Nolan Receives a Letter of Reprimand - The Rookie

As a consequence of their actions, officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and his training officer, Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox) receive letters of reprimand. For a rookie like Nolan, that kind of blemish on his record this early is a severe blow to his career in law enforcement. Watch 'The Rookie' SUNDAY 10|9c on ABC.

[dylanthepickleseller]

3 years later, Nolan is a training officer, not a rookie anymore, and got married.

[jareththegoblinking]

Despite him still being a rookie, Nolan shouldn't feel that bad, he's still done good as a rookie

[MatthewWatson-bl]

Love how the rookie placed Nolan as a cop Ted lasso. A relentless, unbridled drive forward of optimism that infects everyone around him to the point where even those that met him with visceral discontent become enamoured and invested in his progress. Truly a lovable character that Nathan Fillion embodies. Still disappointed that he wasn’t cast as Hal Jordan for the DCU, because John Nolan is the perfect exemplification of that character.

[virusanity]

I guess this is how they can justify keeping the show's name "The Rookie"; by keeping Nolan a rookie indefinitely.

[goldenvulture]

What Commander Percy West said to Nyla in the beginning of the episode was 100% true. All police officers no matter their rank/title see members of internal affairs as an enemy or to put in a more colorful way they see internal affairs as the Grim Reaper. Its also true that police officers hate defense lawyers until they need them.

[petetran]

"Almost certain" to keep Nolan advancing into special units. Chances of Nolan being a rookie detective? Slim, but he will get in. I have confidence.

[andrewjoyner]

I love how close Nyla and Nolan have gotten since they first met.

[mattwinick]

I hope that Nolan can find kindness because he has sacrificed his career to do what is right and to stop corruption in the LAPD. Also it made me discourage on how he was framed and many police didn’t investigate or stop the wrong criminal

[CardinalDoctor]

The writers really backed themselves into a corner with this. He almost certainly can't advance but you know the team will want to move Nolan up the chain and show him taking more responsibility. However, because the ltter of reprimand is meant to be a serious consequence of Nolan's actions, any attempt to circumnavigate it will feel forced and fake.

[avrilfan]

I think it sucks Nolan Chen and West went be graduating at same time now.

[rangerab]

His TO should have been fired for her actions. She got off without any real consequences. Nolan took all the blame when he brought it up to his TO and she said do nothing.

[ToeTag]

Sgt Grey was/is cast well. He plays the character with just enough gravitas to be convincing but not overbearing. Hope he isn't written off the show any time soon. He's a big part of the vibe and chemistry.

[randolfbluedragon]

This honestly didn't make sense IMO, what is he being punished for here? The operation itself was sanctioned by the department, Grey himself signed off on it. Nolan obviously improvised the end but it's not like he had much choice with a bunch of guns pointing at him. I'd be really interested in them explaining WHAT he got reprimanded for.

[Drifter]

Letter of reprimand on their record definitely isn’t a good look to superiors especially when it was given when they were a rookie but I assume due to Nolan getting a golden ticket, he can still advance in his career even if he chose to be a training officer. The way Nyla made it sound, the golden ticket isn’t just a one time pass in advancement but also sign of upstanding officer since she said she’d be alright if their superiors found out that they were independently investigating the DIA and the counterfeit money.

[McGrey]

I’m positive that he’ll save some Mayor or somebody important and hopefull this will be a thing of the past

[thejediorder]

Honestly I feel like Nolan should be hostage negotiator

[unitednoobies]

I'm gonna go home,
I'm gonna go to bed,
and in the morning,
I'm gonna get up and ...try to A's that test.
Smirk

[johnbrickel]

This dude has been shot at maybe 10 times, has killed others, been stabbed and hit by a bat. His captain was executed next to him. He has been framed by a dirty cop.

What the ever living hell goes on in LA???

[darthcaedus]

Dont feel bad Mal. You became a detective and a captain in another universe.

[polaullon]

When exactly did they started to call each other by their first name?