Found (NBC) Promo HD - Shanola Hampton, Mark-Paul Gosselaar series - Gabi Mosely believes every missing person deserves to be found... and she'll do anything to find them. Found premieres Tuesday, October 3rd at 10/9c on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar is trying way too fucking hard to make Sir seem sympathetic and he's coming frighteningly fucking close. He reminds me of David Tennant portraying Killgrave.
Found finds former Saved by the Bell star Mark-Paul Gosselaar in a much different kind of role, as he's playing a former kidnapper who now helps one of his victims as she tries to locate missing persons. Gosselaar says that the series, from Greg Berlanti's production company and co-starring Shanola Hampton (Shameless), has been a lot of fun to shoot, and he thinks audiences will pick up on that vibe.
Found airs Tuesday nights at 10/9c on NBC, and episodes start streaming the following day on Peacock
Both Gabi and Margaret being distracted and guilt ridden this episode had me with anxiety the whole time. I want more back story and flashbacks for them both. Learning that Margaret has 2 other children was mind-blowing. And Sir low-key had me convinced that Gabi asked for a friend even tho all that we know about her up until this point, that seems out of character. I want to know how Lacey/Bella will feel when she finds out that Gabi has Sir in the basement.
Gabi Mosely believes every missing person deserves to be found… and she’ll do anything to find them. Starring Shanola Hampton, Azaria Carter, Bill Kelly, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Found premieres Tuesday, October 3rd 2023.
We have a Groundhog Day situation, but with yuletide fun!
Kate Stanton (Amy Smart) is a woman with a plan this Christmas Eve. She is going to get her ex boyfriend Jack (Benjamin Ayres) back, get married, and live happily ever after. She explains all this to her best friend Miyoko (Laura Miyata) after she calls Jack asking when she can see Max, his dog that she sometimes watches still I guess? I know that I'm an intense pet parent, but I wouldn't trust any exes with my dogs. Anyway, so Kate is shopping for a Christmas gift for Jack when she gets spritzed in the face with perfume and passes out. She comes to pretty quickly, and rushes off. On her way back to her apartment, she runs into her neighbor Margine (Jayne Eastwood) who has baked her a cherry chip loaf. Which honestly sounds great. Cherry chip is my dad's favorite, so I might have to look up a recipe for it.
Once Kate gets home and changed, she heads to a blind date set up by her dad Mike (Peter MacNeill) and his significant other Sally (Mary Long). When she arrives at the bar, the first person she meets is a nerdy looking man named Toby (Joe MacLeod), but he's waiting for Phyllis. Then she meets her actual date, Miles Dufine (Mark-Paul Gosselaar). However, Kate is so sure that it won't work out that it's a terrible date. She is rude to Miles and leaves early to go meet Jack. However, Jack brings his new girlfriend Nancy (Jennifer Kydd). Kate is upset, but still takes Max and heads to her dad's house for dinner, and then goes to bed like normal.
When she wakes up, it's still Christmas Eve and she's on the floor of the department store again where she woke up after getting spritzed. She doesn't do the same thing every time she wakes up there, but that's almost all the people she interacts with every time (there's also a neighbor couple and a teenager, but they aren't every day).
For me, Kate was a frustrating protagonist because she was very high strung. It's also a little frustrating that every time she is rude to Miles, he's never willing to hear her out. She doesn't always try to explain or apologize, but when she does, he still walks away. Which, like, good for you for knowing your worth, but also, miscommunication happens. Especially with people who don't know each other very well.
Overall, I think the acting and production quality is here, but the story falls a little flat. It's fine, but nothing special. I probably won't watch it again. 2.5 stars.
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