[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for Will Trent Season 3 Episode 16, “Push, Jump, Fall.”]
There are a number of moments of reckoning in Will Trent‘s newest episode, however one will undoubtedly get audiences of a sure age reminiscing a few cult traditional film second.
Whereas Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) grapples with the loss of life of her abusive mom by turning to the bottle, and Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) reluctantly makes preparations in case his mind tumor — and still-unscheduled surgical procedure — turns into deadly, Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) remains to be coping with his guilt over the capturing loss of life of the teenager Marco.
Whereas Angie and Michael resolve a falling loss of life, Will and Religion (Iantha Richardson) are tasked with monitoring down a barrel rider who has stolen an getting old horse, with a physique in her wake. They don’t consider she is chargeable for the homicide, however they should discover her to resolve the grisly scene.
Whereas tenting within the woods, Will confesses to Religion that he’s nonetheless broken by the loss of life of Marco, who died by Will’s bullet after a self-defense shot ricocheted and hit the 14-year-old boy. (He’s been seeing a therapist of kinds who has requested him if he desires to reside, and we don’t get to listen to a reply.) Will tells Religion about how his little brother came over him with a gun in his backpack, with the intention of killing him in retribution. Religion, just like the non secular healer he sees in the beginning of the episode, tries to make use of phrases of kindness to assist — “God doesn’t choose us by our worst actions,” she tells him. “We’re all the time going to make errors. However the aim is to not be excellent. The aim is to be good. We assist individuals, Will… We’re going to maintain stacking on these good deeds as a result of that’s the solely factor that’s in our management.”
After they discover the rider, Bernadette, Will determines that the horse has been poisoned by the ranch proprietor’s choice to site visitors medicine by means of the animal’s insides. It’s then that the one that’s been monitoring them begins opening fireplace, they usually must get the higher hand on him, which Religion does. Will is then requested to steer the very ailing Pancake to a vet, and alongside the best way, the animal begins to decelerate.
He hugs the horse and tells her, “Hey lady, I do know you’re not feeling properly, all proper? However we have to maintain going, okay? I would like you to see Ms. Bernadette once more, okay? So what do you say huh lady? Can we do this? Can you discover the power?” After he takes among the healer-prescribed “optimism drops” and shares them with the animal, he feels fairly good. The vibes don’t final lengthy, although. The horse ultimately falls from fatigue, and Will channels The Neverending Story‘s Atreyu with Artax scene — minus the quicksand — to plead together with her. “You may’t surrender now. C’mon lady. You’re okay… Please please be okay. You take heed to me Pancake, you and me, we’re going to make a deal, all proper? For those who reside, I reside… We’re going to get by means of this as a result of we’re selecting to be alive, okay? We’re selecting to be alive.” Millennials will definitely know the trauma of this popular culture reference, however thankfully, the ending isn’t fairly as bleak this time.
Elsewhere, Angie tells Michael she’s going to go to an Alcoholics Nameless assembly, and he says it’s time to fill his youngsters in on his well being considerations. Solely one among them makes good on their dedication. After Michael fills in his household, his son presents to offer him a journey dwelling from the hospital after his surgical procedure, and Cooper plies him with a well-developed listing of questions. In the meantime, Angie toasts to her lifeless mom with a glass of straight gin and throws her mother’s ashes into a rest room (which she immediately regrets) earlier than pouring out her drink, too, and saying the “cycle stops” together with her. Sadly, that additionally fails to get a follow-through as a result of she’s then proven getting in the course of a combat with a squabbling couple on the bar, and she or he winds up being attacked by each events.
This isn’t over for any of them by an extended shot, however Will does appear to finish the episode with a spot of optimism (whether or not it’s medication-based or not).
On a brighter notice, Amanda (Sonja Sohn) will get the road of the episode when, after Religion jokes that she must name the style police, she says, “I’m already right here.”
Will Trent, Tuesdays, 8/7c, ABC
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