Shop Talk - The Rookie Podcast
May 6, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min · 19 segments
And just like that, season 8 of The Rookie has come to a close. This week, we're discussing everything from the season 8 finale, including THE CHENFORD proposal and the kidnapping, the Heath Everett…
Um, and he was just talking about a few different things, saying that they did envision the finale ending with just the proposal, and that version is available.
D- l- like, put it on social media as one of those deleted scenes like we did with the res- like, that zombie episode or whatever.
... yeah, not that, like, I don't like what we got, but the needles and, like, the kidnapping didn't damper it, but just, yeah, I don't know.
Yeah, it kinda, I mean, yeah, it was good that they had their proposal moment, but I was just like, "Why did they have to do that?"
Um, and then Alexi also said that we don't know who's pulling the strings for Everett while he's behind bars.
Um, Malcolm's obviously just been introduced into Everett's universe, so, like, it's kind of early for him.
Um, and he was just talking about a few different things, saying that they did envision the finale ending with just the proposal, and that version is available.
D- l- like, put it on social media as one of those deleted scenes like we did with the res- like, that zombie episode or whatever.
... yeah, not that, like, I don't like what we got, but the needles and, like, the kidnapping didn't damper it, but just, yeah, I don't know.
Yeah, it kinda, I mean, yeah, it was good that they had their proposal moment, but I was just like, "Why did they have to do that?"
Um, and then Alexi also said that we don't know who's pulling the strings for Everett while he's behind bars.
Um, Malcolm's obviously just been introduced into Everett's universe, so, like, it's kind of early for him.
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