This became frustrating as first Linden ignores Holder and then Linden struggles to reach Holder after she clears him.
This has Linden questioning Holder's loyalty to the case and the two lead characters manage to avoid each other's attempts to explain the situation for the first few episodes. Season two begins immediately where the first left off, as Linden pieces together clues of a possible conspiracy to frame Richmond. Again similar to The Wire, it dedicates time to the characters from both the police and the suspects as well as the grieving family. I like The Killing as in a similar manner to The Wire, it shows the detective process in a more painstaking light and at a more realistic speed, with the detectives sometimes at a loss for clues or leads and makes a change from solved in an episode police shows. I like The Killing as in a similar manner to The Wire, In contrast with it's Danish origin, the US adaptation of The Killing took the decision, for better or for worse, to not reveal Rosie Larsen's killer at the end of season one and dedicate another season to the Linden's investigation. All very suspicious, we're sure you'll agree.Īre you still loving The Killing? Who killed Rosie? Share your views below.In contrast with it's Danish origin, the US adaptation of The Killing took the decision, for better or for worse, to not reveal Rosie Larsen's killer at the end of season one and dedicate another season to the Linden's investigation. He apparently doesn't talk much and we haven't seen him on screen yet. A pal of Bennet's, we've yet to meet him, but he may well have been at the house when Rosie called in on the evening of her death. However, a new suspect has been ruled in - Mohammed. Bennet's partner, last week's prime suspect, has been ruled out because she can't lift things while heavily pregnant. OK, the bonding may have been over a paintball gun, but it was still strangely touching the way she watched her son pummel his rivals after some trigger finger training.Īs for the mystery of who killed Rosie, we learnt two key things this week. However, her failure to reunite with her future husband did allow her the opportunity to spend some much needed bonding time with her soon.
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But within the bleakness, Mitch and Stan still feel very real, as a couple, as a family, and they make this series must-watch viewing.Įlsewhere, Linden's failure to make it to California is starting to feel a little bit like a weekly comedy sketch as she missed the plane yet again (following a slapstick dash through the airport). Whether it's Stan on the brink of unleashing an old-fashioned Mafia beatdown on Bennet, or Mitch, unhinged and on the edge as she stalks Rosie's ex-teacher and starts issuing out boggle-eyed threats, the pair are compelling viewing.Īs Stan and Bennet stood alone in the pouring (pouring is definitely an understatement) Seattle rain, chatting about fatherhood (impending in the case of Bennet and the loss-of in the case of Stan), it was a seriously bleak scene. Where The Killing really excels is when the focus is on the Larsen family. There's a big old skeleton lurking in Richmond's closet. She thinks that he's not forgiven himself for something and that he doesn't have the self-belief to be mayor. We also got a slightly strange glimpse of Richmond's past as he met up with his late wife's mother. Richmond's hardly been whiter than white in his campaign, despite his proud statements about not hanging Bennet out to dry, so with his rivals kicking him down the poll ratings, he will surely start playing dirty soon enough. His weasely spin doctors have watched on with despair and it's only a matter of time before he relents and shifts to the dark side. Last night, Richmond continued to play the furrowed-brow 'I'm an honest politician' card. The political trials and tribulations of Richmond's mayoral campaign is bulging at the seams with clichés and occasional clunky lines that could stink out the whole of Seattle. The Killing (the US version) has faults for sure. If the Danish original is far superior, I can't wait to get stuck into it. Not always great and definitely not perfect, but consistently very good. However, the outrage and sneering that has greeted this US AMC adaptation would suggest that I must be missing one of the most groundbreaking and sumptuous shows in recent memory. I know I've mentioned this before in these weekly Killing recaps, but I've never got around to watching the Danish Forbrydelsen.
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