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Latest Harlan Coben series…..

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seratoninmoonbeams · 29/01/2026 22:12

Is it just me that thinks they’re absolute dog shit? I’ve watched a few, mostly because the one with Michael C Hall was ok. But my god, I’ve just watched episode 4 of Run Away…. James Nesbitt is actually awful, his acting gets worse and worse. I went against my instinct and started this because we have been recommended it by so many people. I can’t watch another episode 😆 Can’t believe I’ve wasted this many minutes of my life on another series. (also whenever Ruth Jones refers to Neil by name, I have to say “the baby” - every time - which doesn’t help).

Am I being unreasonable and missing that it is gripping, well acted and excellent?

Or am I being reasonable in that the acting is awful, it’s unrealistic, there are more holes in it than ten golf courses and it’s basically just shit?

Obviously this is light hearted and everyone likes different things. I’m mostly asking because people I would’ve thought ( and know actually) like a lot of the same stuff as DH and I are the ones that recommended it.

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1980isitjustme · 29/01/2026 22:42

It gets far worse and more ridiculous by the episode - if you are only on episode 4 you need to brace yourself for what’s to come 🤣

organisedadmin · 29/01/2026 22:42

The earlier ones were better but I still watch them. His & hers is good if you want an alternative.

Hihibye · 29/01/2026 22:40

I didn't mind the Michelle Keegan one but stopped runaway after the 1st episode!

Devuelta81 · 29/01/2026 22:39

There were so many ridiculous twists that came out of nowhere, a lot of them crammed into the last episode - agree it was absolutely shit!

Coffeeandbooks88 · 29/01/2026 22:37

Run away was not bad. There was a decent twist at the end.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 29/01/2026 22:37

dayswithaY · 29/01/2026 22:30

My friend was actually angry about how awful Run Away is and warned me not to watch.

I still haven’t recovered from the one with Michelle Keegan where she spent every episode desperately trying to find out who killed her husband via helicopters and shoot outs. Turns out she killed him, so what was the point of the investigation, had she forgotten it was her?

I don’t even care if that’s a spoiler, I’ve saved you some time.

Oh well I will stop watching. 🤣 How come she killed him?

500daysofspring · 29/01/2026 22:32

I watched the one with Michelle Keegan and that was plenty. Absolute garbage.

dayswithaY · 29/01/2026 22:30

My friend was actually angry about how awful Run Away is and warned me not to watch.

I still haven’t recovered from the one with Michelle Keegan where she spent every episode desperately trying to find out who killed her husband via helicopters and shoot outs. Turns out she killed him, so what was the point of the investigation, had she forgotten it was her?

I don’t even care if that’s a spoiler, I’ve saved you some time.

Spanglemum02 · 29/01/2026 22:27

The books are set in America amd some plot details don't work as well in the UK.

TittyGajillions · 29/01/2026 22:24

James Nesbitts eyebrows do most of the acting for him. We just watched Fool me Once and thought it was way worse than Run Away, everything from the opening credits to the ludicrous twist was just awful.

Namechange152 · 29/01/2026 22:17

I've found all the Harlan Coben series awful! The acting, the story lines and there is something else about them I can't put my finger on the is really annoying. We keep trying them for some reason, probably because other people rave about them, but they just seem to get worse and worse. I used to like James Nesbitt but his acting was so bad in this and he was so irritating!