Easy to indulge in nonsense: Harlan Coban's "Stay Close" is one of the best binges on Netflix

Harlan Coban's regular model has worked in the past, so there's no reason why it should not work in "stay close," and even more so.

Because if you ignore the insult it inflicts on reason, and if you like the genre and especially some breathtaking moments, "Stay Close" is the best Cuban-based series to date on Netflix

David Rosenthal

09/01/2022

Sunday, 09 January 2022, 08:18 Updated: 08:24

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Trailer for the series "Stay Close" (Netflix)

A person tries to escape his past, but discovers that from this past it is impossible to escape, especially if he includes people you thought were dead and you learned that they are not really dead. complicated? Not if you know Harlan Coban, the man who may not have invented the formula "I will take one plot, I will write it 600 times and publish 600 different books", but he certainly turned it into art.

If you watched Netflix in previous mini-series adapted from Cuban's books, then "Stay Close," which aired in recent days, is not very different from them.

Like the previous heroes and heroines from "The Innocents," "The Disappeared," and "Stranger," Megan Pierce (Kush Jumbo) is sure she buried her secrets in the closet when she changed her name and started a family with Dave Show (Daniel Francis).

They have been together for almost 17 years, they have three children and now it's time for them to officially settle down.

But then, just before the wedding, a character she knew well returns to Megan's life and warns her against another character she knew well.

Suddenly everything floats again, opens up and as expected also gets complicated.

At the same time, the disappearance of a cheerful and rude young man after a party in a crowded club is at the center of police investigations, and of course it is also added to the tangle.

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Like comic book characters.

Poppy Gilbert and Hughie O'Grady, "Stay Close" (Photo: James Stock)

Let's start with the point that is very, very disturbing in "Stay Close": The official time of the plot is April 2021 (by the way, no one there is wearing masks).

Anyone with eyes in their head knows that Koven's model - blurring identity to its utter loss and starting a new life within a 20 km radius of where the old ones were while some people were trying to follow in its footsteps - simply could not exist in April 2021. It is true that Life Challenge We've seen enough people who do not know how to use Google, but when so many people involved rub shoulders with one character and search for it - well, the gap from logic is huge.

Still, Kobe's regular model has worked in the past, so there's no reason why it should not work in "stay close," and even more so.

Because if you ignore the insult it inflicts on wisdom, the many glitches and time and location cuts that are not really explained, and if you like the genre and especially some breathtaking moments, this is one of the best binges you will find on Netflix today.

Eight fun episodes that pass the time on a winter weekend.

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Inject necessary humor.

Adam Nesbit and Joe Joiner, "Stay Close" (Photo: Vishal Sharma)

What makes "Stay Close" so enjoyable?

Nonsense, especially when done well, is easy to get addicted to.

The plot is unpretentious and not burdensome, the release is very simple (though, assuming you know Cuban or the genre at all, you will probably watch it or at least part of it) and God forbid some series that suffer from self-importance and complicate life we ​​have already gone through in recent years.

In addition, despite the regular stanza, we still find some brave exits from the usual Cuban pattern.

The great James Nesbit ("Cold Feet," "Murphy's Law") as Detective Michael Brom, introduces an element we haven't really found so far in these series - subtle and precise sarcasm.

The graceful Joe Joiner, in the role of research fellow Erin Cartwright, complements him in the humor segment.

And as for humor, the real leap is recorded with the entry into the picture of "Barbie and Ken" (Poppy Gilbert and Hughie O'Grady), two beautiful comic book characters who turn out to be deadly.

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Liam Nissan to the poor.

Richard Armitage, "Stay Close" (Photo: Vishal Sharma)

The one who ruins the party a bit is Richard Armitage, who also starred in "Stranger Man," as Pike-Paparazzi photographer Ray Levin.

Armitage, who has a pointed nose, usually plays an excessively tormented character, which gives him the title "Liam Nissan for the Poor."

Jumbo in the role of Megan is likable, but her duty is always imputed to the fact that her character just does not align with the real world.

Despite all the brain damage, "Stay Close" is the best Cuban-based series to date on Netflix.

The many twists, Nesbit's gameplay, Barbie and Ken's extremism, the light - hearted plot and the complete release at the end will allow you to have fun and see some suspenseful action, which may not enrich your intelligence, but will surely fill your time.

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