This week’s episode of Will Trent, “You’re the Worst Person in the World,” doesn’t just present a mystery—it unravels its characters. The writers have stripped away every layer of composure, exposing suffering, fragility, and heartbreaking vulnerability. And for the first time, viewers worry that Special Agent Wilbur Trent (Ramon Rodriquez) can’t successfully navigate the case. It all feels so devastatingly wrong that it’s absolutely right. Let’s review.
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| “You’re the Worst Person in the World” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood and Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski. Photo: Zac Popik/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved. |
A bizarre case pulls the main cast together. Detectives Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) and Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) deliver the episode’s comic relief as they investigate two women found in the cab of a pickup truck—one dead, one barely alive. Who they are and how they’re connected drives the mystery.
As it turns out, each woman sent suspiciously similar, “Dear John” letters to their loved ones—too alike to be coincidence. A search of their bank records reveals that both have been sending checks to an intentional living community, the Olas Collective.
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“You’re the Worst
Person in the World” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Ramon Rodriquez as Will Trent and Robin
Weigert as Rain Wood Photo: Zac Popik/Disney ©
2025 Disney. All rights reserved. |
"I don’t want to be told I’m a good person. I don’t want to be told it’s not my fault. I just want to be where I am." Will absorbs the words. They hit close to home.
Will’s partner, Special Agent Faith Mitchell (Iantha Richardson), is still furious at him for entangling her son, Jeremy, in a criminal enterprise. She asks Deputy Director Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) for a new partner—and gets denied. Neither Faith nor Will has admitted their secret, but Amanda knows them too well. She cares too much to bust up this crime-fighting duo.
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| “You’re the Worst Person in the World” – WILL TRENT, Pictured: Iantha Richardson as Special Agent Faith Mitchell. Photo: Daniel Delgado Jr.//Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved. |
Frustrated, Faith confronts ADA Marion Alba (Gina Rodriguez), pushing her to release Will’s confidential informant—who, unbeknownst to Marion, is Faith’s son, Jeremy. Faith cajoles -- "We’re partners,” and misleads—"He trusts me,"—attempting to make it seem like Will’s idea. But Marion sees through the deception. She shuts Faith down:
"Technically, you're asking me to break the law. Until the CI provides information leading to a major arrest or a solid lead, there’s nothing I can do. Otherwise, they face prosecution for a felony. Are we done here?"
Will’s sorrow seeps into everything. When he meets Angie’s new boyfriend, Dr. Seth McDale (Scott Foley), they geek out over tapeworms—briefly. When Seth invites him to hang out, Will runs.
Later, he struggles to open up to Marion. He apologizes that his pain is isolating and all-consuming. Marion tells him she loves him. Did that surprise you as much as it did me? She reminds him that he’s a good person—that the child’s death isn’t his fault. Will repeats the grieving father’s words: “I don’t want to be told I’m a good person. I don’t want to be told it’s not my fault. I just want to be where I am."
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| “You’re the Worst Person in the World” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Gina Rodriquez as ADA Marion Alba. Photo: Daniel Delgado Jr./Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved |
Marion, newly divorced, gives up, and tells Will: “I’m going to take the burden off you. Let’s take a break."
Will returns to the Olas Collective, a place humming with unsettling undertones. Has he let himself become vulnerable to its seductive promises of peace? His grief is laid bare as he confronts his past and the fragile hope of finding solace. Then—he hands over his phone, boards a bus, and puts on a blindfold. A cliffhanger. Was the phone he turned over the solar-powered satellite phone Amanda gave him?
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| “You’re the Worst Person in the World” – WILL TRENT, Pictured: Robin Weigert as Rain Wood. Photo: Zac Popik/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved. |
"You’re the Worst Person in the World" packs a lot in. It leaves viewers asking: Are Will’s choices acts of surrender or quiet courage? Is he breaking free from his pain, or does he feel unworthy of healing?>> Tune in to Will Trent to see how the team catches the bad guys—and how they navigate the revolving door romances, where partners cycle through relationships in emotionally reactive ways rather than moving forward in a straight line.
So, what do you think? Is Will in any mental or emotional shape to solve this case? Is his relationship with Marion and Faith beyond repair?
Overall Rating:
9:10
Lynette Jones
