Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

qui_j I'm a big fan of "Scandi-Noir" genre but to be honest, this one is just overly complicated with very little return. To keep track of the plot with its biblical references, moral discussions, tedious dialog which at times seems out of place, and the number of characters that keep appearing out of the woodwork, one of the boards that police use to solve a crime would be helpful. You need to try an remember who's who, who's connected to whom, and what their role is in the overall plot. The story could have been told in half the number of episodes, and without some of the very pointless scenes that seemed unrelated to the plot. The editing is not great as things jump around too much. The characters are not very likable, and the lead is very flat and two-dimensional. I'm not sure I'd watch a second season if it were produced.

Susan Wilde Really -- there are too many things wrong with this to make a list, I watched it all cos it was atmospheric and spooky, and I liked the general tenor of it .. but my wife packed in after two episodes and I kept thinking it could only get better .. in fact it got worse! The plot was full of holes and none of the links between the people and the money were ever really explained. The thing about the suicide on a certain date years after the Daniel committed suicide was probably the most ludicrous, in a long list of craziness ... never explained. Presumably that was not really sent by him. The 5 year time gap? What was that for? Daniel screaming at the painting? Really, what was that about? Who WAS tipping off the press to be there taking photos of Peter every time he witnesses a suicide? Never satisfactorily explained. The swinging loyalties of the pregnant journalist was that just cos of her hormones? To say nothing of the other mysteries of how the media were presented in this drama. The moody vicar /dad and the church angle? Was that serving any point at ALL? The real baddie behind it all was a lowly criminal finance investigator? How did she get into a position to do that? Never satisfactorily explained. Did she employ Vibeker just to drive her crazy with stalking and mis-direction?Sitting on her paradise island at the end you'd have thought she'd have a happy face on her, having apparently got away with all the loot, but her face was as miserable as mine! We both felt robbed, somehow, eh!

beauxlox A convoluted screenplay, ridiculously complex plot with no real clarification till the end, but well acted and exciting, despite the fact that excitement of this order is completely un-Norwegian. In the last scene shot in Norway (outdoors) we see the characters' faces and everything is clearly lit. Then the final scene, in the Caribbean, with clear light, despite the cloudy skies. Whatever prompted the director of this series to imagine that shooting practically everything else in darkness was a good idea? Did he imagine that it added to the darkness of the story? It is totally unauthentic – Norwegians crave light. Homes and offices are well lit and the idiotic feeble wall lights and desk lights we saw, without a main room light switched on, were simply NOT what you see in Norway. My wife is Norwegian and I have spent a lot of time in all the Nordic countries and have never experienced this sort of gloom. Close to the end, Peter is in the hospital and even there the corridors and rooms were not properly lit – impossible. If natural light was entering a room, the director made sure the actors were shot against it, so we couldn't see their faces. Why? The scene where Peter Verås returns to his apartment, the tiny lights are already on but he walks through the rooms and rolls into bed without turning on a light, was just laughable. I hope no one thinks that Norway is a country robbed of light. It's true their days are shorter in winter, but not much different (in the south of the country) from Scotland. And then there was the background music – also to add to the dramatic tension? What a nuisance; and where there was no music, there was noise. If there is a sequel to this, I shall not be watching it unless I learn that the director has grown up.

Tweekums Newspaper reporter Peter Verås is investigating financial irregularities involving his own brother; who then kills himself. At first it looks as though he did it to avoid the inevitable scandal but as Peter's investigation continues another man kills himself; this time right in front of Peter… his last word 'Abraham is both enigmatic and meaningful. Things get unpleasant then positively dangerous for Peter and those helping him as he is first transferred to another part of the paper in an attempt to kill the story than when he keeps investigating the threats start to become real… there are powerful people involved and they will do whatever it takes to protect their dark secret.There have been plenty of Scandinavian dramas on British TV recently and this is one of the darkest yet as even main characters can be killed off late in the series when one has frown to like them and think that anybody who has lasted this long will be okay! Things for Protagonist Peter just seem to get more and more desperate; Jon Øigarden does a fine job in the role… the rest of the cast are pretty good too. The story is gripping and kept me interested right to the end as the twists don't end until the final scene.