The daughter being the murderer was fine but the Rusty cover up part just doesn’t fit with his reaction, alone, when he finds out she’s dead. Other than that, I’m fine with the ending.
shareI was OK with it knowing that they probably wouldn’t follow the book (there are no older children in the book), so it made everybody a wildcard. But it still didn’t have the impact of the reveal in the movie because of how much more ‘couple goals’ it was.
shareI agree about his reaction. During the first episode I remember thinking if he ends up either being the killer or knowing who killed her then this is all misleading in a cheap way. Though I did have a feeling when the daughter was talking about disassociating that it was going to explain the murder.
shareI didn't really think Jaden would have enough motivation to kill her father's mistress. But assuming she did, is she really the kind of accomplished B&E criminal mastermind capable of breaking into Tommy Molto's house undetected and leaving the poker but no other trace of evidence? Not a single footprint, fingerprint or bit of DNA to be found.
Of course, getting in undetected was pretty easy because as it turns out, not only does Tommy Molto have no alarm system, he also leaves his door unlocked! But, Jaden had no way of knowing that ahead of time, so what was her plan? Smash a window, toss in the poker, and run??
No alarm and an unlocked door even though "it's every prosecutor's worst fantasy that someone you convict comes looking for revenge". Why not give the neighbor a key and the alarm code?? I guess leaving the door unlocked was just more convenient for the neighbor. It was also extremely convenient for Jaden and the lazy screenwriters.
I loved the ending, I did not see it coming at all. Good show.
I don't think a second season is needed, but since they are making it, It will be interesting to see what they'll do with it.