{"id":90899,"date":"2025-02-13T00:27:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/can-the-rookie-explain-to-me-like-im-in-kindergarten-how-bailey-is-mad-at-nolan\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T00:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:27:44","slug":"can-the-rookie-explain-to-me-like-im-in-kindergarten-how-bailey-is-mad-at-nolan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/can-the-rookie-explain-to-me-like-im-in-kindergarten-how-bailey-is-mad-at-nolan\/","title":{"rendered":"Can The Rookie Explain to Me Like I’m In Kindergarten How Bailey is Mad at Nolan?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Unlike most of The Rookie<\/a>\u2018s fandom, I genuinely try not to hate Bailey Nunes just for the hell of it.<\/p>\n

She has some positive traits and attributes, and she\u2019s not a bad person, per se. If anything, she\u2019s just an annoying character.<\/p>\n

But The Rookie rarely does her any favors when they give her some frustrating storylines, and she behaves poorly.<\/p>\n

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(Disney\/Mike Taing)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Focusing on Jason and Bailey Was a Misstep<\/h2>\n

Unfortunately, a large arc NO ONE asked for revolved around Bailey and her ex-husband in the wind to destroy or even kill her.<\/p>\n

It was The Rookie Season 6 finale<\/a>\u2018s biggest cliffhanger, as Jason and Oscar broke out of prison and were on a warpath with Jason deadset on hunting Bailey down in retribution.<\/p>\n

Jason wasn\u2019t The Rookie\u2019s biggest, gnarliest, or most compelling villain on the series, so it was already a strike that he\u2019d operate so much space in The Rookie Season 7<\/a>\u2018s storyline.<\/p>\n

On top of that, the biggest threat he posed was to Bailey, and in the long list of characters that could\u2019ve had a strong multi-episode arc, it\u2019s safe to say that Bailey wasn\u2019t anyone\u2019s first draft pick.<\/p>\n

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(Disney\/Carlos Lopez-Calleja)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Rookie Failed to Capitalize Off Its Cliffhanger Most of the Season<\/h2>\n

Most likely, The Rookie thought connecting this storyline to Nolan would be worthwhile, but the season doesn\u2019t capitalize off its big cliffhanger.<\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t even see it come to fruition until The Rookie Season 7 Episode 5<\/a>, when we saw the bulk of Bailey colluding with Malvado, leading to Jason\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Five episodes into the season, it was hard to care anymore about Jason and Bailey, and it was already annoying that Nolan had resorted to some idiotic behavior to save his wife, who didn\u2019t want him to white knight it in the first place.<\/p>\n

The entire storyline has fallen apart and served as more of a contrived nuisance than anything meaningful.<\/p>\n

If anything, we could\u2019ve spent our time on many other stories, including getting to the bottom of whether or not Seth is shady. Instead, we\u2019ve devoted time to resolving this story arc with Bailey and Jason. It didn\u2019t serve the character well.<\/p>\n

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The Series Undermines The Domestic Violence Storyline<\/h2>\n

It also hasn\u2019t done the subject matter justice either, as what should have been a meaningful, powerful arc about domestic violence has enough of a slapstick edge to take some of the severity and danger out of a serious topic that ails many.<\/p>\n

Sandwiching Bailey\u2019s domestic violence arc between other more pressing storylines ranging from action-packed to humorous doesn\u2019t do the subject matter justice.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the storyline does more to spotlight some of Nolan and Bailey\u2019s worst flaws and most annoying qualities, leaving viewers more underwhelmed than moved by any of it.<\/p>\n

What we get is this storyline that plays into the same tired trope of The Rookie Barbie: Bailey Badass simultaneously doing the dumbest things imaginable while appearing like an unstoppable force of nature in the process.<\/p>\n

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A potentially compelling avenue of exploring what domestic violence survivors endure somehow turns into some plot out of a half-baked action movie that results in Bailey colluding with a hired hitman to take her ex-husband out.<\/p>\n

Maybe if she was on her own and not married to a police officer, the storyline would land better.<\/p>\n

Bailey\u2019s Actions are Ridiculous<\/h2>\n

Bailey had ample opportunities while she was arranging things with Malvado to contact the police and have them arrest this fugitive and take things from there.<\/p>\n

What are the odds that a violent criminal who escaped prison once by sheer luck and absurdity would have gotten the chance to do it again?<\/p>\n

Instead of informing her husband and allowing the police to do their jobs, she baits Jason and sends Malvado after him, resulting in an execution right in front of the cops.<\/p>\n

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Then Bailey acted as if nothing happened but stupidly left the burner phone she used to contact the assassin in her pocket.<\/p>\n

Its contriving nature is annoying, and the storyline doesn\u2019t lead to an interesting scenario where Nolan faces an ethical quandary after his wife assists in a murderer.<\/p>\n

In this scenario, they set up a perfect situation where Nolan faces a moral crisis and has to decide what his line is as an officer of the law and a husband.<\/p>\n

Even with his rogue, impulsive, reckless moments, The Rookie often portrays him as some boy scout, and his wife just did the unthinkable.<\/p>\n

But somehow, The Rookie Season 7 Episode 6 doesn\u2019t give us this. Instead, we got a situation where Bailey lambasted Nolan for not being supportive or understanding her stance and sympathizing with her.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry, what?!<\/p>\n

The Season Squanders Ethical Quandaries By Somehow Absolving Bailey<\/h2>\n
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And if there was any question whether the series intends to go with this, the promo for the next installment has Bradford urging Nolan not to make a mistake with his wife and fight for her.<\/p>\n

Are we supposed to overlook that Bailey worked with a hitman to execute two murders? Jason and his blond girlfriend\u2019s blood is on Bailey\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

How has a scenario where Bailey flagrantly commits a felony and then gets upset at her law-upholding husband for calling her out become something where Nolan has to prove his love, loyalty, and worth to her?<\/p>\n

Why is The Rookie treating this like a regular dispute between a married couple that can be resolved with a box of chocolates and a grand gesture?<\/p>\n

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Nolan didn\u2019t forget to take the garbage out, and he\u2019s not forgiving Bailey or letting her off the hook for missing his birthday.<\/p>\n

Bailey didn\u2019t stay out too late one night, and she\u2019s not angry at him for missing date night.<\/p>\n

Why is the Rookie validating Bailey\u2019s anger while excusing and downplaying her actions? And how has Nolan paid the price and is facing some gaslighting?<\/p>\n

Over to you, Rookie Fanatics. <\/p>\n

How are you feeling about yet another Bailey problem? Are you as confused as I am by this? Hit the comments.<\/p>\n

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