Thanks for starting the thread!

I really liked it. I don't need highbrow tv drama all the time - sometimes a nice cop (or lawyer, medical, etc) procedural is what you need on a Tuesday evening.

The characters are likable. The dog is cute.

I'm in.

 

After the first episode I was in the "didn't like it camp." The second episode I felt like either the characters got fleshed out enough that I started liking them or I just got used to them. The line about him not wanting a chair in his office because then people would come in and sit down was hilarious to me.

 

The whole part with Faith on the floor was great.

 

Reminds me a little of Monk, except for dyslexia swapped for autism. I'd like to know how he got to where he is if he can barely read. Yes, there are coping mechanisms, but I am not sure you get to use those as a cop.

Needs more dog.

Will keep watching for now.

 

Reminds me a little of Monk, except for dyslexia swapped for autism. I'd like to know how he got to where he is if he can barely read. Yes, there are coping mechanisms, but I am not sure you get to use those as a cop. Needs more dog. Will keep watching for now.

BTW. Monk had OCD, not dyslexia. Happened after his wife’s death…

 

I'm liking it so far.

Regarding the dyslexia, that's what they showed him having in the 1st episode. But in the 2nd they outright said he's illiterate? It was mentioned a couple of times. Anyways, probably a secondary thing for the show, or maybe less than that.

 

But in the 2nd they outright said he's illiterate? It was mentioned a couple of times.

I think that was the guy trying to get a rise out of him, when he realized Trent was dyslexic.

 

I have read all of the books in the Will Trent series, and really like the character. I've watched the first episode, and was on the fence about it. (I haven't watched the second episode yet, but will give it another chance.) Felt like they rushed through it, with so many characters that it would be difficult to keep track of everyone without having read the books. I knew immediately who Faith and Angie were, and the parts they each play in Will's life. My husband has not read the books, though, so I didn't know exactly what backstory I could tell him that might would enhance the episode, without giving away any possible spoilers.

 

Episodes one and two are rerunning tonight, but I watched them on Hulu last night. Liked it, but had to get past one thing.

I would enjoy this more if Rodríguez did not try to fake a southern accent. I can clearly hear his Puerto Rican New Yorker accent underneath, which I love, but I suppose they'd have to depart from the books to explain it.

I had no problem with this though: Paul is a Porsche dealer, but his wife Abigail drives a Tesla Model X. Kind of represents their relationship I suppose. Was there a similar funny automotive mismatch in the books?

 

Speaking as someone who hasn't read any of the books (I actually didn't even know there were books) I had no problems following the characters and their relationships. But, I do really enjoy shows with lots of characters and complexity.

 

BTW Monk had OCD. Got after his wife’s death.

 

Sorry, autism.

 

I'm still wondering how, at the end of episode one, Paul knew where Trent lived and ran right over there at 3 AM.

I'm enjoying this show though. I've been watching each episode twice, on DVR and on Hulu, and finding new aspects to appreciate the second time through.

And I'm pretty much over the hybrid accent. Almost.

 

I'm still wondering how, at the end of episode one, Paul knew where Trent lived and ran right over there at 3 AM.

I thought they grew up together in the foster care system and still remained "close".

 

Definitely more interesting than usual fare

 

I think Will and Paul just played it as they were acquaintances rather than friends, so Will could remain on the case, since he had the best odds of getting it solved.

 

Early in the first episode, when they were alone in the upstairs hallway of Paul's house where nobody else could hear them, their dialog was supposed to tell us that (among other things) they had not seen each other in decades and were not friends.

 

Just because they aren't friends doesn't mean that Paul doesn't know where Will lives, though. They knew each other, so it wasn't like he knew where some random GBI agent he'd never met, lived.

 

Seems kinda creepy that someone you didn't like and haven't seen in 25 years can find out where you live. We only know what we've heard in the dialog — Paul struggling to remember Trent's nickname and what it meant, Paul not knowing their group home manager had died, Paul remarking he's surprised Trent and Angie are still together, and so on — none of which explains how he knew, at 3 in the morning, where Trent lived. Maybe that explanation was edited out.

 

Episode 4 was really good. This series is really good. That is all.

 

I like seeing Sonja Sohn again...

 

I've never read the books this is based off of, but I really like this series, too. Way better than Rookie:Feds.

 

You're not setting a very high bar there...

 

S1E6 was outstanding. The guilty parties were obvious but it was fun watching the investigation. I was especially impressed (for the first time) by the performance of Rotimi.

The human trafficking arc was unsettling. I recently attended a seminar on the topic. A 150 billion dollar industry is hard to squash.

Now Trent has a dog and Niko.

 

Spoilers for Episode 7


I'm really enjoying this show. I just finished S1E7 - and I particularly liked the banter between Will and Faith. I feel like the show is hitting it's stride and getting into the grove of the characters. I would love to see more of that banter.

Might have been E6 (or 7, I watched both back to back) and I loved when Will and Faith were at the elevator and she was just going on and on, and he said "Am I supposed to say something, or just listen?". And then later, Faith said (def episode 7) "Am I just supposed to ignore the pregnancy test?"

In E7 they have a flashback scene - and I felt the actor for Will really hit on his essence. Not so much for Angie, but not a deal breaker. But the young Will seemed just so spot on. I want to know more about their younger lives.

I do pay way less attention to the actual crime investigation, and more of their personal lives and interactions with each other. The crime is just a conduit to the good stuff now.

 

Agree with all of this^^^. Those scenes with their younger versions were really moving.

 

S1E10 had shades of The Equalizer (movie) in the hardware store. I got a kick out of it.

 

Good news! This has become one of my favorite broadcast procedurals. Glad to see it's doing well.

‘Will Trent’ Renewed For Season 2 By ABC

ABC has renewed drama series Will Trent, starring Ramón Rodríguez, for a second season.

deadline.com

 

The last episode. Wow. We knew she wanted him dead but she did a lot to cover for that girl.

I’m so sick of the girl’s mom.

I’m glad the undercover story was only one episode.

 

Great season ender! They completed the backstory arc so well, this could have been a series finale as well. But rest assured: ‘Will Trent’ Renewed for Season 2 at ABC

“Will Trent” broke out as ABC’s top new drama this season in total viewers with 9.9 million and Adults 18-49, scoring a 1.65 rating.

 

Agree. One of my favorite procedurals. It's like Blue Bloods, but updated from the 18th Century.

I recently learned a very good friend of mine has a Dyslexic child (about 9). She's smart as a whip, but has significant reading comprehension issues. Give her a written test, she'll get a 50. Ask her the same test, she gets 100. I'm not aware of any other TV character that has dyslexia, but this show has made more more aware of it (for which I'm appreciative). I knew Richard Branson (one of my personal heroes) has it also.