'Will Trent's Biggest Creative Mistake Yet Proves the Show Is Losing the Plot

For most network procedurals, main character deaths are to be expected at any given turn, and viewers have to go in with the knowledge that their favorite characters could be killed off at any time. Such are the rules for intense and long-running series like Grey's Anatomy, and Criminal Minds. There are other procedurals, though, that have lighter tones and have thus essentially guaranteed the safety of their core main characters, like High Potential, and — until this week — Will Trent.