We all saw the Ericâs spoiling Bradfordâs promotion.
I just want to write down my opinion on it since I saw a lot of speculations and we are on a break anyway.Â
1: We know a promotion would have to happen eventually for Chenford to truly happen.Â
2: Tim wouldn't accept a promotion that would put a bigger obstacle to his relationship with Lucy because âitâs worth the riskâ. We know he can refuse it if he wants to.Â
3:Heâs happy with being a Sergeant and wouldnât take a promotion that would put him in a bad mood. Lucy wouldnât want that as well.Â
Which brings meta one of the theory floating around.
4: He won't take Greyâs job. We all saw how unhappy in 5x09 when he was in Greyâs role. He needs action, he needs to be on the streets. They told us that many times and Lucy knows that too. She wonât let him take a promotion he will be unhappy with only for them to be together.Â
5: He wonât became a watch commander in another station. In another Station, they would have to build a complete new set, have new  roles and that would mean we would see way less of him. Logistic would be awful for them.
6:Â OR on another shift, P2 officier does sometimes works on night shift right?. So even if Tim becomes a Watch commander for the night shift, Lucy would sometimes fall under is command when she does night shifts. That wouldn't resolve their problems. Plus, the only time we would see them together is when they do work on the same shift.Â
7: While they are main characters they are not the lead, the show is still about Nolan. Would they transfert Tim, we would see way less of him at work and that doesn't mean we would see more of them in their routine, because they are not the lead. People wouldn't like to see less of himÂ
So, I think they (perhaps  Grey) will just open a new spot for him that require a new stipe and it will open a new line of command where Lucy won't fall under.Â
Ps: Some people are concern about Truâs comments on Ericâs bird post about his absence. *where are you.. weâre waiting for youâ (something like that). Keep in mind that we have no idea whatâs going on behind the scene. They are showing us what they want to show us. They love to play with us. We barely had any Melissa and Ericâs BTS since the beginning of the year. Look where we are now.Â