“I just wanna be where I am.”

With last week’s episode proving to be the strongest of the season so far, the twelfth instalment has a mountain to climb to go one better. “You’re the Worst Person in the World” seeks to accomplish this by leading the team to investigate a killer cult, while Will learns the joys of being stuck with desk duty.

Will in a Spiral

Continuing Will’s storyline, this latest episode finds him struggling to deal with the trauma of having killed a child. As a result, he’s been confined to desk duty and ordered to go through mandated therapy; however, things aren’t going well. Despite his actions being labelled as a good shoot, Will can’t accept it, and throughout the episode, he starts to spiral.

Alongside realistic nightmares, Will’s trauma is highlighted best when it parallels his conflicted feelings for both Angie and Marion. Unfortunately for Marion, she catches the worst of it this episode, and by the end of the story, they agree to “take a break”.

This sudden end to their relationship feels like a missed opportunity. Will and Marion’s romance offered the show new and exciting avenues to explore, away from the overflowing baggage of trauma that followed Will and Angie. However, Will’s constant pining for Angie takes the show back in the wrong direction as it covers already well-trodden ground.

Faith in the Grips of Fear

Romance isn’t the only thing Will has to worry about. His friendship with Faith is still on life support during the episode. After Will betrayed her trust, Faith can barely stand to be in the same room as him, and they spend most of the story trying to keep away from each other.

Learning that her son, Jeremy, is a CI has her understandably distraught, and she takes her time away from Will to come up with a plan to minimise her distress. Her solution? Become her son’s handler. While it’s too early to tell, there are plenty of interesting plot points that could be explored as the show reaches beyond its halfway point.

The Abbreviation for Collective is Cult

Romance on the rocks and friendships thrown into the fire, Will’s new vulnerability makes him the perfect victim for a cult, which just so happens to be this week’s tie-in case.

Investigating a series of murders linked to a group known as the Olas Collective, Will coincidentally makes inroads with its shady leader, Rain. While this investigation takes a back seat to Will’s trauma for most of the episode, the prospect of him going undercover next week brings with it the promise of an in-depth look at the inner workings of how these organisations prey on people.

Last week’s episode proved a tough act to follow for “You’re the Worst Person in the World”. Despite the beginnings of an in-depth look at Will’s trauma and PTSD, it ended up being the episode’s undoing.

In the midst of Will’s spiral, the show ends his relationship with Marion in favour of old habits. Her addition to the series showed great promise for Will’s growth beyond his tough upbringing, something which can no longer happen as he returns to Angie. Moreover, the case of the week never got to show its full potential, leaving it everything to do in the next episode.

I Give You’re the Worst Person in the World: 7/10