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The police work is laughable, which is a shame as the production is quite good. There are so many times when we had to laugh at how ridiculous the plot was, how unlikely the events, the total lack of police and security in what is a major crime of global proportion. The oh so bad opening song gives you a taste of what's to come.

This doesn't meet the higher standards I'm used to in watching Scandinavian shows (The Bridge, The Killing, Borgen, etc.). Frankly, it comes across as a a more lazy American version. Too bad.

IMO, Season 2 was much better than Season 1. If I were to rate each season separately, Season 1 would rate a 5-6, and Season 2 would be an 8. So, if you are OK with the first season, hang in there for the second and you'll be rewarded.

This series is so bad it's hilarious. It's one of the worst written, poorly acted series I've seen for some time. The person who wrote this has absolutely no idea how actual police procedures work. Almost everything the police do here is something that would never happen. The male lead detective goes through the whole series like he's stoned. He's barely alive he's so laid back and slow moving. And he does no detecting whatsoever. He just seems to be there to give the female lead a ride home and gets phone calls from all the people actually doing some work. And if you want to hear some atrocious American accents, watch this show. Even the minor details are ludicrous, like the female lead driving a car she has to hotwire to start. By the 5th episode we were watching this just to see how many stupid, ridiculous things happen (it's almost every scene).

Very enjoyable. 1st series was excellent. 2nd series has an interesting and bold plot. A little spoiled by the terrible acting of Greg Wise (a real 'ham' actor) and wholly unconvincing accent (a poor imitation of 'Dr House'). Good Nordic Noir