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After seeing the negative comments I decided to write a review about this series. Well, some of these comments are indeed true, such as being too slow and having plot holes, but if you like big twists and turns, this is one of those series you are looking for. Therefore, the series may not mean anything to the viewers until the sixth episode. Marie Sando Jondal gives a great performance and plays the lead character, journalist Nora Sand. This series is worth watching and I rate it 7 out of 10. Finally, please write a review here after learning the difference between Danish and Norwegian I am not DANISH but at least I know from checking on IMDb and Google that this series is not NORWEGIAN.

I felt hesitant from the very beginning. My intuiton was telling me to stop every 15min because of the bad direction. I have no clue why I ended up watched the whole thing.. The direction and script is awkward, clumsy and has strange "staged" long breaks and pauses that makes one frustrated till the very end.

The main character is fake and I can't feel her true self. The story has sooooo many holes and missing scenes (big/small), that one ends up puzzled why (WHY!) they decided to cut that out / or simply not film it. The story has a lot of potential, but this is really not worth watching. Sorry.. I was hoping for a good nortic crime serie, but ended up being angry and annoied for 8x40min instead.

I can't even begin to describe what a massive disappointment this show is, no amount of words would be too much.

I remember reading an uncomplimentary review and thinking 'it cannot possibly be this bad, I watched many shows that others thought to be bad but I enjoyed', and I started watching the first episode, and it looked bright and well made and I thought 'this is going to be an interesting watch' but then I got to episode two and it's all slow talking and slow thinking and slow standing and slow looking at things, and there is no reality in which a child goes missing and the police doesn't even bother to investigate, that's when I realised I was watching not only the most boring show in the history of television but also the most unbelievable one.

I hope you read this and go 'this was the most boring review I ever read'. I'm sorry, I was only trying to give you an idea what it's like watching this trash.

When my wife encouraged me to see this one, I resisted, mainly because I hadn't really heard about it, and I certainly thought I didn't have the time. But as she persisted I gave it a try, and got quickly hooked. Within the afternoon I catched up with her, and we watched the remaining 4 episodes together in the evening. I mention this because I have always loved to watch TV with others rather than alone, and in this one it's good to have someone to discuss details with. I don't think I've ever digested a show this fast, I don't binge watch often. This is like a good book. A real pageturner. I felt it was so refreshing with a "new" cast of actors, of whom I only knew a few. I think it made the mystery even more unpredictable. When other claims it's too slow, I disagree. It doesn't have to fast paced and packed to the max with sound efffects and loud music to be thrilling. Yes, certain editors would maby have cut it shorter, but I personally loved every second. Thank You for this. Good work. More please.

I wanted to like this, but the longer it went on the worse it was. It had started out quite well. A mystery for a journalist to solve. And a missing girl in present day. That storyline seem to disappear very quickly. It got a bit more interesting with the introduction of the serial killer in prison. For a savvy journalist Nora made some pretty stupid decisions. I lost count of how many times I shouted at the screen as she did something stupid. The last 2 episodes were a lot of staring into space and standing about. Nobody was particularly likeable throughout the whole series. It could have been so much better with some tweaking. Disappointing.