{"id":79397,"date":"2024-02-29T22:35:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T22:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/the-rookies-melissa-oneil-talks-chenford-in-episode-100\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T22:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T22:35:20","slug":"the-rookies-melissa-oneil-talks-chenford-in-episode-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/the-rookies-melissa-oneil-talks-chenford-in-episode-100\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rookie\u2019s Melissa O\u2019Neil Talks \u2018Chenford\u2019 in Episode 100\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Rookie<\/em> star Melissa O\u2019Neil<\/strong> is opening up about the sweet moment between her character, Lucy Chen, and Eric Winter\u2019s<\/strong> Tim Bradford during the show\u2019s 100th episode.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know what? That [scene] was adorable,\u201d O\u2019Neil, 35, told TVLine<\/em> <\/a>in a Tuesday, February 27, interview. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those exciting situations where when Alexi is directing and I feel like we all have a bit more freedom to collaborate with him because he\u2019s right there with us in the room, and we\u2019re like, \u2018What do you think about this?\u2019 So, yeah, we had a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rookie celebrated 100 episodes on Tuesday with John (Nathon Fillion<\/strong>) and Bailey\u2019s (Jenna Dewan<\/strong>) wedding, but Tim and Lucy, affectionally referred to as \u201cChenford\u201d by viewers, were dealing with their own set of issues. After Lucy shared her belief that Tim had reservations about her undercover work should she make detective, he set out on a mission to prove her wrong. His plan backfired, however, when a polygraph test didn\u2019t give him the answers he hoped for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to prove to you that I\u2019m rooting for you,\u201d he explained to Lucy in the season 6 episode titled \u201cThe Hammer.\u201d Lucy took him up on his offer, lobbing a few softball questions to him before the pair shared a tender \u201cI love you.\u201d She then asked him straight up if he wanted her to become an undercover detective.<\/p>\n

Tim answered yes, but the line detector said no. \u201cI guess we really do have a problem,\u201d he admitted, shocked by his own truth.<\/p>\n

Despite the disagreement, the couple ended on good terms by the episode\u2019s end. Tim made it clear that his problems with Lucy\u2019s potential promotion aren\u2019t about her, but stem from his ex-wife, Isabel (Mircea Monroe<\/strong>), being fatally shot on the job. The two share a dance in the show\u2019s final moments, promising they\u2019ll get through the hurdle together.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re always looking to walk a fun line with \u2018Chenford\u2019 and their relationship, which obviously came into its own last season, and that seemed like a really fun way to get to the next stage, but also to throw a complication in there at the same time,\u201d showrunner Alexi Hawley, who wrote and directed the episode, told TVLine<\/em>. \u201cI thought it was super fun to shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Lucy and Tim have become a fan favorite pairing of the ABC procedural, the slow-burn romance wasn\u2019t initially intended to be part of the show. The duo\u2019s chemistry, which began when Tim was assigned as Lucy\u2019s training officer while she is a rookie, quickly became a highlight of the series, causing social media to light up with people rooting for their professional relationship to turn romantic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this all started, there were these hashtags, and it\u2019s funny because we, as actors, threw around #Tucy and #Chenford early on, but it was really us playing with the fact that we were partners,\u201d Winter, 47, told TV Guide<\/em><\/a> earlier this month. \u201cThe fans truly grabbed onto it from Day 1 and said, \u2018They\u2019re a couple! This needs to happen.\u2019 And we\u2019re like, \u2018How?! I\u2019m so mean to her. I\u2019m bossing her around. I\u2019m a jerk all the time.\u2019 I don\u2019t think it really set in for us until they entertained it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While their relationship remained platonic for years, season 4 took a turn when the two posed as a couple while going undercover and were forced to confront their blossoming feelings. Season 5 saw the pair falling in love, while season 6 has approached how they will deal with being both partners and in a romance relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs characters, I think it\u2019s part of the fun of the storyline \u2014 the fact that it is awkward at times, or maybe we\u2019re trying to be a little bit affectionate out in public, but then we pull it back,\u201d Winter explained. \u201cWe have to do our job, and we have to take our jobs seriously. [As Tim] I can\u2019t treat her differently. Even though she\u2019s my girlfriend, I\u2019m a sergeant, and she\u2019s supposed to follow my command. There\u2019s a lot of things that you can play with.\u201d<\/p>\n

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