The season opens with Sergeant Grey (Richard T. Jones) asking Lucy to fill in as a T.O.

so he doesn’t haveto assign a poor rookie to Smitty(Brent Huff).

Lucy is delighted at his reaction and claims she’s just glad her rookie will be easier to train.

Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen having a flirty conversation in the Season 7 premiere of The Rookie

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It feels likea return to their old dynamicfrom the early seasons when Tim was Lucy’s T.O.

and was still pretending not to like her.

Lucy also needs to be able to seethat she can trust him not to leave her again.

Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen sitting next to each other with their arms crossed in The Rookie Season 7 premiere

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Despite everything that they went through last season,Tim and Lucy really just adore each other.

The Rookieairs Tuesday nights on ABC and is available to stream the next day on Hulu.

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Starting over isn’t easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

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