I’m Positive That This Colter Romance Will Happen in Tracker Season 2
A central romance will still arise with Colter Shaw in Tracker Season 2, despite Justin Hartley’s comments on the matter. The series premiered on CBS in 2024 and quickly became the most popular series on television. Now that Tracker Season 2 is approaching, Justin Hartley has answered questions about what to expect from his series when Season 2 premieres in the fall. At San Diego Comic-Con in 2024, he even commented on what to expect from Colter’s love life, and it wrapped up an intriguing romance that began to blossom over the course of several episodes of Tracker Season 1. Hartley tried to dash any hopes when asked about a romance between Colter and Fiona Rene’s Reenie Green in Tracker Season 2. However, I didn’t believe it. Tracker Season 2 needs Reenie and Colter’s chemistry, and as such, there’s a path for their romance to continue to develop when the show picks up its second season in the fall. I suspect Colter will have other romantic moments next season, which is another reason to keep the character open, but I know that love can still blossom between the two main characters of Tracker.
I know a slow-burn romance isn’t out of the question for Reenie and Colter in Tracker Season 2. That’s what Tracker Season 1 set up for the co-stars. Reenie quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with when the show premiered. The story goes that Reenie and Colter were ex-lovers, but it didn’t end well when Colter left after a night of intimacy without saying goodbye. However, in Episode 1, Reenie symbolically forgave Colter when she freed him from prison. From there, the pair continued to flirt with each other from time to time.
While they were playful and confrontational at first, Reenie took the relationship seriously and was there for Colter, and I was touched by how she continued to help. As they began to build their working relationship, Colter and Reenie’s natural and easy chemistry with each other was evident. Throughout Tracker season 1, their relationship remained as friends because having a romantic relationship would have complicated the work and given too much information about the relationship to the audience at once. The same is true for season 2 — Tracker will take its time rather than act on Reenie and Colter’s love story right now.
However, I can see other interesting romantic possibilities for Justin Hartley in Tracker season 2 beyond Reenie. The first season of the series also introduced Billie Matalon, a tracker and bounty hunter who worked alongside Colter in season 1, episode 6, “Lexington.” It established Colter and Billie’s romantic relationship, including their rich and complicated past. Colter and Billie had previously worked together on a job, but their partnership ultimately ended in an unresolved betrayal. Billie’s appearance revealed that Billie had betrayed Colter in the past, and despite their obvious chemistry, he did not trust her.
