'The Rookie' Star Melissa O'Neil Dishes on Adorable 'Chenford' Moment | IR1II7D | 2024-03-02 13:08:01
The Rookie star Melissa O'Neil is opening up concerning the sweet second between her character, Lucy Chen, and Eric Winter's Tim Bradford in the course of the show'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 exciting conditions where when Alexi is directing and I feel like all of us have a bit extra freedom to collaborate with him as a result of he's right there with us in the room, and we're like, 'What do you consider this?' So, yeah, we had loads 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 referred to as "Chenford" by viewers, have been coping with their own set of issues. After Lucy shared her belief that Tim had reservations about her undercover work ought to she make detective, he set out on a mission to prove her improper. His plan backfired, nevertheless, when a polygraph check didn't give him the answers he hoped for.
"I'm going to prove to you that I'm rooting for you," he explained to Lucy in the season 6 episode titled "The Hammer." Lucy took him up on his supply, lobbing a couple of softball questions to him earlier than the pair shared a young "I really like you." She then asked him straight up if he needed her to turn out to be an undercover detective.
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Tim answered yes, but the line detector stated no. "I assume we really do have a problem," he admitted, shocked by his personal 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 show's remaining moments, promising they'll get by way of the hurdle together.
"We're all the time trying to walk a fun line with 'Chenford' and their relationship, which obviously came into its personal last season, and that appeared like a very fun option 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 super fun to shoot."
Whereas Lucy and Tim have turn out to be a fan favourite 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 coaching officer whereas she is a rookie, shortly turned a highlight of the collection, inflicting social media to mild up with individuals rooting for his or her professional relationship to show romantic.
"When this all began, there were these hashtags, and it's funny as a result of we, as actors, threw around #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 fans really grabbed onto it from Day 1 and stated, 'They're a couple! This must occur.' And we're like, 'How?! I'm so mean to her. I'm bossing her around. I'm a jerk on a regular basis.' I don't assume it actually set in for us till they entertained it."
Whereas their relationship remained platonic for years, season four took a flip when the two posed as a couple while going undercover and have been pressured to confront their blossoming feelings. Season 5 noticed the pair falling in love, while season 6 has approached how they'll cope with being each companions and in a romance relationship.
"As characters, I feel it's a part of the enjoyable of the storyline — the truth that it is 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 again," Winter explained. "We've to do our job, and we now have to take our jobs critically. [As Tim] I can't deal with her in a different way. Although she's my girlfriend, I'm a sergeant, and she or he's purported to comply with my command. There's numerous issues which 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 tips on how to help Lucy's profession objectives, despite 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 may take a toll on a relationship, and given Tim's past together with his ex spouse, it's quite a bit. So I feel it will have been a disgrace to not feel them go through these challenges and attempt 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 determine it out. Her being a detective is a troublesome thing for Tim to undergo."
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