There is a lot for fans to enjoy when it comes to will-theywon’t-they romances in TV shows, from drama, to pining, to angst. Sometimes, though, a line will be crossed, and these types of romantic pairings will hit the point of no return. For Will Trent’s Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) and Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen), this was in the Season 2 finale, when he arrested her. Angie has since gotten her job back, and the arrest is mostly in the past, but there is no coming back from this for either Will or Angie. To do so would be a disservice to both of their characters, and as such, Season 3 has kept them apart so far while giving them both new love interests.
Over the course of Season 3 of Will Trent so far, Will has developed a sweet romance with Assistant District Attorney Marion Alba (Gina Rodriguez). This week’s episode, “Abigail B.,” introduces a new love interest for Angie: Dr. Seth McDale, played by Scott Foley. While temporarily pulled over in the bike lane, Angie sees a car hit Seth on his bike. The car drives away, and Angie jumps in to help him. From there, they spend more time together for the rest of the day, and it ultimately looks like Seth will be sticking around for a while.
‘Will Trent’ Season 3 Introduces Seth as a Love Interest for Angie
When Angie saw Seth get hit while riding his bike, she immediately went over to help him, and there’s an instant spark between the two of them. In just their first meeting, Angie and Seth already had this easy banter. He jokes about the unpleasant nature of the situation and his dislike of biking, and she naturally teases him in a way that feels comfortable. They build a casual back-and-forth, and she offers to drive him to the hospital, where he gets treated for a broken arm. The episode shows them in the waiting room and later the hospital room, then eventually having dinner at a restaurant.
The two get to know each other a little better, and they both open up to each other about their past struggles with addiction. There’s a clear vulnerability when Angie tells Seth about her past breaks from sobriety, but he doesn’t judge her, and it already seems like he understands her. Additionally, Seth seems to be listening to and picking up on everything that Angie tells him, and he encourages her to share her knowledge about various saints with him. Later, when Seth connected the dots that Angie helped him partly due to guilt over blocking the bike line, she looked ashamed, but he reacted kindly.
The episode ends with Angie and Seth agreeing to go on a real date, and it looks like he will be staying on the show for a while as her love interest. In a really cute scene, when Seth asks Angie out, she responds by writing her phone number on his cast. It’s rare for a brand-new love interest in an established series to be memorable and likable enough to root for, but Will Trent manages this with Seth in just one episode. Christensen and Foley have fantastic chemistry, and Angie and Seth’s conversations all feel very natural, so it will be exciting to see how the series develops their relationship in the coming episodes.
Scott Foley’s Seth Is a Great Addition to ‘Will Trent’
Years after his roles on Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, it’s a delight to see Scott Foley in an ABC drama again. Just one episode after DA Freddy Markovic (Federico Rodriguez) was revealed as a serial killer, it will make sense to be suspicious of any new characters. Foley’s Seth is introduced in a way that makes him come off as very likable and disarming, though. He’s very funny, which is a much-needed break from this episode’s more serious and horrifying case, and he seems like a good fit for Angie so far.
In procedurals, the best way to introduce a recurring love interest for a main character is typically to give them a job that crosses paths with theirs, like Marion’s career as an ADA. As Angie discovers when Seth helps a woman having a seizure in the hospital waiting room, Seth is actually a doctor. With Seth on track to become a love interest for Angie, Will Trent can use his job to bring him into the main storylines more, as it is natural that thes would be stopping at the hospital detective fairly regularly and even consulting with doctors on certain cases.
This Storyline Is Exactly What ‘Will Trent’ Needs for Angie Right Now
The beginning of Will Trent Season 3 has not been easy for Angie. She had to come back from her arrest, while also dealing with her breakup with Will, and his moving on with Marion. Additionally, she was most recently in the difficult position of having to prove John’s (Dan Gil) innocence, particularly when he was being framed by someone with so much power. Even if it is just for the one episode, it is a breath of fresh air to see Angie get a fun and light storyline. She gets to laugh, flirt, and build a new connection with someone new, without the baggage of everything that happ
