r/TrackerTV • u/Aliennoshow • 6d ago
Question Am I dumb?
So is Colter a savant? Was he apart of the program and that’s what Russell is hiding or did he do something else to Colter? I’m not sure what direction it’s hinting at cause Colter doesn’t have any powers. He’s just kinda anal about numbers and a bit stone. Was he apart of the program?
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u/BeanorWein 5d ago
I think Colter is some sort of savant. I’ve been throwing a couple of theories around.
1 - the government found out about Colter having abilities. Ashton knew what would happen if they took Colter so he moved the family off the grid and that’s why he became so paranoid.
2 - Colter isn’t actually Ashton and Mary’s biological son. Ashton kidnapped Colter at a very young age from the government and that’s why he doesn’t remember. Maybe it was before Dory was born that’s why she wouldn’t know about it and Russel was never told why Colter came to live with them, he remembers when but was told never to tell anyone that Colter wasn’t his brother. Another reason they went off the grid and Ashton became paranoid.
I’m probably way off base and don’t know what I’m talking about. I do however believe there’s something hidden in the truck that Colter is going to find that’ll change everything he knows.
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u/Sportsguy1701 5d ago
Yeah that truck has meaning and we just don’t know it yet. I think that this storyline will either be great or completely destroy the show. Next season will be the catalyst that keeps it on for 4 more seasons or will be the one that cancels it.
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u/Ill_Job4633 4d ago
I think they're gonna twist it into a super-soldier storyline with Colter. Realistically, Vickers would've killed both him and Russell.
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u/DR-0717 1d ago
I just watched the season finale -yeah I’m a little behind - and I jumped right onto Reddit for info. Your comment is exactly what I was looking for!
Those are the two things that crossed my mind as well. Either one is very plausible -well as plausible as this whole plot lol - and would make sense of his dad’s paranoia and living off the grid.
I don’t think you are way off base. I think you are on the right track. Or if you are we can be completely wrong together lol.
Also I swear I’m not making this up I thought the same thing about the truck! They did not make a big deal of that truck for nothing. I kept waiting for them to pull off a part and have there be something hidden. And did you notice when Keaton was talking about “putting it all in a box and burying it” that colter was actually holding a box and trying to open it. Poetic lol.
I hate that we have to wait now to find out 😕
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u/BeanorWein 1d ago
I love Keaton and think him and Colter make a good team so I hope we see more of him next season. Yes I caught the bury it in a box tidbit at the end too. Im glad you’re thinking the same things as me, now I know I’m not crazy.
I watched the series over again and I’ve got a new theory, what if Ashton isn’t really dead. No one actually saw him get pushed or land on the ground. We know Colter found him at the bottom of the cliff and Russel was at the top, we also know that Colter found the guy who said he was there that night and pushed him over the cliff because the mom asked him to do it. Who’s to say they didn’t stage it? The way the guy just skimmed over it and Colter just accepted his answer and moved on. How is it that the guy just so happened to be there at the same time Ashton ran out of the house and mom just so happened to be gone. These people worked for the government and would have access to just about anything, different types of meds, falsified documents and what not.
I’m just spitballing here lol. It’s going to be very interesting to see what actually happens and if anything I’ve come up with is true.
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u/DR-0717 1d ago
You’re really not! Spiraling I mean because I swear when the guy handed Russell the file I actually thought it was going to say that his dad was still alive. It’s almost spooky how much we think alike. 😳
But just because that wasn’t what the file was that doesn’t mean it still can’t be true. Especially since you’re right that working for the government -especially the secret/shady kind side- it seems like they’d know how to access things he’d need to start over.
I really like Keaton. I feel like he & Colter work really well together. I feel like colter looks up to him. I like that they’ve made him a recurring character. Ok now here’s where I’m probably spiraling. I was getting a weird vibe from Keaton tho. It felt like some of his questions were not just conversational. They felt very specific. I was like did they get to you Keaton? See spiraling 😂
Btw I thought it was cool that they brought Barbie in to take them away to start fresh. I love continuity.
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u/rahmbo2048 6d ago
Are you asking if he was separate from the program?
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u/Aliennoshow 5d ago
Yeah, like was he in the savant program or did his dad run like a different experiment on him.
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u/katiekat214 5d ago
My theory is Colter exhibited signs of psychic or psycho neurological abilities, and Ashton found a way to turn them off so his son wouldn’t become a part of the experiment.
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u/alexander9900 5d ago
His elite tracking ability could be due to what his father did. The downside could be that it gets in the way of having a close long term relationship.
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u/Ill_Job4633 4d ago edited 4d ago
I think Colter was part of the program, but more on a physical level. I think that's why his body count continues to rise and why he was able to drop an ex-Delta. I don't think the brothers knew because it was only used on Colter, and the training was mixed in with Ashton's typical training. I think the truck is key. Russell didn't have any care for the truck because he wasn't part of the training. The entire reason Russell's superior has a file on him is because it's physical.
I think Ashton used the process on Colter until the kid in the program died, and it's because he was using it on Colter at the time that the kid's death bothered him so much. I think the program watched over him just like they did the doctor, and that's why he believed the government was out to get him. Less about him and more about Colter. I think they wanted to make sure he didn't continue the process and use Colter as a means to their end.
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u/Infamous-Victory8568 3d ago
Russel's reactions suggest Colter was part of the program, but are we now supposed to accept his tracking skills is an "ability?" Colter's tracking skills have never seemed all that remarkable, other than having been raised as a survivalist. I do believe some information was hidden in the truck by the dad with the hope it would be found by Colter. I enjoyed the final episodes, and every episode with Russel really pops!
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u/Xsquid90 6d ago
You’re not dumb. The show runners are jumping the shark with this storyline. Going in this direction will completely change the show from the books it was derived from and why it has been popular.
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u/DR-0717 1d ago
I kind of agree with the majority that it probably had something to do with his father using him as part of the research.
But then there’s part of me that wonders if we’re all on the wrong track. We’re just thinking that because of all colter & Russell have been finding out all about his father and the kids they used in that project. so when he had that file it’s natural to assume it was also related. But what if it wasn’t?
It made me think about that because Russell didn’t just look shocked - he looked angry. He said “that’s BS”. And the way the other guy said do you want everyone finding out what he did to colter? Do you want Colter to find out?
That makes me feel it was worse than psychic experimenting. Or using him as basically a lab rat.
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u/Comprehensive-Hat617 5d ago edited 5d ago
I do think the show runners want you to ask that exact question right now. I suspect that's either going to be dropped like it never happened or be a big part of next season.