The episode picked up where the premiere ended, with Will confronting James Ulster at the prison. Confronting his worst enemy sent Will on a whirlwind of emotions.
Besides serving up a meaty prison storyline, Will Trent Season 2 Episode 2 also provided emotional character arcs for Angie and Michael.
Watching characters grow after they’ve hit rock bottom is rewarding, and we want to root for them.
While the series has featured horrific crimes in almost every episode, Season 2 has become even darker, featuring flashbacks of the trauma Will endured in foster care.
It became apparent that his past shaped Will to eliminate monsters like James and that he has no patience for James’s negotiations and games.
This case had many twists and turns. Initially, it seemed like James was responsible, but he wasn’t versed enough in “prison” speak and was trying to stay under the radar.
When James went undercover to sniff out the culprit, the other prisoners, especially Mackie, saw through his act and started beating him. That was the only time we’ve seen Will enjoy watching a fight.
Will was probably too emotionally invested in this case, partly because he was there when Cricket died and because of his history with James. Faith got better intel from the prisoners and negotiated a plan more smoothly with the warden.
As Will teased, if she were in that prison, she would run her cell block within a week. Faith Mitchell is a badass!
No one really talks among a prison gang. To do so could kill you. The walls are listening. Both Mackie and Ron Flashwood learned that the hard way.