Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Missing finale.
After eight harrowing episodes and enough fan theories to embarrass Westworld fans, The Missing's central mystery has finally been solved.
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BBC One's twisty, turny, timey, wimey drama series reached its zenith tonight (November 30) by finally revealing the full story of Alice Webster, Sophie Giroux and Lena Garber's 2003 kidnapping. For more details on that revelation, click here.
Along the way, viewers have basically turned into amateur detectives themselves as they've tried to help Detective Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) crack the case. Now that you have your answers, are you satisfied? Vote in our poll below:
Obviously, fans have lots of thoughts about a finale that, like most of The Missing series two, intrigued them, frustrated them and kept them on the edge of their seats (warning – NSFW tweets below):
Yeah, but what happened to Baptiste?!
One cast member who has loved these fan theories and passionate discussion about each Missing episode has been Baptiste actor himself Tchéky Karyo, who recently praised the show's total series two revamp in a chat with Digital Spy.
"I could see that it would be very special. It was a real journey and not easy to make it, but it's so rewarding when there is such a great reaction and, I hear, a lot of viewers," he told us.
"It's because [the writers] have a lot of respect for the audience, not thinking they are stupid. They really give them the opportunity to use their brain."
Related: The Missing star reveals alternate series 2 ending
Even if you found fault in The Missing series two, you'll surely agree that it made you "use your brain" each and every week.
The Missing aired tonight on BBC One.
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