And this third season? Rather too much nagging familiarity, too many echoes of the first two. The second season seemed to be more issue-led and lost some of the intensely personal emotional power of the first. The first season showed signs of rushed writing after its season was unexpectedly doubled in length and as a result is cluttered with a ridiculous number of red herrings and loose threads never satisfactorily tied off at the end. But now after just less than two years in our lives the series is finished after a mere three seasons, never to return.įor all its strengths that make it – in my view at least – the best show that’s been on TV during that time, the series has never been perfect. It burned brief in our hearts – it only arrived in the UK in January 2011 – but it certainly burned bright. Posted on DecemUpdated on January 16, 2015Īvoids large-scale explicit spoilers, but a lot is heavily implied so read at your own peril until you’ve seen the complete series.Īnd so that’s the end of The Killing – known to true fans by its proper Danish title Forbrydelsen.
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