It'd be an understatement to call last week's series premiere of The Missing divisive.
Critics heaped praise on BBC One's revamped thriller even without the return of leading man James Nesbitt - but many viewers found the interweaving timelines all a bit confusing.
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Tonight's episode (October 19) offered some answers about the mysterious kidnapping and reappearance of Alice Webster (Abigail Hardingham), while also raising some troubling new questions.
Did fans find it easier to follow along with Detective Julien Baptiste's (Tchéky Karyo) investigation tonight - or was it still a bit of a head-scratcher?
We round up reactions, fan theories and the occasional gripes about The Missing's latest episode below:
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Now for those fan theories:
Prior to the series launching last week, The Missing creators Harry and Jack Williams admitted to Digital Spy that they've felt pressure to reinvent the show following the success of series one.
"You slightly feel it, because it's the same thing, the same brand," Harry told us. "It's always going to be, 'Oh f**k, can everyone like it again please?'"
"We're just really happy the first series did well," added Jack. "... and if the next ones don't, it'll be a real shame.
"But I don't think anyone puts more expectation or pressure on us than we do - we're really strict about everything we do."
The Missing's mystery continues to unfold next Wednesday (October 26) at 9pm on BBC One.
Watch a trailer for series 2 below:
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