#i'm mad at cordell for how he treated stella which is not something i thought i'd ever say

[canonicallysoulmates]

Walker 3.05

I have a bone to pick with this episode. Cassie's family is celebrating the anniversary of the family restaurant, and they're throwing a party. Her heritage is Puerto Rican. As a Puerto Rican, I do find myself disappointed that the representation of my culture boiled down to just Puerto Rico flags everywhere. It's a party in a restaurant, food is a huge part of my culture yet none of our dishes got mentioned and I understand the party was not the focus but- when Cordell tells Cassie that they're going to take a detour so she can go to this family event she says "so...brisket?" even changing that brisket to lechón would have made me happy. I love seeing my flag, I'm glad he knows my island exists but they could have put in little details, we're more than just our love for our flag and dominoes.

That being said but sticking with Walker and Cassie, they have to transport evidence back to Austin but the evidence they're delivering has to do with the people who kidnapped Walker and Liam. When they are on their way the evidence box starts beeping so they decide to open it (they can't call for help cause they have no phone signal they're in the middle of a back road) and it turns out it was just one of the watches beeping but Cassie notices that in the box is also the files that the mercenaries had including the one they had on Walker which happens to be the most thorough, in-depth one. It seems Walker's troubles with this group are not over yet because why are they so obsessed with him? I mean I can't blame them but why are they so obsessed with him?

Trey is officially a Texas Ranger! 🥳 And Micki sent him a gift basket as a congratulations gift 🥺 But not everybody is happy, Trey's mom is struggling with his decision to become a Ranger. She supports her son but she needs time to accept his decision to change his career from safe and steady back into something dangerous. I'm glad they didn't just have her automatically being fine with it but instead they have her dealing with that realistic mix of emotions of being happy and proud and supportive of her son while also fearing for what this career choice will mean for the well being and safety of her child.

This episode did something surprising, it actually made me care about Stella. If you know me, you know I don't particularly care for the kid characters but this ep made me feel so bad for that poor child. I wanna wrap her up in a blanket and then turn around and smack Walker. Because this kid is just doing her thing, she's showing up for work, she's talking with Geri trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life, she's trying to be a good and understanding big sister even though August is being a jerk yet Walker snaps at her and makes her spend the night in jail for a party that she had nothing to do with!

August, who has decided to put the full blame on Stella for not being "cool" in school or getting enough attention at home (take it out on your father not your sister), took advantage of the fact the Side Step was going to be closed that night and threw a party letting his classmates go wild and get drunk. Then his dumbass got locked in the back so he had to text Stella for help, Stella being a decent sister shut down the party and got him out but right behind her were the cops who arrested them.

Understandably Walker was pissed but instead of asking what happened, he assumed it was Stella, placed all the blame on her, wouldn't give her the opportunity to defend herself, and left her crying in jail. I wanna smack him. Yes, Stella has done some stupid shit in her life, and Cordell could sometimes be a bit stricter as a parent, but she owns up to her dumbass mistakes, she did not deserve the way Cordell treated her at that moment. You know who did deserve that treatment? August. He better own up and tell his father the truth. And when he finds out the truth, Walker owes Stella a big apology.