The final series of The Bridge
Thanks must go to my sister for introducing me to this show.
The Scandinavian crime series came to an end this year with its fourth
instalment. It has successfully followed in the footsteps of The Killing in
becoming an international success. And it made a big leap in terms of shows on
British TV - moving from its usual BBC Four slot to 9.00pm on Friday nights on BBC Two.
Welcome to the big leagues. Mind you, considering everything else on at the
same time, what else were you going to watch?
Caution, some SPOILERS!!!
The obsessive, unorthodox, socially-awkward and emotionally
complex Saga Norén (Sofia Helin) is a character we cannot help but fall in love
with, as she begins the series spending time in prison unjustly for the death
of her mother. She is now living in fear and vulnerable. Throughout all four series, we admire Saga for her methodical and professional approach to her job and her social incompetence. It is also a very accurate portrayal of Asperger's. Meanwhile, whilst investigating the death of the head of
Denmark’s immigration board, Henrik Sabroe (Thure Lindhardt) is still searching
for his missing daughters after learning about the death of his wife at the end
of the previous season. Henrik is now as much a part of the show as his predecessor Martin Rohde was.
Again, as with the previous series, the presentation of the victims (I honestly could not think of any other words to use here) is visually spectacular; the last time I was impressed by this was when I was very much into Hannibal. There is also the right combination of thrill and excitement - to solve this mystery - and drama - having a connection with the characters. It is a dark show - both thematically and the cinematography.
Again, as with the previous series, the presentation of the victims (I honestly could not think of any other words to use here) is visually spectacular; the last time I was impressed by this was when I was very much into Hannibal. There is also the right combination of thrill and excitement - to solve this mystery - and drama - having a connection with the characters. It is a dark show - both thematically and the cinematography.
Creator Hans Rosenfeldt made the choice not to kill off
either of the two leads - this would have been the obvious and, for many,
expected thing to do. For that, we all thank him. We also thank him for all the thrills, cliffhangers, second-guessing, intensity and treating us, the audience, as intelligent human beings. Every time you think you have an idea who the main culprit is, but that quickly gets thrown out the window. The US remake and the other copycats of this series (i.e. The Tunnel) pale in comparison.
What else is there to say? "Takk" for the
memories...Now I want to go on holiday to Sweden and Denmark.
By the way, Saga’s 1977 Porsche, in ‘Jager Grun’ was sold at
auction for £125,000, over four times the initial estimate.
