This series almost collapses under the weight of its own seriousness, and nothing would have been lost by chopping the repetitive "it's not enough -- find out more" scenes down to an artful few. The obviously very competent actors have little to work with except to be consistently grim, but they soldier on. And on. And on. It's not hard to see why our protagonist, the chief detective, has ruined all his past important relationships through neglect while he obsesses over his cases. Except that he apparently has lots of time for skeet shooting and birding. (But not for his child, either past or present.)
Sadly, and fairly absurdly, the breakthrough detective moment reveals things that were already known and/or obvious. These were not "aha!" revelations. They rather suggest these are dogged but not very bright people.
This is a show you watch and want to like, but it's clearly more important as a Danish true-life drama than as a piece of gripping television. If you want a really engaging Danish show, go back to 2007's Forbrydelsen.
Sadly, and fairly absurdly, the breakthrough detective moment reveals things that were already known and/or obvious. These were not "aha!" revelations. They rather suggest these are dogged but not very bright people.
This is a show you watch and want to like, but it's clearly more important as a Danish true-life drama than as a piece of gripping television. If you want a really engaging Danish show, go back to 2007's Forbrydelsen.