Catch and Release

Every episode is super slow an everybody talks completely without any form of passion. It is like they go in slow motion also when they communicate with each other. Maybe it is a try to be deep but it is definitely not ....

Slowly unfolding but beautiful story where the crime as well as the character of the investigators comes slowly into focus. The dark side of a small , isolated village is interpreted through the perspectives of several characters, but the viewer is left to piece together the narrative as there are no police procedural scenes to do the work for you. Highly atmospheric against the panorama of Northern Norway. I loved the two main characters, especially the young policewoman whose calm and stillness anchored the plot. Don't bother if you are looking for an action packed adventure because you will be frustrated with the pace.

I watched all episodes of Series 1 in 2 sittings, which for me borders on binge watching. The pace at which the plot developed was just right. The questions and statements by the investigators were met with silence that was itself informative. Its good to see a story unfold at the right pace rather than the usual wide-eyed "I've got it" moments or OMG exclamations. The character of the inexperienced policewoman played by Henrikson was very good: A mix of uncertainty, frustration and thoughtful analysis of the events happening around her.

Recommended.

I thought the story was well written, the acting was very good and the filming/setting was very good. The pacing though left a lot to be desired. It reaches a new level of slowness I have not experienced yet in all the other series I have watched. I also removed a rate for some of the scenes where hand-held camera is used. Some camera people need to learn how to hold a camera still, so frustrating! Overall not bad.

I'm surprised there isn't more positive response to this series. We've been watching woman detective shows for a few years now, starting with Hellen Mirren in Prime Suspect, and what we can find from all around the world, and the way I look at it, this one is first-class. For me the genre isn't literally about police work, or even societal order like in David Milch, but about skepticism and evidence in a dangerous world of wild speculation and convenient beliefs. This one was hard to find, partly hidden behind the Jennifer Garner movie, and even searching by name I had to hunt for it. I didn't find it slow, I thought the writing is the high-class kind that lets the actors convey a lot that isn't said, and they rose to it. I thought it was very deft, and moved quick. The casting itself seems very thoughtful and nuanced, and the cast, from the most sympathetic characters to the least, are just so good, in an understated, life-size way. There are a lot of really great scenes in this thing. Wow, that's basically my review. In places it captures a very vivid sense of trying to do a job in good faith in disingenuous institutional culture, and I suppose that's a common thing in detective stories, but it feels like the people crafting this story really know it from lived experience. My sweetie used to do a bit from As I Lay Dying as an acting audition piece and it would just stun the room - and there's stuff like that in this tv series. I don't know how people are finding it dull. The writing is sharp, spare, and generous, the actors are so striking, such effortlessly beautiful people, and such accomplished legitimate artists, omg I hate you all. So for what it's worth I for one really appreciated this project, like the style, and kept thinking Who did this? Every time it surprised me again. I hope it gradually finds its audience, or at least maybe a future project by some of the people involved may hit, and bring back a second look at it, then people will see they were missing out.