a training officer

somewhere in S2 I think

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@@easyeddie21 Thanks lad.

Me too

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Titus (Jackson) didn’t want to play as a black cop on a show because of what was happening in the world (the death of George Floyd etc..) he told Alexi and had no choice but to kill Jackson of the show, besides Titus has a music career so he’s going to continue pursing the music career

@@constancelikecorn I understand his reasoning, though the way I see it, it doesn't seem to bother Ice T, Shemar Moore, LaRoyce Hawkins -- all three play black cops on other TV shows -- to make them want to leave.

@@johndrake2729 one word, attention! That’s all it was used for for the dude that played Jackson

In episode 2 they got a new rookie

The difference is that there was another way before Nolan did what he did and he didn't follow the proper protocolfor reporting a bad cop when there would've been help. In this situation no one in the proper chain of command was going to help them so they had to do this if they wanted her back.

@@macolmd.4457 yeah other then the bad cop was setting him up. I mean if he did the proper channels he still could had taken the fall.

In episode 2 i read the little spoiler and it said that a new rookie is going to join so now there is going to be a new rookie to watch

@@constancelikecorn Oh no- they had to replace Jackson-

Bishop (Afton) left quit after alleging she was subjected to bullying, racism, sexual harassment and sexual assault while working on the series.

@@constancelikecorn yes I know, but the accusations were revealed to be unfounded.

You're naïve to consider Afton coming back after making that move, @@OverlordGrizzaka.

@@OverlordGrizzaka Afton did make a post about it on her instagram

I came here for this.

Correct

Dammit, you beat me to it.

Chen is a rookie undercover cop and Angela is rookie detective.

I hope we get new rookies this season

@@awkwardfreakinperson7936 Like the guy who shot off his gun in his holster lol!

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The Nolan

Yeah I don’t know what happened to him

I don't think they would make Smitty part of a rescue of a dog from an animal shelter, besides while he might be part of the larger family, Smitty is not part of the inner circle of characters.

Busy talking to the mirror in the toilet about getting another drink

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Police Officer II (PO II), colloquially referred to as just "Officer", is the standard officer rank after satisfactory completion of an 18-month probationary assignment. Officers must serve at least three years as a Police Officer II before eligibility to be promoted to Police Officer III.

@@marcuslouison3998 son brought the google definition

@@p_aradxx7822 yup lol

@@jessecarliner7733 lol .. already posted yesterday.

@@marcuslouison3998 There were only 3 other responses including yours, I don't know how I missed it.

in season 5 episode 3

If you didn’t know in episode 2 there is going to be a new rookie joining

@@constancelikecorn Its called The Rookie. Not The Rookies

Buck isn’t a rookie tho

Thankfully not

Could be true the actor has refused to do any interviews about his departure and he has been absent on social media.

no they found his killer because Jackson scratched him and they pulled dna from his nails. Which means they did have his body in the morgue. They just couldn't show it because the actor wasn't available anymore. Which is probably the reason you only see him get shot from behind and never his face in the whole episode.

Jackson's dead and buried. Titus Makin more or less threw a tantrum and quit without giving the writers and producers enough notice, hence the somewhat half assed way they handled his death

@@Graniteheart He gave them notice a year ago he was unhappy. Do your homework.

Didn’t they say Jackson’s body was ID’d and put on a slab?

The actor who played him left the show pretty suddenly and the death he got was the best they could do with not much notice and with respect to the character.

@@thatgirlmaiyak8923 Not to worry, they probably only killed his stunt double so if they recognize that then he can return.

@@HariSeldon913 he won't return, he left he left he left

When actors leave a show on not the best of terms or are not expected to ever return they are usually killed off so there is no returning (Dallas being an exception). If they want to leave the door open the character will leave for another state/country. The exception to the killed is if they don't find body especially a bad guy.

He's the weakest actor on there so the show will be fine.

Nope....now he is a rookie training officer

he left on his own choice. he was contemplating even leaving after season 2

Jackson's dead and gone. Titus Makin started growing uncomfortable with playing a cop around the end of season 2(George Floyd and all) and he wanted to leave. the writers convinced him to stay, adding the Stanton plotline and community center to appease him. that wasn't enough and he quit during the hiatus between filming seasons 3 and 4(ostensibly to focus on his "music career"), leaving everyone high and dry and the writers backed into a corner. so yeah, he left on his own terms, but in a douchebag "I'm taking my ball and going home" sort of way

Jackson's dead. The actor wanted to quit playing as Jackson and wanted to focus on working on music. We also see his grave at the end of the episode.

Shot in the back and thrown in a trunk. The actor quit the show after threatening to quit a year ago. You hope Santa Claus is real too.

@@commandertakasu3841 ngl his music is fire. 🔥

@Modda first 2 series all good. I could not continue through s3.

@Viktor J. Hoel AHH good to know will try it again

How?