I am at the end of season 3 and while I could endure her autism shortcomings, it just gets too much after a while to be able to support her as a police persona.
She interrogates suspects and victims with such lack of empathy it just becomes a disgrace for a person working as a police officer. Some clear examples without spoiling the story;
- When she has to deal with people that just lost a loved one she has a complete lack of empathy or sympathy, bursting into a funeral like it's nothing.
- She can't even understand the innocence of a kid and just straight says to them she does not like them until proven otherwise.
- She interrogates a boy - who's brother just died - like he's a major criminal with no regard at all for his loss.
- She starts interrogating a victim while the victim is still locked in an animal cage, she can't wait 5 min to let the victim come to her senses. Why bother catching a killer if you don't give a damn about their victims or potential victims, comes to my mind?
- She slaps people that are in shock or are getting in shock to get their attention.
I used to roll my eyes or even find her strange behaviour funny at times, but telling a woman who asks for her boyfriend that "he died" like it is some kind of unnecessary and annoying message to say, just topped the cake for me.
All the while we are expected to care for her losses and struggle.
The crime story in this series is not bad but Saga's behaviour becomes despicable after a while and it is just plain unprofessional for someone like that to work as a police woman that has to deal with victims face to face. She should be behind a desk investigating and refrain from social contact with victims.
Or she should become a teacher in the police school as she is a walking encyclopedia that likes to correct everyone.
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