Top Dog

Have read Jens Lapidius books and have enjoyed them and the characters a lot. The Top Dog series really captures the essence and each episode carries the story forward in an impressive way. Hope for more seasons to come!

I watched the two series back to back.

Although I did enjoy watching these dramas, there was so much that did not make any sort of sense it that it was very frustrating.

Characters behaving differently to suite whatever scenario they were faced with.

I found the lead female character, played by Josefin Asplund, just not convincing. It wasn't her fault, it was the script which had her doing all sorts of investagative legalise without sharing this with the viewer.

Just walking into top jobs, partuclalrly the last one, was just no plausible.

This was also a very violent drama.

In these current times when there is supposed to be zero tolerence on racism, then it is hardly sympathetic to this ideal to cast gangs of muerderous posychopaths living out little Serbia in Sweden.

Another things in the dramam which was noticeable by absence, was a police force. They hardly made any appearane at all despiter the many urders, brutal attacks, kidnapping, extyortion, fraud etc, etc. I watched the two series back to back.

Although I did enjoy watching these dramas, there was so much that did not make any sort of sense and was very frustrating.

Characters behaving differently to suite whatever scenario they were faced with and illogical decisions being made just to suite the storyline.

Worst of all was the Teddy/Sara relationship in prison .... Really??? I don't think so!!

I found the lead female character, played by Josefin Asplund, just not convincing. It wasn't her fault, it was the script which had her doing all sorts of investigative legalise without sharing this with the viewer.

Just walking into top jobs, particularly the last one, was just not plausible.

This was also a very violent drama.

In these current times when there is supposed to be zero tolerance on racism, then it is hardly sympathetic to this ideal to cast gangs of murderous psychopaths living out little Serbia in Sweden.

Another things in the drama which was noticeable by absence, was a police force. They hardly made any appearance at all despite the many murders, brutal attacks, kidnapping, extortion, fraud etc, etc.

Fascinating storyline: surprising plot twists and lots of despicable characters in a bleak winter city in Sweden.

Captivating actors: truly believable when they start digging in the dirt, uncovering layer after layer, discovering lies and finding truths, but not really knowing how to deal with both. The good are not so good, the bad are not so bad, and the right thing to do, might not be the right thing to do... It's often not so easy to change one's life, even if one really wants to. There are friends, family and colleagues holding you back (sometimes at gunpoint); there are loved ones you can not leave.

I binged both seasons in three days, and now I'm hoping for a third one.

The characters lack personality. There's not much to like, the criminals are boring and the lawyers bland and predictable. The dialogue has no individuality and the central criminal is dull. The plot is OK and telling the story from both sides has merit but it was not enough to sustain my interest.

Surprisingly engaging and entertaining, Top Dog was full of good acting and three-dimensional characters. If you replaced the Serbian mob with an Italian one, it almost had a Scorsese feel to it. Kudos to the entire cast, but particularly Alexej Manvelov and Josefin Asplund for the quality of their performances.