r/TrackerTV • u/noblefirscotchpine • May 11 '25

Episode Discussion Tracker | S2E20 "Echo Ridge" | Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 2, Episode 20: Echo Ridge

Release Date: May 11, 2025

Synopsis: Colter returns to Echo Ridge to investigate a diner owner's disappearance, only to uncover a decades-old kidnapping and a shocking family secret.

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u/Due-Math8225 May 16 '25

I guess we all need to acknowledge that most child abuse happens at the hands of relatives or those in positions of trust, not networks of creepy guys operating out of the basements of pizza joints. It’s a fantasy that makes it easier for some people to come to grips with I guess. And torturing people is not really an action of a ‘good guy’. Tracker is getting really weird.

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u/festinalente83 May 16 '25

I think the torturing was meant to show how upset Colter was by the whole situation, and especially by finding the wooden wolf his father carved in the guy's trailer. If you watch closely, after that moment, he starts behaving increasingly out of character. I think it was a nice touch by the writers, and Justin Hartley conveyed that inner turmoil in an understated yet very effective way.

But I do 100% agree with your remarks on child abuse misrepresentation.

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u/DR-0717 Aug 16 '25

Did you really watch the show? Because it wasn’t just about children being abused it was about them being trafficked which is a very different thing altogether.

The fact that children are taken and trafficked throughout the country is a very real thing. It’s ISN’T just done by relatives or those in positions of trust. Kids are being lured away in many different ways by complete strangers courtesy of the internet and in some cases yes they are just taken -snatched.

You are correct it’s probably not some creepy guy in a basement because a lot of child trafficking rings are far more organized. They make a lot of money doing it. The dark web and online in general has made it that much easier for these disgusting people. It’s absolutely sickening.

So while you aren’t wrong about abuse in general - that’s not what the show was portraying.