Svörtu sandar

Not sure why this isn't rated higher. I loved it. A slow burn that pays off at the end. Dark and atmospheric. Interesting and highly flawed characters. Beautiful location.

Nothing new here. There were many cliched subplots that appear regularly in similar "murder mystery's" Apart from the Icelandic setting, this wasn't holding my attention during episode 1, but then it picked up and I was enjoying it.

Episode 4 was a letdown. Starting with a pretty graphic sex scene it was followed by more of the same and a gratuitous revisit to the naked woman in the morgue, and with an increasing amount of offensive language it rather lost its way.

More tawdry and perverse episodes followed.

The final episode was the best, as regards drama, but there were a number of loose ends and things that were not explained.

Ignore the negative reviews and watch it for yourself. I did and was rewarded with a rich viewing experience and a show i could hardly "put down".

There is something to be said about shows that go at a glacial pace for a reason without being boring. It's this "slowness" that allows you to fully absorb what is happening on screen because there is nothing that feels like a filler and every element adds something.

Granted, i was initially sceptical and didn't gel with the main protagonist but that didn't last long. But best of all, the show didn't feel too formulaic like some other Nordic noir series.

Funny some reviewers say there were too many episodes. I got to ep 7 and couldn't believe there was only one left.

Brilliant, black and bleak like the Icelanders (and Nordics) do best.

Not so sophisticated as we normally watch - Could have been completed in 4 episodes! The story line is too long. Too many f words in the early episodes (and chewing gum). It was an unnecessary distraction and irritating

It could have been so much better. I had to persuade my husband to keep watching - the last few episodes were good but the earlier ones were frustrating and too long. I'm would have been a great series if it had been compacted into less episodes.

Please Don't treat the viewers as if they are stupid - we are more sophisticated these days

Good plot though but the main protagonist was irritating.

Really enjoyed this crime thriller, set on the south coast of Iceland. Yes the landscape is as stunning and haunting as you'd expect, but I really enjoyed the story, characters and acting too.

It's slow building at first, but then builds to a crescendo in the last couple of episodes.

Do not understand the few low ratings on here, must be the Marvel generation... who need a stupid fight in spandex every two minutes to keep them happy! Anyone with a brain, who likes an intelligent, character driven story will love this series I'm sure.

The only slightly weird thing is that I've stood on top of the exact mountain where key events in this series. Always thought of it as a stunning location - which it is - but now I'll always think of this series too. Which despite being great, will be rather odd :)