tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2664910876162030567..comments2024-03-27T23:50:21.307-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Killing: MissingBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-29762980713162246962011-06-21T10:23:18.746-04:002011-06-21T10:23:18.746-04:00I loved this episode, but I've loved mostly al...I loved this episode, but I've loved mostly all the episodes just because of the suffocating, pervasive sense of dread I feel the entire time I'm watching. This was no exception.<br /><br />I think life kind of happens this way...inconvenient, frustrating moments when they are least useful. I don't hate the timing on this one like y'all do, but I see your point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7532440028305921582011-06-10T19:41:45.297-04:002011-06-10T19:41:45.297-04:00Excellent episode. I actually started to tear up....Excellent episode. I actually started to tear up. And as everyone has already noted, all I could think of was, why the hell didn't they place this one earlier in the season? Great review, Mark.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91438929061077507932011-06-10T19:33:43.337-04:002011-06-10T19:33:43.337-04:00Zob, I missed the start of Case Histories. If the ...Zob, I missed the start of <i>Case Histories</i>. If the early episodes are still on iPlayer I might give it a try. I'm also wondering whether to bother with <i>Luther</i> when it starts again.Paul Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927027468227544676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-18013937397090194192011-06-10T19:26:07.113-04:002011-06-10T19:26:07.113-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.zobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715413225081718476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-85502569239350648572011-06-10T19:15:32.425-04:002011-06-10T19:15:32.425-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.zobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715413225081718476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84060913496284684392011-06-10T18:40:33.801-04:002011-06-10T18:40:33.801-04:00I really enjoyed this episode. It was the best ho...I really enjoyed this episode. It was the best hour since the first couple for me. I didn't miss the political campaign or the Larsens or the murder investigation. I really enjoyed just spending an hour getting to know Holder and Linden better and watching them forge a stronger partnership. And it connected with me emotionally for the first time in a long time. I've always been more about characters than plot anyway. Whodunits aren't usually my favorite kind of story. An hour spent on character development is bound to be more satisfying for me than an hour spent getting the plot ducks in a row.<br /><br />I get why people are so upset about it coming at this point in the season, but I've pretty much stopped caring about the murder investigation. I honestly don't care who killed Rosie Larsen. The show has utterly squandered my initial investment and completely failed to make me care about what happened to this girl beyond a mild curiosity. At best, I'm sticking with it to the end to see if the creative team can come up with a somewhat compelling ending after all the time I've invested. And, I guess I would like Rosie's grieving family and Linden to get some small shred of peace from putting the case to rest.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64642395227168793272011-06-10T17:36:12.555-04:002011-06-10T17:36:12.555-04:00This was a great episode of TV, yet a terrible epi...This was a great episode of TV, yet a terrible episode of <i>The Killing</i>. Half way through I realised what's been niggling me about this show. It's not <i>The Killing</i> any more. It's just another cop show, with a familiar story-line, and none of the gritty charm of the original. Tonight's episode concentrated on the show's two main protagonists, and the things they did, Lund and Meyer would never have done. They became friends. They connected. <br /><br />In many respects, Linden And Holden are the characters least like their <i>Forbrydelsen</i> counterparts. Linden is aggressive, whereas Lund is more passive. Holden you can sympathise with, whereas Meyer was hard to like. Tonight's episode, stripped the show of all its <i>Forbrydelsen</i> roots, and allowed it to forge its own path. As a result, despite being great viewing, it felt alien. I think that's why it went down so badly with fans of <i>Forbrydelsen.</i> It took the characters too far away from who they're supposed to be.<br /><br />Oh, and the jumpers are just crap. It's like they're not even trying any more. I'm even starting to miss Chestnut. <br /><br />Great review though, Mark. Glad you enjoyed this one. I did, too. Just not as an episode of <i>The Killing.</i>Paul Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927027468227544676noreply@blogger.com