The Rookies--Season One: Concrete Valley, Neon Sky
This is the episode that introduces us to Terry Webster, Mike Danko, Willie Gillis, Lt. Ryker and Jill Danko. This wasn’t one of my favorite episode, although it had some good moments and some good lines. It also introduces us to Terry, the speech maker.
I don’t want to get into recapping the episode. There are plenty of sites on the web where you can find recaps of the episodes. What I’m going to do is give my thoughts on the episode, favorite lines and favorite scenes. I want to get some dialogue going on the various groups, so feedback is not only wanted, but appreciated.
My main problem with this episode is Willie. I know he’s supposed to be from a small town, but come on! Grow up a little! I admire that he tries to get something going with Truck and the other members of the gang after Terry turns down the assignment, but these are supposed to be street tough punks. He’s lucky they didn’t kill him when he went in there wearing his department issued sweatshirt.
As I said earlier, this is the episode where we’re introduced to Terry, the speech maker. Terry loves to make speeches. But, a lot of his speeches are among my favorite pieces of dialogue. His speech in this episode is actually an argument with Mike after Willie gets the snot beat out of him by Truck and his cronies. Mike is angry about the fact that he feels that Terry left Willie hanging out in the wind.
BEST LINES:
Jill to Willie while cleaning his cuts: ‘I can’t see a thing in this light. You’ll have to come into the bathroom so I can get a better look. Besides, it’s where I keep the bullets for you to bite on.’
Terry (to Mike): Come on, man! Get off my back! I don’t need the weight! (This was during their argument after Jill had taken Willie into the bathroom)
Mike: Ryker wanted you for that job, not him!
Terry: That’s right, man! I’m a cop, not a social worker!
Mike (after Willie returns from the bathroom) Hey, you look great! Good as new, although that’s not saying much.
Terry (to Willie) But, the dumbest thing you did was to involved in the first place, because now I get sucked in.
Willie: You don’t have to do anything.
Terry: Oh yes, I do. As long as you’re coming up with half the rent, I needs you, William.
The one thing that really disturbed me about this whole scene was after Terry told Willie that he ‘needs’ him, Willie hands his beer over for Terry to share it. This is fine if you’re little kids, but frankly, it’s not something I’ve ever seen two grown people do and it’s something I’d never want to do. Can you say ‘EWWWW?’
Terry (to desk sergeant) He in?
Sarg: He is.
Terry: Good mood? Bad mood?
Sarg: His mood.
Terry: Encouraging.
Terry and Willie discover that Truck’s gang is going to rumble with a rival gang called The Blades. Willie thinks that Terry should inform Lt. Ryker of the upcoming rumble, but Terry disagrees. They argue loudly about this which leads me to my favorite scene in this episode. Terry and Willie are arguing loudly when Jill rings the doorbell.
Willie (answering the door) What do you want?
Jill: Well, I didn’t come over here to present either of you with the brotherhood award..
Terry: Sorry it got a little loud, Jill.
Jill: It didn’t get a little loud. It got a lot loud and Mike’s trying to do some studying. (For what we never discover. He never revealed if he was going to school or something.)
Willie: Why didn’t he come over and tell us himself, huh?
Jill: Because I’m here to ask you to dinner in half an hour when he’s finished.
Terry: Sorry, Jill, I just don’t feel like . . .
Jill: Terry, I’d really appreciate it if you both said yes. Because you can’t yell at each other with your mouth’s full and I don’t like to see nice people yell at each other, anyway. See you in half an hour.
During the rumble, Truck is shot and seriously wounded. Ryker gets upset when he discovers that the guys knew about the rumble and said nothing to him.
Terry and Willie round up the members of Truck’s gang into the gym and tell them that one of them is responsible for Truck being shot since Truck was shot in the back. To discover the shooter, the two cops are going to perform paraffin tests on all of their hands. The gun powder residue will adhere to the paraffin, telling the whole story. Bennie, the young man who was being thrown in the fountain at the beginning of the episode, tries to run away. He tells Terry that he was the one who accidentally shot Truck. He just wanted Truck to be proud of him. Terry tells Bennie he’s going to have to take him in since he’ll have a better chance with the police than with the rest of the gang.
All in all, this wasn’t an awful episode, but it also wasn’t of the better ones.
Final Grade: C+
I don’t want to get into recapping the episode. There are plenty of sites on the web where you can find recaps of the episodes. What I’m going to do is give my thoughts on the episode, favorite lines and favorite scenes. I want to get some dialogue going on the various groups, so feedback is not only wanted, but appreciated.
My main problem with this episode is Willie. I know he’s supposed to be from a small town, but come on! Grow up a little! I admire that he tries to get something going with Truck and the other members of the gang after Terry turns down the assignment, but these are supposed to be street tough punks. He’s lucky they didn’t kill him when he went in there wearing his department issued sweatshirt.
As I said earlier, this is the episode where we’re introduced to Terry, the speech maker. Terry loves to make speeches. But, a lot of his speeches are among my favorite pieces of dialogue. His speech in this episode is actually an argument with Mike after Willie gets the snot beat out of him by Truck and his cronies. Mike is angry about the fact that he feels that Terry left Willie hanging out in the wind.
BEST LINES:
Jill to Willie while cleaning his cuts: ‘I can’t see a thing in this light. You’ll have to come into the bathroom so I can get a better look. Besides, it’s where I keep the bullets for you to bite on.’
Terry (to Mike): Come on, man! Get off my back! I don’t need the weight! (This was during their argument after Jill had taken Willie into the bathroom)
Mike: Ryker wanted you for that job, not him!
Terry: That’s right, man! I’m a cop, not a social worker!
Mike (after Willie returns from the bathroom) Hey, you look great! Good as new, although that’s not saying much.
Terry (to Willie) But, the dumbest thing you did was to involved in the first place, because now I get sucked in.
Willie: You don’t have to do anything.
Terry: Oh yes, I do. As long as you’re coming up with half the rent, I needs you, William.
The one thing that really disturbed me about this whole scene was after Terry told Willie that he ‘needs’ him, Willie hands his beer over for Terry to share it. This is fine if you’re little kids, but frankly, it’s not something I’ve ever seen two grown people do and it’s something I’d never want to do. Can you say ‘EWWWW?’
Terry (to desk sergeant) He in?
Sarg: He is.
Terry: Good mood? Bad mood?
Sarg: His mood.
Terry: Encouraging.
Terry and Willie discover that Truck’s gang is going to rumble with a rival gang called The Blades. Willie thinks that Terry should inform Lt. Ryker of the upcoming rumble, but Terry disagrees. They argue loudly about this which leads me to my favorite scene in this episode. Terry and Willie are arguing loudly when Jill rings the doorbell.
Willie (answering the door) What do you want?
Jill: Well, I didn’t come over here to present either of you with the brotherhood award..
Terry: Sorry it got a little loud, Jill.
Jill: It didn’t get a little loud. It got a lot loud and Mike’s trying to do some studying. (For what we never discover. He never revealed if he was going to school or something.)
Willie: Why didn’t he come over and tell us himself, huh?
Jill: Because I’m here to ask you to dinner in half an hour when he’s finished.
Terry: Sorry, Jill, I just don’t feel like . . .
Jill: Terry, I’d really appreciate it if you both said yes. Because you can’t yell at each other with your mouth’s full and I don’t like to see nice people yell at each other, anyway. See you in half an hour.
During the rumble, Truck is shot and seriously wounded. Ryker gets upset when he discovers that the guys knew about the rumble and said nothing to him.
Terry and Willie round up the members of Truck’s gang into the gym and tell them that one of them is responsible for Truck being shot since Truck was shot in the back. To discover the shooter, the two cops are going to perform paraffin tests on all of their hands. The gun powder residue will adhere to the paraffin, telling the whole story. Bennie, the young man who was being thrown in the fountain at the beginning of the episode, tries to run away. He tells Terry that he was the one who accidentally shot Truck. He just wanted Truck to be proud of him. Terry tells Bennie he’s going to have to take him in since he’ll have a better chance with the police than with the rest of the gang.
All in all, this wasn’t an awful episode, but it also wasn’t of the better ones.
Final Grade: C+
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