Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers and key details from “The Rookie.” Reader discretion is advised if you haven’t watched it yet.“The Rookie” is a police procedural drama that follows Los Angeles police officers as they navigate crimes and personal challenges.
Now, the show has shocked fans by removing one of its most interesting characters in a surprise development.
Corrupt lawyer Monica (played by Bridget Regan) finally meets her end during the April 27 episode, and Regan speaks candidly about the emotional farewell.According to TV Insider, Regan reflects on her four-season storyline and the surprising ways Monica’s story ends. The actress admits that she is filled with gratitude and sadness for the fate of her character.
Bridget Regan knows Monica is walking a tightrope all the time. “Actually, I wasn’t surprised,” she says. “I was just thrilled that it lasted this long. If you play with fire, as much as I did, you’ll eventually get burned.”The 44-year-old actress talks about Monica’s ongoing escape: “She’s survived multiple assassinations, prison, and being thrown into a wood chipper. So when her number finally went up, I wasn’t surprised.”
“Fair enough,” I thought. She had an amazing four-year run on this show. “I’m just filled with gratitude.”
Bridget Regan talks about Monica’s grief in The Rookie
However, Regan is still overcome with emotion when Monica finally succumbs to her dangerous lifestyle. “What surprised me was how deeply sad I was for her,” she says. “It doesn’t mean that she lost her life, but that she never changed, that she actually succumbed to the dark side and couldn’t find her way back.”Regan continues, “I felt like there was a version of Monica that could have been something else, but she never could get there. So for me, that was the real heartbreak of it all.” For the actress, it’s the character’s inability to escape her circumstances rather than her exit from the show that strikes an emotional chord.
Monica’s final episode of The Rookie
The episode, ominously titled “Dead Ringer,” shows Monica searching for a way to escape her twisted dealings and start over while maintaining her luxurious lifestyle.
But both law enforcement and crime boss Aiden (Tim Griffin) realize she’s trying to trick them.Aiden appears to offer Monica a way out: a plane waiting at LAX to take her to safety. On the way, Monica stops at the house of her ex-boyfriend Wesley (Sean Ashmore). The pair share a serious conversation, with Monica telling him she wants to see him during her last hour in Los Angeles, while he tries to convince her that it’s not too late to put things right.
Monica’s fate is decided in “The Rookie”
However, just as Monica looks ready to escape, the ride-share driver clearly drives his car through the Los Angeles International Airport exit. Monica realizes that her fate is sealed. She doesn’t fight it, making only one request to her soon-to-be killer: “Please, not the face.”Her wish was granted, as Monica was shot twice in the chest. Her body was discovered on the side of the road the next day.
