Whereas not a flawless 45 minutes of tv, “Listening to a Heartbeat” was an ideal execution of every little thing that makes Will Trent a standout. Balancing broad humor, heartfelt reconciliation, and high-concept motion, the season finale delivered cinematic, Michael Bay-Esque thrills in spectacular vogue. Let’s assessment.
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“Listening to a Heartbeat” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (l-r): Sonja |
Selecting up final week’s home terror plot, chaos erupted inside police headquarters. The Founder Entrance took GBI Deputy Director Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) hostage in change for his or her chief, Vince Korda (Kevin Dunn). What adopted was a tense, strategic showdown orchestrated by Detective Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen), who—whereas fearing a miscarriage—risked every little thing to remove the 5 hostage takers.
Angie cleverly makes use of her happy-face pointer to secretly talk with Amanda, who responded through a coded message directing her to a gun hidden in an workplace. Angie skulked by air vents, covertly texting Captain Heller (Todd Allen Durkin), including layers of suspense. Heller positioned his police snipers on the roof reverse Amanda’s workplace to help with the eventual takedown.
In the meantime, Captain Heller satisfied Particular Agent Will Trent (Ramon Rodriguez) to face down relatively than storm in to rescue Amanda. Heller knew that stalling elevated her probabilities of survival. Unwilling to attend, Will and Sheriff Caleb Roussard (Yul Vazquez) investigated the tent of a sufferer affected by the organic agent.
Their search led them to a plastic container holding a useless rat, revealing how the Clostridium botulinum toxin was being distributed. Alarmingly, the APD officers had unknowingly consumed breakfast burritos delivered in the identical tainted containers. Franklin (Kevin Daniels) gently chided Angie for skipping breakfast, which she, fortunately, declined due to her delicate situation.
Beloved characters like Nico (Cor Lu Tran) are affected by poisoning. Amanda hosts a press convention asserting that the governor declared a statewide emergency and that the CDC has an antidote. Hurray!
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| “Listening to a Heartbeat” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (l-r): Ramon Rodriguez as Particular Agent Will Trent, Iantha Richardson as Particular Agent Religion Mitchell. Picture: Zak Popik/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved. |
Nevertheless, a disaster erupts when Atlanta police detectives Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) and Franklin (Kevin Daniels), together with Particular Agent Religion Mitchell (Iantha Richardson), conform to escort the life-saving remedy to the hospital. Angie would have gone, however Religion—conscious of her attainable miscarriage drama—inspired her to remain again, explaining to the lads that Angie’s again was bothering her.
Michael Ormewood took the wheel of the armored truck—driving straight into an ambush set by Founder Entrance officer Raki (C.J. Padeva). Radio and cell indicators have been jammed, severing police communication. Autos have been upended, and the police got here below heavy fireplace from the home terrorists. Simply when all appeared misplaced, a van stuffed with champion archer schoolgirls discovered themselves within the crossfire—and sure, their skilled purpose helped save the day…Virtually.
Michael, Religion, Franklin, and the women ‘circled the wagons,’ and moved the vehicles to kind a defensive barricade. Will and Caleb uncovered the bio-terrorism lab’s location. Their interrogation of Rosie (Alicia Kelley), the spouse of a Founder Entrance member, led to the momentary tricking of her husband, Ben (Travis West), into divulging particulars in regards to the terrorists’ phase-two plot.
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“Listening to a Heartbeat” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (l-r): Iantha Richardson Particular |
As they barred the opposite terrorists on the lab from attacking, Will and Caleb, his newfound dad, talked. Caleb confessed that he had cared for Will’s mom. When he met her in Savannah, “it was love at first sight…Nothing sordid,” Caleb confessed. He assured Will that he would have married his mother had he heard from her again.
Will hadn’t known that. Caleb expressed his desire to build a relationship, inviting Will to dinner to meet his wife and kids. Will agreed. Then, he turned to Ben and demanded answers about where the phase II ambush was taking place.
Although the archers managed to blow up a truck’s gas tank, a roaming sniper remained. In one of the episode’s most heroic moments, Michael hatched a plan to draw the sniper’s gunfire, referencing his brain tumor—”Tina Tumor.” Franklin and Religion joked about potential names: Justine Tumorlike, Tumor Willis—and Franklin concluded, “I’ll think of something, tumor or later.”
This second balanced humor and dread, foreshadowing Michael’s courageous subsequent transfer.
Michael scaled a automobile and sprinted into hazard. The sniper emerged from the woods, however Religion and Franklin have been out of ammunition. He zigged and zagged, miraculously avoiding gunfire. When the shooter stopped to reload, Michael lunged for a discarded weapon. Their eyes locked—the sniper smiled slyly, considering he’d received—just for Will to reach and run him over. Hurray!
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| “Listening to a Heartbeat” – WILL TRENT, Pictured: Ramon Rodriguez as Particular Agent. Picture: Zak Popik /Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved. |
Again at police headquarters, Angie ready to rescue Amanda, whispering to herself and her child that her plan was going to “work like gangbusters.” She slid her cellphone into the corridor taking part in Will’s ringtone—Taylor Swift’s We Are By no means Ever Getting Again Collectively.
Two hostage takers got here to research, moving into the police snipers’ sight view. They’d a transparent shot, they usually took it. The hostage ringleader (Kerry Malloy) then grabs Amanda. However Detective Angie Polaski—”the most beautiful, powerful creature in the world”— delivered a kill shot straight to the man’s forehead. That’s three down, two to go.
The last two attackers come running, firing their guns wildly. Angie and Amanda somersault into an office. Amanda screams for Angie to duck and shoots a man. Unfortunately, she couldn’t escape being severely injured by the last terrorist before Angie took him out.
As the dust settled, the day was saved—at least for now. Lingering dangers remained, including Amanda’s fate, as she suffered grave injuries. The moving subplot, centering on Angie’s pregnancy, saw her decide to keep her baby and reunite with Dr. Seth McDale (Scott Foley)—but not before she told Will she was pregnant.
During her ultrasound, the technician (Melani Kiran) confirmed the baby was fine. Angie and Will reflected on how surreal it was to listen to a heartbeat that wasn’t their own child’s. This was a bittersweet and heartbreaking moment given the two had a pregnancy scare in Season 2.
Angie and Seth declared their love and kissed. Will quietly collected Betty and slipped away from Angie’s room to visit Amanda. He begged her to wake up, likening her to his “suspension system” — his supply of stability and management. Amanda is Will’s household.
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“Listening to a Heartbeat” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (l-r): Ramon Rodriguez as |
The episode ended with a tragic twist. Michael Ormewood suffered a tumor-related seizure. His destiny, like Amanda’s, stays unsure till subsequent season. With high-octane motion, heartfelt character moments, and a powerful balancing act between humor and depth, this season finale was nothing wanting exhilarating. I give this episode A++ for staying on mission and doing its job!
Will informed his father that Angie was “his person,” so, is a romantic partnership nonetheless attainable for Will and Angie? Does Amanda come again? Does Michael? Let me know what you’re wanting ahead to in Season 4 within the feedback.
General Score:
10:10
Lynette Jones
