Will and Angie worked together on a case for the first time since Angie’s arrest in Will Trent. It ended with a breakup, and that’s probably a good thing.
Caution: This post contains SPOILERS from Will Trent season 3, episode 4.
We had all been waiting for the moment that Will and Angie would work a case together. It was only a matter of time, and we didn’t actually have to wait too long. It all happened in Will Trent season 3, episode 4, and it went pretty much as well as you would expect.
In the end, Angie told Will that she released him. This was a chance to move on with her own life, but it was also a sign that the two are, in the words of Taylor Swift, never, ever, ever, getting back together. Well, in TV Land, we shouldn’t say the word “never,” but it’s unlikely. And actually, it’s probably a good thing.
Will and Angie trauma bonded in Will Trent
Look, I know so many people were rooting hard for the two of them to be together. They had been through so much, and there was clearly love between them. However, they trauma bonded. They had both grown up in the system and been through bad experiences. Their constant was each other.
Trauma bonds don’t make healthy relationships. There have been times throughout the first two seasons of Will Trent that it was clear they had a somewhat toxic relationship. Angie was messy all by herself, but add in a relationship with Will who had his own issues, it just made for a relationship that was going to implode on itself.
They both have different views of right and wrong
If Angie really thought what she did was right when she covered up that murder, she would have told Will right away. Instead, she kept is a secret from him. She knew that Will wouldn’t understand. The two of them have very different views of right and wrong based on their own life experiences.
There isn’t much of a way around that. While there are some conflicts and differences that can be overcome, Will relies on the law. Now that he’s back with the GBI, he’s focused on doing what is right in his eyes. Angie still doesn’t regret the decisions she made in covering up a murder, and without that sort of regret or repentance, there’s no way Will could look past it. It would just lead to a relationship exploding.
Relationships don’t always work, and that’s okay. TV shows need to be entertaining, but they also need to be realistic. They need to show us that it’s okay to be selfish sometimes, and it’s okay to decide that the person you thought would be your world turns out not to be. People aren’t always compatible, and the healthiest thing for yourself and those around you is to admit that.
Will Trent airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on ABC. Catch up the following day on Hulu.