The Rookie - General Discussion

Here's a pic of their police car with the driver on the top. Cool how they do that!

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I was crushed to hear this. She was the heart of the training officers and such a great actress. Hopefully the show will survive her loss. I hope it's because she was offered a great part that she couldn't refuse.

I was so hoping that Afton was leaving the show for a great role. I'm shocked and saddened to learn that she was mistreated on set. From her account, it sounds like Hawley didn't take her accusations seriously. She mentions a recurring costar who sexually harassed her. I keep trying to think who that might have been and wondered if it could have been Currie Graham. I shouldn't speculate but I hate that their best actress was treated so poorly and Hawley didn't support her the way he should have. It casts a bad light on the show. Hawley outwardly appears to support women trying get more women directors, but women have to feel safe at their job and shouldn't be harassed or bullied.

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You could be right! I always liked Michael Beach and would hate to think it was him, but there are limited recurring characters. She has interacted with him in a few episodes so that could be a good guess. I can't remember the finale well enough to remember who she interacted with. Shawn Ashmore (Wesley) was also in the last episode. She says 'end of season' so it may not even be the last episode but towards the end of the season. It will be interesting to see if they keep the guy now that she has left.

I guess his Father did not teach him to respect women. The part about the Head of the Hair department is even worse.

It was a great role and something I'm sure she didn't want to give up. She probably thought Hawley would help her since he always talks like he is pro-women. You would think he would stand up for one of his best actors. I can certainly understand her wanting to keep her job but once she realized they weren't even investigating, she realized she needed to leave. She's very talented so I think she will be fine, but it is a tragedy that women have still have to be subjected to harassment on the job.

I've seen many comments about how people will no longer watch the show either because Talia was their favorite character or because they are so disgusted that she wasn't supported by the show. It remains to be seen if the show can survive this.