Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen’s relationship is undoubtedly one of the most popular dynamics in The Rookie, so, when they broke up in season 6, many were sad, but fans had to wait a little bit longer until the couple gets back together. The ABC police procedural series chronicles the lives of LAPD cops working at the Mid-Wilshire station, including Tim and Lucy, aka Chenford. When the first episode of The Rookie premiered, Tim was assigned to be Lucy’s training officer, so, despite their immediate blatant chemistry, the show had to wait to start their romance due to power dynamics.
Lucy started The Rookie as Tim’s rookie, but as the seasons went on, she advanced in her career, and feelings between the two began to develop. By season 5, Tim and Lucy knew they were more than friends, but they were in separate relationships, making their situation all the more difficult. Eventually, Tim and Lucy dumped their respective significant others and started dating. Unfortunately, Chenford’s relationship wasn’t without its faults in The Rookie, and after Tim revealed past trauma in season 6, he broke up with Lucy because he felt she was too good for him.
The Rookie Season 6 Finale Teases Suggest Chenford Won’t Get Back Together
Following the Tim and Lucy twist in The Rookie season 6, episode 6, Eric Winter, who plays Tim discussed what was to come next for Chenford during an interview with TVLine. Sadly, the actor’s comments suggest that the odds of Tim and Lucy getting back together in the season 6 finale are slim to none. Winter teased:
“[The season 6 finale] leaves a nice sort of, I wouldn’t say closure or a guarantee of anything, but it leaves it in a place where there’s stuff to talk about.”
Winter’s quote about Chenford’s fate in the season 6 finale of The Rookie implies that the status of Tim and Lucy’s relationship will remain the same by the episode’s end. However, the actor’s comments also indicate that the two characters share a scene or two where they make some progress in their journey to reuniting as a couple. So, fans of Chenford have something to look forward to when episode 10 premieres.
Winter also stated that the finale wouldn’t include a “guarantee” that Chenford would get back together in a later episode. But it seems as if the last episode will leave viewers with the hope that Tim and Lucy will eventually find their way back to one another — it just won’t happen in The Rookie season 6 finale. Winter also teased that he and Melissa O’Neill, who plays Lucy, have “some fun stuff together [in episode 10],” including “another great action sequence,” as previewed in the upcoming finale’s trailer.
