Yahoo Lifestyle Could “The Rookie” Kill Off James? What to Expect After That Major Cliffhanger — and Surprise Kiss
Fans have another week to wait before they find out James' (Arjay Smith) fate on 'The Rookie'
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Maria Zhang as Kylie and Arjay Smith as James in 'The Rookie'Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 7, episode 8 of The Rookie.
The Rookie left fans on the edge of their seats last week — and there's still another week to go for answers.
In the most recent episode, which aired Feb. 25, some surprising sparks seemed to fly as James (Arjay Smith) worked with Kylie (Maria Zhang) at a shelter that was set up for evacuees during a wildfire. At one point, James stepped in to intervene when a man arrived and seemed to want trouble with Kylie — and the moment culminated towards the end of the episode when Kylie planted a kiss on James (who is very married!).
"I absolutely love my wife," James, who married Nyla (Mekia Cox) in season 4, told Kylie after she took him by surprise with the kiss.
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Still, trouble could be ahead as Nolan (Nathan Fillion) spied the kiss, which leaves James at risk of Nyla finding out.
The kiss might be the least of his problems, though, considering the episode ended with a major cliffhanger: the same man who James warned off Kylie returned to the shelter and shot them both.
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Maria Zhang as Kylie, Levi Meaden as Connor and Arjay Smith as James in 'The Rookie'Related: Jenna Dewan Loved Getting to 'Unleash' on Fiancé Steve Kazee When He Joined The Rookie as Her Ex
The next episode, which will air March 11, is titled "The Kiss," and per the logline, will see the LAPD team mobilize to "locate a suspect after a deadly series of events affects one of their own," which seems to hint at James' fate remaining up in the air.
Season 7 of the hit ABC series premiered Jan. 7 and Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich previously told TVLine that this season is not expected to take any breaks while airing, unlike season 6.
"They’re going to go straight through,” he said of The Rookie's premiere schedule. “And that kind of momentum of original episodes week-in and week-out is just a very powerful engine for both of these shows."
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Maria Zhang as Kylie and Arjay Smith as James in 'The Rookie'This week's delay, however, was due to President Donald Trump's address to Congress, which began at 9 p.m. ET, during the slot when The Rookie would usually air.
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The Rookie airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
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