SummaryBased on a popular Danish series called Forbrydelsen, this AMC crime drama project follows three different subplots all linked to a single murder.
SummaryBased on a popular Danish series called Forbrydelsen, this AMC crime drama project follows three different subplots all linked to a single murder.
Notwithstanding the cat-and-mouse plotting, we watch The Killing because of the superb writing and attention to character detail in the scripts by series executive producer Veena Sud and others.
The good news is that Sunday's two-hour opener answers several key questions in relatively rapid fashion and in ways that don't seem totally unreasonable. The bad news is that it also puts Sarah back at square one, and therein lies the problem.
Once viewers accept it for the mediocre melodrama it is, they'll be more satisfied, tuning in for the strong performances and high production values while rolling their eyes at the umpteenth red herring and illogical plot turn.