'The Rookie' Has Never Been More Unsatisfying Than After That Season 7 Finale

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie Season 7.With The Rookie Season 7 officially in the books, it's clear that the series has big problems that need big fixes. The Rookie ended its seventh season with an absolute thud in an anticlimactic season finale. It compounded an already underwhelming eighteen episodes, potentially signaling a massive decline in quality moving forward to its upcoming eighth season, which won't debut until later next year! The Rookie Season 6 was shortened due to the actors' and writers' strikes, but it didn’t fall this hard. Season 7 suffered from a lack of direction, escalating stakes, and momentum, resulting in an overall disappointing run for the show. It's time to unpack why The Rookie Season 7 stands out as the most uneven one in the show's history.