Tracker continues to deepen its emotional vary and high-stakes storytelling with “Recollections,” an episode that effortlessly weaves collectively previous wounds, current hazard, and the way shortly an evening out with mates can take a harmful flip. Anchored by Justin Hartley’s ever-compelling portrayal of Colter Shaw, this week’s installment additionally brings a welcome highlight to Randy—Colter’s awkwardly endearing tech-whiz ally—who proves that discovered household is simply as highly effective as blood ties.
The episode opens on a well-known scene for Tracker: a celebration turned unsettling. An evening of clubbing in Reno spirals into panic when Megan wakes up lined in blood with no reminiscence of what occurred to her greatest good friend, Sonia. It’s a jarring chilly open, made extra intense by the visible option to obscure the one that throws the primary punch within the sequence—signalling that this received’t be a simple case.
Enter Colter, contemporary from selecting up a restored shotgun that after belonged to his father. That delicate nod to Colter’s previous is extra than simply atmospheric—it units the tone for an episode formed by the ghosts of previous relationships and the way in which reminiscences (literal and emotional) form the alternatives we make.
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| “Recollections” – TRACKER, Pictured: Khamisa Wilsher as Megan. Photograph: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
When Colter known as in by Randy—who’s in disaster over Megan, his ex and obvious “one who acquired away”—the episode shifts into its central dynamic: reminiscence versus actuality. Whereas Randy is caught on what Megan used to imply to him, Megan is reeling from trauma and self-recrimination, uncertain of what actually occurred the evening earlier than. Colter, as all the time, strikes quietly however decisively, piecing collectively clues, tracing digital trails, and reducing by means of emotion with function.
However what units “Recollections” aside is how private it turns into—not only for Randy, however for Colter too. When Randy asks Colter if he has somebody like Megan in his life, there’s a beat of silence, and the reply is left principally unstated. But it surely’s clear: Colter carries his personal losses and his personal “what ifs,” ones he’s not able to unpack.
The plot pivots by means of a number of areas—a hospital, a male revue, a marriage chapel, a fortified mansion—every layered with new revelations. The pacing is brisk however by no means rushed, and the narrative stakes are excessive with out ever veering into melodrama.
Colter’s infiltration of the Bronwens’ property is basic Tracker: low-tech ingenuity meets high-tension stealth. And when the thriller unspools additional—revealing Sonia witnessed a homicide and was kidnapped to be silenced—the urgency turns into palpable.
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| “Recollections” – TRACKER, Pictured: Khamisa Wilsher as Megan, Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw and Chris Lee as Randy. Photograph: Colin Bentley/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Randy isn’t simply comedian reduction on this episode—although his hacking, judo-bragging, and affable awkwardness proceed to be charming. He emerges right here as a completely realized character: loyal, courageous, and quietly evolving. His moments with Megan are mild and grounded, particularly when he acknowledges that previous errors don’t must outline their future. Their ultimate scene—selecting to take issues gradual, with care and honesty—is quietly touching and well-earned.
And his rapport with Colter? The banter is heat, however there’s additionally unstated respect. Randy is aware of Colter will not open up totally—however within the small ways in which matter, Colter does belief him.
The ultimate act is a tense, contained motion sequence inside a lodge room the place Nicholas Bronwen holds Megan at gunpoint. It’s not flashy—it’s centered. The stakes are clear, and the takedown is sensible, brutal, and collaborative. Everybody performs a component: Megan, Sonia, Randy, and Colter. And it ends with the precise form of ethical closure this collection does greatest: the Bronwen’s delivered to justice.
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| “Recollections” – TRACKER, Pictured: Chris Lee as Randy and Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photograph: Colin Bentley/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Within the closing moments, Colter—ever the wanderer—presents Randy quiet encouragement in love earlier than heading off to his subsequent job. When Randy presses him about his personal previous heartbreak, Colter responds not with phrases, however a glance. “You recognize,” he says. And we do. That’s the great thing about Hartley’s efficiency—restraint with resonance.
Randy’s presence on the present has been a present. He brings heat and humanity to Colter’s typically solitary world, and whereas Bobby is again (a welcome return), maintaining Randy within the combine provides coronary heart and levity. Hopefully, he’s not going wherever.
“Recollections” is every thing Tracker does greatest: emotionally layered storytelling, grounded motion, and sharp ethical stakes. It’s in regards to the individuals we will’t neglect, the issues we want we may, and the alternatives we make within the aftermath. This episode reminds us that Colter Shaw doesn’t simply discover individuals—he helps them discover the reality about themselves, too.
