The Rookie season 5 saw a shocking death in episode four. Why did it happen and what did it set up for the future for The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds?
In The Rookie season 5, episode 4, Rosalind Dyer’s intriguing storyline came to an end, though her death set up an interesting future for the series and its spinoff. The Rookie is a police procedural starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a middle-aged man who decides to pursue his dream of becoming an LAPD cop. The series has five seasons at the moment and a new spinoff series, The Rookie: Feds, that currently has one season.
Rosalind Dyer is a serial killer and recurring villain on The Rookie. She first appeared in season 2 after being temporarily released from jail to show investigators where to find the bodies of her victims. It was revealed that she had a past with Nick Armstrong because he was on the task force that arrested her. She also helped Nolan figure out that Armstrong was corrupt and working with a crime family. Later, Rosalind reappears in The Rookie season 5 when she escapes from jail and wreaks havoc on the police force before eventually dying.
An Unknown Sniper Kills Rosalind While In Custody
Ultimately, Rosalind is killed at the end of The Rookie season 5, episode 4 when she is killed by a sniper. After Rosalind escapes prison, kills her parents, and pilots an airplane, Nolan eventually takes control of situation and arrests her. This is an important decision because Nolan is given the opportunity to kill Rosalind, but chooses to take the moral high road and simply arrest her. However, in a shocking turn of events, Rosalind is killed anyway by an unknown sniper with mysterious motives.
Although Rosalind is clearly a dangerous villain, she has an upsetting character death in The Rookie. She represents an interesting type of antihero that is undoubtedly morally bad, however, has attributes that make her likable, and at times, helpful. Rosalind’s death is also a surprising blow on top of an already dramatic episode. After everything Rosalind did to hurt Nolan, it’s a shock when the end of her reign of terror ends with even more violence.
Rosalind’s Death Served As A Crossover For The Rookie: Feds
Rosalind’s death didn’t just make waves in The Rookie. In fact, her unexpected demise creates an entirely new investigation in The Rookie spinoff series, The Rookie: Feds. After Rosalind is killed, The Rookie: Feds season 1, episode 4 shows the FBI special agents searching for her mysterious killer. They eventually discover that her murderer was once her accomplice, and in fact, was behind the water tank torture devices that The Rookie’s Bailey Nune was rescued from. The episode acts as a crossover between the two series as The Rookie’s Tim Bradford appears as a special guest star.
Although Rosalind’s untimely death was an unforeseen and somewhat disappointing event in The Rookie, it ultimately made for a smooth transition into an exciting crossover episode. By killing her character, The Rookie cast and The Rookie: Feds cast were able to merge for an episode, and additionally, Rosalind’s death became a bigger, more important event. In this way, Rosalind’s storyline ended on a significant note that did justice to her character and gave The Rookie and its spinoff to have an exciting crossover moment.
