nothing else i could do
“Okay,” Will says, and throws the door open. “Surprise!”
Mike opens his eyes. Then–
“Will,” he says, and it comes out a bit strangled. “Is that a puppy?”
This is a bit of a stupid question. Mike isn’t dumb. He knows what a puppy looks like. The thing in Will’s hands– a little wrinkled and brown and very covered in fur– is definitely a puppy.
Will brings home a dog. It goes about as well as expected.
for @bookinit02, just because :^)
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What is with all these crossovers between The Rookie and The Rookie Feds?
I know a lot of people from social media who don’t watch Feds and have no interest in it, but all these crossovers basically force us to do so. It’s annoying.
Do you have any insight on to why it’s been so many so far? I’m expecting more crossovers, which is disappointing since The Rookie can stand on its own.
honestly, i am a little confused by this take! i have seen it quite a bit and i don't really get why people are like...annoyed? they have a second show in the universe now, they're going to do crossovers – that doesn't mean you need to watch them or become invested, it just means the story is spread over two different platforms. i do understand if you don't want to watch feds, but do want the story resolution...sure, that can be bothersome – but like. they're not going to do major rookie character development on feds. they're going to do plot-work, and you can always catch up on that later if you're not interested in devoting an hour to it on tuesday.
i'm going to put this under a cut bc it got long, but:
sunday is, for all intents and purposes, the first crossover between the rookie and the rookie feds as standalone shows. the characters appearing in each other's shows really don't count as crossovers, as their appearances are not integral to the story. what we've seen so far are the cast members making cameos on each other's shows – which you fully do not need to watch if you don't want to keep up with both! there was no plot for nolan/angela/tim/lucy in either of the feds episodes that featured them, those appearances were more for marketing purposes than anything else. i also think the feds cast will pop up on rookie and vice versa pretty frequently for this first season of feds, because it's helping establish the expanded universe to the audience.
that's truly the thing, though: if you don't want to watch feds, don't watch it. it's not doing anything for the chenford plot, and if there is a crossover ep, i'm sure you can just find a recap article after the fact if you don't want to waste your time with it, but do want to keep up with the story. plus, if there's any chenford, you'll be able to find it over on @chenfordsource or probably everywhere in the chenford tag.
anyway as for your question...i have no insight on any of that bc it hasn't been so many, but if you're asking why they're showing characters moving between shows, it's literally just:
they're trying to make sure the audience understands the universe has expanded so they don't have to keep explaining it as time goes on – so if angela, for example, pops up on feds in three months, it doesn't need to be like, "my detective contact at the mid-wilshire division, angela lopez, can come in on this," – they can just have angela show up, and the viewers know who she is.
they're marketing for feds. the rookie can stand on it's own – and they're hoping in the future, feds can too, but right now...a big part of the draw of the draw for feds is that it's a part of the rookie-verse...and so yeah, you'll see rookie people on feds because they're the money. they're the characters we already know and love, they're the draw. plus? imo, it's fun – a no-stakes extra moment of tim and lucy being dorks? sign me up. it's not supposed to be furthering their story in any way, it's supposed to be guest work – but rather than having random guest actors involved, it just connects the worlds even further.
i am sorry you feel disappointed by this, but honestly i hope you are able to change your outlook! i don't think the crossovers are a bad thing (as someone who is liking feds so far) and overall...i think they're here to stay, as long as feds continues on. it's a byproduct of an expanded universe, and i am excited to see how they tackle it. i wouldn't be too worried about watching if you're uninterested in feds – like i said earlier, you can always catch up on feds plot stuff elsewhere if you don't want to miss the story points you might need, but don't want to commit to the show.
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