The Rookie, True Crime segment was a huge disappointment. So boring for the following reasons: Use of flashback moves the narrative backwards, like a runner in slow motion telling his backstory. No drive forward in a typically linear fashion to solve a crime. More like a bad dream sequence with characters coming in and exiting with no spine or underlying moral dilemmas. Characters were mocking themselves to fit some kitschy preconceived cute idea for a “different” offbeat segment.
Almost all of the Rookie series are infectious humor, drama blend, great cast, great acting, clever scripts, characters with believable motivations. This segment was uncomfortably boring mainly because the end result of no narrative drive is boring story line, predictable outcomes.