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(Warning: spoilers)

Here it is. The end of The Missing. It’s been my favorite since its initial release. Here are some things I loved about it.

• Every decision mattered. Every choice had a slightly different piece of the puzzle. Every choice had a slightly (or really) different consequence. It made the playthrough more exciting, compelling, and repeat playthroughs on slots so much fun! You know I’m gonna come back to finish my Mads and Kuno slot! Now that I’ve finished the Integrity ending, I might just go for that Corruption route!

• If I want to romance a prince, a scientist, a vampire, or demon, I have plenty of options. But there’s only ONE book where I can romance a dog sled musher. 🐕

• The way it handled religion. We had Christianity, Danish folklore, Old Norse religion, indigenous Greenlandic beliefs, and Safaa’s Islamic faith. All done respectfully. I wish all writers would handle the different cultures and religions in their stories this way.

• Diverse LIs. The standard now seems to be 1 black LI, 1 Asian or Latino LI, and at least 1 white LI. This time, we also got Arab and Inuit. Very cool.

• The chemistry and build up. The flirting between Yasin and Ghita. I was really to pounce on him by Ep 4. Forcing us to wait until Ep. 10 of season 1 was torture, but it made that kiss oh so good! The tension between Ghita and Mads, the drama, the suspicions and doubt, his tastes in the bedroom… Then there’s sweet Safaa. I wonder if Ghita and her actually marry on her route? Since Safaa’s faith was important to her, she wanted to wait until marriage to get intimate… so did they actually get married?

• The juicy love scenes. I think the really hot scenes often go to red flags, which I think is partially why they’re popular. But all the love scenes in The Missing are spicy! Even the greenest flags are 🥵!

The final 3 episodes

I really didn’t expect the rest of the police team to join the investigation. It was a real surprise. Found families are one of my favorite tropes so I loved getting to know the rest of them. Jorgensen turned out to be the Dad of the group. Who knew?

Hjalmer…. *sigh* I know it’s over, but can we have more of this guy? Can he be a LI in a new story? Idc if it’s that superhero/alien/slasher story. I just love him!

I love the way this was worked into the plot. It’s not a supernatural story (thank God!), but the way it was subtly woven in is imo more exciting and interesting than an overtly supernatural tie in. I can see the Danish pride in it, in the way it’s explained that it’s taught in their schools, the way they all knew the legends like it was just common knowledge. I honestly loved getting to know Denmark a little bit. I knew nothing about it prior to this story. It’s been wonderful to learn about the different legends, landmarks, complex history with Greenland, and demographics like the Somali and Syrian refugee populations.

Hoyer

Turns out I was right after all. Hoyer was indeed a big bad guy pulling strings. The extent of his corruption was much darker than I expected. I knew he was connected to bad stuff, but him actually being a fixer? I hadn’t expected that.

The fact that he actually told his wife to seek out Dahl is something. Weird, loving but weird. I guess her banging Dahl was her way of grieving. 🤨

The big reveals

As soon as I saw young Hoyer, I knew. I saw it. The resemblance.

For a very brief second I worried that O and Ghita might be brother and sister. But the truth was just sadder.

So Hoyer’s whole relationship with Ghita was because he realized she was the daughter of that one kill that was a mistake. Her search, her thesis, her pain was a result of his actions. He took her under his wing. I suspect it was partially because of guilt, but mostly to steer her away from suspecting him. Then it turned into genuine affection.

It’s sad. I really feel sad for Ghita. Her father figure has been ripped from her and now it’s muddled by who he truly was. The silver lining is that Ghita’s actual dad admitted he was a shit father and apologized. And he shows up now.

Yasin

I knew it was coming… it was an easy yes. BUT! I wanted the actual wedding, or at least a congratulatory dinner with the rest of his family! A final CG that wasn’t sex. It would’ve been wonderful to see Ghita gain a new healthy, loving family after the devastation of Hoyer’s secret life. That hole in her since childhood finally gets filled. Not from discovering the truth, but from building her own life with Yasin (or your chosen LI).

Plus, I love the Davouds. They were so cute! I wanted to see them one last time! 😭😭

Overall

I’m sad it’s over. I wish the last episodes had been longer. I feel like there were some loose ends that didn’t quite get tied up. The wedding, seeing the police crew we just got to know… Odin briefly mentioned Jannie and Saga, but we never actually saw them.

There was an offer to join the French investigation/Interpol? I think this was tied to that choice of what she wanted to do after it was all over. I chose to never talk about it again. I didn’t want to leave Denmark for France. But it would’ve been an interesting continuation of Ghita’s career off page.

I have a feeling that I’ll have to do those other playthroughs to get the rest of the picture.

Overall, I loved this book. Yasin became my favorite LI. That’s really saying something! I thought no one could take Livius’s spot, but he did it.

I can’t wait for what Faye has planned next! 😍

"…𝐸𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡."

Her world was turned upside down when she was still a child, and ever since, Ghita had known one thing for certain: she would always search for the truth. Her police career was more than just a profession. It was a chance to right wrongs and perhaps eventually learn what happened to her mother those many years ago.

But as her responsibilities grew, so did the complications: a lost child led to the downfall of a local religious leaders, a missing man exposed a smuggle ring and all the while, a mysterious organisation driven by runes and myths was pulling the strings all along. Ghita’s eyes were opened on that fateful night at the mansion to the fact that those who stand guard over order live by very different rules.

Time is almost up. Will she be able to reach the truth, untangle the threads of the past, and understand the role the Crows played in all of this? And what awaits those he holds dear? The answers are closer than ever.