The article provides a ranking of Harlan Coben's TV adaptations, with some titles being considered "good", while others are ranked as "worst". Here is a summary of the rankings:
**Good:**
1. **Stay Close**: This adaptation is praised for its campy humor, musical theatre-like murders, and strong performances from the cast.
2. **Missing You**: The only adaptation that passes the Bechdel test, with a female protagonist and engaging plotlines.
**Mediocre:**
1. **Shelter**: While it has some enjoyable moments, the plot is confusing and disjointed, making it difficult to follow.
2. **The Stranger**: Despite its interesting premise, the show suffers from plot holes and a lack of tension.
**Bad:**
1. **Lazarus**: The adaptation is panned for its poor script, acting, pacing, and overall quality.
2. **Worse** (no specific title mentioned): This entry is not detailed in the article, but it's implied to be one of Coben's worst adaptations.
Note that opinions on TV adaptations can be subjective, and readers may have different perspectives on these rankings.
**Good:**
1. **Stay Close**: This adaptation is praised for its campy humor, musical theatre-like murders, and strong performances from the cast.
2. **Missing You**: The only adaptation that passes the Bechdel test, with a female protagonist and engaging plotlines.
**Mediocre:**
1. **Shelter**: While it has some enjoyable moments, the plot is confusing and disjointed, making it difficult to follow.
2. **The Stranger**: Despite its interesting premise, the show suffers from plot holes and a lack of tension.
**Bad:**
1. **Lazarus**: The adaptation is panned for its poor script, acting, pacing, and overall quality.
2. **Worse** (no specific title mentioned): This entry is not detailed in the article, but it's implied to be one of Coben's worst adaptations.
Note that opinions on TV adaptations can be subjective, and readers may have different perspectives on these rankings.
. I mean, I've seen that show and while it had some decent moments, it was still pretty meh overall. But you know what really got my goat? They ranked Missing You as just "good" 
. Come on, that show was solid! The way they handled the female protagonist's storyline was so well done and it kept me hooked from start to finish.
. Poor script, bad acting... what's going on with Harlan Coben's production team? They must have had a complete brain fart or something. Anyway, I'm glad the article acknowledged that some of these shows just didn't cut it 
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, but I gotta say, some of them just didn't cut it, you know? Like Shelter, I was trying to watch it with my girl and we were both like "huh?" - the plot was so convoluted, it was hard to keep track of what was going on 
. And don't even get me started on Lazarus, that one was a total mess 
, I mean, who thought it was a good idea to adapt such a weak script? At least Missing You did Harlan Coben justice, that was a solid adaptation from start to finish 
. But overall, I feel like the TV show didn't quite live up to the books, you know? Maybe they just had too much pressure on their shoulders 
. But hey, to each their own, right? It's all about personal taste. I do agree with the ranking of **Lazarus** as one of Coben's worst adaptations though - I saw that and it was a total mess 
. At least **Stay Close** is getting some love from fans! 
and missing you is like the only one where they got it right in terms of female leads and plotlines that don't totally suck 
Lazarus though ugh that was such a mess I loved harlan coben books tho they're always so engaging
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like how did "Shelter" even make the mediocre list? I loved it! The ending was so surprising and I felt like my mind was blown 
also what's up with "Lazarus"? I've seen like 3 episodes and already knew it wasn't good 
I don't get why people would say that about a Harlan Coben adaptation, he's got such a great track record.
The way they tried to cram in too many plot twists and character arcs made for some cringeworthy moments. Can you imagine watching a whole season of Noah Fowler's (played by Derek Luke) storyline just to find out he was the bad guy?! 
I mean, don't get me wrong, it had its fans, but... 
Like, I know he's not perfect and some of his stuff is just meh, but that one takes the cake... or should I say, it gets lost in the cake box with all the other terrible adaptations 
but overall i'm glad missing you passed that bechdel test 
I loved how over-the-top it was! And 'Missing You' is def a win for being female-led 
it's crazy to think that one of Coben's adaptations actually passes the Bechdel test 
. Shelter's plot twisty-ness was kinda a letdown tho... can't remember what happened in each episode 
I mean, who lets a kid just wander off like that?! 
and missing you is just so underrated its like the only one where the female lead gets some actual development