Will Trent Season 4 Premiere Recap: Shocking Escape, New Family, and a Jaw-Dropping Ending
- Barbara
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The first episode of Season 4 begins five months later with a sad reminder of Will’s beginnings. It progresses and shows how Will’s life has changed. He got a new Dad and a large, noisy, ready-made family that seasons their food with an excessive amount of salt. Will’s now really attending therapy sessions with a great therapist. You can tell how much she’s helped him. Angie is pregnant and has moved on to a loving relationship with Dr. Seth. YYYAAaayyy, Michael Ormewood is alive undergoing tumor treatment. Amanda’s Back, too. So happy they weren't killed off the show. This episode is also directed by Ramón Rodríguez
Old Memories, New Beginnings, Salt and Shark Eyeballs
Will and Betty visit the Holy Grail Children' s Home where he grew up. It’s closed now, and Will still harbors bad memories of the time he spent there, as is shown by his actions. He picks up rocks and throws them at the now abandoned home, damaging the sign and the glass door. Poor Betty watches, frightened.
A swift scene switch shows Will dressed in his trademark vest and smiling, talking to Dr, Roach on a pickleball court. He’s great, so he says, until she hits him with a pickleball. He’s perturbed and questions the reasoning for having his therapy session outside at the court. Dr. Roach explains why, as Betty looks on. She’s trying to get him to stop repressing his feelings. Of course, Will disagrees with her. Dr. Roach distracts by asking about Angie. She’s not convinced, and Will’s doing just ‘fine’, but not really. Dr. Roach is satisfied with his expressing true feelings. Will quickly regains his control. They talk about his new relationship with his real Dad. Will is uncomfortable with his new family and tries to talk himself out of being with them. You can tell Dr. Roach is an experienced and skilled therapist by the way she gets Will to open up. He’s still a bit resistant, but making baby steps to improving himself.
Will, Nico and Betty go to the Russard Family dinner. Will suddenly has a large new family he needs to get to know. Nico fits right in, Betty sits peacefully observing, and she has a friend. Will is not so comfy. Nico’s updating the family on his latest unique antics. The extreme salt usage at his family’s dinner table is the focus of his attention when his nephew informs him about shark eyeballs. They agree to go learn more about sharks, and leave the noisy dinner table.
Calvin shows Uncle Will his Sharktastic Book, and teaches him about sharks. He also tells him about his biggest fear.
Beluga Caviar and A Bloody Escape
James Ulster is still in prison and now giving pointers on extravagant, luxurious foods in their foodie club. Today’s lesson is on beluga caviar, and he introduces one of his inmate members, Reed Hobbs, to beluga caviar on a potato chip. The guard, Jerry Ramston, is also a member and loves the new food. Ulster makes him a sample of caviar on a chip next. Everything looks aboveboard, but it’s not. Things get violent and bloody here. They escape.
He’s Alive!
In a room, Franklin is fussing about the tv not working as Faith enters with a bottle of water for Michael Ormewood! Yaayyy! He wasn’t killed off. He sits in the room, eating a popsicle watching Franklin, as he receives his tumor medication treatment. He’s looking goofy for a reason, and still has the ability to verbally spar with Faith. Franklin gets the tv working, but with one issue that could teach them all a new language.
Baby Makes Three, Avocado Toast and Rings
Angie sits eating Chinese food on the floor of their baby’s new nursery. Dr. Seth paints the wall with a color he finds jubilant. They are testing out colors, as Angie asks him to show her how the orange color looks on the wall.
Later, Dr. Seth brings Angie avocado toast when she wakes from resting. He has something extra, a ring. She freaks out, but it doesn’t deter him. He tells her how he truly feels about her, and Angie opens the ring box. She tells him she can’t wear it at work. He knows, and gives her another engagement ring to wear to work. Angie’s overjoyed and they kiss.
Prison Break Investigation and Steak
Faith and Will get to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI), and head to their office. They were already briefed on James Ulster’s escape. He’s a nightmare from Will’s past, who killed his mother.
Sheriff Roussard is already in the squad room, updating and tasking the police officers. Will questions his right to be there. Roussard’s running point on the escape, because the prison is in his jurisdiction. The GBI wants him to coordinate with the Marshals and GDC. Will asks the Assistant Director, Bill Appleyard, to ask why the GBI is not heading this case. He accuses him of shirking his responsibilities to get the deputy director job. Amanda enters and tells Will the coordination was her decision. YES! Amanda is ALIVE, but not so well. She’s well enough to come and tell Will to stand down, and why. She knows he’s too close to the case. Will’s temper explodes and tells them why he should be on the case. Faith drags him out of the office. Will thinks Amanda is undermining him.
Faith leads him down the hall, into a newly constructed room where Ormewood sits. He’s got a whole new head of hair, a side effect of his tumor treatment. He gruffily questions their abrupt entrance into his domain. Faith asks him for help on the downlow, because they were thrown off the case. They need to find out where to find Ulster and Reed Hobbs. They have to do it old school, and make lots of calls. Ormewood’s tiny office fills up fast. Franklin and Angie come in to get snacks and Angie questions Will in his overdoing her police protection detail. What’s ADP-GBI Gossip Group Chat? Why is Will Not on it?
Crime Scene Investigation Continues and Final Conclusive Capture?
Later, at 3 a.m., after Will and Faith discuss their lack of progress, Ormewood enters Will’s office with another folder of paperwork. They stop to have some fun. Ormewood gets Faith to do a cute trick. Will’s just frustrated, and they return to the list of new names Ormewood brought them. He finds a name that might help lead them to Ulster.
At that very location, Ulster is there with Reed having dinner. Reed sits in shock, with bloodied hands, while Ulster eats his steak dinner. There’s a phone ringing and he goes to answer. It’s Will. He keeps him on the phone long enough to trace the call. Will asks if he harmed anyone. Does Ulster tell him the truth? Will and Faith leave to find them. Ulster tells Will he just wants his freedom, and to catch him if he can.
Will and Faith get to the diner, but Ulster and Reed are gone. She tells Will to do his special investigative, attention detail, sleuthing before the marshals get there. Will notices strange things and is able to surmise what really led to them. He records his findings. Ulster is in the background of his mind commenting while he recreates what really happened, and determines who the real killer was.
Another moment to alleviate the previous dark scenes was with Ormewood calling Angie and Franklin into his makeshift office. Franklin and Angie were discussing her cravings. He found a video from Janice-Theresa Weggle. She adds a piece to the puzzle of their case. What is it? Do they find James Ulster and Reed Hobbs? Does Ormewood change emotionally? What’s the stakeout rule? Does Angie finally share her engagement news with everyone? How many fiancées does James Ulster have? What happens in a nursing home? Do the fiancées help find Ulster? What does Ulster do with Calvin? What choice does Ulster make?
What a surprise ending!
The Will Trent Show returned with the same excellence left by the last season, and directed by Ramón Rodríguez. The scene transitions were synchronous with a certain style. The camera circling on characters outside the nursing home gives it a real feel. The acting and writing are perfectly on point, and they didn’t miss a beat with the humorous moments. The first transitions seemed to focus on family and food, creating a slightly relaxing mood, except where Will was concerned. You could tell everything centered around him. So glad to see Amanda and Ormewood made it. Angie is finally happy, Will is making progress and has a brand new family. It was cute to see Will relate to his new nephew and how his nephew trusted him. It was a moment that helped heal Will from a previous accidental shooting.
The loving, adorable moment was one shared by Angie and Dr. Seth when he asked her to marry him. Another cute moment was Amanda’s surprise appearance at her office to cool down Will. Also have to add Ormewood and Franklin’s moments at the tumor treatment room and Ormewood’s fake office. Franklin’s interrogation of Janice-Theresa was a sensation, Faith’s elevator trick brought needed laughter after the previous bloody moments, and some more soon to follow. The Fight of the Fiancées was too funny. There was an intensely excellent scene with Amanda and Faith outside the nursing home. This episode kept you constantly wondering what was happening next.
This season is starting off with a superb episode. The only downside was that it was a little too violent and bloody for children. The Will Trent Show came Roaring BACK! Loved this episode and gave it 4.95 Stars out of 5!
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