Sheriff Country Season 2, Episode 2 Review: Mickey Has Had Enough

Sheriff Country Season 2, Episode 2 “Family Trust” is about getting closure and finding strength to walk away from people who’ve hurt you. Outside of the Fox family drama, the hour also focused on Travis and Cassidy’s respective storylines. Although secondary, the time spent on them was not only a nice break from the Foxes but necessary. Seeing how relentless they were in treating people with respect and solving murder cases made us care more about them.

While Season 2, Episode 1 “Cyclone” gave us moments where others validated Mickey’s pain, “Family Trust” goes further to show us Mickey choosing herself. First, she argued and fought with her parents’ multiple times. But she walked away when she had enough. And we’re proud of her for turning to those she loves to cope.

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Mickey Isn’t Alone

“Family Trust” brought Sharon back to Mickey’s side of Edgewater to have lunch and catch up on their months spent apart. After finding out Eva was alive, Sharon had no problem being petty or rude with her. Honestly, it was really no surprise that Sharon would treat Eva like someone who has burned her. Mickey and Sharon are sisters who are ride or die for each other. So, it made sense to us that Sharon and Eva’s first meeting would be tense and bitter. And we loved that it was because it’s proof that Sharon will always be in Mickey’s corner.

Right now, Mickey needs her sister and friends to lean on if she wants to stay afloat. Which is why we’re glad she isn’t feeling any shame about being vulnerable with them. Because old Mickey wouldn’t have been in the room long enough to feel comfortable talking to anyone, she loved about her feelings. Now, she’s grown to shut undeserving people out of her life and let those who she knows she can trust past her walls.

Aside from Sharon, Mickey also has Boone who did the work to lighten her case load so she could focus on the DEA case. Then, he agreed without hesitation to help her solve the case when Mickey quit. We’ve spoken time and time again how much he cares about her. And this is just another example of him running into the unknown with Mickey, so she isn’t alone. Obviously, their scenes were some of our favorites of the hour. But watching Mickey walk away from Wes and Eva and choose to protect her sanity was the best part. Not necessarily because of the drama but because of what it means for Mickey.

Moving Forward

Sure, Wes and Eva were doing what Mickey asked of them but in propelling the case forward, they once again made her feel forgotten. Certainly, Mickey isn’t a child who needs coddling anymore. But we understand why she acted like one at times because she was helpless in fighting the resurfacing of insecurities. Why? Because her own parents instilled a fear of abandonment in her. She couldn’t help feeling pushed aside when Wes and Eva agreed on his bizarre idea to break the case open and she didn’t like it.

For a while, sticking to the plan worked. Eva and Mickey were successful in being civil and nice to each other in the bakery stakeout. Until gaps of silence began to be tested with small conversations, jokes, and opportunities for Mickey to ask Eva whatever she wanted. These moments where their dynamic felt the most normal were the ones that would hurt Mickey the most. Because Mickey has mourned someone who wasn’t even dead since childhood. Obviously, she’d struggle to work alongside her mother who didn’t leave her too soon but chose to leave her behind. And her father who has done little to convince her that she’s second to cannabis in his life.

Overall, Mickey couldn’t separate work from family and it was their downfall. But we can’t be upset at her because there’s nothing to be upset over. She set boundaries, tried to meet them, and walked away when she failed. She isn’t ready for civilized conversation with the two people who were supposed to be there for her but never were. So, this isn’t Mickey being weak. Actually, choosing to walk away, even if it was an abrupt choice, is her being smart. It’s her being strong enough to walk away from people who make her feel unstable.

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Closing Chapters

Lastly, we loved when Travis confronted Miranda and told her he was selling Fraley Horizons. Not only was the company going bankrupt, but his sister had already tarnished their name with blackmail and criminal activity. So, he did what was best for everyone. Travis kept his employees employed by selling. And he walked away from a company-saving loan because his sister blackmailed the banker and it made him feel bad. In the end, Wes was right to say he was a good man because of how much he cared about doing the right thing.

As for Cassidy, she’s already shown us how kind, genuine, and smart she is through her actions. She’s a woman we love, who is also an authority figure, who fights to bring justice to those harmed in her community. So, watching her – along with Hank and Boone – not give up on solving the murder of Punch’s mother after getting the wrong guy multiple times was something we expected to see.

Because we knew they wouldn’t have been able to rest if they didn’t catch her killer. So, we’re glad the murder was resolved after a few episodes. It shows just how much solving the case mattered to the trio but Cassidy especially since she was the one who looked into the file first. Also, it was really sweet to see Punch and his brother get closure after years of being at odds.

Sheriff Country airs Fridays on CBS at 8pm EST.

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