Lund rocks! I loved the continuing exploration of her character and the tensions between her duties as a policewoman and her personal life (taken in a slightly different and exceedingly interesting direction this time round).
Both series have a pleasing circular narrative (they end where they began in a number of fascinating ways).
(If there’s a criticism to be made of series 2, it would be of this political strand – for reasons that I can’t go into without revealing major bits of plot…).
There were also plenty of similarities between the two series, not least that both featured a strong political storyline and focused on the twin themes of power and corruption.
But Forbrydelsen II worked well on its own more succinct terms.
#Season 1 the killing danish series
To put this another way, series 2 was a very different entity to the first series, whose 20 episodes explored one central murder and its wider effects at a much slower pace.
Not least, it was easier to keep the whole of the plot in your head for the duration, and I felt that there were fewer loose ends than in series 1. The set includes all 13 episodes, an extended version of the season finale, two audio commentaries, a featurette called 'An Autopsy of The Killing ', deleted scenes and bloopers. The 10-episode format over five weeks inevitably made for a more intense viewing experience, but one that worked extremely well for me. The first season of The Killing was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on Main region 1.
A few people had warned me that the second series wasn’t as good as the first, but I found it immensely enjoyable.
Some general musings at the end of this excellent second series: (no spoilers in line with Mrs. I got the murderer dramatically wrong at the end of Forbrydelsen I, so a brief moment of smugness at correctly identifying the perp is permitted! First of all, I just have to say: I KNEW IT!!!