Following a three-week hiatus, ABC‘s The Rookie Season 5 is finally returning with new episodes in late March. But some fans aren’t prepared for the ABC sequence’ return as a result of they’re frightened that Tim Bradford, performed by Eric Winter, won’t make it out of the upcoming hour alive. Are their considerations unsound? Or will Tim die in The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18? Learn on to discover out.
When does ‘The Rookie’ Season 5 return with episode 18?
Following the premiere of episode 17 on Tuesday, Feb. 28, ABC revealed that The Rookie Season 5 was occurring a hiatus. The community aired re-runs of the procedural sequence for the subsequent few weeks whereas followers patiently waited for brand spanking new episodes. And fortunately, the wait is sort of over.
The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18, “Double Trouble,” airs on Tuesday, March 21, on ABC.
Nathan Fillion reunited together with his Fortress co-star Jon Huertas throughout the upcoming episode since Huertas directed it. He beforehand directed The Rookie Season 5 Episode 7, “Crossfire,” in late 2022.
What occurred in episode 17?
Earlier than diving into The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18, let’s recap what occurred in episode 17, “The Enemy Within.”
The LAPD obtained one other probability to take down Elijah Stone and Abril Rodas in season 5 when Elijah’s lawyer and Wesley Evers’ ex-fiancée Monica Stevens supplied her “help.” However as viewers knew, Monica’s true intentions had been to save her pores and skin and help Elijah in his reign of terror.
Throughout her assembly with the District Lawyer’s workplace and the LAPD, Monica claimed that Elijah was searching for a means to launder his cash. And in alternate for her cooperation, she needed full immunity. So with Monica’s info, Metro arrange an operation to take down Elijah. Nevertheless, since they didn’t absolutely belief Monica, they gave her the inaccurate cellphone numbers of the Metro members working the sting. And so they discovered the precise location of Elijah’s deal (not the pretend one Monica gave them).
Proper earlier than the operation, Monica had a change of coronary heart and knowledgeable the police of the “change” of location. Finally, they arrested Elijah after a shootout, and Monica obtained off scot-free. However later, Monica referred to as Abril and supplied her help, despite the fact that it will all be for nothing as a result of the FBI shot and killed Abril in The Rookie: Feds Season 1 Episode 17.
On the finish of The Rookie Season 5 Episode 17, Elijah arrived in jail and greeted his neighbor throughout the corridor — Oscar Hutchinson. So we suspect we haven’t seen the final of Elijah in The Rookie.
Is Tim leaving ‘The Rookie’ Season 5 in episode 18?
The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18 will likely be one other true-crime installment of the ABC sequence. And this time, the documentary will likely be about Dim and Juicy, aka Jake Butler and Sava, aka Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen’s doppelgangers. It’s unclear what brings Jake and Sava again into the fold, however the case proves to be a matter of life and dying.
Throughout “Double Trouble,” Tim and Lucy return undercover. And Tim remarks within the episode’s promo, “As police officers, your future is never certain,” adopted by Lucy yelling, “Tim just disappeared!” The preview ends on a haunting be aware as Aaron Thorsen claims to discover Tim’s physique in a dumpster. However is it truly Tim? Or may it’s Jake?
We’re virtually sure that Jake will die in episode 18, not Tim. Eric Winter’s character is beloved by quite a few followers, and it wouldn’t make sense if the writers killed him within the present. Plus, we all know that the actor who performs Tim isn’t leaving The Rookie anytime quickly. So followers shouldn’t be frightened about Tim’s destiny in “Double Trouble.”
The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18, “Double Trouble,” airs Tuesday, March 21, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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