Impact

Impact
Season	2
Episode	1
Air date	September 29, 2019
Written by	Alexi Hawley
Directed by	Mike Goi
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"Impact" is the first episode of the second season on The Rookie. This is the twenty-first episode of the series overall.

Summary

Danger is ever-present as the officers of the Mid-Wilshire precinct grapple with the aftermath of a plotted attack on the city of Los Angeles, leaving Officer Bradford fighting for his life. Flash forward two weeks and the rookies receive the shocking results of their latest training exam, leaving one officer questioning what the future holds. Meanwhile, tension develops at home as Nolan and Lopez advance in their relationships with Jessica and Wesley.

Cast

Main 

• Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
• Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
• Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
• Titus Makin as Jackson West
• Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
• Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

Guest starring

• Sarah Shahi as Jessica Russo
• Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
• Amy Davidson as Susanna Brown
• Zeus Mendoza as Ritchie Brown
• Skyler Stone as Unruly Patron
• Mark Cuban as Himself

Co-starring

• Chad Addison as Justin
• Amos Blackmon as Benson
• Collin Christopher as Phantom
• Eliza Shin as Dr. Lee
• Robert Sean Burke as Burly Fake Cop
• Alina Andrei as Karen Linx

Uncredited

• Elimu Nelson as Thomas Bernhardt

Trivia

• Bradford survives being exposed to the deadly virus and returns to work two weeks later.
• All three rookies pass the midterm exam. Nolan's score is 97, Chen's is 91, and West's is 81.
• Grey extends West in the program as he doesn't trust him, due to West's actions in this episode. This also means West will have to continue to wear long sleeves until he can prove himself to Grey.
• It is revealed that Nolan has moved out of Ben McRee's guest house and into his own home.
• Russo mentions that Talia Bishop had quit the LAPD and had a new job as an ATF agent.
• This is the first episode in the series in which Talia Bishop does not appear, following Afton Williamson's departure from the show.
• Despite having a major role in the storyline of the episode, Elimu Nelson is not credited for his role as fake police officer Thomas Bernhardt.
• There is a slight continuity error in this episode; when Nolan and the others are escorting the ambulance to the hospital, he can be seen wearing short sleeves, but during the gunfight he is in long sleeves again.

Quotes

Bradford: Are you okay? Nolan: I should've reloaded on the move. You? Bradford: I should've taken yesterday off.

Russo: I have processed crime scenes that felt more romantic.

Evers: (pulling open the shower curtain, he finds something unusual in the soap dish) When did you make a grilled cheese?

Bradford: No. Officer Chen is a natural born test-taker. Nolan didn't even finish college. Plus, Chen had me for her T. O. Nolan had Bishop.

Nolan: Do things bother you less now? Grey: No, you're just as annoying as you were before.

Grey: You've been demoing your house for about a week, and you already got calluses growing. Your body does that to protect itself. Your mind does the same thing, whether you want it to or not.

Bradford: Your eyes. "Cop eyes" stop crime and save lives.

Grey: She had half the LAPD hunting a 9-year-old. (to RUSSO) Hey, overtime paid for my Disney World vacation. I'm not complaining.

Bradford: You don't have the experience to evaluate people yet, so your default should be suspicion, not compassion.

Evers: Have I told you how sexy you look in that uniform? Lopez: No, most of your compliments come after I take it off.

Chen: You know what? You wanna rake me over the coals for the next six months, you go ahead. But don't pretend like it's because you've got some code.

Lopez: You should sleep on the couch. Evers: I would, if I could find it.

Grey: I've seen a lot of strange things in my 20 years, but never would I have imagined that the golden boy would tank his test.

Grey: You went right over after him? Bradford: 'Course she did. I trained her.

Evers: This is only gonna work if we talk to each other. You know that, right?