Will Trent – Push, Leap, Fall – Evaluation: Nervousness, Carry on Attempting Me

“Push, Leap, Fall” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Gregory L. Wilson II as Shooter, Antwan “Large Boi” Antwan as Ace, Yolanda Ross as Bernadette Fleury. Picture: Wilford Harewood/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.

As traditional, the episode presents a story of two crimes. Particular Brokers Will Trent (Ramon Rodriguez) and Religion Mitchell (Iantha Richardson) examine the loss of life of Rooster (Gregory L. Wilson) at Invoice Pickett’s Rodeo, a historic Black rodeo in Atlanta. On the floor, the proof overwhelmingly factors to veteran rider Bernadette Fleury (Yolanda Ross)—a lot in order that the rodeo proprietor provides a $10,000 reward for her seize and the return of her horse, Pancake. The bounty raises issues about potential vigilantism, prompting Amanda Wagner (Sonja Singh) to push Will and Religion to seek out Bernadette earlier than another person does.

Will’s eager observational abilities lead him to give attention to the blood discovered removed from the sufferer and the lifeless cowboy’s costly footwear, indicating that Bernadette is probably going injured—or she wasn’t alone within the barn the place Rooster died. Religion seeks perception from Bernadette’s buddy, Ruby Metal (Jacinte Blankenship), a former rodeo performer. Ruby is aware of Bernadette’s troubled previous, which incorporates being assaulted and labeled an issue on the circuit.

Will and Religion flip their consideration to Bernadette’s ex-boyfriend, Flynn Callaway (Antwan Mills). His home, plagued by horse feed and manure, suggests he is aware of the place she is—however he’s not speaking. Earlier than they will get extra out of him, Callaway is murdered.

In the meantime, Murph (Nathan Hesse), enticed by the reward cash, tries to seize Bernadette. As an alternative, she ties him half-naked to a tree—not precisely the actions of somebody fleeing a homicide cost.

With Callaway lifeless, Bernadette calls Will. He urges her to give up, laying out his principle of Rooster’s homicide. Bernadette confirms the presence of a 3rd man, whom Will dubs “Damaged Nostril” (Myles Humphus). Bernadette, unsure she will be able to belief the GBI, refuses to come back in. Religion picks up on the background noise within the name, recognizing that Bernadette is looking from Goodwill Ranch—a spot the place she conveniently as soon as labored.

“Push, Leap, Fall” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Ramon Rodriguez as Particular Agent Will Trent, Iantha Richardson as Particular Agent Religion Mitchell. Picture: Daniel Delgado/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved

Will and Religion arrange an in a single day stakeout at Goodwill Ranch. Formally, they’re there to surveil Bernadette, however the dialog veers private. Will confesses to Religion that Marco’s brother got here to kill him, and a chunk of him needs that he had. He additionally laments his struggles with remedy—discovering a great therapist is proving tougher than anticipated. Religion does her greatest to get her buckaroo to buck up, however Will doesn’t appear to be listening.

As they surveil Bernadette, she surprises them by surveilling them as a substitute. The subsequent morning, she invitations them to breakfast—actions that additional recommend she’s no killer. Bernadette encourages Will to work together with Pancake, however he’s intimidated by the horse’s dimension. She reminds him, “Horses reply to who you might be, not who you assume you might be.”

Simply as Will begins to heat as much as Pancake, gunfire shatters the second—Bernadette takes successful. Chaos erupts, and Religion finds herself in a basic Western standoff with Damaged Nostril, fingers twitching close to triggers. The strain hangs thick till Religion, cool as ever, has the quickest finger. One shot, one takedown—the cowboy loses, the cowgirl wins.

Religion agrees to stick with Bernadette, whereas Will leads Pancake, sick from ingesting cocaine Damaged Nostril tried to hide, to security. The state of affairs gives Will with surprising equine remedy, as he likens the horse’s struggling to his personal inner turmoil, as he’d described the ache of his nervousness to his therapist (Margaret Cho) as “a bag of boiling snakes.” Sharing his “optimism drops” with Pancake, Will helps the horse push ahead.

“Push, Leap, Fall” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Ramon Rodriguez as Particular Agent Will Trent, Margaret Cho as Therapist. Picture: Wilford Harewood/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.

When Will lastly will get a cell sign, he requires a veterinarian as a result of Pancake is down. In a second of desperation, Will pleads with the horse, “If you happen to reside, I reside. We’re selecting to reside.” It’s unclear if even Will believes his personal phrases.

Quick ahead. Pancake pulls by means of. Bernadette is again within the saddle. However Will? That continues to be unsure.

  

“Push, Leap, Fall” – WILL TRENT, Pictured: Ramon Rodriguez as Will Trent. Picture: Daniel Delgado/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.

Whereas Will and Religion navigate the rodeo thriller, Detectives Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) and Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) examine the loss of life of a person they need to decide resulted from a push, bounce, or fall. The subplot serves as a foil for the detectives’ private struggles.

Michael, pushed by the fabulous Bon Bon (Jonny Beauchamp) and Josiah (Kenneth Mosley), is inspired to finish his end-of-life paperwork because of his mind tumor. Their Abbott-and-Costello dynamic—characterised by rapid-fire banter and comedic misunderstandings—provides levity. Bon Bon’s hilarious combine up of phrases “transparence, nitpoking, and torpid,” is met with Josiah’s corrections: “transference, nitpicking, and cathartic.”

“Push, Leap, Fall” – WILL TRENT, Pictured (L-R): Jonny Beauchamp as Bon Bon Chiffon, Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski. Picture: Wilford Harewood/Disney © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.

In the meantime, Michael and Angie bounce into the investigation when the coroner, Pete (Kurt Yue), reveals James Webster’s corpse with out preamble, grossing out the detectives. Webster’s widow, Danielle (Erika Robel), describes him as a faithful father and hen fanatic. With no identified enemies, they rule out “push”. Nonetheless, the household’s insurance coverage agent, Tim Shivers (Matthew Cornwell) notes Webster was on antidepressants, suggesting “bounce”—till a receipt for a brand new hen feeder, bought on the day of his loss of life, contradicts that principle.

Safety footage reveals Tim recovered Webster’s dropped hen feeder and tried to cross the loss of life off as suicide—motivated by the bonus he’d obtain for a self-inflicted fatality. Michael slaps on the cuffs, charging Tim with proof tampering and interference in an investigation.

Angie and Michael pat themselves on the again, however their private battles stay unresolved. Regardless of Michael’s heartfelt discuss along with his children, Angie spirals, heading to a bar as a substitute of a gathering.

Angie’s try and flush her mom’s stays—performed partially for comedy—was cringe-worthy at greatest. She finally ends up on her knees, grinding towards the filth of a bar’s toilet flooring—sticky with who is aware of what, reeking of stale beer and remorse. As if that weren’t sufficient, she stumbles into a pair’s struggle and turns into their goal. The blows depart her greater than bodily defeated—they drive an existential reckoning.

The present typically balances self-aware humor, however on this episode, the road between levity and insensitivity is blurred. When coping with matters like homicide, abuse, and trauma, pressured humor can really feel misplaced—akin to laughing out loud at a funeral.

“Push, Leap, Fall” has moments of intrigue however lacks the spark of earlier installments. Whereas the modern-day Black rodeo setting gives contemporary visible enchantment, the episode features as a bridge somewhat than a standout, holding issues collectively however failing to depart viewers with momentum.

General Score:

7:10