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"Missing You" on Netflix (Original Post) beaglelover Jan 3 OP
I like the main character but I am quite wary of all Harlan Coben productions. Voltaire2 Jan 3 #1
I have mixed feelings about it. (Spoiler alert) bif Wednesday #2
I enjoyed it, too Lulu KC Friday #3

Voltaire2

(14,995 posts)
1. I like the main character but I am quite wary of all Harlan Coben productions.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 03:22 PM
Jan 3

They are generally trope filled over produced low quality script productions that use a top billing actor to compensate.

I'll watch the series, but I know it is going to disappoint. It already has. The main character exhibits the 'irrational emotionally driven woman' trope. I really don't like characters whose behavior is simply a plot device, rather than behavior based on character development.

bif

(24,361 posts)
2. I have mixed feelings about it. (Spoiler alert)
Wed Jan 8, 2025, 10:38 AM
Wednesday

On the plus side: I thought it was well acted and an intriguing story. Kept you guessing right until the ending.

On the negative side: The main story resolved itself with about 20 minutes to go. I thought Huh? Now what's going to happen? Then there was one surprise after another. It just seemed kind of weird. Too much packed into too short of a time period.

Lulu KC

(5,277 posts)
3. I enjoyed it, too
Fri Jan 10, 2025, 04:09 PM
Friday

It was a good escape to watch while bedridden with a mysterious virus. I watched it back-to-back with Black Doves and they kind of blurred together in a way, though they were very different. There was a park that I think was used in both.

I hear myself saying I don't like to watch violence, but I become a liar if it's a British crime or spy short series and I am either overwhelmed by life or not feeling well and it's villains getting hurt. I hope they keep these coming between now and the mid-term elections.

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