‘Tracker’ Siblings Jensen Ackles, Justin Hartley Joke About ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’-Inspired Love Triangle

Love triangles involving brothers is a hot TV trend that even Justin Hartley‘s hit CBS series Tracker is hopping on

During the Sunday, October 19, episode of the hit CBS series, Colter (Hartley) reunited with his brother, Russell (Jensen Ackles), before they met with Reenie (Fiona Rene). Russell subtly tried to get Colter to give him the scoop on Reenie’s love life after previously showing his interest in the lawyer.

“Speaking of boyfriends, what do you know about Reenie’s boyfriend? Because I’m calling [bulls***]. She said they were in a weird place. When I pressed her, she gave me that look,” Russell explained. “So I just moved on.”

Colter seemed confused by Russell’s invested interest in Reenie’s partner but Russell kept pushing, asking, “Is he a tech bro? A soy boy? An alpha or beta or a coffee guy or a scholar? That’s probably her jam, isn’t it?”

Russell wasn’t thrilled when Colter revealed that Reenie was dating a lawyer.

“Damn it. I mean that seems kind of expected. He seems good? But good for her? I know you got an opinion about this,” he added. “You got an opinion about every damn thing.”

In response, Colter noted that it was not his “business,” saying, “I stay in my lane, she stays in hers.” Russell, however, brought up the “one time” Reenie “swerved over” to Colter’s lane when they hooked up before the season 1 premiere.

“It was a long time ago,” Colter fired back. “I think it’s best if we just focus on the job.”

Based on Jeffery Deaver‘s novel The Never Game, Tracker has viewers tuning in each week to see their favorite fictional survivalist — a.k.a Colter — travel the country to help solve missing person cases, track down information on criminal cases and so much more. Colter usually receives help from his team, which includes his attorney Reenie.

Colter and Reenie’s history isn’t limited to a professional relationship though, and she has since caught the eye of Colter’s brother too.

“Reenie loves some of that attention. Who doesn’t love a little bit of validation here and there? We’re all human,” Rene exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024. “But I think Reenie is looking for the caliber of man who can be emotionally, physically and mentally available. [Someone] in the same state who she doesn’t have to track down every single time she wants to talk to him. I think that that’s pretty pertinent.”

She continued: “[She wants] to have someone who is willing to put her as a priority — and that’s hard. For Russell and Colter, I don’t know if Reenie trusts that either of them are capable of doing all of those things. [They should] prove me wrong.”

At the time, Rene also weighed in on Reenie and Colter exploring a romance in the future.

“I think deep down Colter loves Reenie. I really would like to think that he has unconditional love for her,” she noted. “He really wants what’s best for Reenie and he wants to see her happy. I think Elliot at that moment is really making her happy. So I think it’s undeniable for Colter to feel that too. But does that mean that he is over it?”

Rene made it clear she’s not ruling anything out.

“A lot of the time, Justin and I don’t talk about motivation. We don’t talk about the acting [in a scene]. We honestly come to set and we feel it out,” she added. “He’s such a phenomenal No. 1 [on the call sheet]. He wears so many hats [on set]. Not only is he an actor, but [he is focused on] the numbers of the show. It’s important to him as well as a producer. When he comes on set, he’s all about business and we even call him the Terminator.”

She continued: “But then he takes off that hat, he puts on his actor hat and he genuinely plays. It’s such a dream for an actor to be able to come on set and work together to find what feels right between their characters. Justin is always up for that. And for someone wearing so many hats, to be able to let all of that go and play in that moment is honestly the dream. I hope I can do the same.”

Tracker airs on CBS Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Paramount+.