Tracker star Justin Hartley teases what to expect for the latter half of season 2. Following a self-described “rewardist,” the show has returned from its winter break and the Tracker season 2 mid-season premiere saw Colter Shaw (Hartley) finally solving the daunting case that he’s followed throughout season 2: the disappearance of a teenager named Gina Pickett. Audiences learn that Pickett is, in fact, dead, but the show’s mystery doesn’t stop there.
In an interview with TV Insider, Hartley teases what lies ahead in the back half of Tracker season 2. stipulated, he reacts to the death of Colter’s father, Ashton, and whether stars Jensen Ackles and Melissa Roxburgh, who played Colter’s siblings, Russell and Dory, will return to the show this season. Concerning Ackles and Roxburgh’s respective returns, Hartley divulges, “We’re writing for them, yeah.” He also teases “The family thing gets real. We have a lot of action in the remaining part of the season.”
Yeah, I think hopefully so. Yeah, that’s the big thing, right? I don’t like the idea of wrapping things up in a pretty little bow just for the sake of the fact that it’s the final episode of the season, and so we wrote to the plot so that everyone’s like, oh, great, everything’s perfect and fine, and we can go and make a third season. I don’t really like that idea. I’m not really interested in that. I’m more interested in propelling the story in a way that makes sense, and if it ends up being four episodes or 44 episodes or 144 episodes to tell the most compelling story, then that’s what it is. Not just trying to get more episodes in the bag or trying to finish a story in time. I think there’s a beautiful way to tell a story in sort of the best way, and I think that’s what we should do. And all the writers are on board with that, too, everyone wants to do that.
So we’ll definitely dive back into that this season, and we’ll figure out a lot more and he’ll get more leads. But sometimes when you get more leads and find out more information, it just unravels more s**t. And sometimes that’s more interesting. And the way in which he died and the mystery behind it and what he was involved with and who he was involved in it with being the government and all that kind of stuff. There are so many threats to this that he’s following, and it is almost like he almost needs a wall to write things down, almost needs like a Dexterwall. You know what I mean? And maybe he will have that, but it certainly unravels here towards the end of the season.
What This Means For The Second Half Of Tracker Season 2
The Family Mysteries Will Continue To Unravel
With the Pickett case resolved, Tracker season 2 still has plenty of room to further develop the mysteries surrounding Colter’s family, particularly his father’s death. A definitive return for Russell and Dory indicates that Tracker will continue to lean away from its original, more bottle-episode-esque style and focus more on the long-term, ongoing story that lies underneath the show’s individual cases. Hartley’s explanation that the circumstances surrounding Ashton’s death will “unravel” points to Tracker provides some answers regarding the unsolved mystery.’
Russell returned in Tracker season 2, episode 2, “Ontological Shock,” working to find Colter after he goes missing. Now, He’s poised to return to work with Colter to solve their shared mystery. While Dory last made an appearance in season 1, episode 11, “Beyond the Campus Walls,” Hartley has confirmed that Roxburgh’s character will be back, and the actor has said how she’s eager to work with Ackles—her former Supernatural costar—again. Russell and Dory’s upcoming return to the show indicates that the Shaw family dynamics will take center stage during the second half of Tracker season 2.
Our Take On Colter’s Siblings Return In Tracker Season 2
Ashton’s Death Remains A Crucial Case To Solve’
With the confirmation that both of Colter’s siblings will return, we can expect the three of them to eventually join together to finally part the fog surrounding their father’s death. The cryptic case has followed Colter throughout both seasons of Tracker, and is arguably the show’s best mystery. While Hartley clarified that he is in no rush to wrap up the story, he hints at what lies ahead for Colter teased that the show will reveal some of the truth about Ashton’s death.
Tracker’s season 2 is ready to ramp up, diving deeper into the relationships between Colter and his complicated family dynamics. Now that the Pickett case has been resolved, the stage is set to focus on the mystery surrounding Ashton’s death. While Colter will undoubtedly continue to solve other unrelated cases along the way, Tracker will surely hone in on this critical piece of the show.
