Spoiler Alert for Tracker season 2.Trackerseason 2 is ignoring its best mystery, making matters worse for everyone involved. The season starts by introducing another long-term case for Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley), the mystery of a girl named Gina Pickett. This brings in a new love interest for Colter named Camille, Gina’s sister, who he connects with on the anniversary of the case. Things pick up inTrackerseason 2, episode 2, when Jensen Ackles returns as Russell Shaw, and the case gets the brothers dangerously close to a Department of Defense site that provides an unlikely connection to their father, Ashton Shaw.
Colter continues to reunite with otherTrackercharacters, like when Sofia Pernas returns as Billie Matalon in season 3. The episode shows the differences between Colter and Billie’s reward-seeking ethics, with the latter wanting to abandon the case when the reward money is pulled. Colter reunites with an even better partner in episode 4, connecting with Reenie Green (Fiona Rene) at a high-end wellness retreat to find a missing CEO. Still, after four episodes,Trackerhas forgotten its most crucial mystery for season 2, and it isn’t aboutwho killed Colter’s father inTracker.
Tracker Season 2 Delays Tackling Velma & Teddi’s Permanent Split
Teddi And Velma Have The Best Emotional Story Potential In Season 2
Tracker’s most riveting mystery in its current run iswhat happened to Teddi and Velma. Ahead of season 2, the show announced thatRobin Weigert would not return as Teddi Bruin inTracker. She was one of Colter’s handlers, married to Velma Bruin (Abby McEnany), who also helped Colter with his reward-seeking operation.Trackerneeded to address the split immediately in season 2, and Colter and Velma briefly discussed the separation in the season 2 premiere. Still, Velma talks about her separation from Teddi as a temporary split, which doesn’t resolve the issue.
Velma appears briefly a few times on-screen but not long enough to address anything happening in her personal life.
Tracker season 2, episode 4 continues the trend. Velma appears briefly a few times on-screen but not long enough to address anything happening in her personal life. By choosing to show Velma without representing her character’s experience,Trackeris just delaying tackling Velma and Teddi’s permanent separation, which the series doesn’t benefit from. Weigert has no plans to return toTracker,so the procedural doesn’t need to leave the relationship a mystery. Currently, it implies that Teddi and Velma are taking some time to figure it out, even though the viewers know that their split is final.
How Tracker Is Making Things Worse By Not Addressing Teddi’s Exit
Tracker Is Side-Lining Velma For The Second Season In A Row
Trackerseason 2 choosing not to address the romance more permanently makes Velma and Teddi’s story problem worse. InTrackerseason 1, the characters had a fascinating premise but were given less screen time as the season went on, dwindling them down to their hobbies and brief phone calls with Colter.Trackerseason 2 has an opportunity to truly develop who the women are, unraveling what happened in their relationship and adding that to the series.By side-lining Velma and Teddi’s story,Trackeris just exacerbating a season 1 issue, squandering one of its best stories in the process.
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Tracker follows lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw as he navigates the country as a reward seeker. Utilizing his expert tracking skills, he aids private citizens and law enforcement in solving various mysteries while grappling with issues from his fractured family.
