FBI: Most Wanted Season 1, Episode 3 preview: Radicalizing youth

By Alexandria Ingham | Jan 21, 2020

From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI and the "Law & Order" franchise, FBI: MOST WANTED is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice. Series premieres Tuesday, Jan. 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R) Roxy Sternberg as Sheryll Barnes, Nathaniel Arcand as Clinton Skye, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Hana Gibson, Julian McMahon as Jess LaCroix, and Kellan Lutz as Kenny Crosby Photo: Jeff Neumann/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved /

The Fugitive Task Force needs to find a radicalized mass shooting survivor before he becomes a terrorist in FBI: Most Wanted Season 1, Episode 3.

You know how we hear that terrorists were on the FBI watch list before carrying out the acts of terrorism? That’s something FBI: Most Wanted Season 1, Episode 3 is going to touch on. Here’s what to expect and how to watch the episode live.

We hear all the time how potential terrorists were being watched. There are various reasons why this happens, and in the case of “Hairtrigger,” it’s a young man who survived a mass shooting. After that, he was radicalized, and now there’s a risk that he’ll become an anti-government terrorist.

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The Fugitive Task Force wants to prevent that from happening. This isn’t just about saving a bunch of innocent lives but about trying to get this survivor’s life back on track. Why and how was he radicalized after the mass shooting? Where did the mass shooting take place to lead to this belief that becoming an anti-government terrorist was the right thing?

After all, the mission seems to be an act of revenge, revenge against the people he thought should have protected him. There’s going to be some deep backstory worth exploring, shedding a light on those who carry out attacks to gain some sort of understanding (not excusing them but understanding why they would do this to prevent future attacks).

Out of everyone, Jesse LaCroix will realistically be able to sympathize or even empathize with the young boy. There’s going to be something that he finds he can connect to, because he is one of the most empathetic characters on TV in a very long time, especially when it comes to TV crime dramas.

Just check out the promo and synopsis for FBI: Most Wanted Season 1, Episode 3 to get an idea of what to expect tonight:

"When a young mass shooting survivor radicalizes into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him."

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Don’t miss out on the all-new episode. Here’s how to watch FBI: Most Wanted live.

Date: Jan. 21
Start Time: 10/9c
Episode: Season 1, Episode 3, “Hairtrigger”
TV Channel: CBS
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