A Deep Dive into the Shocking Conclusion of Will Trent Season 2
- Posted on 16 September, 2024
Will Trent season 2 began with a bang (literally and metaphorically) and it somehow ended on a more shocking note as Will Trent, Faith Mitchell, and Michael Ormewood investigated a string of murders of pedophiles in the finale. The ABC police procedural crime drama television show, created by Liz Heldens, Karin Slaughter, and Daniel T. Thomsen, follows the professional and personal life of GBI special agent Will Trent. Since Will Trent’s beginning, it has proven to be one of the more captivating and well-made shows on television, and the polarizing Will Trent season 2 finale further demonstrated its quality.
The story in the last episode of Will Trent season 2 began in the previous hour, which featured Faith and Ormewood trying to solve a murder case. However, by episode 9’s end, the two characters realized they had a serial killer on their hands, directly leading into the finale’s central storyline. At first, the serial killer case didn’t seem like it would be the catalyst for several season-ending twists. But if viewers thought Will Trent season 2, episode 1’s ending was shocking, they were in for an even greater surprise during the last 20 minutes or so of the finale.
Perhaps the revelation that Crystal (the teenager who killed Lenny in Will Trent season 1) was murdering sex offenders shouldn’t be too shocking given her history. However, the support group meeting scene where Crystal told the story about picking out little toys (which the police found stuffed in the victims’ mouths) from the dentist’s office’s treasure chest certainly made a few jaws drop. Of course, Crystal was killing men who reminded her of Lenny, justifying murder because they “deserved it.” But having Angie be the one to discover this disturbing revelation made the twist all the more gripping and heartbreaking.
Will discovered the killer was female (given how she was murdering her victims — by drugging them and sitting on their chests until they suffocated to death) at the beginning of Will Trent season 2, episode 10.
The Will Trent season finale jumped back in time after Will and Faith found Angie where their suspect was meeting their next victim. Amanda Wagner visited Angie a few days before to tell her the GBI was interested in hiring her. Those career aspirations quickly came crashing down, though, once Angie saw Will, Faith, and Ormewood’s case board. She put together the details (like the little toys and victim M.O.) and realized Crystal could be a serial killer. After looking through Crystal’s laptop, Angie learned where Crystal was and raced there to confirm her suspicions.
Will Trent finally pieced together the fragmented memories Will has had since the season 2 premiere, and it will undoubtedly change the show.
Why Crystal Died
The Young Teen Slipped & Hit Her Head While Running From Angie
Once Angie found Crystal with her next victim (whom she lured through “MeetaPeach.com”), the detective scared him off and confronted the teenager in Will Trent season 2, episode 10. Crystal ran away from Angie, and as the older woman chased after her, Crystal tried jumping on a rock to cross a river but slipped and fell, hitting her head. The blow made Crystal fall face-first into the water, and Angie frantically followed her body as it was swept downstream. Angie eventually got to Crystal, but it was too late as the teenager had already bled out and died.
Will Trent season 2 began with a bang (literally and metaphorically) and it somehow ended on a more shocking note as Will Trent, Faith Mitchell, and Michael Ormewood investigated a string of murders of pedophiles in the finale. The ABC police procedural crime drama television show, created by Liz Heldens, Karin Slaughter, and Daniel T. Thomsen, follows the…