Is Bailey Really That Bad? Fans Weigh In on the Show's Most Hated Character

The Rookie is currently in its fifth season, and fans are not holding back their disapproval of Bailey Nune, played by Jenna Dewan.

Bailey first appeared in Season 3 and quickly became John Nolan's main love interest. But fans do not feel for Bailey or her relationship with Nolan.

First and foremost, fans find the character poorly written and hard to believe. A sort of Mary Sue character who never really connects with the audience, Bailey often serves as a deus ex machina in the show.

She started out as a firefighter, but when a robbery on an army base had to be investigated, it turned out that Bailey was in the army reserves.

When she fell into a water tank, she emerged as a high school swimming champion. Wrestling a Russian spy?

Bailey is so skilled at capoeira that she teaches a class. Injured person? Bailey's also a trained paramedic. Heck, she was even a backup dancer in a music video!

Basically, while other characters are quite realistic and have their problems to work on, Bailey is written as a superhuman with no flaws and is forced into every situation, whether it works or not.

Fans feel that there's nothing to root for or relate to in her character.

"Bailey is a western male gazey, deus ex machina whose only flaws are having a crappy ex (which isn't really a flaw), struggling to ask for help (but why would she when she can do literally everything?), and being unable to paint (again, not a flaw)," an annoyed fan commented after the latest episode.

On top of that, fans mention the intense lack of chemistry between Bailey and Nolan. Their relationship seems to be moving so fast that viewers find it unbelievable.

Everything from the way they met to the way she magically moved into his house and the whole Rosalind Dyer arc just doesn't feel natural or real.

In light of all this, fans feel that the best way for the writers to improve the situation would be to stop making Bailey an ace at everything, which would make the character much more realistic, and only use her occasionally instead of shoehorning her into every episode.

"She adds nothing to the show and takes up valuable screen time for an ensemble cast," one of the fans explained.