The Rookie
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Rookie season 7, episode 16.
During a high-stakes call, Seth steps out from behind cover to save Nolan from a gunman.
He is shot and rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, where his leg is amputated.
Tamara ends their relationship, and viewers are left wonderingwhere Patrick Keleher’s character goesfrom here.
Patrick Keleher: I did.
But nobody confirmed that I was back in this season or a later season.
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So when I got fired, I really didn’t actually know if I was coming back or not.
And it was scary.
It’s like losing your job, really.
The Rookie follows John Nolan, a small-town man who embarks on a new career as an LAPD officer after a life-changing event. As the force’s oldest rookie, Nolan faces skepticism from superiors who view his pursuit as a midlife crisis.
It’s getting laid off, in a way, except it’s very theatrical.
What was Seth’s intention when he walked back into the precinct?
Did he want to be honest this time around?
Patrick Keleher: Yeah.
He wants to be a good cop.
That’s why he started being a cop in the first place.
He wants to make a difference.
What happened to him?
So I think he’s always trying to do the right thing, but it just gets mixed up.
If you’ve come up with any Seth lore, I’d love to hear it.
Patrick Keleher: I’ve got so many papers.
As an actor, if you’re not given a backstory, you create a backstory.
Alexi and I had a conversation very early on in the first couple episodes.
And that’s where it all started.
So we’ll see if that actually is true or not, if that gets locked in.
Seth made a pretty heroic sacrifice and saved Nolan.
Patrick Keleher: Yeah.
It’s a good thing that he saved Nolan, right?
But his leg is gone.
I remember reading that, and I was like, “God.”
I have no idea.
I still don’t know what that means for Seth to be legless.
What does that mean as a cop with the LAPD?
And he’s like, “Yeah, man.
You lose a leg, you’re out.”
But you never know.
You never know what’ll happen.
Nolan does say, “This doesn’t have to end your career.”
Do you see Seth still trying to pursue this field in some way?
Patrick Keleher: That’s a great scene.
The whole season, it’s always negative.
He’s always lying.
And Tamara’s the only one who he actually tells the truth to.
I think that it left on a very positive note.
It might shoot us back up, so we’ll see.
It felt like this could be the beginning of a redemption arc.
Do you know if you’re coming back to the show?
Patrick Keleher: I have no idea.
So you’re done for season 7?
Patrick Keleher: Yeah.
I am done in season 7.
Even if it’s not a relationship, I think they work well together."
Do you think that he and Tamara could ever reconcile?
He seemed to be a changed man in that hospital scene.
Patrick Keleher: Yeah, I think so.
I think there’s hope.
They’re great together.
There was a scene that was cut.
Dylan is such an awesome person.
I really got along well with her.
So I’d like to see more, just as a friendship.
They’re a good team.
How do you think Seth feels about Lucy?
Does he resent her, or does he understand she had to report him for what he did?
Patrick Keleher: Good question.
I don’t think he has resentment towards her.
I don’t think so.
I don’t think there’s any resentment.
Seth and Miles get into a fight in the locker room.
You and Deric seem like such good friends in real life, so how was doing that stunt together?
Patrick Keleher: I love Deric.
That was a great scene.
That was a really fun scene to shoot.
He actually hit me during it, but that always happens.
I think he’s really his best friend.
I think there’s more hope in that relationship than any of the other relationships.
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