Awesome / The Rookie (2018)

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Season One

1x01 - "Pilot"

• Nolan successfully thwarts a bank robbery when he realizes that he's never really lived despite the fact he's been a construction worker as well as father.
• Lucy makes her first arrest by bringing in a carjacker who threatened to steal her car, which Sgt. Gray brings to the attention to the rest of cops during roll call.

1x06 "The Hawke"

• Hawke, despite being a Fallen Hero, is able to lead the entire LAPD on a chase throughout the city as he knows all of their procedures as well as taught others at the academy.
• Nolan is unable to talk Hawke down completely but convinces him to enter a brawl with him as well as Officer Bradford. In the end, this just results in Hawke being tased as he is fist fighting both men, bringing a hilarious end to the chase.

1x08 "Time of Death"

• Nolan taking down his first criminal with lethal measures doesn't qualify but he actually receives more when he handles it with proper grace as well as due consideration to the fact he's taken a human life.
• The department handling the action with due dilligance and proper investigation.

1x13 "Caught Stealing"

• Chen successfully figures out that the Cartel leader who is about to assassinate her is actually the person who stole $250,000 dollars from his own gang.
• The Cartel leader actually gets one himself as he executes all of his own men in order to cover up his crime.

1x16 "Greenlight"

• The LAPD shows just how dangerous it can be when they start systematically dismantling the Southern Front when they put a greenlight on Nolan.
• Captain Andersen successfully manages to kill two white supremacists after being tied to a chair then thrown into a pool.

1x20 "Free Fall"

• The LAPD has to find two terrorists in order to prevent a biological attack that will result in the death of millions. They successfully take them both down after sheer chance results in one of their bags being taken by a civilian.

Season Two

2x01 "Impact"

• Nolan successfully scores the highest of the exam takers with a 97%.
• Nolan does John McClane proud by sneaking through a house's air ducts to ambush a thief.

2x05 "Tough Love"

• Chen and Bradford's call for the episode involves a girl who was stealing from her Jerkass gold digging stepmother who has very little care for her while also convincing her father to not give her her inheritance. When the situation esclates to the girl shooting up the Stepmother's purses, the maid comes in, concerned. Realizing the abuse this poor girl endured has gone too far, the maid sharply tells Chen and Bradford that they should take a look at where the stepmother hides her drugs.
• Although it was Not Quite the Right Thing, Abigail got one for torching her boyfriend's car when he shared revenge porn of her online.

2x06 "Fallout"

• Nolan leads a group of criminals left behind by a crooked judge down to a fallout shelter, then manages to get the gun from the judge when he tries to hold them off at gunpoint.
• West gets another one, when he and Lopez arrive at the bomb shelter right as Oscar is about to walk out with a hostage. Without missing a beat, West quickly subdues Oscar, saving the hostage and the rest of the people inside.
• Lopez and West talk down a group of suicidal teenage girls that belong to a Cult.

2x07 "Clean Cut"

• Nolan and Ellroy manage to hold off a pair of The Cartel gunmen despite the fact one of them is a rookie while the other is a crime scene cleaner.

2x10 "The Dark Side"

• Nolan rescues Rosalind Dyer from a Vigilante Man despite the fact she's a Serial Killer, simply because it's the right thing to do. This makes her intrigued with him, as even she understands the people's reason for wanting her dead.
• His conversation with Rosalind in her cell is awesome, considering that he has very little training when it comes to interrogation criminals. Not once does he lose his cool with her.

2x11 "Day of Death"

• All of the officers gather together to rescue Chen, chasing down every possible lead as well as tearing the city apart to find Caleb Wright. Even Lopez, who called in sick to be with Wesley, immediately gets suited up to return to the station once Bradford calls her.
• Wesley, who at this point was struggling with his anxiety and depression after the events of last episode, immediately jumps in to help the officers' search for Lucy.
• Harper being the one to put Caleb Wright down.

2x12 "Now and Then"

• Abigail proves to be incredibly adept at police work, as shown when she jumps into the brawl between Ellen and Everest. She even is able to impress Bradford with her skills, and had it not been for record, she had the makings to be a cop.

2x15 "Hand Off"

• Nolan manages to not only capture Neil Jordan by tracing his watch but also predicts where he will go for his hidden money.

2x16 "The Overnight"

• Chen demonstrates her absolutely stunning singing voice to the cast of American Idol.

2x17 "Control"

• A massive chase scene happens where Nolan and Harper go after Ripper once he's kidnapped Bianca. They get into a shoot out with him, saving Bianca's life, but she has to pay with jailtime due to their betrayal.

2x18 "The Hunt"

• Nolan goes rogue to do everything necessary to bring down Armstrong, including breaking into Armstrong's house and getting into a gunfight with him.

Season Three

3x01 "Consequences"

• Nolan keeps a cool head while being framed and does his best to delay being arrested or shot until he can set up a proper legal defense. When the choice becomes losing his career as a cop and risking jail time, though, he does everything to cooperate.
• Nolan manages to survive the Armenian mob's attempts to eliminate him and ends up taking down Serj, avenging his dead friend.

3x02 "In Justice"

• Nolan does his very best to help a troubled community with his Wide-Eyed Idealist attitude. This often gets him called out for having a White Savior complex. Instead of being defense, Nolan just does what he can to listen and learn.
• Chen adopts a homeless teenager, giving up her car in order to help her have a place to stay while she goes to classes.

3x05 "Lockdown"

• West proceeds to get body cam footage of Stanton standing aside and letting him get beat, which results in Standon's suspension.

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