“You’re Not That Person Anymore” plays like an hour where every character finally stops pretending—where the emotional armor, the professional façades, and the romantic illusions fall away. In that sense, a more fitting title might be “Masks Off,” because this episode is about people revealing who they really are, what they really feel, and what they can no longer hide.
It’s an episode about love cemented between Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) and Dr. Seth (Scott Foley), love lost between Special Agent Faith Mitchell (Iantha Richardson) and International Man of Mystery Malcolm (DeVaughn Nixon), and the love of good friends who show up when the masks slip and the truth hurts. Tonally, it’s pitch perfect: nostalgic, hopeful, joyful, and quietly devastating.
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| “You’re Not That Person Anymore” – WILL TRENT. Pictured: Iantha Richardson as Special Agent Faith Mitchell. Photo: Disney/ Daniel Delgado Jr. © 2026 Disney. All rights reserved. |
Masks Off in the Field: Faith’s Heart vs. Her Cover
Faith is “dating it up” while working undercover on Biosentia Pharmaceutical’s corporate espionage case. Amanda Wagner sees the danger immediately and warns, “Don’t let your feelings get in the way.”
Will, cool and efficient, advises Faith, “Never say anything personal that can be traced,” and then tells Amanda, “She’s already inside. Let her bring the case home.”
Her undercover persona and her real emotional life collide—another mask slipping.
Secrets, Contracts, and Cracks in the Story
Faith’s undercover work pulls her into Malcolm’s larger conspiracy. Malcolm’s lifelong friend, Winston Terry (Jonathan Davis), catches her snooping around his place. A tense moment erupts between the men before Faith interrupts. Things escalate when Winston draws his gun on her—right before the APD breaks things up.
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| “You’re Not That Person Anymore” – WILL TRENT. Pictured: Devaughn Nixon as Malcolm, Jonath Davis as. Photo: Disney/ Daniel Delgado Jr. © 2026 Disney. All rights reserved |
It was pretty intense how Michael (Jake McLaughlin) whispers to Faith, “Make it look good,” then body slams and cuffs her. Am I the only one who found that interaction a bit titillating?
Meanwhile, Detectives Michael and Franklin (Kevin Daniels) deliver the episode’s best comedic beats. Franklin, bless him, is terrible at tailing a suspect—he gets made almost immediately and tries to cover by awkwardly flirting with Winston. Later, stuck in a surveillance van with a Dustbuster, Franklin casually admits to Michael that he’s “been in a lot of dirty vans,” which somehow makes the moment even funnier. Their dynamic keeps the tension from tipping too dark, grounding the episode in the show’s signature off kilter humor.
The Robberies Unmasked: One Born of Grief, the Rest of Greed
The Atlanta bank heist finally comes into focus. Every lingering question about motive, method, and connection is answered here.
Malcolm and his crew were proper villains—they did it for the “money, money, money.” But Faith learns that the Atlanta heist was personal. Malcolm’s son, Quinton, was born with a heart defect and died before his eighth birthday. His death resulted from taking Biosentia’s drug Evalia, which fueled Malcolm’s revenge blackmail plot against CEO Neville Gordon (Andrew Polk).
A Love That Couldn’t Survive the Truth
Malcolm tells Faith, “I love you,” and she says it back. But the truth is undeniable. Deputy Director Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) knows Faith is drowning in her feelings, so she orders her to stand down. Faith does.
Unfortunately, Winston figures out her identity. He kidnaps her, leading to a fatal fight between him and Malcolm—who shoots his old friend to save her. But he still doesn’t untie her. Faith escapes on her own, shaken and heartbroken as she confronts Malcolm just as he’s attempting to exact revenge on the Biosentia CEO.
Faith and Malcolm’s relationship was always doomed. The mask of possibility finally falls. Malcolm asks, “Was any of it real?” Faith answers with clarity: even if they’d been honest the day they met, they would have ended up in the same place.
“You rob banks. I arrest people who rob banks.”
The Arrest: No More Pretending
Faith pleads with Michael — “Stand down. For me.”
And Michael does. He lowers his weapon, steps back, and cuffs Malcolm with a gentleness that acknowledges the heartbreak unfolding in front of him. Faith steps forward and hugs Malcolm.
“One more time would be nice,” Malcolm whispers—an echo of their earlier confession, when he told her he loved her, and she surprised herself by saying it back.
She says it again now, soft but certain: “I love you.”
It’s the end of something that felt real but never had a real chance to survive.
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| “You’re Not That Person Anymore” – WILL TRENT. Pictured: Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Ramon Rodriguez and Will Trent. Photo: Disney/ Daniel Delgado Jr. © 2026 Disney. All rights reserved. |
Angie & Seth: Love Without Masks
Angie practices her vows in the precinct bathroom, talking to her mother’s ashes—ashes she once flushed down a grimy Atlanta toilet. “I like her there,” she quips, in that perfectly Angie blend of gallows humor and tenderness.
She and Will slip into a nostalgic rhythm, revisiting their shared history—painkillers swapped for aspirin, trauma stacked on trauma—two people who know each other’s darkest corners. Angie looks up at him and admits, simply, “I love him.” Will answers with equal simplicity: “I know.” They both understand that Angie is not the person she used to be and has earned this happiness with Seth.
Will feels the baby move. The moment lands as bittersweet, strange, and quietly hopeful. Angie wants her wedding to be special. Will tells her, “How can it not be special when he gets to marry you.”
And then there’s Franklin, the episode’s unexpected MVP. He confiscated Winston’s $100 tip that turned out to be evidence that linked Winston and Malcolm to the Biosentia robbery. Franklin dominated his wedding planning duties. As the wedding officiant, he delivered one of the most touching lines of the hour. He says: “I’ve known Angie for a long time. I’ve never seen her so happy, so relaxed. It’s a beautiful thing to witness.”
The wedding—complete with a lighted bicycle parade—is deeply moving. Angie’s vows to Seth are some of the most unmasked, unguarded writing the show has given her: “Through your eyes, I feel hopeful… You gave me both [wife and mother]. I love you.”
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| “You’re Not That Person Anymore” – WILL TRENT. Pictured: Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Scott Foley as Seth Dale, Kevin Daniels Franklin. Photo: Disney/ Daniel Delgado Jr. © 2026 Disney. All rights reserved. |
Will & Faith: Partners Who See Each Other Clearly
As the episode ends, Will and Faith sit together, processing everything. They joke about learning that Angie and Seth are officially married on WhatsApp.
“You OK?” Will asks.
“No. You?”
“I think so.”
Faith confesses, “I just feel so bad.”
Will answers simply, “I know.”
Faith asks for Will’s sandwich. He gives it to her.
“Split it?” She offers.
“Stay.” Will stays.
Two partners. Two friends. No masks, no pretense—just honesty.
Final Thoughts
A beautifully balanced heartbreaking, hopeful, and emotionally honest episode.
So, dear reader, riddle me this: When the mask finally came off, which reveal made you feel more hope, heartbreak, or both? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Overall Rating: 9 out of 10
