The key theme in this episode is policing and society. After watching episode seven of The Rookie, I came to realize that police officers face challenges similar to civilians. They have loans that they are paying, sick relatives and so on. For instance, Wesley has a hard time trying to keep it together under the pressure of his debt to Elijah. Society needs to realize this and show love and compassion to police officers while doing their job. Police officers need to be given the respect they deserve. We cannot disrespect them, or else there will negatively impact our society and us as individuals. There seems to be discrimination against cops by civilians today. Episode seven of The Rookie was one of the most interesting episodes of this series because it has a special meaning for me.

The relationship between the police and the public should be encouraged to enhance respect and love. The Rookie has depicted this very well in this episode. Not only do I feel proud to have watched the seventh episode, but I also feel very lucky because it came at a time when I needed some inspiration. During my short time watching the show, I have become more aware of the challenges and dangers police officers are exposed to while they are on duty. Police officers get threatened and hurt on their duty. Officer Nolan gets hurt bad, and his house is put on fire. He is also kidnapped, beaten up and threatened.