Tracker Season 1 Episode 2 Review: Missoula

The specter of Ashton Shaw was hanging heavy over this one.

Colter’s father has confirmed to be fairly the key participant over the primary two hours of this new sequence, with Colter taking over a brand new case that had his father heavy on his mind.

And whereas the case of the week on Tracker Season 1 Episode 2 wasn’t something to write down dwelling about, it did additional the lore that’s the Shaw household thriller, which once more appears to be the strongest factor going for this action-adventure which continues to be mild on the motion.

Whereas Colter’s deep-rooted household points have been lingering below the floor throughout the hour, the job this week was to extract a person from a cult he had no intention of leaving.

If that feels like a tough activity, it certainly was.

Jackson was clearly a person who felt stifled. Somebody who needed his dad and mom to provide him a little bit room to be the grownup man that he was and make him really feel like he was extra than simply their child boy.

Rebecca, Seth, and the entire Optimistic Mild motion have been created to steal cash from individuals, however to get individuals to belief them sufficient to entry that cash, they needed to exploit their perceived weaknesses.

They needed to turn into the saviors others desperately wanted.

Colter: You keep or go. You resolve what’s greatest for you.
Jackson: What do you care? You do not even know me.
Colter: I do not know you. I was you.

With Jackson, that meant zeroing in on his must be seen and validated exterior his dad and mom. Clearly, his dad and mom weren’t unhealthy individuals; in truth, they have been fairly the alternative.

They cherished their son very a lot, and maybe they did hover, and higher boundaries might have been in place, however they certainly needed what was greatest for him.

And isn’t it ironic that Jackson noticed that in Rebecca and Seth and never his dad and mom after they have been solely ever after his monetary abilities?

However that’s what these sort of cults do. They’ll dig into the one factor that may break you, slide in to crack it, after which stick round to select up all of the items.

It’s a frankly terrifying talent to have when you consider it.

Take Colter, for instance, who discovered his manner into the Optimistic Mild compound and found the one manner he might breathe the identical air as Jackson was to return face-to-face with Seth, who took little time exposing the one wound Colter has by no means been in a position to heal.

Seth took no time in any respect, simply urgent and urgent at Colter, hoping to get him to crack even a little bit bit, although the top recreation with him wasn’t essentially to get him to affix his twisted operation, however to possibly again off Operation Break Jackson Out.

Colter’s been across the block for some time, and he was hip to what Seth was attempting to do, however think about anybody else in that room below Seth’s intense gaze and direct questioning, all hidden behind a genial smile.

Seth and Rebecca introduced individuals into that room to search out out precisely how they might break them, after which they burned themselves to get individuals to belief them.

As a result of an individual keen to completely mutilate their pores and skin to carry your deepest, darkest secret should be somebody you may belief.

Pulling Jackson free from that wasn’t simple, and for some time, I wasn’t certain what Colter must do to get Jackson to see the sunshine.

By way of the primary two hours, Bob, Teddi, and Velma have purely been used for info dumps, and I get it. I actually do. However hopefully, because the season progresses, we’ll get extra of them exterior of what they will do for Colter.

Sure, that is the Colter present, and sure, their literal jobs are to assist Colter, however all of them made such nice first impressions, and I’m determined for extra.

Sue me.

And we didn’t even get Reenie on this one! Hopefully, that’s the final time I’ll be saying that.

Whereas the case throughout Tracker Season 1 Episode 1 discovered Colter shot and falling off a cliff, one way or the other this one was much more harmful.

Rebecca and Seth and their monotone voices have been murderous individuals not above staging an accident to cowl up one thing they didn’t wish to be seen. And Colter virtually discovered himself in bother like David.

One factor about Colter is the person has no concern, it could appear, and he’s extremely expert at what he does. Not many individuals can lead somebody following them right into a lure so effortlessly.

The ultimate face-off with the cult was very odd, with everybody on the precise place Colter was to get the proof he wanted, contemplating the episode went above and past to focus on the cameras in every single place Colter turned in Missoula.

But, he was in a position to bust a window and spend a good period of time rummaging by way of the workplace with out anybody above him being alerted? I get that for plot functions, Colter wanted to search out these recordsdata and movies, but it surely didn’t really feel proper with the way in which a lot time was spent on the surveillance side of the cult.

Anyway, Jackson’s deal with on Rebecca was so out of left discipline I truly gasped out loud. He put all of the ache he felt about being lied to and made a idiot of into that spear.

This was one other case that was wrapped up tidily by the top, and in the event you’re anticipating multi-episode instances or non-happy endings, then I believe you may wish to alter these expectations.

Whereas the case was okay, the Shaw drama stays essentially the most gripping factor in regards to the sequence. And we don’t be taught a lot right here, however that’s okay as a result of a gradual burn thriller is exactly what this present wants.

Mary Dove, to date, is a complete unknown on many ranges and somebody we must always in all probability maintain our eye on. It’s at all times the partner, as they are saying.

Discovering a mysterious word in her dwelling was loads of motive to name Colter out, however they acted fairly lowkey about somebody getting into her dwelling and ransacking Ashton’s workplace.

Throughout Seth’s interrogation, he hit on many questions that might have been fascinating had Colter answered them, particularly because it associated to how Ashton grew to become the person we noticed in these flashbacks and simply what the hell occurred on these rocks.

I believe there could also be rather a lot that Colter doesn’t even know himself. However after Russell was seemingly excommunicated from the household, he was the one who stepped up for his mom (and his sister, presumably), and as a substitute of seeing the solutions he in all probability needed to be taught, he selected to let issues go.

It’s apparent he loves his mom and trusts her, so as a substitute of residing previously, he accepted the realities of his circumstances and appeared to maneuver ahead.

However the factor about shifting ahead is it’s almost inconceivable to do when one thing is pulling you again.

This would possibly not clear up something. Your father’s nonetheless going to hang-out you.

Seth [to Colter]

Seth was blowing a number of scorching air, however he wasn’t flawed about Ashton persevering with to hang-out Colter. And if these instances proceed to faucet into that deeply buried ache, he received’t have a lot selection however to confront it head-on.

Tracker Notes

No point out of Russell calling or texting Colter, which feels bizarre. That reveal was such an enormous factor within the pilot, and it simply disappeared right here.

I will probably be questioning what occurred to Dory till I see her on the display screen.

That safety guard needed to break Colter so unhealthy, and he bought beat at each flip.

Justin Hartley is greater than up for the duty when allowed to have interaction in some motion. Say what you’ll about a number of the materials, however Hartley is bringing it right here.

One other week down, Tracker fanatics! And coming off the excessive of the Superbowl, I’m curious what number of of you caught round and what you considered this installment!

So, please drop all of your feedback beneath, and don’t maintain again!