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The Best Episodes of The Rookie Season 4

Every episode of The Rookie Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rookie Season 4!

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Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rookie Season 4 Episode 1 - Life and Death
    8.4/10(75 votes)

    #1 - Life and Death

    S4:E1

    Officer Nolan and the entire team race against the clock to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day, not only to save her life but her unborn child’s.

    Director:Bill Roe
    Writer:Alexi Hawley

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  2. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 2 - Five Minutes
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #2 - Five Minutes

    S4:E2

    Officer Nolan and Officer Chen’s run-in with an infamous thief tips them off to a potentially big heist surrounding the Getty’s big gala event. Meanwhile, Nolan works up the courage to ask Bailey out on a date.

    Director:Lisa Demaine
    Writer:Brynn Malone

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  3. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 3 - In the Line of Fire
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #3 - In the Line of Fire

    S4:E3

    Officer Nolan and officer Chen report to a structure fire and suspect that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. Meanwhile, after witnessing a sniper shooting, the team searches for the shooter and discovers that the perpetrator has a connection to one of their own.

    Director:Daniel Willis
    Writer:Robert Bella

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  4. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 4 - Red Hot
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Red Hot

    S4:E4

    Officer Nolan and Officer Chen search for a missing person who may have international ties that puts everyone’s lives in danger. Meanwhile, Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist after responding to a report of an injured cyclist, and Wesley must overcome an impossible task.

    Director:Lisa Demaine
    Writer:Diana Mendez Boucher

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  5. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 5 - A.C.H.
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #5 - A.C.H.

    S4:E5

    When a new designer drug hits LA streets, it turns users into “zombies,” and Officer Nolan and the team have a Halloween they won’t soon forget. Back at home, Lucy questions whether her apartment building might be haunted.

    Director:Daniel Willis
    Writers:Paula Puryear, Zoe Cheng

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  6. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 6 - Poetic Justice
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Poetic Justice

    S4:E6

    Officer Nolan and team are on a hunt to retrieve a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt. Meanwhile, Bradford is tasked with encouraging the oldest cop at the station to retire and invites him to ride with him.

    Director:Chi-Yoon Chung
    Writers:Bill Rinier, Natalie Callaghan

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  7. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 7 - Fire Fight
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Fire Fight

    S4:E7

    In the aftermath of Fred’s house explosion, Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there’s more to Fred’s death than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Officer Bradford demand a treasure hunt rematch and enlist Sgt. Grey to help set the terms to a new bet, all while they arrest a series of wealthy female criminals. Elsewhere, Wesley struggles to keep it together under the pressure of his debt to Elijah.

    Director:Tori Garrett
    Writer:Corey Miller

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  8. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 8 - Hit and Run
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Hit and Run

    S4:E8

    The team goes on a city-wide hunt for an individual who is threatening a mass casualty event. Meanwhile, Tim’s sister Genny shows up unannounced with some surprising news, and Lopez continues her inner struggle over Wesley’s deal with Elijah and tries to come up with a plan to get them out of it.

    Director:Bill Roe
    Writer:Vincent Angell

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  9. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 9 - Breakdown
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Breakdown

    S4:E9

    Desperate to break free from his connection to Elijah, Wesley tries to plant a listening device in his office to incriminate him; Officer Bradford and his sister, Genny, learn an unsettling truth about their father.

    Director:Chi-Yoon Chung
    Writer:Alexi Hawley

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  10. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 10 - Heart Beat
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Heart Beat

    S4:E10

    Now that John Nolan knows about Bailey’s past, he must decide if they still have a future. Meanwhile, when a plane crashes in the middle of the city the team races to find out why.

    Director:SJ Main Muñoz
    Writer:Fredrick Kotto

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  11. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 11 - End Game
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #11 - End Game

    S4:E11

    The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat. Meanwhile, Officers Chen and Bradford investigate the murder of an unhoused teenager who used to be friends with Tamara.

    Director:Tori Garrett
    Writer:Terence Paul Winter

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  12. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 12 - The Knock
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #12 - The Knock

    S4:E12

    The team responds to the report of a severed hand washing up on the beach and are on the hunt to find its owner. Meanwhile, Tim attempts to prove he isn’t a control freak to Lucy and invites her on a double date with him and Ashley.

    Director:Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul
    Writer:Zoe Cheng

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  13. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 13 - Fight or Flight
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Fight or Flight

    S4:E13

    Officers John Nolan and Lucy Chen must fulfill three quests if they want to get a stolen police helicopter back safely from a teenage thief. Meanwhile, Detective Nyla Harper and Officer Aaron Thorsen must guard a convicted cop killer in the hospital following a prison riot.

    Director:Lanre Olabisi
    Writer:Brynn Malone

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  14. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 14 - Long Shot
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Long Shot

    S4:E14

    Officer Nolan and Detective Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Sergeant Bradford are on the hunt for a perpetrator on a citywide crime spree.

    Director:Fernando Sariñana
    Writer:Natalie Callaghan

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  15. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 15 - Hit List
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Hit List

    S4:E15

    Officer Harper puts Officer Aaron through “Plain Clothes Day,” but the exercise is interrupted by an unsuspected visitor. After two witnesses for an upcoming grand jury case are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it’s too late.

    Director:Robert Bella
    Writer:Elizabeth Davis Beall

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  16. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 16 - Real Crime
    6.1/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Real Crime

    S4:E16

    Desperate to reset the way the world sees him, Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image, only to be thrust back into yet another deadly situation. With cameras rolling, the show’s producer is found murdered and the team must investigate before Aaron is made suspect number one.

    Director:Rob Seidenglanz
    Writers:Bill Rinier, Paula Puryear

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  17. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 17 - Coding
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Coding

    S4:E17

    Officer John Nolan and the team feel they must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage to ensure his wife receives a lifesaving surgery.

    Director:Bill Roe
    Writers:Nick Hurwitz, Sylvia Franklin

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  18. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 18 - Backstabbers
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Backstabbers

    S4:E18

    After the robbery of a train filled with valuable auction items turns deadly, the team is called to investigate. Meanwhile, Officer Chen has doubts about being Sergeant Bradford’s aide and is upset when he doesn’t give her the recognition she deserves. Elsewhere, Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands and makes a life-changing decision about her personal life.

    Director:Tori Garrett
    Writer:Vincent Angell

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  19. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 19 - Simone
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Simone

    S4:E19

    Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.

    Director:Liz Friedlander
    Writers:Alexi Hawley, Terence Paul Winter

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  20. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 20 - Enervo
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Enervo

    S4:E20

    The team alongside the LA Division of the FBI are in a race to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist. Meanwhile, the joint task force is suspicious of the CIA’s involvement in the situation.

    Director:Bill Roe
    Writers:Alexi Hawley, Terence Paul Winter

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  21. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 21 - Mother's Day
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #21 - Mother's Day

    S4:E21

    Sergeant Grey supports Officer Nolan’s desire to become a training officer and offers to ride with him for the day to get him ready. Meanwhile, Tim and Lucy must manage expectations in their respective relationships as they decide on their plans for Mother’s Day and a romantic vacation.

    Director:Lisa Demaine
    Writers:Fredrick Kotto, Diana Mendez Boucher

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  22. The Rookie Season 4 Episode 22 - Day in the Hole
    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Day in the Hole

    S4:E22

    Officer John Nolan is forced to spend a week in solitary confinement in a quiet border town with a young local officer who is in need of some training. Meanwhile, Sergeant Bradford and Officer Chen discover that looks are deceiving and go undercover together in a possible drug trafficking case.

    Director:Alexi Hawley
    Writer:Alexi Hawley

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Life and Death" is the best rated episode of "The Rookie" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 75 votes. Directed by Bill Roe and written by Alexi Hawley, it aired on 9/26/2021. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Five Minutes".