Will Trent has covered several topics before.
The series has highlighted almost every team member under investigation for having a clean shot or another crime.
However, this was the first time that one of their own came under investigation for a friend using their gun.
Will Trent Season 4 Episode 13 illustrated the problems in domestic stalking and abuse, and Amanda became caught in the crosshairs.
To make matters worse, Bill Appleyard seemed overly eager to take advantage of that and move up the ranks at the GBI.
The series also delved into psychic visions when a graduate student had a vision of a murder, which brought Joanne back into Ormewood’s life.
Will Trent, Season 4 Episode 13 Highlighted the Many Issues in Domestic Abuse
I’ve said it before. I hate that Amanda only gets these emotionally distraught storylines.
However, Will Trent Season 4 Episode 13 portrayed a realistic portrayal of a domestic abuse and self-defense case.
Casey seemed terrified of having any men near her after the incident, and only responded to Amanda and, sometimes, Faith.
While I despised how Bill Appleyard interrogated Amanda and Casey, he asked a valid question. Why did a controlled stalker escalate to abuse?
Neither was legal, but learning the trigger would help to build the case. I hated that Appleyard crossed many lines, thinking Amanda’s slip-up would gain him a promotion, but Amanda never backed down.
Neither did Will nor Faith. I love that Will Trent includes so many club scenes in the series. It lightens things up and shows suspects having a life.
It was hilarious watching the strippers hit on Faith and Will as they learned one of them, Pearl, was Dallas’s favorite, but he was agitated the night he died.
Things didn’t add up from his extreme anger to Casey’s sudden inheritance. He had a prime motive to commit murder, but could they prove it?
The GBI’s Findings Caused Amanda and Faith to Question Their Relationships and Careers
I loved that Will Trent Season 4 Episode 13 showcased Amanda and Faith’s relationship. Both women have paid a high price for putting their careers ahead of love.
Faith had already questioned taking time off from the GBI, but I think seeing Amanda’s predicament made it worse.
Faith regretted falling for Malcolm and knew that if she even read one of his letters, she’d soften at the sight of his apologies.
While Amanda wanted to comfort Faith, she hated the insinuation that she was in the same boat and became furious when Faith implied that Casey could have used her.
I loved how Faith implied that working in law enforcement sucked because everyone judged split-second decisions.
I felt for her and Amanda. Both women lost so much, and Amanda’s emotional betrayed face when she confronted Casey looked so similar to Faith’s not long ago.
I Hated That Casey Made Her Story Sound Worse
I hated that Casey used Amanda to kill her husband and get away with it. First and foremost, it gives abuse victims a bad reputation, and I hate that image.
It sounds like her ex did stalk her, but she befriended Amanda to ensure she could leave him unscathed.
That makes her as vile as Dallas. I hated that she used Amanda, almost costing Amanda her career.
I sympathize with abused women. Sometimes, the law really does side with the men and have a gentlemen’s club.
But it’s difficult to know who to believe or if Casey manipulated the situation so she’d come out smelling like a rose.
I’m also disappointed because I wanted Amanda to finally find happiness, but not with someone willing to disappear.
I hate that Faith was right, and that both she and Amanda fell hard and fast for the wrong kind of people.
A Graduate Student’s Visions Led the APD to Some Jarring and Haunting Crimes
I’m unsure how Ormewood and Angie got stuck recruiting college students to the APD, but a graduate student was glad to see them.
Ormewood seemed crankier than usual this episode. I’m sure he’s never believed in psychic visions, but he’s generally more open-minded.
Let’s face it. It sounded suspicious when Symour only saw select items like a green circle, a runner giant, and a unicorn, but the green circle logo led Angie and Ormewood to a murder.
Points to Angie for finding each item.
Gotta love Ormewood’s dry humor about Seymour having visions of prison when they find a body in the trunk, but he was just a nerdy student.
This crime scene seemed off and jarring ever since Angie and Ormewood met the victim’s neighbors, Reva and Hal, and Reva seemed too interested in Angie’s pregnancy.
A random neighbor didn’t commit this crime, and the intent became clearer when Seymour directed them towards another crime scene, where Hal was poisoned, exactly as Nicki died.
Angie suspected that Reva had learned her boyfriend and Nicki had hooked up, but didn’t fully grasp the motive until she found a sonogram photo and fertility drugs in her room.
I’ve watched many more graphic miscarriage scenes. Three Women needed a warning, but there was something emotionally haunting about seeing Reva on the balcony with those baby dolls, crying how she deserved to be a mom.
While I know she deserved to be arrested, I wish Ormewood had let Angie do it with care and compassion. My heart broke for her.
The Undercurrents Between Ormewood and Joanne Proved They Had Potential
Michael Ormewood can be a first-class idiot. He met a woman he hit it off with, yet he never contacted her because he thought she was out of his league.
When Joanne arrived to help Seymour, you could feel the sparks, undercurrents, and anger a mile away.
The way she defended her client, saying he asked Nicki out, but she turned him down, taunting that there was no harm in trying. I could feel the smoke simmering. She was angry that Ormewood never called.
I loved the callbacks to Will Trent Season 4 Episode 9, when Joanne met Ormewood, since she again brought in a client with information for him.
Ormewood didn’t believe in psychics, but by the end, he was more willing to listen to Seymour if it helped him get the girl.
Their first date was a comedy of errors, but well-meaning. Ormewood took her on a picnic, but it was cold and windy.
He didn’t realize she was a vegetarian or that wine gave her migraines, and then it started to rain. Luckily, there was a falafel truck, her favorite.
She only cared that he called and put effort into planning the romantic date, so it was still a win, and the music and kiss under the bridge were romantic.
I know many fans were rooting for Faith and Ormewood, but I like Joanne and him, too, and am curious where this will go.
I think Ormewood needs to date again. He was becoming crankier, and his children, especially Max, were growing up.
Over to you, Will Trent Fanatics. Were you surprised by how Amanda’s latest arc ended? What are your thoughts about an Ormewood and Joanne pairing?
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