'The Rookie' Star Melissa O'Neil Dishes on Adorable 'Chenford' Moment | 80WCRK7 | 2024-03-01 13:08:01
The Rookie star Melissa O'Neil is opening up concerning the candy second between her character, Lucy Chen, and Eric Winter's Tim Bradford through the present's 100th episode.
"You already know what? That [scene] was cute," O'Neil, 35, advised TVLine in a Tuesday, February 27, interview. "It's a type of thrilling situations the place when Alexi is directing and I really feel like we all have a bit more freedom to collaborate with him as a result of he's right there with us within the room, and we're like, 'What do you consider this?' So, yeah, we had plenty of fun."
The Rookie celebrated 100 episodes on Tuesday with John (Nathon Fillion) and Bailey's (Jenna Dewan) wedding ceremony, but Tim and Lucy, affectionally known as "Chenford" by viewers, have been coping with their own set of points. After Lucy shared her perception that Tim had reservations about her undercover work ought to she make detective, he set out on a mission to show her mistaken. His plan backfired, nevertheless, when a polygraph check didn't give him the answers he hoped for.
"I am going to show to you that I'm rooting for you," he defined to Lucy within the season 6 episode titled "The Hammer." Lucy took him up on his supply, lobbing a couple of softball inquiries to him before the pair shared a young "I really like you." She then asked him straight up if he needed her to develop into an undercover detective.
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Tim answered sure, but the line detector stated no. "I assume we really do have an issue," he admitted, shocked by his own fact.
Regardless of the disagreement, the couple ended on good terms by the episode's end. Tim made it clear that his issues with Lucy's potential promotion aren't about her, but stem from his ex-wife, Isabel (Mircea Monroe), being fatally shot on the job. The 2 share a dance within the present's last moments, promising they'll get by means of the hurdle collectively.
"We're all the time trying to walk a enjoyable line with 'Chenford' and their relationship, which obviously came into its personal last season, and that seemed like a very enjoyable approach to get to the subsequent stage, but in addition to throw a complication in there on the similar time," showrunner Alexi Hawley, who wrote and directed the episode, advised TVLine. "I assumed it was tremendous fun to shoot."
While Lucy and Tim have turn into a fan favorite pairing of the ABC procedural, the slow-burn romance wasn't initially meant to be a part of the present. The duo's chemistry, which began when Tim was assigned as Lucy's training officer while she is a rookie, shortly turned a spotlight of the collection, causing social media to mild up with individuals rooting for their professional relationship to show romantic.
"When this all began, there have been these hashtags, and it's funny as a result of we, as actors, threw round #Tucy and #Chenford early on, nevertheless it was really us enjoying with the truth that we have been partners," Winter, 47, advised TV Guide earlier this month. "The followers really grabbed onto it from Day 1 and stated, 'They're a pair! This needs to occur.' And we're like, 'How?! I'm so imply to her. I'm bossing her round. I'm a jerk on a regular basis.' I don't assume it actually set in for us until they entertained it."
While their relationship remained platonic for years, season 4 took a flip when the two posed as a couple whereas going undercover and have been pressured to confront their blossoming feelings. Season 5 saw the pair falling in love, whereas season 6 has approached how they'll cope with being both companions and in a romance relationship.
"As characters, I feel it's a part of the enjoyable of the storyline — the fact that it's awkward at occasions, or perhaps we're making an attempt to be a bit of bit affectionate out in public, but then we pull it back," Winter defined. "We have now to do our job, and we have now to take our jobs critically. [As Tim] I can't treat her in another way. Despite the fact that she's my girlfriend, I'm a sergeant, and she or he's imagined to comply with my command. There's a whole lot of things you could play with."
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As season 6 continues, Lucy and Tim will confine to navigate their new dynamic, and Tim will probably be pressured to determine how one can help Lucy's career objectives, regardless of his previous trauma.
"It's not all the time straightforward to navigate modifications in careers and relationships," Winter advised TV guide. "These are jumps in a job that can take a toll on a relationship, and given Tim's previous together with his ex spouse, it's quite a bit. So I feel it might have been a disgrace to not feel them go through those challenges and try to navigate that as a couple, as a result of that's what you need. You need to see real couples have real problems and figure it out. Her being a detective is a troublesome thing for Tim to undergo."
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