Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie Season 8, Episode 5.The Rookie Season 8, Episode 5, “The Network,” marked a major return to the series, as the greatly missed Officer Aaron Thorsen (Tru Valentino) was back on the scene, appearing for the first time since Season 6 ended. As great as it was to see Thorsen back on the scene in the Mid-Wilshire Division, the events of this week’s episode proved how poorly the writers handled Thorsen’s exit from the series. Considering the circumstances of his exit and what occurred this week, we’re going to examine how “The Network” proves why Thorsen never should have left the hit ABC series.
