From the executive producers of flagship series The Rookie comes The Rookie: Feds starring Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. The spinoff was introduced as a two-part event during the fourth season of The Rookie, where Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the L.A. division of the FBI enlisted the help of Simone Clark when one of her former students was a suspect in a terror attack.
They are called away when a prisoner transport crashes off the road. The rookies are sent down to do a headcount where they learn seven of them escaped. Nolan heads into the woods after a noise he heard to find an amputated prison guard. He tries to help the man, but he asks Nolan to tell a woman he loves her before dying. Suddenly, Nolan is grabbed with a chain from behind by one of the prisoners. He manages to mace him, before getting him at gunpoint.
Overall, Manhunt was a great episode. The intensity of a prison break brought some high intensity action to this story. The rookies and TOs are faced with much more life-threatening situations that causes more tension than recent weeks have mustered. Some of the characters have realizations about their stagnant careers and make some impulsive decisions that could change the dynamic going forward. The fun Firefly reunion was short-lived, but had just enough to make fans of that series (myself included) more than satisfied.
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