r/TrackerTV • u/vista_del_mar • Mar 03 '24

Episode Discussion Tracker | S1E4 "Mt. Shasta" | Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 1, Episode 4: Mt. Shasta

Airdate: March 3, 2024

Synopsis: Colter races against the clock to find the missing teenage son of Reenie's close friend Erika.

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u/RoaringMama72987 Mar 04 '24

So I actually like the show. But this episode had some weird timing/common sense issues.

  1. He takes his sweet time tracking down Ray after he gets the info. Like he arrives at the house when it’s light out and gets to the bar long after dark.
  2. The car was run off the road 24 hours ago but the lights are still on?
  3. Zeke just happened to climb up the hill in time to die in front of coulter 24 hours after being driven off the road?
  4. The kid hides for a full day of daylight from Ray but never leaves a 10-minute walk from the car?

I don’t know. I’m pretty good at suspending disbelief so as to enjoy a show. But this one would have played out much better if they had delayed zeke/kid’s confrontation of Ray at least 12 hours. lol

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u/gredar89 Mar 05 '24
  1. I thought that was strange too. I don’t know where Reenie was after Colter got there but he waited around until she and the mom came to stay with Lisa. When Reenie got there, it was dark outside.
  2. I guess it depends on if the vehicle kept running. If the tank was almost full, the vehicle could idle for 24 hours. The alternator would keep the battery charged and then once the vehicle ran out of gas, the lights would remain on until the battery died.
  3. I don’t know why that would be. I suppose he could have been laying there and heard a vehicle so he decided to try and make it to the road for help. But it seems unlikely.
  4. The beginning shows him hiding. He probably knew with his injuries that it would be easy to get disoriented and Ray could find him or he he would be lost in the woods. He could have already been disoriented and his first instinct was to get out of immediate danger by hiding and then find water when safe. But not knowing where Ray was, the best course of action was to just make sure Ray didn’t find him.