S01.E05: Chain Reaction

[Snazzy Daisy]

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Kat finally gets the answers she's been searching for these last 11 years. Time is running out for Dana, and Titus goes searching for Brendan.

Air Date: Jan 01, 2025

 

Edited January 2 by Snazzy Daisy

[Snazzy Daisy]

The best word to describe this series is SLUGGISH, with convoluted plot. Rosalind Eleazar is wasted here.

The episodes are named after ’80s hits for no particular reason.

The annoying plot hole — Clint was killed at Aqua’s house and Stagger staged the crime scene to look like a break-in. Instead of focusing on Monte Leburne, the main question that Kat should be asking is — what was Clint doing at Aqua’s house?

The most boring arc — Titus and his operations.

The ending — it’s not clear cut. A guy you love accidentally killed your dad. So let’s hold hands, baby. 🙄

[twoods]

Interesting ending and not what I was expecting. Also very abrupt. Is that it? Is there a second half? Did they run out of money for a 6th episode to tie everything together? I always thought the creepy dog breeder would somehow be connected to her dad’s case but I guess not. What a weird show.

Edited January 2 by twoods

[snarts]

Eh, I liked it. I love Harlan Coben's writing so that shouldn't be surprising yet I so often dislike movie/tv adaptations. 

My only complaint was that Ep5 was too hurried and really could've been split into two to give viewers time to absorb everything that happened. 

 

[christie]

On 1/2/2025 at 7:35 AM, Snazzy Daisy said:

The annoying plot hole — Clint was killed at Aqua’s house and Stagger staged the crime scene to look like a break-in. Instead of focusing on Monte Leburne, the main question that Kat should be asking is — what was Clint doing at Aqua’s house?

🙄

But Clint's body wasn't found at Aqua's house (at least that's what I understood; it makes no sense for Stagger to have left Clint's body there if he wanted to sweep the whole thing under the carpet).

Josh killing Clint, even accidentally, came out of nowhere - so disappointing. 

[HerkyJerky]

On 1/1/2025 at 11:35 PM, Snazzy Daisy said:

The best word to describe this series is SLUGGISH, with convoluted plot

Agree to disagree. Now Black Doves, THAT was a convoluted plot! 😵‍💫

[LionsFan]

I feel like I must have fallen asleep at some point and missed some things. 
 

1. Stagger moved the body and didn’t ditch the knife? Didn’t think to have Aqua  scrub it clean, disinfect it, and toss it? 
 

2. What was the timeframe from Josh killing Clint to visiting Leburne in prison and then leaving Kat the next day? Did they arrest Leburne the very next day? He said something about already serving life for killing two other people so why not add on another person. That tells me he went through a trial which takes time. So did Josh and Kat continue as a couple and Josh left after Leburne was convicted?

 

[MartyQui]

Sometimes when I watch these shows where everyone runs toward danger I think they’re all too stupid to live.  

[Raja]

On 1/9/2025 at 8:49 PM, LionsFan said:

2. What was the timeframe from Josh killing Clint to visiting Leburne in prison and then leaving Kat the next day? Did they arrest Leburne the very next day? He said something about already serving life for killing two other people so why not add on another person. That tells me he went through a trial which takes time. So did Josh and Kat continue as a couple and Josh left after Leburne was convicted?

It did seem to be on a Law & Order arrest to conviction time schedule.

Our catfishing/identity theft/serial killer crew.

Dana was the only hero here. Dude gets beat down with a stick but finds her with an ax and takes the phone,  the phone.  I expected her ax to take down the boss when he turned towards Kat's gun to save her son. Breden himself went from breaking in a detective's house with superspy like knowledge and abilities.

[JustHereForFood]

I was so sure this would be a one-topic-for-all-episodes forum that I didn't bother to check before finishing the whole thing, LMAO. I also though it would be 6 or 8 episodes, so I was surprised when things started to get wrapped up during the 5th episode. 

One thing I guessed was that "Parker" would be a man, that was pretty obvious. Still the whole thing with the death is convoluted, but that is to be expected from a Harlan Coben story. And how convenient that Josh got a daughter in the meantime and his wife conveniently died. 

The boy's mother who freed herself and went after the gang with an axe gets all my admiration. 100% badass.