On January 10th, the 7th season of The Rookie started in Germany just three days after the US premiere. You can stream the start on WOW in this country and then plunge into heated discussions in the depths of the Internet. They mainly revolve around two characters who are again the highlight in season 7.
The Rookie starts its 7th season surprisingly strongly: “Best season premiere”
The success of The Rookie is certainly largely due to lead actor Nathan Fillion, whose eponymous rookie John Nolan joins the police a little later in his life in his mid-40s. With his approachable manner, he cleverly balances the tough series back and forth between comedy and drama.
This is still exciting in season 7, the first episode of which has already received over 300 votes on the IMDb rating platform, with one 8.1 out of 10 show enthusiasm. This means that season 7 starts off stronger than season 6 ended. A fan even writes about it in a user review “best season premiere of the entire series”.
The biggest negative points are a certain amount of confusion due to the countless important characters and the absence of Aaron Thorson listed. The unrealistic story is also criticized, which other fans on Reddit take with humor: “I’m glad they’re starting the new season with something more down-to-earth, like saving the city from a nuclear bomb.”
In the official Reddit discussion of the episode, there is little complaining and a lot of enthusiasm. “I thought the episode was great. It’s been a long time since I thought it was that good”, writes a fan. And our favorite (ex?) couple Chenford is responsible for the most enthusiasm.
Fans rarely discuss John Nolan, but they discuss Chenford a lot
After fans had to accept the bitter disappointment in season 6 that Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) separate, it doesn’t last long. The start of Season 7 makes it all too clear that Nathan Fillion is still important, but no longer the most important. Unsurprisingly, most of the comments, cheers and questions on Reddit are about Chenford – a portmanteau of the surnames Chen and Bradford.
In season 7, the two lovebirds get closer again and make a bet as to who has the best rookie at their side. Both Tim and Lucy as trainers, as well as their two new rookies, are hotly discussed. The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley certainly had something in mind when breaking up and getting back together with Chenford, and a Reddit member sums it up: “The constant teasing of these two is better than the actual relationship.”
“The banter between Tim and Lucy is back”writes another fan. The rookie fans love them outstanding chemistry and “sexual Tension” between the actors. Above all, the entertaining performance of Eric Winter as Tim is celebrated, who after a very thoughtful season 6 is back to his old self: a grim instructor with a soft spot for his colleague Lucy.
Stream The Rookie Season 7 in Germany
In the USA, a new episode of the 7th season has been released every Tuesday since January 7, 2025, which will shortly afterwards come to Germany every Friday in the original English language with subtitles. You can stream it on WOW. From then on January 24, 2025 The dubbed version is always on Fridays in German submitted later.