Before We Die

Slightly disturbed female cops are the thing in thrillers these days. This is a nice series with interesting plot lines and good acting. It kept me hooked all the way along the first season so naturally I decided to continue with the second. This was a disappointment. Very far fetched plot twists, dead that come back alive, just too much to be credible. So enjoy season 1 and leave it at that.

There's some interesting aspects to this show, despite it having pacing issues and being somewhat contrived. It can be frustrating to watch when some plot beats could have been truncated. But I will say the last two episodes of the first season were great and redeemed a lot of it for me.

The second season, however, was so contrived I just couldn't get into it the same way, and the ending was completely perfunctory. Some returning characters' motivations for returning to the show made no sense and it often focused on boring aspects of what could have been a really interesting narrative. It tries to leave it on a cliffhanger but It was hard to care. I'd be surprised if it returned.

A series with very good acting, especially the Mimicas family, but tainted with lack of real aim and direction, convenient and "lucky" situations for the infiltrator, having near complete freedom of reporting without almost no suspicion and trailing, all for a surprising and half-weak ending twist!?

Nothing deep and impressive, but interesting to follow episode by episode, with nice filming and moody, thrillingly depressive score.

Yet to watch season 2, hopefully with believable plots and a solid closure.

I enjoyed watching this. The basic plot has been seen before but there was a freshness and some originally to this series. The acting and overall production is good. The script is well paced and in the last episode we learn something that refers us back to opening episode. A satisfying finale.

There was a flow to this show that is hard to replicate and the bad reviews from some users boggles my mind. I'm not a fan of reading subtitles, but after watching this show, I've changed my mind. It was gripping from the first episode and I couldn't figure out all the twists and turns, which kept me very engaged through each. I'm the type who can't watch a show unless I get drawn in through a great plot and excellent acting... this contained every bit of that and more. The filming was top notch, and each actor (besides maybe one or two) played their roles flawlessly. There were a couple questionable moments (no spoilers) that kept me from giving this a 10 star review, but by the end, they sort of made sense. There is nothing worse than watching a show with a terrible ending... but fortunately this ending was well worth the wait. I am hoping season two will be as well written as the first and in that, I hope this show gets more views. American thrillers have been far less interesting then in previous years, so I will be looking for more shows like this in the Nordic Noir genre, which is purely based off of this show. If half of them produce anything close to what I just watched, I will be a fan for life.