User Reviews

These comments refer to the entire two part story; not just episode two.

Throughout this season it has been clear that Wagner's kindness to Grace will ultimately cause him trouble in the end and now it really does. He returns to the 'safe house' he has put her in and discovers her dead body; his first call isn't to his police colleagues but to Dicte… he knows he is in trouble and wants somebody who will help him find Grace's daughter and ultimately find the real killer. He is obviously suspended when it emerges that he had been involved with Grace but he continues to investigate with Dicte… until he finds another body, flees the scene and is charged with both murders! Dicte continues to investigate although she has problems of her own; her new editor thinks she isn't giving the story the prominence it deserves, Bo announces that he is going on a photo-assignment to Syria and her daughter Rose is still refusing to talk to her.

This story was a good season finale; having a protagonist as a suspect may be a little cliché but it works better than usual as we have seen his illicit relationship with Grace develop through the season. There is a good amount of tension as well as some surprisingly funny moments; sometimes at the same time such as when Wanger is approached by a tough looking man he put in prison for murder who turns out to be quite friendly. The identity of the real killer isn't too obvious but neither is it totally un-guessable. The side story involving Dicte, her daughter and her mother doesn't detract from the main story and reaches a satisfying conclusion. There is also so interesting character development for several other secondary characters. The cast is impressive as usual. Overall this was a fine conclusion to the second season and I hope we don't have to wait too long for season three.

These comments are based on watching the story in Danish with English subtitles.

I guess one should expect that a TV series, even in Denmark, must protect its principle characters. So the conclusion to this two parter came as no surprise. However, the fact that Wagner gets back his freedom, as expected, doesn't necessarily make it a bad episode. The characters must delve into the evidence and deal with all manner of roadblocks along the way. Wagner's relationship with Grace (or whatever her real name was) has all sorts of subterranean implications. Dicte has one of those epiphanies and, like a bulldog, gets to the bottom of things, once again putting herself and others in danger. This is the conclusion of the second season and it is satisfying. We know, as well, that something is going to happen in the next set because Wagner's son is coming to live with him and Bo is going off to Syria to do some real journalism. These will be the center of the next episode, I would guess.