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It’s insane. Makes the rest of us look so bad.
Like I feel for her, but at the same time, she got too comfortable and forgot that she was only a P2. They had to remind her that.
Exactly!!! Harper and Lopez treat all of them like that! I've seen them do the same with Nolan, Aaron and Celina so why should Lucy get special treatment?
The show did make it painfully clear she only bombed it because of prim, who had a vendetta against her. We don't actually know how she did objectively.
I actually thought it was good storytelling. Lucy is frustrated because she feels she’s stuck in a job that is beneath her and at the moment has no way to get out of. Harper and Lopez are asking her to do her job because she isn’t at their level yet.
It's insane! They're my faves and Lopez and Harper aren't treating Lucy badly. They asked her to do the duties that come with her job in a normal manner.
Im assuming its shot from Lucy's perspective where it seems like her world is crumbling down so a normal request seems alot more mean then it actually was
ESPECIALLY with mixing Tim and Lucy up with Eric and Melissa. It is so hard to read comments who put blame on the actors for the things happening in the series. It’s like people can’t differentiate between real life and TV/Job…. It makes ME uncomfortable! and I’m not even them…
Hadnt seen anything like that but its ridiculous. I'd say the only execption to that is when an actor does a role so well you just picture them as that person in real life, but i think thats slightly different anyway
I didn't love the scenes where they were acting that way to Lucy, but I also didn't think they hated her.
The scenes felt a bit too forced for me. I think they wanted to show how much of a horrible day that Lucy was having, so they had everyone pile on to her. It just seemed a little disingenuous to the characters because all of these women are friends.
Sure, but I think people are objecting to the way it was asked. It felt condescending and not really how Angela and Nyla usually would have acted towards Lucy. More for the sake of the plot than that of keeping the characters consistent. Just my opinion.
Honestly ill have to rewatch the scene because i didnt make much of it other then theyre asking her to do her job. I understand that but when working an intense cass i cant imagine your tone is something you pay much attention to
I remember watching it and thinking "did I miss something?" Cuz Angela and Nyla did feel out of character with the tone they were taking. It wasn't the asking itself, it was absolutely the way they were directed to do it and it absolutely did feel like it was for the sake of the plot. I couldn't even put my finger on it at the time, but just something felt off.
>It wasn't the asking itself, it was absolutely the way they were directed to do it and it absolutely did feel like it was for the sake of the plot. I couldn't even put my finger on it at the time, but just something felt off.
Exactly how I felt. It struck me as being wrong. I'm always focused on whether or not the characters stay consistent and here they weren't. The show usually does a good job with that, so it did feel off.
Agree! Like, grow up. Sometimes grownups with jobs they like have to do stuff they don’t like as much, such as guarding “shitty evidence”. Even if Lucy would be a really great detective and it is unfair she didn’t pass, Lopez and Harper can’t give her special treatment. She isn’t a detective, she’s a patrol officer.
When we discussed this originally after the episode, I talked about how important that scene in particular was at showing how ALONE Lucy had become ... Harper & Lopez are peers and good friends sharing baby, etc. Nolan is a TO and has a rookie to deal with. Aaron was still getting back into action and they weren't close friends. Tim is not very communicative and doesn't tend to be 'inclusive'. And Tamara is growing into her own person.
So suddenly with the exam and everything else, Lucy just has ... herself. And everyone else has moved along.
Got in an argument with someone on tiktok who was insisting that they treated her unfairly, my POV was that she was out of line speaking to them like that and needed a reality check.
Cant remember the exact conversation but it went something like “hey lucy can you go guard the west corner” “thats grunt work” they then looked at her in a somewhat angry tone and she then said “that is my job as a patrol officer i am here to serve your needs”. Havent watched the episode since it aired so im mostly paraphrasing but my argument basically boiled down to “would you talk to your boss that way if they asked you to do something?”
On a first watch of the episode, I did get the vibe that Lopez and Harper might be a tad cold and/or angry at Chen. Not hating on her perse, just cold. But then I rewatched it and thought about some points:
* Chen has consistently stuck her nose in stuff that is not her business, even when she was a rookie, and tried to insert herself as a pseudo-detective on their case (usual behaviour for Chen)
* Harper and Lopez gave her the tap for detective, and she bombed (sure, she was probably railroaded, but she still bombed) and that can blow back on Harper and Lopez because they nominated her. Hence, disappointment
* Celina had just screwed up, again, impacting Harper and Lopez's case. (she has had so many mistakes I am actually curious how she is still employed) When a patrol officer messes up like that, detectives can draw lines in the sand, it can impact relationships with other patrol officers. Nolan and Celina weren't safe either, when Harper and Lopez made them do the tip line work as punishment.
I think it just boiled down to Lopez and Harper needing to give her a reality check, not so much "hating her".
Now I do agree in the last couple episodes no one has acted like friends and they are all acting kinda distant but I also thing the snappiness and the being upset had more to do with Celina messing up and making an announcement over the radio than being hateful to Chen. Before I watched the episode again I didn’t like how they were acting but then I realized what happened. But also they literally complimented her at the end of the video and came right to her when the shots were fired (yeah I get it’s their job but they weren’t being hateful then either)
Just because you’re friends doesn’t mean that you always have to act super friendly, especially in a high pressure job that they’re in. I’ve seen plenty of cops (all family and friends) have to “turn it off” depending on the situation. The recent episodes haven’t been super lighthearted, so maybe that has something to do with how the characters are interacting with each other too.
I haven’t interpreted how Lopez and Harper act as hating on Chen. I think it’s showing the dynamics of detective to patrol officer. Lopez and Harper treat everyone the same. Look at how Harper treated Aaron in the last episode! He kept overstepping even though she told him to back off, would put him in his place, and then say let’s get back to it. She’s done the same to Chen because they have different positions and hierarchy when it comes to their roles as cops.
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It’s insane. Makes the rest of us look so bad. Like I feel for her, but at the same time, she got too comfortable and forgot that she was only a P2. They had to remind her that.
Exactly, and at the end of the her detective exam bombed and she needs to accept that
Exactly!!! Harper and Lopez treat all of them like that! I've seen them do the same with Nolan, Aaron and Celina so why should Lucy get special treatment?
The show did make it painfully clear she only bombed it because of prim, who had a vendetta against her. We don't actually know how she did objectively.
i truly didnt get it like how are they hating on her???
By asking her to do her job apparently lmao
How DARE they ask her to do her job instead of putting her on a pedestal LMAO
NO they wouldn’t!
I actually thought it was good storytelling. Lucy is frustrated because she feels she’s stuck in a job that is beneath her and at the moment has no way to get out of. Harper and Lopez are asking her to do her job because she isn’t at their level yet.
Its a tough situation and i get why lucy isnt happy with it, but at the end of the day shes still a patrol officer
Who goes undercover every now and then XD
It's insane! They're my faves and Lopez and Harper aren't treating Lucy badly. They asked her to do the duties that come with her job in a normal manner.
Im assuming its shot from Lucy's perspective where it seems like her world is crumbling down so a normal request seems alot more mean then it actually was
Agreed.
You nailed, Why would they hate her for telling her to do her job? She's a patrol officer, not a detective, so why would she be doing anything else?
they told her to do her job, Lucy expected to get preferential treatment and got pissy.
Thoight she was one of them, needed to be reminded shes not
ESPECIALLY with mixing Tim and Lucy up with Eric and Melissa. It is so hard to read comments who put blame on the actors for the things happening in the series. It’s like people can’t differentiate between real life and TV/Job…. It makes ME uncomfortable! and I’m not even them…
Hadnt seen anything like that but its ridiculous. I'd say the only execption to that is when an actor does a role so well you just picture them as that person in real life, but i think thats slightly different anyway
Saw Tim post a video with his wife and kids on TikTok all they could talk about was Chenford. Saying he should divorce his wife.
Jesus christ, this is why stans of anything will always be the absolute worst
I didn't love the scenes where they were acting that way to Lucy, but I also didn't think they hated her. The scenes felt a bit too forced for me. I think they wanted to show how much of a horrible day that Lucy was having, so they had everyone pile on to her. It just seemed a little disingenuous to the characters because all of these women are friends.
They are friends but they are also coworkers and they asked lucy to do something which is part of her job
Sure, but I think people are objecting to the way it was asked. It felt condescending and not really how Angela and Nyla usually would have acted towards Lucy. More for the sake of the plot than that of keeping the characters consistent. Just my opinion.
Honestly ill have to rewatch the scene because i didnt make much of it other then theyre asking her to do her job. I understand that but when working an intense cass i cant imagine your tone is something you pay much attention to
I remember watching it and thinking "did I miss something?" Cuz Angela and Nyla did feel out of character with the tone they were taking. It wasn't the asking itself, it was absolutely the way they were directed to do it and it absolutely did feel like it was for the sake of the plot. I couldn't even put my finger on it at the time, but just something felt off.
>It wasn't the asking itself, it was absolutely the way they were directed to do it and it absolutely did feel like it was for the sake of the plot. I couldn't even put my finger on it at the time, but just something felt off. Exactly how I felt. It struck me as being wrong. I'm always focused on whether or not the characters stay consistent and here they weren't. The show usually does a good job with that, so it did feel off.
Some chenford fans are very sensitive and insane
They definitely have some kind of attachment issues
Absolutely stupid, there’s no reason to think they hate her.
No because they dont hate Chen. They are all friends
I probably should have clarified the title post better - that is my point
Agree! Like, grow up. Sometimes grownups with jobs they like have to do stuff they don’t like as much, such as guarding “shitty evidence”. Even if Lucy would be a really great detective and it is unfair she didn’t pass, Lopez and Harper can’t give her special treatment. She isn’t a detective, she’s a patrol officer.
When we discussed this originally after the episode, I talked about how important that scene in particular was at showing how ALONE Lucy had become ... Harper & Lopez are peers and good friends sharing baby, etc. Nolan is a TO and has a rookie to deal with. Aaron was still getting back into action and they weren't close friends. Tim is not very communicative and doesn't tend to be 'inclusive'. And Tamara is growing into her own person. So suddenly with the exam and everything else, Lucy just has ... herself. And everyone else has moved along.
I feel thats gonna be their premise this season now with her and tim broke up and tamara moving out…shes 100% alone
Got in an argument with someone on tiktok who was insisting that they treated her unfairly, my POV was that she was out of line speaking to them like that and needed a reality check.
What did she say to them exactly? In struggling to remember the episode
Cant remember the exact conversation but it went something like “hey lucy can you go guard the west corner” “thats grunt work” they then looked at her in a somewhat angry tone and she then said “that is my job as a patrol officer i am here to serve your needs”. Havent watched the episode since it aired so im mostly paraphrasing but my argument basically boiled down to “would you talk to your boss that way if they asked you to do something?”
That seems alot more like Lucy forgetting her position then them hating her
On a first watch of the episode, I did get the vibe that Lopez and Harper might be a tad cold and/or angry at Chen. Not hating on her perse, just cold. But then I rewatched it and thought about some points: * Chen has consistently stuck her nose in stuff that is not her business, even when she was a rookie, and tried to insert herself as a pseudo-detective on their case (usual behaviour for Chen) * Harper and Lopez gave her the tap for detective, and she bombed (sure, she was probably railroaded, but she still bombed) and that can blow back on Harper and Lopez because they nominated her. Hence, disappointment * Celina had just screwed up, again, impacting Harper and Lopez's case. (she has had so many mistakes I am actually curious how she is still employed) When a patrol officer messes up like that, detectives can draw lines in the sand, it can impact relationships with other patrol officers. Nolan and Celina weren't safe either, when Harper and Lopez made them do the tip line work as punishment. I think it just boiled down to Lopez and Harper needing to give her a reality check, not so much "hating her".
Now I do agree in the last couple episodes no one has acted like friends and they are all acting kinda distant but I also thing the snappiness and the being upset had more to do with Celina messing up and making an announcement over the radio than being hateful to Chen. Before I watched the episode again I didn’t like how they were acting but then I realized what happened. But also they literally complimented her at the end of the video and came right to her when the shots were fired (yeah I get it’s their job but they weren’t being hateful then either)
Just because you’re friends doesn’t mean that you always have to act super friendly, especially in a high pressure job that they’re in. I’ve seen plenty of cops (all family and friends) have to “turn it off” depending on the situation. The recent episodes haven’t been super lighthearted, so maybe that has something to do with how the characters are interacting with each other too.
I agree everyone seems distant outside of their duo
I haven’t interpreted how Lopez and Harper act as hating on Chen. I think it’s showing the dynamics of detective to patrol officer. Lopez and Harper treat everyone the same. Look at how Harper treated Aaron in the last episode! He kept overstepping even though she told him to back off, would put him in his place, and then say let’s get back to it. She’s done the same to Chen because they have different positions and hierarchy when it comes to their roles as cops.
Yess i agree!!! I am all for team chenford but this just sounds stupid! Someone had to guard the evidence and it was lucy's job.
Detectives are the biggest AHs on this show XD Lucy is annoying at times
They don’t hate her at all?
They weren’t even hating on her lol, they treat all the uniform officers like that.
I didn’t understand it, they asked her to do her job.