Melissa o’neil as Lucy Chen and Eric Winter As Tim Bradford
Disney/Raymond LiuMelissa o’neil admitted that she had “many feelings” for Lucy’s and Tim’s will, not romantic in season 7 of Novice – But how did she feel about their steam hotel connection?
Warning: Spoilers below from Season 7, Episode 6 of Rookie.
On Tuesday, February 11, ABC series episode, Lucy Chen (O’Neil) and Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) found only in a hotel room after the Gala Valentine’s Day of LAPD.
Once a bar war left with a cut on the back of the neck, Lucy was thrown inside to help. The former couple, who called him to rest during season 6, were in nearby neighborhoods while Lucy tends to damage my while he was without a blouse. Although the two agreed that they should not cross that line, they finally connected – and the O’Neil actress has some thoughts.
“I think this is how strong their connection is,” said O’neil, 36, said exclusively The weekly of the romantic sex scene. “I’m sure it is in many, many, far from their minds (to connect), but also my adrenaline getting into a war, and then it has, like, a cut. Is there a glass there How, what is happening in the back of the neck.
The actress explained that she had a “practice” for “the way they entered that environment” that opened the door for their intimate moment after months of avoidance.
“As soon as they are so close to each other, and the proximity of their bodies, and it is in a beautiful dress and they are worn and they are in a private space and in a beautiful hotel room, not only that It’s like a moment out of time, it’s like they are completely in the foreign territory now, ”O’neil said.

She confessed, “Almostny almost like all bets are out. We’re not in any field that is known. You have never seen me in this dress. We have never been in this hotel room. Almost almost as if they are alone elsewhere completely. “
O’Neil noted that “despite ourselves” both accepting, “We should not, and we cannot do so, there is a” unspoken connection “between the two that cannot be denied.
“She can’t help herself,” said the TV star, revealing that Lucy’s “Internal Experience” I don’t have to do that and s-, but I can’t help myself and am very happy that I did. ” Fully relevant.
Once the very projected connection happens, both of my own and Lucy know they have to talk about the elephant in the room. However, they open most of the morning conversation after and leave it until they are in the LAPD elevator together to set some basic rules.
During that scene, Lucy tells him they can’t do it again and he agrees. Anyway, said o’neil we This neither Lucy believes that they will follow the so -called rules.
“Now that this kind of line is crucified, I strongly believe that orally and mentally it means absolutely what it says. But I don’t even think it buys it,” O’neil said laughing.

The actress emphasized that “liquid things” – where one person is clearly saying what they believe should or should be said, while their heart says another – is “convincing” and will be a steady part of the rest of the season .
“You’re like, ‘oh girl, it won’t go well. But I love you tried,'” O’neil was overwhelmed, adding, “We’ll see what ends happen. But when I was getting Played that moment I was like, ‘Oh my god, Lucy, how, what will happen?’ “
When it comes to their future, said o’neil we It will take more than the physical connection for Lucy to fully engage with me as he withdrew the plug into their romance. (Tim drew their relationship during season 6 after realizing that Lucy’s attraction to his past drama could have taken it with fire.)
“For Lucy, she is going (for her) a very real conversation and accountability. She won’t just slip into something if nothing has changed, especially because he is the one who said he can’t do it,” explained O’neil.
She emphasized that Lucy is the type of person who will tell my, “I won’t let you tell me that you don’t want me twice.”
“She would need a truly sincere and accountable conversation because he hung it to dry,” discovered O’neil, mentioning, “is like the classic bond. As, ‘ok, so you are Really fighting and so now you want, how, isolate yourself and wait for me?
If Tim does not understand a way to leave his walls and show progress at the end of it, O’neil said Lucy will still have a strong working relationship with him.
“Their intimacy is beyond romance and physical. She respects her, she respects his opinion and she appreciates his contribution, ”she said about lucy’s connection to my office.“ She relies on her in her thoughts in the professional environment. She wants his advice , and that intimacy also exists for them. “
O’Neil concluded that Lucy and Tim are a “good team” that “balance each other” as police officers.
She was overwhelmed, “but in terms of romantic things, I think it would be important for her to have it (conversation) before they could really dive into some kind of relationship.”
Novice ABC broadcast on Tuesday at 10:00 ET.