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Rookie Blue: Season Five, Volume One (2014/E One Entertainment DVD Set)


Picture: B- Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: C



For being a TV cop drama, Rookie Blue isn't bad, but doesn't interest me personally as much as The Killing or The Following, which focus more on serial killers and murderers. The eleven episode half-season here spans three discs and features the episodes Blink, All by Her Selfie, Heart Breakers and Money Makers, Wanting, Going Under, Two Truths and a Lie, Deal With The Deveil, Exit Strategy, Moving Day, Fragments, and Everlasting.


Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), whose father was a homicide detective before he burned out on the job. The series follows Andy and her four colleagues -- Dov Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash and Chris Diaz -- as they experience the trials, triumphs and tribulations of police work, as well as its effect on their personal lives.


Season 5 introduced Oliver Becker as Inspector John Jarvis and Matt Murray as Rookie Duncan Moore. Lyriq Bent and Rachael Ancheril both return here for single-episode guest appearances following their departure from the main cast at the end of Season 4, whilst Adam MacDonald was promoted to series regular for this season.


The DVD is standard with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track. While the show could obviously benefit from a Blu-ray upgrade, it doesn't look terrible on disc here.


No extras on the disc just the episodes themselves, which is standard for these releases. Read more about the series elsewhere on this site.



- James Harland Lockhart V

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