Tracker surprised viewers this week with the incredibly twisty Season 3 finale, "The Best Ones," which effectively wrote off fan-favorite Russell Shaw for the foreseeable future. Although Jensen Ackles has been a Tracker staple since the first season of the hit CBS drama, it seems that the star has been given an "out" in order to headline his The Boys spin-off prequel, Vought Rising, set to hit Prime Video sometime next year. But while the departure of Russell Shaw may be practical for Ackles' schedule, it also doubles as an interesting pivot for where the character could go in his own spin-off — whether a full-blown CBS series or a potential Paramount+ event/miniseries.

For three seasons, Tracker has gotten away with a storytelling shortcut that was easy to overlook because the show itself was so entertaining. Whenever Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) needed an answer, someone on the other end of the phone usually had one. More often than not, that someone was Randy (Chris Lee). Now, CBS may have finally found a way to solve that problem.