‘Tracker’ Introduces New Ongoing Mystery & Love Interest for Colter (RECAP)

Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw — 'Tracker' Season 2 Premiere 'Out of the Past'
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Tracker Season 2 premiere “Out of the Past.”]

As good as Colter (Justin Hartley) is at his job, he doesn’t always succeed, as we learn right away as Tracker Season 2 begins. There’s a case that’s been haunting him for 10 years.

The premiere begins with Colter using his skills to sneak into a house—he’s even ready to distract the dog with steak—and snoop around (the computer, what’s on the desk, etc.). What catches his eye is a bag of dirt in the freezer. That’s when the person who lives there walks in, and Colter gives him the cliche “Hello, Frank” from the dark in greeting. Frank had been waiting for him to show up to harass him, and Colter says he knows what day it is.

Breaking into his house is a new one, remarks Frank. Colter got tired of watching and refuses to leave until they talk about Gina Picket. She disappeared 10 years ago to the day from a mall parking lot. Frank says he had nothing to do with that, but Colter doesn’t believe him. Frank thinks he messed up and didn’t find out what happened to her, so now he harasses him every year. Colter pins him to the fridge and promises he’ll prove it was him.

At the end of the episode, Colter goes to see Camille (Floriana Lima), Gina’s sister. Yes, he went to see him, and it was the same. She’s had a rough few days, she says, and she knows he gets it. But she suggests they talk for a while. She wants to feel something else and kisses him. Later, in bed, Colter tells her he looked around Frank’s house, got a sample of his handwriting to compare to the letters she got, and found a bag of dirt in the freezer (Frank said he was having it tested for toxins). Colter knows he’s missing something and is so sure that one day, he will find something. He promised he wouldn’t stop until he finds out what happened to her sister, and he won’t.

Elsewhere, Tracker reveals how it’s going to explain Teddi’s absence, with Robin Weigert not returning for Season 2. Teddi’s helping her mom get sorted, and while Velma (Abby McEnany) was going back and forth, “I was getting in the way, you might say, and it really wasn’t good, so I came back. Don’t you worry, because I am staying busy.” She helps Reenie (Fiona Rene) set up her new office.

What do you think of this new mystery about Gina as well as Camille as a new love interest for Colter? Let us know in the comments section below.

Tracker, Sundays, 8/7c, CBS




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    OrangePin

    It was easy to get that the villain was disguised as a Marshall but that was okay. There was enough other of interest in the episode. I like having a new ongoing mystery [remember last season about his father's death] But I'm not interested in his having a relationship with the victim's sister. I vote for Rennie: there is chemistry with her.

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    GreenWrench

    Reenie is a better love interest. She is smart and beautiful. The new girl is boring.

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    BlueCone

    The dirt is a "trophy" of where she is buried.

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    GoldPuzzle

    Good episode and JH was right on. Can't figure out why he is getting involved with the sister of a missing girl as that is bad for business. Figured out the bad marshal right off the bat. Go back to Rennie for a love interest and mattress mambo. Stay alert to stay alive Colter.

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    PurpleAnchor

    I was sure hoping that Colter and Reenie would get together. Looks like she loves him. Camllie is pretty I guess she will be okay for his love interest. I really love this show.

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    OrangeTree

    I'd rather see him with Remi, there's already pinned up sexual tension between them.

    Being with the victims sister feels wrong, unethical.

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    GoldCorn

    This episode was pretty poorly written. It was obvious who the bad guy was-- it was projected from the very first scene of the villain's appearance. I still say this show, while entertaining, isn't as wonderful as some portray it. It's a procedural, plain and simple, with the same stock cliche characters as any other.

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    OliveSnow

    No

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    Allison Williams

    The show is formulaic, but that’s okay if it’s a formula you enjoy. I just wish Colter had a little more pep to him. He is so laid back he doesn’t really react to the challenges and insults people throw his way. I guess if I had to describe him I would use the word “bland.” What made his memorable in This is Us was his bit of devilishment.

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