tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3453972531690791658..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Killing: VengeanceBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28835821576977301152011-05-27T04:45:53.792-04:002011-05-27T04:45:53.792-04:00It pains me too say that this is the first time AM...It pains me too say that this is the first time AMC drops the ball. I mean, Rubicon started badly, but by this time in the season it had gathered steam and we were already into the characters and the mystery.<br /><br />This show is losing me, and I'll only keep watching it because of the Larsen family, and because there are only 13 eps a season. But I don't care who wins the election. I don't care if the teacher is a pedophile, a murderer, a terrorist or just a great teacher. I don't care who killed Rosie.<br /><br />And the biggest problem, as someone who's read a few Agatha Christie's books too many, is that all the clues we have are dismissed by the end of the episode or the next. We have no sense that we're going deeper into the investigation, only around it. And real life may well be like this, but it doesn't make for compellig television (to use a good phrase the reviewers here like to use).<br /><br />The character that moved me the most whose last name isn't Larsen is Linden's fiancée. I really understand his frustration and anger, what with her choosing her job over him.<br /><br />And when a character that has barely appeared is one of the most compelling in your show, that's also a bad sign.<br /><br />I hope they tie it together in a nice package and a pretty bow, but no good ending can make up for a dull ride *cough* Dogville *cough*Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69620693864897239632011-05-14T04:10:50.305-04:002011-05-14T04:10:50.305-04:00Josie, I think the writers were fortunate enough t...Josie, I think the writers were fortunate enough that the Danes had already planned out a whole season for them. It looks like all they had to do was pick and choose which bits to keep, which to lose and which to change. <br /><br />I wish they'd chosen to lose the political storyline.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27853399571825611352011-05-14T00:11:57.864-04:002011-05-14T00:11:57.864-04:00Mark, you've raised so many good points. It ha...Mark, you've raised so many good points. It has to all come together though, right? They must have planned the whole season out in advance, so each thread must be there for a reason...<br /><br />[When I start asking defensive questions like that, it's usually not a good sign.]Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5425044252956415912011-05-11T15:20:15.909-04:002011-05-11T15:20:15.909-04:00I hate to keep on comparing it to Forbrydelsen, bu...I hate to keep on comparing it to <i>Forbrydelsen</i>, but I was disappointed that the Stan/Bennet storyline ended with such a whimper. Its violent finale was one of the major plot points in the original series. In fact, I'm starting to worry that the writers won't have the courage to follow through on some of the plot twists still to come. Maybe the terrorism cliff-hanger was supposed to make up for the diluted Stan/Bennet wrap-up. Which, if the case, is a pity because it was naff.Paul Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927027468227544676noreply@blogger.com