Season Three of The Killing moved a little quicker than the glacial pace of the episodes from the first two seasons. But the producers need to watch some episodes of 24 and Orphan Black to really figure out how to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. A serial killer stalks teenage girls, rapes and kills them, then takes a “trophy”–like a ring or necklace–for the experience. Seattle Police Detectives Sarah Linden (played by the intense Mireille Enos) and her druggie partner, Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman is amazing!), should wrap up this case during tonight’s 2-hour long finale. If The Killing gets renewed for next season, I’ll continue to watch it despite my quibbles.
I agree. It was better in certain episodes but they need to pick it up. I find Holder a fascinating character but as always Linden takes center stage.
Jeff, both Linden and Holder fascinate me. I haven’t heard if AMC renewed THE KILLING for 2014.
The pointlessly plot-convenient “I know who the killer is but I don’t want to leave it on this phone message/voicemail” bit was pretty damned annoying, however.
Todd, I liked Bullet and that phone message aggravated me, too.
Yes, Todd, that’s always annoying.
Rick, the killer gets revealed tonight but, typically, THE KILLING will make us watch a 2-hour episode.
And they (kinda barely) justified that message, but they still indulged in the kind of cops losing all their training in stress situations that detectives, particularly, tend not to (or they don’t last long)…not looking for or calling for backup, rushing out to a known remote location without sending the local cops to that known location. It all Just Barely passes the believability test, sadly, which weakens it (much the way that the US version of THE BRIDGE posits a detective so far along the Aspergers/autism spectrum that she wouldn’t’ve made beat cop, much less detective status, even given doting bosses and her obvious intelligence. as well as having more neurotypical cops also give up on the backup whenever plot-convenient).
Exactly, Todd. The final episode of THE KILLING was weak. I can’t believe Linden would vomit after her lover’s confession. And you’re right about the lack of backup. And the rough justice Linden delivered was not in character, either.
Likewise, RAY DONOVAN is already bogging down ridiculously because Donovan for NO obvious reason can’t be bothered to explain to his family why they shouldn’t associate with his father, who is so obviously bad news that his resentful wife, at least, is made plot-conveniently stupid in not wanting to see this…but, still, Ray really can’t be bothered to drop two sentences on her to the effect of He’s responsible for the death my sister, among many other things, to wit–…why would he do such a thing when he can sulk for hours and days on end instead about his family being torn apart?
COPPER is suffering from a Second Season slump, Todd. And so is LONGMIRE.