NBC’s Found on Peacock TV

Missings Persons Cases have been a part of crime TV for sometime. Whether they’re true stories or fictional, viewers are rooting for the abducted person to come home. Unfortunately for various reasons some don’t make it home. While others manage to escape on their own. That’s what’s interesting about Found on NBC.

Synopsis

A teenage girl was targeted and abducted by her teacher. After several failed attempts, she managed to escape. However, law enforcement is unable to apprehended him. As a result, her experience motivates her to establish and agency dedicated to finding victims that are less likely to receive timely help. Found reveals biases that society has on specific demographic, as well as, the attention to detail needed to find a needle in a hay stack.

Because her band of vigilantes are very effective at their work, they don’t have the best relationship with the police department. Each success is a reflection of the departments priorities and biases. If this isn’t enough to get your attention, what if I told you she was harboring a dark secret?

[S]he’s (Gabi Mosely) got her childhood kidnapper locked up in the basement, helping her crack every case.

Peacock TV, Found

What I Like About Found

From the outside looking in, this victim was abducted by someone she trusted. During her captivity, he continued to teach at her school. While forcing her to study for scripted dinner conversations. There’s a sinking feeling that she won’t be found, which makes finding a way out her only option. Throughout the show, we see traumatic flashbacks of Gabi’s captivity that are often triggered by a case she’s working on. I like that this experience is spliced througout the Season One. They accomplish a few things from this. One, there’s life after abduction. Two, the experience stays with you and can be recalled at anytime. Three, everyone comes with pain differently. Like her team.

To be honest, this crew comes across as people that met at a support group and decided to open up  a private investigation agency for missing peoples cases. Otherwise I don’t see how you get this eclectic group together naturally. Since missing person means something different to each of them, the viewer gets a diverse scope of how they cope. Some of them exhibit neurotic behavior(s) that are accepted for the most part. Typically intervention occurs when the triggered individual appears to be in distress. So the team doesn’t enable each other, which is nice and adds to the tension. After all, Gabi’s predator is locked in her basement…

That’s what makes Gabi’s secret so terrible. Her found family constantly brings up finding Sir, Gabi’s former teacher, and she has to lie to them. Not only is she holding him captive, but Sir is helping them find people. Think of Criminal Minds. Instead of trying to look at things hypothetically from the unsubs perspective, Gabi’s getting direct insight and opinion from a kidnapper, that’s technically still at large. Which makes the viewer wonder. Do to wrongs make a right  Given the results it’s hard to say. From a moral standpoint, her actions are wrong. Yes, she was a victim, but she’s obstructing justice a long with other crimes to keep him under her thumb.

Final Thoughts

I recommend Found. It’s got the thriller aspect mixed with drama and a pinch of romance. The Season One has 13 Episodes with an average runtime of 43 minutes without commercials. Season Two’s premiere was Oct 3. There’s still time to catch up. Some of the twists and turns will give you a false sense of security. So far, Found is binge worthy. if you’ve got the time this holiday weekend, catch up on Peacock TV.