I'm happy to report that Will Trent (the show) didn't forget about Faith Mitchell's diabetes. In fact, they talked about it in a fun and -- I think? -- realistic way. Her work colleague (friend?) kept reminding her to eat a cracker.
Image ID: Ormewood and Faith wait outside the house, as Will is inside pummeling (and getting pummeled by) the suspect. Ormie offers Faith crackers. end ID
A simple, one might say "throw away" line, that changes nothing with regards to the story (it's not Checkov's gun for eFFF's sake, you don't have to use disability/illness for drama!), but adds one more dimention to the character.
The show didn't forget about Will Trent's (character) dyslexia. Obviously, as this is one of his defining characteristics (and in his case it works, but it's not Checkov's gun either). I love how they made Will evolve from the shy, secretive agent of Season 1, into this person, who is... proud of who he is. And look, he has assistive device now! (and the device seems to have a personality, whut?) (it's not real personality, but an emulation, of course (op is scared of AIs)).
Next. The show creators chose (and they said it in some interview) to not have Angie spiral toward her addiction. For one, that kind of story has been told a million times and it's so repetitive. Besides, I think they are too aware. IDEK. Anyway, here she is, still sober, still fighting and still being Angie. Oh, and she had a talk with her sponsor, so, that counts.
And last but first in my thoughts, Ormie. He still has that nervous energy I associate with PTS, or whatever kind of remnant of his years spent downrange. He can't sit still, he talks fast, he barges into rooms narrowly avoiding knocking another person off their feet. Then there's that wild ride with Angie.
Image ID: Ormewood and Angie in the golf cart, at night, spinning around. The lights in the background are blurried. Angie is laughing and Ormewood is holding for dear life. end ID
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, keep going!"
Talk adrenaline junkie, if I ever saw one (or someone overreacting after a high-stakes, stressful situation where guns were fired near his kids, y'kno.. )
To sum it up, I think Will Trent is still doing a fine job with representation of chronic illness / disability / neurodivergence. They don't have any visibly disabled characters, but there's always room for growth.
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