The killing danish bbc season 2 episode 2
I confess that I wasn't a huge fan of the early episodes of season 1: I found the whole thing a little cold, a little visually overwrought, and a little lacking in real emotional hooks.īut, in tomorrow's episode, the dysfunctional dance between Gro, Emil and Frederik is just beautifully plotted, written and rendered. Not only has The Legacy stayed true to its estate-interitance DNA, but it has also simply got better and better.
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Other shows with similar premises have, by their second series, all but abandoned their inherited estates as drivers of their plots – Brothers & Sisters, for example, or Downton Abbey. You can trace the dramatic events in Thailand directly back to Emil's mum and her financial disorganisation – with emotional amplification delivered by the way that her kids have responded to it. It was a violent scene – and yet one whose subtleties I was still trying to figure out when the episode's final credits rolled.Īnd The Legacy gets bonus points because it is still, 13 episodes in, a show about the ramifications of Mother Grønnegaard's testimentary wishes. That kind of visceral reaction is surely what TV drama producers the world over are aiming for – but which precious few deliver. There is one particular scene which I found almost impossible to watch, but at which I stared rigidly, open-mouthed with shock. What makes this denouement all the more satisfying is that it manages to stay shocking and unpredictable, while at the same time being entirely true to the show's premise. Emil's older sister Gro (Trine Dyrholm) has been desperately (and illegally) trying to spring him from jail, incurring the wrath of their brother Frederik (Carsten Bjørnlund).
In episode 3 of season 2, that Thai storyline comes to its conclusion.