The storyline really starts to unravel in this episode, connections are made and characters developed. Kata is amazing in this one, stopping at nothing for the truth.
2 Reviews
Best episode yet
Calicodreamin9 June 2020
Rushed weak characterization - Part II
canucktunes1 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The issues regarding to Arnar's plotline continue into this episode from S1:E5 "In Plain Sight", where this character's antagonist is presented as two dimentional.
The dialogue in this episode, inbetween Arnar and his sister Laufey, pretty much proves that no real thought was given to the antagonists in Arnar's plotline.
In this dialogue the viewer is presented with a hodgepodge of afterlife theories that Laufey's religion does not subscribe to. Why? Because it conveniently moves the plot forward to an indulgant and generally inconsequential fight inbetween Arnar and Generic Evil Religious Fanatic Character #1.
You would think Arnar's actions in that scene would result in some complications later on. After all, he was repetitively asked to leave a private residence and choose to assault Leifur until the latter was bloodied and unconcious. But this lack of consequence only proves Leifur is of no real importance to this series, or this season.
Perhaps Arnar could face arrest and prosecution in the next season, causing him to be hindered in further investigations in this case. But this could have been introduced in this season, adding more depth to his arch. And I don't see how a second season could be sustained unless additional, serious complications percist from the subplots in the first season.
The dialogue in this episode, inbetween Arnar and his sister Laufey, pretty much proves that no real thought was given to the antagonists in Arnar's plotline.
In this dialogue the viewer is presented with a hodgepodge of afterlife theories that Laufey's religion does not subscribe to. Why? Because it conveniently moves the plot forward to an indulgant and generally inconsequential fight inbetween Arnar and Generic Evil Religious Fanatic Character #1.
You would think Arnar's actions in that scene would result in some complications later on. After all, he was repetitively asked to leave a private residence and choose to assault Leifur until the latter was bloodied and unconcious. But this lack of consequence only proves Leifur is of no real importance to this series, or this season.
Perhaps Arnar could face arrest and prosecution in the next season, causing him to be hindered in further investigations in this case. But this could have been introduced in this season, adding more depth to his arch. And I don't see how a second season could be sustained unless additional, serious complications percist from the subplots in the first season.
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