In its seven seasons on the air, The Rookie has featured a number of stunning character exits. These departures have included the deaths of some beloved heroes on the present, comparable to Captain Zoe Andersen (Mercedes Mason) in Season 1 and Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.) in Season 4, who have been each killed within the line of obligation. There have additionally been loads of villains to kick the bucket, together with Nick Armstrong (Harold Perrineau) in Season 3 and Rosalind Dyer (Annie Wersching) in Season 5. So, it should not have come as an enormous shock when one other sequence common introduced they’d be leaving the present earlier than the Season 7 premiere. However would Aaron Thorsen (Tru Valentino) meet a ugly finish like these different unlucky characters?

‘The Rookie’ Has Relocated Aaron To One other Division

Aaron first appeared in Season 4 as Mid-Wilshire’s latest rookie officer. His background was intriguing; he grew up extraordinarily rich and gained an enormous following on social media attributable to his lavish way of life. However whereas Aaron was finding out overseas in Europe, his greatest buddy was discovered lifeless. Aaron was arrested for the homicide and spent over a 12 months in jail. He was ultimately acquitted, however his expertise within the justice system (and his subsequent infamy) created a singular perspective that enables Aaron to be a unique form of officer. All through his time on The Rookie, Aaron has confirmed himself to be an distinctive cop with a coronary heart of gold. Nonetheless, Aaron has not at all times been stored out of harms’ approach. On the finish of Season 5, he’s shot within the line of obligation. Due to this trauma, he undergoes remedy with the division psychiatrist, Dr. Blair London (Danielle Campbell), in Season 6. It’s ultimately revealed that Dr. London is definitely working with the final word villain, Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan), and this connection to Dr. London finally ends up convincing Aaron that he wants a contemporary begin at a unique police division.

On this week’s Season 7 premiere, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) asks Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez) how Aaron is adjusting to working on the North Hollywood station. She says that he is doing effectively, and that he is relieved to be working with different officers who do not know that he was once a affected person of Dr. London’s. This can be a informal dialog, and the sequence would not point out Aaron’s departure any additional. It feels somewhat shocking contemplating Aaron has been such a serious a part of The Rookie, however his exit solely deserves a number of traces of dialogue. It could have been nice to have one last scene the place Aaron will get to say goodbye to the household he is made on the Mid-Wilshire precinct. His off-screen departure looks like it will have been extra well-suited for a supporting character, not somebody who has had so many intriguing storylines and heartfelt connections with different characters over the previous few seasons.

Aaron May At all times Make an Look in Future ‘Rookie’ Episodes

Followers knew Valentino could be departing the sequence when he talked about on his Instagram web page in August 2024 that his time on The Rookie was coming to an finish. The excellent news is that by simply shifting Aaron to a different division (and one which’s as shut as North Hollywood), it is fairly attainable that Valentino can nonetheless seem in future episodes of the sequence. In truth, in his Instagram put up, he wrote, “You by no means know who could pop again up within the Mid-Wilshire precinct.” Plus, it is much more encouraging that Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawley has advised that Valentino could be welcome again, saying, “Tru [Valentino] is a good actor, and he was an enormous a part of our present for a number of seasons, and so we might like to have him again in some capability…he is nonetheless very a lot alive in our universe.” By not killing off Aaron’s character, the sequence has left the door open for him to return sooner or later, as an alternative of resigning him to the destiny of different dearly departed characters.

Though Aaron might be missed, there’s nonetheless loads of contemporary vitality in Season 7 with the introduction of two brand-new rookies to the Mid-Wilshire division. And, after all, there are many unhealthy guys to catch, particularly with Bailey’s ex, Jason Wyler (Steve Kazee), and Oscar Hutchinson (Matthew Glave) on the unfastened after their jail escape. The officers are definitely able to nabbing these criminals, but when they need assistance, they will at all times simply name up the North Hollywood precinct for an help from Aaron.

New episodes of The Rookie air on Tuesday nights on ABC, with episodes accessible to stream on Hulu.

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