If they spend too much time on the intrigue within his office, and his ongoing affair with Miss "why is there a blonde on every show on television" - it could be a turn-off. The ongoing campaign, complete with campaign staff for the City Council President, (I've already forgotten his name) - seemed like a distraction. But in the spirit of playing, "Devil's Advocate", I'll mention some of what I didn't like. The more I think about this show, the more I think of flaws - but, I've rated the first two episodes with an "8", so I'm still feeling pretty positive. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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But "The Killing" lacks TP's quirky characters and fascination with the surreal, and its metaphysics are more "King Lear" than "The Lotus Sutra." The two series do have in common a respect for viewers' intelligence and for the artistic achievement possible in television when those involved are willing to take some real risks. I'll admit, I don't see much of "Twin Peaks" here, outside the fact that the plot revolves around the body of a murdered girl in water. She's a little bit frumpy, and he's a little bit sleazy, which is brave and absolutely perfect. Kinnaman's young gun is more brash, a badge-wearing bad boy emboldened by success working undercover narcotics and willing to cross ethical lines to solve cases. Enos's senior detective, divided between longing for a gentler life and intimacy with violent death, serves as a master class in restraint, hinting at depths of understanding and compassion while maintaining the hard surface the job requires. Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman give unusually raw, intelligent performances, demonstrating by contrast how used to bad acting we've become here in the US. As for more conventional role-playing, I can't cheer loudly enough about the casting, especially the two lead detectives. Normally, I'm annoyed when the media depict Seattle as a place of hard rain, as its precipitation falls mostly as drizzle, but the torrents have a role to play in the series, not as pathetic fallacy, but as something apocalyptic, nature out of control and dangerous. Subtle and intricate without ever seeming slow, the series manages something rarely seen outside of Shakespeare: the sense of a single death having tainted an entire city, from the corridors of power to the hallways of the local high school, even the weather. Subtle and intricate without ever seeming slow, the series manages something rarely seen outside of Shakespeare: the sense of a single death having tainted an entire city, from the corridors of power to the The critics have it right this time: "The Killing" is compelling television.
The critics have it right this time: "The Killing" is compelling television. It's everything I would choose over Hawaii-50, C.S.I. It's an emotional roller coaster and at times gut-wrenching and challenging. It's not just quick resolutions every Night. I can understand where people are not interested. And I felt compassion for her trying to be a parent and be a dedicated detective. The police work seems to me what an exhausting mysterious case would be for a dedicated detective. It's more like Mystic River in it's plotting. And the season finale was just the best icing on any cake.
It's I watched the entire series and could not wait for each upcoming episode. I watched the entire series and could not wait for each upcoming episode.