Official The Killing Thread (Warning: Potential Spoilers)

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Two other AMC shows have each had really good episodes that were really similar to this one where the entire episode basically just focuses on the two main characters: Breaking Bad "The Fly" and Mad Men "The Suitcase". I almost think The Killing writers were trying to recreate these episodes.

Spot on with the comparisons... I actually like the standalone eps- it gives two leads a chance to breathe. In all three shows, the viewers got a deeper look into the a pair of psyches and the intricate balance within a relationship. Plus it shakes up the season a little.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Spot on with the comparisons... I actually like the standalone eps- it gives two leads a chance to breathe. In all three shows, the viewers got a deeper look into the a pair of psyches and the intricate balance within a relationship. Plus it shakes up the season a little.

Great comparison with The Suitcase (Don't watch Breaking Bad-I know, I know-so I can't compare)

Difference for me was The Suitcase was early in season 4 of a series with multiple story lines, while this past episode of The Killing was late in season 1 of a series with essentially one main story-Who Killed Rosie. It's like the series was marching down the field with relative ease then suddenly had to call time out because they couldn't get the play in in time, so the momentum is kind of shot, or stalled at least.

And I also have found it kind of interesting that there really hasn't been much background on Rosie herself. She's quite the enigma.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Great comparison with The Suitcase (Don't watch Breaking Bad-I know, I know-so I can't compare)

Difference for me was The Suitcase was early in season 4 of a series with multiple story lines, while this past episode of The Killing was late in season 1 of a series with essentially one main story-Who Killed Rosie. It's like the series was marching down the field with relative ease then suddenly had to call time out because they couldn't get the play in in time, so the momentum is kind of shot, or stalled at least.

And I also have found it kind of interesting that there really hasn't been much background on Rosie herself. She's quite the enigma.

Yeah I think they've done a relatively poorish job following up on the first two eps that were just fantastic. They hung around on the Ahmed/Terrorist arc too long, they've given no reason to care about the politics arc at all, they've spent an inordinate amount of time on Linden's kid/personal life, we know zippy about Rosie Larson. I mean there are two eps left and NOW we're advancing the timeline on her whereabouts 45 minutes past where it has been for 6 weeks? Seriously? The show is well acted and pretty well written. The story arcs are just too many, too random, and seemingly too irrelevant to the underlying point of the show. Who killed the kid? They needed to spend more time on that and advance that more consistently and effectively.