Upon my mom's recommendation, I decided to watch the pilot of ABC's Spring release, Missing , last night. She said that all the girls in the family loved it. I had plenty of reasons not to check it out, the least of which is that I can't relate to the protagonist in the least. However, I did want to make an effort to connect with my mom and sisters. So, not wanting to miss out (like I did with Monk and Psych) I set aside my reservations and downloaded it. The premise was good. The series follows “Becca” Winstone (Ashley Judd), a widow and retired CIA agent with an 18-year-old son, Michael (Nick Eversman). In 2001, when Becca and her husband Paul Winstone (Sean Bean) were active CIA agents, he was killed in a car bombing witnessed by their son. In the pilot, Michael informs his mother that he has been accepted to an architecture program in Rome. Becca, who now lives an ordinary life running a florist shop, is hesitant to let him go but gives in. Af...
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