[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Rookie Season 8 Episode 4 “Cut and Run.”]
“This is a relationship on [The Rookie] that I really like because it is solid. It’s not rocked with drama and tribulation. Certainly, life throws curveballs, and you have to face those tribulations, those trials. You have to face them as a team. But I think Nolan and Bailey are a fantastic team. I think they have found happiness with one another, and I think it’s a strong relationship,” Nathan Fillion just told TV Insider of his character’s marriage … and now the Monday, January 26, episode (the first after a major schedule change) leaves things very much up in the air when it comes to their future.
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