The Will Trent season 2 finale ended on a cliffhanger, with Will arresting Angie after learning the truth about Lenny’s death. Crystal, the daughter of the woman Lenny was dating, stabbed him in the neck in season 1. Lenny was abusing Crystal just like he abused Angie, and Angie helped cover up the murder to protect Crystal. However, the season 2 finale revealed Crystal had been killing more pedophiles, and the truth about everything else began to unravel. So, Angie is in jail and Will is nowhere to be found, and I’m nervous that more tragedy will follow in season 3.
Gina Rodriguez Joins Will Trent Season 3 As A New Series Regular
Per Deadline, Gina Rodriguez has been cast as a series regular in the delayed Will Trent season 3. The actress is set to play Marion Alba, an Assistant District Attorney who has recently moved to Atlanta. Marion is described as “charismatic” and “confident,” but her charms seemingly do little to impress Will upon their first meeting. Even though Will and Marion’s first impression of one another isn’t great, they are quickly forced to work together on a case, which could allow a bond to form between them, strengthening their connection. Aside from that, not much else is known about Rodriguez’s new character.
Will Trent Season 3 Might Repeat Its Susan Kelechi Watson Tragedy With Rodriguez
Despite [Susan Kelechi] Watson and Ramn Rodrguez’s great onscreen chemistry, the actress’ [Will Trent] character died, which makes me scared for [Gina] Rodriguez’s character.
Toward the end of the season 2 episode, Will and Cricket tried to defuse a bomb in the GBI building’s parking garage. As its ticking timer was winding down to zero, Cricket realized there wouldn’t be enough time to stop it. So, she sent Will on a fool’s mission and ran to an enclosed room with the bomb. Cricket threw it inside and closed the door but didn’t have enough time to run away and shield herself from the blast. Will watched from a distance as the bomb went off, killing Cricket and any chance of a romance between the two characters.
Despite Watson and Ramón Rodríguez’s great onscreen chemistry, the actress’ character died, which makes me scared for Rodriguez’s character. Of course, Rodriguez is a series regular (unlike Watson), but that doesn’t mean Marion won’t die. Her life, just like any other character’s, is expendable, and Will Trent has a reputation for giving Will the worst luck regarding love. The Will Trent season 2 shocking moment could come back around in season 3, and Marion’s fate could mirror Cricket’s (even though it shouldn’t).
Can Trent & Alba Become A Couple In Will Trent Season 3?
ABC hasn’t confirmed Marion’s relationship with Will in Will Trent season 3, aside from teasing their first meeting. However, I believe she will be Will’s love interest (if Ramón Rodríguez and Gina Rodriguez have chemistry). Cricket is dead, and Angie is in jail. He will finally have to move on from Angie and accept that they aren’t meant to be together, and that’s when Marion enters the picture.
ABC has delayed the Will Trent season 3 premiere to early 2025 (an exact release date has not been announced as of the writing of this article).
Will and Marion might not become a couple at first, as he will undoubtedly still be reeling from Angie’s arrest. But I believe it’s only a matter of time before they start dating. Ultimately, the hope is that Will and Marion have great chemistry, Marion doesn’t die, and she will be Will’s new love interest in Will Trent season 3.
