Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers and details for ‘The Rookie’. Reader discretion is advised if you haven’t seen it yet.‘The Rookie’ is a police procedural drama that follows LAPD officers as they navigate crime and personal challenges. Now, the show has shocked fans by removing one of its most interesting characters in a surprising twist. Corrupt lawyer Monica (played by Bridget Regan) will finally meet its end in the April 27 episode, and Regan is opening up about the emotional goodbye.According to TV Insider, Regan reflects on her four-season arc and the surprising ways it ends Monica’s story. The actor admits that he is filled with gratitude and pain for the fate of his character.
Bridget Regan Monica’s arc in “The Rookie.”
Bridget Regan knows that Monica is walking a tightrope all the time. “Honestly, I wasn’t surprised,” he said, before adding, “I was thrilled that he lasted as long as he did. If you play with fire as much as he did, you’re going to get burned eventually.”The 44-year-old actor reflects on Monica’s constant escapades: “She’s escaped from many murders and prison and been thrown into a wood chipper. So when her number finally came up, I wasn’t surprised. I thought, ‘fair enough’. She’s had an amazing career, four years on this show. I’m just grateful.”
Bridget Regan on Monica’s sadness in ‘The Rookie’
However, Regan is still overcome with emotion when Monica succumbs to her dangerous lifestyle. “What surprised me was that I was so sad for him,” she says. “Not that he lost his life, but that he never really changed, that he really succumbed to the dark side and couldn’t find his way back.”Regan continues, “I felt like there was this version of Monica that could have been something else, but it never got there. So for me, that was the real heartbreak of it all.” For the actor, it’s more about the character’s inability to escape his circumstances than his exit from the show.
Monica’s last episode on ‘The Rookie’
The episode titled “Dead Ringer” shows Monica looking for a way to escape from his evil dealings, while maintaining her luxurious lifestyle to start fresh. But both law enforcement and the criminal Aiden (Tim Griffin) realize he’s trying to trick them.Aiden apparently offers Monica a way out: a waiting plane at LAX to take her to safety. Along the way, Monica makes a stop at her ex-boyfriend Wesley’s (Shawn Ashmore) house. The pair share a serious conversation, with Monica telling him that she wants to see him in his last hour in Los Angeles, while he tries to convince her that it’s not too late to make things right.
Monica’s fate is sealed in ‘The Rookie’
However, just as Monica appears ready to escape, the rideshare driver wisely drives her through the exit to LAX. Monica realizes that her fate is sealed. He doesn’t fight back, making only one request to the soon-to-be killer: “Please, not the face.”Her wish is granted, as Monica is shot twice in the chest. His body was found on the side of the road the next day.
