You just knew that whatever the ending, it couldn't be conducive to Linden's plans from the beginning of the series to get out of Seattle. So when you see her on the plane, and get that call, and look at the expression on her face, you just knew that this pain on the plane was bound to happen. Linden is stuck to Seattle worse than a fly to flypaper.
But the content of that call - the reason for her pain - was totally unexpected. She thought she had wrapped up the case, with Holder's help. Except the photo he had supplied of Richmond at the crucial tollbooth was bogus. And that raises at least a few episodes and likely more of new questions:
1. Why did Holder fake the photograph? Because he's Rosie's killer? Nah. Because he was sure Richmond was the killer, and wanted to nail him, by whatever means? More likely. Because he was paid by Richmond's enemies to do this? That's sorta likely, too.
2. Who was in the car that Holder gets into at the end? The call girl he had interviewed last week? Not likely - what was her motive? Jamie and I think Gwen were at the Richmond rally (see below), but I'm still suspecting Gwen for something no good in all of this mess. How about Mitch - all we know about her at this moment is Stan stays she's gone. And there are Richmond's political enemies, as I indicated above, or their operatives. First on this list would be the mayor.
3. The cliffhanger is that Richmond may not survive Belko's assassination attempt at the rally. In fact, we all but see Belko pull the trigger at point-blank range. But in television land, almost anything is possible, including a hand at the last minute pushing Belko aside.
The Killing has certainly stretched what we can expect of television, including, now, not ending a season about a killing with the unmasking of the killer. Pulling Holder out of the hat as a bad guy in some way was a brilliant move, especially because we (and Linden) had really grown to like him in the past few episodes. This is all to the good - too many correct expectations has always been the enemy of good narrative.
I'll see you back here with my reviews of Season 2.
See also The Killing on AMC and The Killing 1.3: Early Suspects ... The Killing 1.5: Memorable Moments ... The Killing 1.6: The Teacher ... The Killing 1.8: The Teacher, Again ... The Killing 1.9: The Teacher as Victim, Again ... The Killing 1.10: Running Out of Suspects ... The Killing 1.11: Rosie's Missing - from the Story ... The Killing 1.12: Is Orpheus the Killer?
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3 comments:
I have to totally agree with this assessment Paul: This television show has STRETCHED television in many ways that are profound and we did not expect. I did not think I would like it as much as I did, yet I find myself, totally engrossed and completely captivated. I am sure we have seen some of these themes before, but they are done so well here, that we can't help but both root for the characters and suffer along with them.
I particularly felt all of Linden's (Mireille Enos') anger. What an amazing portrayal. I think this actress will be going places, based on this performance. She totally felt for Rosie, and yet, she worked for a single minded purpose to solve this crime. But one wonders. Knowing what she knows now, how does she return to Seattle to face Holder, how does she bring down her own boss who she worked into arresting Richmond?
As for theories...I am still suspecting Jamie and not Gwen, BUT not by a lot. There is another darker hand behind this that leaves me with three questions:
1) Could there still be an unresolved mob connection, that is indeed tied to both the mayor and Rosie's father's past?
2) Could the mayor have had something to do with it?
3) Could the guy who wants a basketball team have had something to do with it? Remember his fetish of young women a couple of episodes back?
Either way, this is TV worth watching.
It has to be a political operative that is opposed to Richmond. I mean, why else would Holder risk going to jail for doctoring evidence if he didn't think he'd be rewarded by the Mayor if he wins re-election?
I did want the thing resolved at the end of the season, but for those who were so angered by it, I think they need to remember that Twin Peaks (the show the Killing is often compared with) did not solve "Who Killed Laura Palmer" at the end of the first season either. It was held over to season two, and once it was solved, the show took another direction. I don't think Killing and TP are all that similar, but I felt like pointing it out anyway.
Excellent points, Dave and MP.
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