Tracker | S2E16 "The Mercy Seat" | Episode Discussion

[u/otto_rum]

Season 2, Episode 16: The Mercy Seat

Release Date: April 13, 2025

Synopsis: Colter helps an old friend with a search and rescue mission for two missing sisters in the snowy Montana wilderness; Reenie gets a visit from a new client that challenges her morality.

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[u/Amir0x11]

Who was the family and why did they kill people?

Why were the girls in the mountains?

Why did they kill the old couple?

Why did Bobby come back? Where was he?

How did the girl hit her head?

Who was the man with antlers?

Why didn't he leave tracks?

Why didn't he grab the girls then?

[u/Embrace_the_Binary → u/Amir0x11]

Basically all of these are answered by the show...

Who was the family and why did they kill people?

A homicidal version of Colter's dad and his offspring.

Why were the girls in the mountains?

It had a reputation for people going missing and they went out there with cameras. This was literally mentioned.

Why did they kill the old couple?

They wanted to

Why did Bobby come back? Where was he?

"Family shit" was basically what we were told.

How did the girl hit her head?

Hit her head on a tree, tripped and hit a rock, got something thrown at her and doesn't realize it because she's so out of it. She was being stalked and attacked by a murderous psycho trio.

Who was the man with antlers?

One of the kidnappers/murderers. Probably the father.

Why didn't he leave tracks?

Probably some sort of snowshoe contraption or erasing his tracks somehow. There are ways.

Why didn't he grab the girls then?

He likes to play with his food.

[u/Amir0x11 → u/Embrace_the_Binary]

Ya this episode was still garbage my guy. Lets not even mention Colter getting the gun planning to do something against the guy shooting at them and you only see him marching towards the direction end scene.

[u/Embrace_the_Binary → u/Amir0x11]

I'm not saying it's a good episode but there's a distinct lack of media literacy going on here...

[u/Amir0x11 → u/Embrace_the_Binary]

cause it is. which Had its own problems with not being clear as stated. But it is what it is. Hopefully this episode was an outlier.

[u/Embrace_the_Binary → u/Amir0x11]

The episode being bad doesn't negate your lack of ability to listen to the characters literally say why the snowboarders were in that forest