‘The Rookie’s Latest Episode Feels Like Two Steps Back for Chenford

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie Season 7, Episode 12.Season 7 of The Rookiehas been very intentional in building up to the reconciliation of Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil). It's always been clear that their breakup was never going to be permanent, but that doesn't make it any less difficult to see them separated. So far, this season has moved Tim and Lucy through the stages of finding their way back to each other. They first started to get back to their old dynamic by playfully competing with each other, then he helped her through the situation with Seth (Patrick Keleher), and finally, they admitted their continued feelings for each other in a near-death experience during the wildfire.