Did [Spoiler] die in The Rookie Season 5 finale?

The Rookie Season 5 finale brought us a case that involved our favorite characters becoming the main targets. Did we lose one of the officers?

Caution: This post contains major spoilers from The Rookie Season 5 finale.

The LAPD needed to deal with masked assailants targeting them. Nolan, Bailey, and many others became direct and intended targets, and everyone need to work together to get to the bottom of it.

It all started with two of the rookies being attacked. Thorsen and Juarez found themselves in big trouble, and while Juarez was able to pull through relatively easily, Thorsen had a bigger fight on his hands. He needed emergency surgery, which he did survive. The question of his fate came at the very end of the episode.

Did Thorsen die in The Rookie Season 5 finale?

At the end of the episode, Thorsen went into cardiac arrest. We ended the episode with the alarms blaring and Juarez just hoping that the doctors would be able to save her colleague and friend.

We don’t have the answers just yet. The series has left us on this major cliffhanger. At least we know The Rookie Season 6 is going to happen to see if Thorsen will make it out alive or not.

With a lot of hope, he will make it through. Surviving something like this will make a great storyline for the future. We’ll be able to see how Thorsen reacts to situations with the trauma of the attack still on his mind. It opens the door for a talk about mental health, trauma, and more, something that The Rookie hasn’t been the greatest with. Just look at how Lucy seemed to very quickly get over being buried underground and left for dead.

It’s not clear when The Rookie Season 6 will premiere just yet due to the WGA writers strike. We’ll be sure to keep an eye on this.

The Rookie is available to stream on Hulu.