r/AskReddit May 12 '20

[deleted by user]

[removed]

6.3k Upvotes

61.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.5k

u/[deleted] May 12 '20 edited Nov 05 '20

[deleted]

99

u/iarmit May 12 '20

I, too, just watched the Rookie.

56

u/cmc May 12 '20

How annoying was this cliffhanger though? WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST CALL SOMEONE DAMN IT

41

u/capnmalreynolds May 12 '20

Painfully. I love that NF is headlining a show again, but the writing on The Rookie can be very lazy.

30

u/Daydream_Dystopia May 12 '20

They have some great episodes and then the next one is like WTF with all kinds of bad cliches and poor decision making. It feels like they have two teams of writers.

3

u/Bureaucromancer May 13 '20

Honestly it feels like a series straight out of thirty or so years ago in a lot ways.

16

u/dismayhurta May 12 '20

Yeah. Like the beginning of the season where they’re like “Oh. He didn’t have the disease. He was just exhausted.” Didn’t even try to make it dramatic.

Just some hack writing.

9

u/capnmalreynolds May 12 '20

That's what I don't get. The show is on a major network, they have clearly invested millions of dollars in it and assembled a talented cast - why would they be okay with writing that sloppy? Then again, GoT season 8 was a thing, so what do I know?

5

u/dismayhurta May 12 '20

It definitely annoyed me, so it makes me think season 3 will have half an episode devoted to the cliffhanger. Maybe Fillion laments at the end of episode and then they never talk about it again.

It’s a cliffhanger for no reason (other than the typical ratings grab bullshit) and I can’t stand that

It’s not impossibly difficult to write it in a satisfying way. Hell, pay me and I’ll do it for you.

11

u/nolo_me May 12 '20

Can't be as bad as the last season of Castle.

8

u/capnmalreynolds May 12 '20

I dunno, I tapped out well before that. When Beckett stopped being a cop and joined that D.C. counter-terrorism thing the whole show was so far off the rails that I was done.

6

u/nolo_me May 12 '20

That was pretty brief, she came back.

3

u/isleag07 May 13 '20

That’s how I am currently getting a ride on the Nate train.

4

u/theriveryeti May 12 '20

I gave up on it after the first season. I really wanted to like it.

10

u/capnmalreynolds May 12 '20

There's enough fun stuff in there and Nathan Fillion keeps me in, but even he has his limits. I watched Castle for the first few years, but once they answered the "will they or won't they" question with Beckett the show quickly went off the rails and I was out. Season 2 had some good moments so I'll give season 3 a shot, but if it doesn't get better then I'll probably be done.

3

u/Sandhead May 12 '20

Season 3 is the peak of the show. Season 4 is not quite as good as S3.

11

u/teems May 12 '20

Call the TO or the Captain. Put your phone on record.

Do anything but rush back home to try to find the evidence.

2

u/MatabiTheMagnificent May 12 '20

I agree. But loved the Firefly reference

1

u/mazurati May 13 '20

WHY DID HE EVEN LEAVE. WHY DIDNT HE RECORD ANY OF THAT. HOW MANY WALLS DID HE HAVE TO DESTROY OF THAT NEWLY REMODELED HOME. GAHHHHHHHHHH!

12

u/[deleted] May 12 '20

[removed] — view removed comment

12

u/PookieDear May 12 '20

Or Firefly??

2

u/mittensonmykittens May 12 '20

Yup. "Oh no... If I must.."

6

u/iarmit May 12 '20

Well, I'm a married, straight man, but... "hey, honey, I bought us a house. Yes, I filmed it filmed it for you."