It is the episode we have all been ready for — Amanda Wagner’s character-centric.
On the finish of Will Trent Season 2 Episode 4, Amanda obtained a threatening telephone name, had a nail in her tire, and located one other message within the elevator.
Spoilers for Will Trent Season 2 Episode 5 point out that the assaults in opposition to Amanda are private. Earlier than the GBI can slender the suspects down a lot, Amanda is discovered hovering over a lifeless physique.
This particular person would not simply need Amanda to undergo; they need her framed for homicide. The race is on to clear Amanda’s identify and be taught who has a long-time grudge in opposition to her.
This might be a enjoyable, deep dive into Amanda’s previous. In the event that they delve into any of Amanda’s previous circumstances, we’ll most likely see the youthful Amanda (Sydney Park).
Amanda Wagner is a fierce feminine. She’s needed to work arduous to show that she was greater than her father’s daughter and she or he deserved to be a cop.
Along with her unhealthy mood and arduous coronary heart, she made a lot of enemies over time. She was a tricky previous hen who had been damage, did not belief many individuals, and had excessive expectations of others.
It is not arduous to think about that she had a complete field of hate mail or that a few of it contained letters from present and former staff.
So usually, Amanda seems sturdy since that was how she was raised, and she or he’s placed on a plausible entrance in entrance of Will and Religion. Within the promo, they sound virtually as damage as they do fearful that she did not speak in confidence to them earlier.
It will be a battle of curiosity for Will and Religion to dig into Amanda’s previous as soon as they discovered her with a lifeless physique, which we now have so many questions on.
Amanda is imply and hard, however as legislation enforcement, she would by no means kill somebody except they attacked her first. It will be too simple for that to be her stalker, so he needs to be collateral harm in his quest to harm Amanda.
These nails need to have one other which means, too, like he is virtually actually attempting to drive a nail in her coffin. I am virtually optimistic it is linked to an previous case.
Perhaps she despatched a assassin to jail, and now he is been launched 30 years later and desires revenge.
The primary downside is that Amanda could not know who to belief anymore for the reason that APD took over the case, and Will and Religion will most likely battle Angie and Michael for management. It would really feel demeaning to Amanda to rely on her “surrogate” youngsters to rescue her.
However in actuality, she’ll have to reveal the reality to Will so he may help her. Their relationship is so fragile proper now that she’s most likely not sure if Will can deal with studying any extra truths about her previous with out damaging their relationship additional.
This Amanda-centric will enable the sequence to flesh out her character extra as we be taught extra about her time as a detective within the Nineteen Eighties and what choices have haunted her for years.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how the current intertwined with the previous, like with the Will Trent Season 1 finale, and if the GBI may help Amanda transfer on from this.
Whereas delving into Amanda’s previous is the episode’s central focus, Det. Ormewood additionally will get some consideration as he struggles with being a single dad. Connotations like these give single dads a nasty identify.
Fathers can care for his or her youngsters and work simply in addition to moms, but when they will present Michael struggling to get his youngsters off to highschool, put together lunches, or maintain the home organized for a couple of days, it seems to be unhealthy.
It offers credence to Gina that she felt overworked and undervalued for working and operating a family. Perhaps he’ll admire Gina extra after he sees how a lot she does, balancing each a profession and a family.
Now that Gina has left him, I am afraid Michael will revert to type and turn into indignant and argumentative. That might have an effect on his relationships along with his youngsters and his job.
That might match with this case as a result of even when Amanda drives Will and Religion loopy typically, she’s household to them, and the 2 of them would do something to show her innocence and decide who is basically after Amanda.
However, Michael enjoys sticking it to Will. Whereas the lads have managed to tug an uneasy truce, his marital points might have him on edge and make him snap.
This might trigger Angie to referee the 2 males as she needed to in Will Trent Season 1 Episode 4, and so they’ve all matured since then.
Over to you, Will Trent Fanatics. What do you hope to see in “Capt. Duke Wagner’s Daughter?” Who do you suppose has been focusing on Amanda? Has Michael turned to the darkish aspect once more?
We might love to listen to your ideas, so drop your feedback beneath.
Will Trent airs at 8/7c on Tuesdays on ABC and streams on Hulu the following day.
