Will Trent’s “Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” delivers a ‘haunting’ (in a enjoyable means) thriller with an ethical compass. This week’s episode acts as a filler, holding the present’s most important arc about Rafael Wexford (Antwayn Hopper) entrance and middle. Nevertheless, the secondary subplot—a homicide over a sandwich—stumbles. Whereas humor is welcome, the dearth of gravity in addressing murder jars the tone, making it really feel too frivolous.
Though titled Will Trent, the present usually highlights sturdy feminine characters. Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) duties Particular Brokers Religion Mitchell (Iantha Richardson) and Will Trent (Ramon Rodriguez) with investigating her buddy’s lacking teenage daughter. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) probes Belle Rose, described by Religion as “Atlanta’s highest echelon of Black excellence, wealth, and exclusion.”
“Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” – WILL TRENT, Pictured: Briyana Guadalupe as Whitney McAdams. Picture: Daniel Delgado Jr./Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
Religion and Will encounter diverse responses at Belle Rose. Elijah Buckley (Darius Jordan Lee), a choreographer and early suspect, dismisses warnings to not depart city, asserting he goes the place he pleases. One other interviewee, a woman with a high-profile internship, insists on taping her interview, citing her standing as a Black minor with out parental or authorized illustration—exuding moxie.
Elijah clears his identify, offering an alibi of educating a dance class at Religion’s studio. A mutual attraction sparks between Religion and Elijah, resulting in a dance the place he reveals Whitney’s schoolgirl crush on him, which he shut down. He avoids the “difficult dynamics of feminine friendships.”
“Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Darius Jordan Lee as Elijah Buckley and Iantha Richardson as Religion Mitchell. Picture: Daniel Delgado Jr./Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
Detective Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) leads the homicide investigation of an AC repairman whereas her associate, Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin), offers together with his youngsters’s poison ivy outbreak. Angie and Michael remedy the crime remotely, counting on scant clues, together with abdomen contents relayed by coroner Pete (Kurt Yue).
“Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Owen Trumbly as Max Ormewood, Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, and Jophielle Love as Cooper Ormewood. Picture: Daniel Delgado Jr./Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
Will discovers Whitney McAdams (Briyana Gudalupe) isn’t just lacking however useless. Her spirit guides him in unraveling her homicide. Even Michael’s daughter, Cooper (Jophielle Love), gives a important clue—a jingle for Jean and Tony’s Burger Shack, positioned close to the repairman’s physique.
Whitney emerges as a paradox: a prodigy certain for MIT but deeply flawed. Her actions—flirting with older males, betraying buddies, and blackmailing enemies—paint a posh portrait. Deserted by her dad and mom, Whitney’s conduct displays her circumstances. By Will’s eyes, she turns into a hero and an moral information, forcing him to confront his guilt over Jeremy’s position as a confidential informant in Rafael’s group.
“Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Ramon Rodriguez as Will Trent, Briyana Guadalupe as Whitney McAdams. Picture: Wilford Harewood /Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
Jeremy (Deion Smith) panics about spying on Rafael, and Will advises him to “be good, lay low,” whereas directing him to assemble proof—additional endangering him. Whitney’s presence catalyzes Will’s emotional reckoning, highlighting his betrayal of Religion and worry of abandonment. Whitney warns, “Secrets and techniques have a means of getting out.”
The layered narrative intertwines homicide investigations with detectives’ private lives. Whitney’s intrusive ideas reduce deep, positioning her as greater than a sufferer. She’s an oracle. Her warnings urge Will to guard Jeremy or reveal the reality to his mom.
Earlier, Will and Religion interviewed Jayden Parker (Cristian Chase Jones), Whitney’s potential hookup. Jayden claims Whitney was lacking when he arrived, however police discovered a towel from her property in his automotive. He explains he used it to wash his footwear, unwilling to seem with soiled sneakers. Whitney’s voicemail berating Jayden for being late leads Will and Marion Alba (Gina Rodriguez) again to Whitney’s bed room, the place they uncover a field of secrets and techniques, together with a intercourse tape implicating Tasha’s stepfather, Gavin (Gazelle Brown), and Lorraine Potts (Lartasha Rose).
“Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Ramon Rodriquez as Will Trent, Gina Rodriguez as Marion Alba. Picture: Wilford Harewood/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
Tasha, set to inherit her mom’s wealth, is murdered after uncovering her stepfather and Lorraine’s scheme to drug her and seize her cash through a Britney Spears-type conservatorship. Decided to assist her buddy, Whitney exams the antipsychotic medicine used towards Tasha, sealing her destiny.
“Relating to the Dying of Whitney McAdams” explores morality, redemption, and the grey areas of human character. Regardless of tonal inconsistencies, it’s a thought-provoking watch. Angie and Religion’s auntie vitality with Michael’s children provides heat, however Will’s secrecy threatens the group’s closeness. Time will inform if Will reveals the reality about Jeremy.
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General Ranking:
7:10
