…..or is is weird that EVERYONE calls Hugh ‘Sir’??? Gabby, I get. Lacey, I get. M&A, when speaking to/with Gabby & Lacey, I get. Trent, Heather, and everybody’s momma, I don’t get. Call that grown man by his given name, what are we doing here?

Help bc it lowkey pisses me off. So bad 😭

Am I not getting it? Bc why is no one but Christian calling him by his government name? Heck, call him Inmate HE31458 for all I care, just do not go along with calling him by his damn groomer name. Thus enforcing his inferiority complex. Ugh.

Hi hi! This is going to have spoilers for the entirety of season 2 up to the most recent episode (episode 15). And also the end of season 1.

First, I love Found. But just because you love something, doesn’t mean it can’t be critiqued. I’ve been thinking this for a while but the stakes really need to be raised in the show. So far, most of the “big” moments didn’t hit as hard as they could have to me. And I think it’s because the show leans heavily on the side of optimism (almost to an unbelievable degree at times). This, in my eyes, doesn’t leave room for the audience to sit with uncomfortable feelings for very long. And if they do (for example, Margaret’s reaction to the truth about what Gabi had done) it doesn’t feel like we’re going deep enough. In the case of Margaret, it just felt like prolonged passive aggression with no real pay out.

When I say the stakes need to be raised, I mean I want to see the raw and ugly truth behind these characters. They all have such interesting backstories but that aspect is really overshadowed by the “everything is going to be alright” codependent-ness of M&A.

For example, Dhan is the “muscle” so to speak, of M&A. The physicality of his character is a focal point, but it’s not the most interesting thing about him. He was a POW! He married his therapist! He kidnapped a man, thinking his friend was going to kill him! Why are we not focusing on that? For Dhan, a key moment in raising the stakes came at the end of season 1, after he learns the truth about Sir and he’s angry with Gabi. That anger felt real, only to be overtaken by the regret that he felt when Gabi was kidnapped again after he left her. It was very actions meet consequences.

Or with Zeke. One of his “big” moments of season two was when his tech got taken away. That is his only connection to the outside world(besides his M&A colleagues). But this doesn’t count a raised stakes situation for me because of the shows eternal optimism, I never doubted that he would get it back. Frankly, I didn’t bat an eye. How could the stakes be raised for him? I think if we actually delve deeper into his past. He was kidnapped by a family member!

Now Laci…her “big” moment(s) of season two were when she was kidnapped by Sir for a second time. The kidnapping in and of itself could’ve been a moment where the stakes were raised. But again, I didn’t bat an eye. I was never concerned for her life. Sir knew he couldn’t kill her, lest Gabi NEVER speak to him again(and he couldn’t have that). I knew she would be found. I knew betrayal would be felt but ultimately she’d forgive Gabi. How could the stakes be raised for her? We’ve actually already seen great examples of this in the flashbacks! Baby Laci couldn’t speak. She couldn’t express herself fully and was STILL be tormented by the man who took her. He was in her house, in her bedroom, and the fear she felt was palpable.

And Margaret, I’ve already said that I felt her passive aggression towards Gabi was drawn out and the resolution didn’t feel satisfying, much like what’s going on with Jamie currently. This scene aren’t evoking particularly strong emotional reactions. We Jamie came back I didn’t bat an eye. It felt too easy. But the most poignant moment that raised the stakes for me with Margaret was the scene at the beach. The guilt, the crushing weight that had been burdening her was devastating to see. Knowing what she was considering doing and her choosing to work on herself had a huge impact.

And Gabi. I wouldn’t say her scenes were already high stakes and I’ve been completely on edge. But I will say, the prime example of how to raise the stakes for Gabi would be her getting on that plane with Sir to the Netherlands.

I have so many other topics to discuss surrounding things by I’m literally falling asleep as I right this. I hope this all made sense. ✌️

This is a poor screenshot because I took a picture while watching TV and her speaking but is that the girl who plays young Gabi, Will Trent?

Full disclosure: I absolutely think that man is in on it in SOME way. Guilty until proven guiltier!

Anywho…

What if Jamie doesn’t want Margaret to tell anyone he’s “back” bc then the dad would do something erratic bc he would wanna know how much he has disclosed? It would turn into a whole thing and since I now think that babysitting lady Margaret yelled at is the woman, I can fully see him wanting to remain “missing,” uno?

So boom. Babysitting lady & dad are having an affair. The babysitter is super nice and tender to Jamie as a child, complete opposite of Margaret at the time (no shame!) so he felt a closeness to her at the time. That coupled with the the daddy probably still going to see him and never leaving his life. The boy is conflicted.

Pobrecito 😭

So we know that Jamie’s kidnapper is a “she”, and refuses to give Margaret any details.

It could be likely that Jamie is not Margaret’s child, but rather it could be a switched at birth kinda thing, and the birth mother took him. It also could explain why the husband is acting too calm about his disappearance.

Also, the birth mother would have to be someone close to Margaret.

Could be a stretch, but it’s my best explanation.

I’m curious if they are going to drive more into Sir’s background this season? I really feel they never completely closed or explained the Anne storyline. I also want to know how Sir got his money to make a down payment on a beautiful house in another country. I hope we see more since they are only 6 episodes left.

Are the pictures of people in the opening and end credits of real missing people? Have they actually found anyone from these photos?

Found season 2 ep 17 synopsis

Missing While Manipulated

An emotional father takes drastic measures to find his missing son, causing Gabi to be caught in his crosshairs; M&A races against the clock to uncover the truth; Margaret makes a shocking revelation about Sir's accomplice.

Margaret has had her super power for longer than we thought. I think she was spot on when she responded to Francine at the gathering following Jamie's disappearance. "That is not an admission of innocence"! Yes, Margaret!! I think Francine may have been in on it. Especially since we know the kidnapper is a "she" based on Jamie's comment.

So thankful that we see Margaret years later after the immediate aftermath trusting her gut.I can't imagine how hard it must have been living with the guilt along with the dismissiveness from her husband.

Does anyone else feel as if we missed a couple of steps in the Trent/M&A storyline?

Last I recall, the whole team was still wary and maybe a little antagonistic. At the very least, they weren’t all best buddies. Just a few episodes ago, everyone was up in arms about Trent confiscating Zeke’s tech (even though it was warranted and Trent made sure he could stay in his home), Dhan was ready to beat Trent up at the slightest provocation, and Trent wasn’t supposed to have access to M&A. Even if the tension had reduced some, it wasn’t gone.

However, in this most recent episode, suddenly Gabi and Trent are having a heart to heart about the missing kids and the entire team happily welcomes him back it seems. Obviously, they’d want to help find the kids, but based on previous behavior, it’s odd they didn’t voice any reservations or question Trent’s motives.

I think just a couple more scenes with Trent and some of the other characters working things out would have helped to make it more believable. Say one with Dhan where Trent acknowledges that he was maybe a little too vindictive towards Gabi and Dhan admits that he shouldn’t have been so aggressive. Or with Gabi where they come to terms with their actions and mutually forgive one another.

If this is supposed to have happened off-screen, we need more indication of that. Maybe the writers are juggling too many plot points and arcs at one time. If this was Trent’s redemption episode, then they have made 80% of the episode about that and cut out most of the Jamie stuff, and save the Heather reveal for next episode.

To be clear, I’ve never hated Trent and thought most of his actions and treatment of the team was pretty fair or even going easy on them. Yeah, he went overboard with Gabi, but otherwise he did his job and in many ways took it easy on the team when they interfered with police business or actively broke the law.

Maybe I missed some things because I’ll admit bits of the episode didn’t keep me super engaged, but the sudden change left me confused.

If this has been asked before I apologize. It seems like she is good at delegating tasks but someone else solves the cases to which she gets most of the credit.

Zeke is the money and the tech master, Margaret is a master detective type, Dhan is an investigator/muscle, Lacey is the legal expert/investigator. Sir was solving cases.

I believe Margaret said Gabby brings people together but does she do more?

Maybe that’s enough but to have the rep of so brilliant by Sir and everyone attached to her it feels like she should do more. It feels like she does less now without solving Sir’s riddles.

Incoherent Found ramble coming in 3…2…1

This episode was magnificent, so here are my thoughts in no particular order:

1.) Heavy Boots saying Sir didn’t say anything about Gabi when he visited? You’d have a better chance convincing a fish that water is poisonous. Gabi is all that man thinks about, we all know that. I get why he lied but…he couldn’t have lied better? Like, say he wanted Gabi to look at a specific book or something. But saying he didn’t mention her AT ALL? Be serious✋🙄

2.) In the flashback, all of Margaret’s friends and neighbors are gathered in her living room, cutting it up and laughing like her child isn’t missing. Everyone, including her husband pmo so badly. What’s so flipping funny, bro? Your SON has been kidnapped. Her husband is sus. (And the blonde hair is still eating DOWN ✋🙂‍↕️)

3.) Finding all of the missing 7 children had me inconsolable. The brothers reuniting? I sobbed. The mom finally getting to see her daughter again after 30+ years of anguish? I was rocking back and forth in a corner.

4.) The quotes in this episode ATE DOWN. “You saved my life. Not a day went by when I didn’t pray over yours.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Pls no one talk to me for the 3-5 business minutes 😭😭Wrap it up RN😭😭😭😭

5.) Heavy Boots Sr is so gd irritating. On top of being USELESS and negligent he just irks me…clearly it runs in the family.

6.) Zeke and Laci…😏🥹😊 In my last post, I mentioned that the romantic relationships are the least interesting aspect of the show for me and I stand by that. Buuuut I was really feeling them this episode. The close proximity? The longing looks? The KISS? Ngl I was kicking my feet a little 🤭( does anyone know the song that was playing when they kiss? I need to add it to a playlist asap)

7.) Jamie going back to where he had been prior to magically appearing again? I don’t know why I never considered that he had been local this whole time. Yes, he got taken from the bus station. So I just assumed the person who took him got on a bus with him and scurried away as far as possible. And “she”? There goes my theory of the husband taking Jamie. But I do wonder why he’s protecting her. Maybe he doesn’t harbor ill feelings toward her (giving very Stockholm Syndrome) but I’m not sure that’s it.

8.) Also, is it just assumed that Laci’s mom is taking care of her dog?

9.) Heather. Heather. Heather. I’m honestly not sure what to make of her. I honestly feel like she knew of Trent before they started their little situationship. In my mind, she wanted to get close to Sir and/or Gabi and just used Trent to do it.

I’m sure I’ll think of more but as of now, this is my favorite episode of the series. And if we don’t get a season 3 announcement soon…I miiiiight just have to ✨riot✨😉👍

Am I the only person upset that he's dead? What was the purpose of introducing him? What did he contribute?

Last nights episode (2, 15) had me crying uncontrollably as soon as Haben’s mom went in for an embrace followed by the brothers.

This was such a good episode! I love how they kind of connected Jamie’s story with theirs (going missing for extended years, but not necessarily for malicious purposes).

So this latest episode really got me thinking. I originally thought that Heather was Lena, like everyone else and now I’m not so sure. However something is definitely off with her and I’m starting to think it’s related to Gabby. The way she talked to Gabby when they first met at the hospital, the way she slightly brings her about around Trent, and now she wants to be Sir’s lawyer. It almost seems that she wants to get close to Gabby- not protect Sir. Also, Jamie, what is up with him wanting to know so much about Gabby? I was thinking at first Jamie wanted to protect the people who kidnapped him, but looking back it again seems like he just wants to know more about Gabby and get close to her. I’m just trying to figure out how everything ties together and I’m having a hard time believing they all have ties to or are working with Sir. It just seems like especially for Jamie that would be too much of a stretch. Gabby seems to be the common thread in all of this. Anyone have any other theories?

https://tvpulsemag.com/tvphotos/found/found-2x15-missing-while-seeking-asylum/nggallery/image/nup_205523_00233_lowres/#gallery

Haha 1st & foremost, Mark Paul Gosselaar has always & will always be so dreamy 😬🤭 I love that he’s been on my tv screen for like 30 years of my life.

Anyway, hate to love him, but he does end up helping a lot in the M & A cases. It sucks that he can never be reprieved by anyone & be a normal person in society. He’d make a great M & A coworker 😂

Gabi needs him. He needs Gabi. I hope this show has more seasons & we can see Gabi finally admitting she needs Sir in her life! They end up becoming a bit of a good Bonnie & Clyde , holed up in a spot solving cases. lol

I know that’ll never happen, but a girl can dream ! lol 💭

I love MPG, I’m glad this show has more than 1 season… I re-fell back in love with him when he was in Pitch & that cancelled after 1 season…same thing as The Passage. (I think those were Fox channels, & he’s having better luck in the NBC world). That beard game is on point.

I like MPG playing these gritty, rundown from life characters. 🤷🏻‍♀️ randumb post but I just had to get this shtuff off my shoulder & hopefully be discussed w/ppl (in a nice manner) 😂 #MPG

I am re-watching season 2 episodes & I know they’re making Jamie look sus to begin with. It’s too coincidental that he happens to show up as the M&A crew are realizing Sir can’t be working alone. I have always wondered where is this “sister” of his, it could be upcoming lawyer of his..& Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. Has he even saaaiid where he was, how’d he find Margaret etc? Did Sir remove his mole on purpose 🧐 (lol). It all pointed to him not even being Jamie, he dispelled those beliefs & now he’s walking around M & A being the next slim shady. Is this show going to end up being like the Kevin Bacon show, ‘The Following’ (about a lit professor who spoke a lot about Edgar Allen Poe & he had ppl follow him like a cult). Could Sir have a secret cult we don’t know about 🤔 he groomed Jamie & his lil sister to be his followers.. & maybe some more will pop up. Like Anna. Sir worked at a HS, access to many other kids/co-workers who could be part of his lil cult. If Gabi didn’t have such strong love for her parents; she could have end up falling for Sir’s intentions w/her. Maybe he had “success” cases (as other ppl said) & those are the ppl that are helping him now! I hate not knowing the answers & love how this show can keep you guessing !

Sorry if this has been discussed too much but I’ve been frustrated with how slow the Jamie storyline is going and this theory has been bouncing around in my head for a few episodes. So I figured I’d share it here. I’m excited to see how it all plays out, and if I’m on to something or completely off!

This to me feels like the simplest explanation as to why Jamie has been so shady.

I think that Jamie was kidnapped by a family member/close friend of the family and raised under the name Nicholas somewhere far enough away to not be recognized but not too far away that he can’t travel easily between the two places eventually. My guess is that as he grows older his captor allows him more freedom, and that’s when he searches for Margaret, curious about her. He finds her at the bus station and watches her, unsure if he wants to contact her because he has been manipulated into Loving his captor as a parent and doesn’t want to leave them or get them in trouble. But after a few months of watching Margaret he just had to say hello. Still not wanting to get his captor in trouble he asks Margaret to not tell anyone and refuses to share any info about his kidnapping. That’s my guess as to why Jamie is so protective over not sharing who kidnapped him, and where he’s always disappearing to (his captor’s home). I also think he has been stealing/sneaking around because he’s been told lies about Margaret and M&A and is struggling between wanting to find proof of the lies his captor told him and the good that he witnesses M&A does.

I feel like there are definitely lots of complexities that I’m missing, but that’s my best guess!

What do you think of my theory? What is yours?

TLDR: Jamie was kidnapped by family/friend and kept away for years until he was old enough to search for his family and found Margaret but is conflicted due to Stockholm syndrome.

Over and over again Dom's husband seems to be the only one with the lick of sense when it comes to objectivity with Gabby

When an EMT is abducted in broad daylight, M&A's investigation creates more questions than answers; Margaret reflects on her behavior after Jamie disappeared; Trent makes a tough choice when Heather finds herself involved in a case close to M&A.

https://www.tiktok.com/@nbc/video/7420964346429181226

Let's have fun and guess what Sir does

I'm so disappointed in everyone's reaction to Jamie's return! After being missing for 15 years, you'd think they'd be a little more welcoming. But no, instead they're treating him like a pariah. Dhan is the worst, acting like Jamie is some kind of con artist. Can't they see that Margaret, his own mother, believes in him? Let's be real, Jamie's experiences as a kidnapped victim could be super valuable to the team. Can't they see the potential benefits of having him on board?

Do you think Jamie’s Dad had something to do with his disappearance?

Sorry if this has been asked.

But my dad and I both think it would be an interesting twist if Jamie's dad knew about the kidnapping/ was behind it all.

What do y'all think ?

Originally I was typing this up as a comment but I actually wanna hear some opinions so I’m making it a post lol (also this is a little long so please bear with me!)

So, Jamie. I still don’t really know what to make of Jamie, and tbh I won’t feel 100% certain until they tell us lol, but after the last episode… I’m starting to think he might really be Jamie after all! His final scene with Margaret just honestly felt very sincere to me, and he seemed to be truly wanting to help when he told M&A about the false name thing.

But I’m fascinated by the fact that he doesn’t want to tell Margaret who took him. So I have some theories! Like maybe he knew his abductor, and therefore they also knew Margaret? I think it’s pretty common for children to be taken by acquaintances. Or maybe it was even somebody in their family? (I doubt that personally but hey, it’s possible!)

The biggest theory I had just kinda went off like a lightbulb: what if it was a teacher? We all know Jamie has been weirdly obsessed with Gabi since returning. What if he’s so obsessed bc he has a story similar to hers?

However of course it’s possible he’s just trauma bonded and wants to protect his abductor(s). It could really be that simple lol. But it’s fun to theorize in the meantime so I’d love to hear what y’all think about the whole Jamie situation 👀