The Killing Season 3 [** Spoilers **]

don ramo

its official, The Killing is coming back for a third season :D:D:D

http://www.vulture.com/2012/11/the-killing-amc-back-writers.html?mid=imdb

don ramo

billy cambell who played mayor richmond in season 1 and 2 isnt returning for season 3, and obviously brent sexton and michelle forbes arent returning,

i do wonder if they are still gonna play some kind of political angle in season 3 and just leave the mayor out of it,

http://tvline.com/2012/12/12/the-killing-season-3-spoilers-billy-campbell-exits/

Richard Dower

smells like budget cuts to me, tight arse amc

don ramo

looks like Enos and Kinnaman will be the only regular returning characters, i dont really care about the Larsons disappearing, im more curious to see if they will have any kind of a political aspect at all to season 3, after the guy playing richmond decided not to return,

its gonna be set a year later, and Holder will be getting onto Linden to help him out with a case hes working on,

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/the-killing-revived-for-season-3-mireille-enos-joel-kinnaman-and-veena-sud-return-for-12-episodes-in.html

Kiwi_knock

I am glad it is coming back, I think it deserves another season. It had its faults, but the last season ended strongly. No point bringing the Larsens back, their story was finished. I thought there was more left storyline-wise with the political side, be interesting to see if it is completely excluded.

The Black Oil

That's no harm - probably a marketing decision as well. The Larsen story ended, but perhaps some who were disappointed with how the show went will give it another shot with a fresh story.

Richard Dower

Season 3 casting news: Elias Koteas has been cast a series regular for the AMC drama's third season, TVGuide.com has learned. He will play Ed Skinner, an intense but well-trusted cop and former partner of Sara Linden (Mireille Enos).

http://www.tvguide.com/

JP Liz V1

Peter Sarsgaard in also now for the show’s third season

The Black Oil

Thought it was funny how the AV Club headlined that 'Peter Sarsgaard to play one of the many miserable people of The Killing'

And from the sounds of it, they're going with a story about another teenage girl. Really?

Richard Dower

The Black Oil wrote: »

Thought it was funny how the AV Club headlined that 'Peter Sarsgaard to play one of the many miserable people of The Killing'

And from the sounds of it, they're going with a story about another teenage girl. Really?

I liked this quote myself, because its true

"Veena Sud will return to run the show and give interviews in which she rejects all your criticisms about how she runs the show."

^ --> they forgot to add that Ms. Sud sees all negative comments in the context of racism....'cause everyone hates her because she is Indian :rolleyes:

No love....we hate you because yer a red herring hack :mad:

JP Liz V1

2nd of June for Season 3 premiere

The Black Oil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrYDuRTBDVg

Decent teaser.

don ramo

The Black Oil wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrYDuRTBDVg

Decent teaser.

im really looking forward to seeing how they move the show forward after the cancellation scare, its a real shame the 2 season rosie larson case was so disliked that they nearly cancelled the show and any future for the 2 brilliant characters they had developed,

don ramo

im really hoping the show can kick on from its cancellation this season, while season 1 and 2 seemed dragged out to an extent i thought they were very well made, and the backlash of not solving the case at the end of season 1 was way over the top, yes fan were lied to, but i still thought season 2 was a step up from 1 regardless,

anyway going by the poster it looks like linden and holder are gonna be tracking a serial killer this time round,

Richard Dower

^ screw you Veena Sud....you hack! :mad:

JP Liz V1

don ramo wrote: »

im really hoping the show can kick on from its cancellation this season, while season 1 and 2 seemed dragged out to an extent i thought they were very well made, and the backlash of not solving the case at the end of season 1 was way over the top, yes fan were lied to, but i still thought season 2 was a step up from 1 regardless,

anyway going by the poster it looks like linden and holder are gonna be tracking a serial killer this time round,

I hope this serial killer case is only for the third season, I prefer the one season mystery

don ramo

new trailer, not giving much away, be nice if he left a path of bodies in his way,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkFaF_wTALc

Richard Dower

More spin from Veena Sud, ooh dont worry!....we'll solve the crime. Yeah....you said that about season 1 as well, i'll never belive a word from this hack's mouth!

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/01/the-killing-showrunner-season-3/

dubmick

anyone know if this has been picked up by any of the Irish or UK channels?

JP Liz V1

dubmick wrote: »

anyone know if this has been picked up by any of the Irish or UK channels?

Source

The Killing's third season will be available to UK and Ireland residents exclusively on Netflix.
Starting from June 3, each new episode will be made available to subscribers each Monday - one day after US broadcast

JP Liz V1

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmTCH8_CCSk

The Killing's third season will be available to UK and Ireland residents exclusively on Netflix.
Starting from June 3, each new episode will be made available to subscribers each Monday - one day after US broadcast

Mr E

Killing S3 threads merged.

The Black Oil

Nice one. Will give it a go.

don ramo

solid return, a lot of new interesting characters, nice that they played on that drawing that was on lindens fridge for so long, youd wonder alright is it a copycat, or is yerman actually innocent, he comes across very violent and very intelligent, but at the same time he didnt really know what to say about the ring,

great ending with linden finding the dumping ground,

must say though then could really do with some set lighting, there just seems to be less and less light as each season go on :D:D

The Black Oil

3.01, 3.02

Pretty solid, imo. Holder was his usual colourful self. Good banter between him and Linden at her house. Neither of them have changed, but it still felt fresh.

Chief from BSG seems pretty ineffectual as a prison guard whilst Seward keeps things suitably sociopathic.

Weakest element is possibly the street kids, which although an interesting angle, isn't yet creepy enough though they're underage. Bullet seems to have a big heart.

Looks like the investigative component might be a bit more competent this time around. But, I wouldn't put it past the show to fall back on questionable plotting. Visuals are strong, though some hate the palette.

dark crystal

So far, finding this one a wee bit harder to follow than the Larsen case. Characters seem to appear without much explanation.

Still, it's great to see Holder back (not sure about the new partner though) and Linden is still....Linden. I hope they focus less on her personal struggles this season, though.

Peter Saarsgard is wonderfully sinister as the enigmatic 'killer'. That moment at the end in the swamp was :eek:.

Looking forward to next week.

don ramo

dark crystal wrote: »

So far, finding this one a wee bit harder to follow than the Larsen case. Characters seem to appear without much explanation.

Still, it's great to see Holder back (not sure about the new partner though) and Linden is still....Linden. I hope they focus less on her personal struggles this season, though.

Peter Saarsgard is wonderfully sinister as the enigmatic 'killer'. That moment at the end in the swamp was :eek:.

Looking forward to next week.

yeah they just dumped about 10 new characters on us in the first 2 episodes, its looking like the kids are gonna play a big part in the season,

theyll probably still play on lindens personal history, but at least she just threw her son on a plane to chicago so she wont be going back and forth to him,

bazwaldo

I loved the show last year and have had high expectations for this series. I was happy enough with the double episode and am already hooked on the story.

I thought Linden went a bit too quickly from somewhat normal to being obsessed with the case. I suppose the case was always on her mind. I don't know how she figured out exactly where the bodies suddenly. Was there more detail in the drawings? The buildings perhaps?

Superb acting by Linden and Holder was class!

Richard Dower

I refuse to watch it = Veena Sud.

don ramo

Richard Dower wrote: »

I refuse to watch it = Veena Sud.

yet your going to continue coming to this thread as complain none the less:rolleyes:

dark crystal

Richard Dower wrote: »

I refuse to watch it = Veena Sud.

Frankly, no-one cares whether you watch it or not, so why you continue to pop up in this thread is anyone's guess

The Black Oil

3.03

Not as strong as last week's, but still pretty decent.

Good opening scene with Linden alone with the bodies in the middle of nowhere. Suitably Lund, imo. And she's back into the fray, carry some of the case alone. Her boss seems a bit better than previous ones (so far), though I didn't really recognise him even though we had already met him last week...oops.

Child porn stuff is unsettling. Brings forward some false suspects, standard approach. Rule out the perverts and weirdos, find the real guy. The exploitation of the street kids should be pretty unsettling, but I'm not sure it's fully there yet.

Holder's partner seems a touch cliche, but he was a bit better during the interrogation. I'm not sure Holder himself has much patience for surveillance work. Still, he'll get the job done - read the street, and the case. I did laugh a bit at his tie arrangement early on.

Patrol/uniformed cops should not be watching child porn DVDs...that should be left to specially trained officers.

Am guessing Seward doesn't really feel pain. Winding up the prison guard's another trope, I suppose. In spite of the complaints, I enjoyed it.

Ipso

I'm enjoying this more than the first season, definitely not as plodding.

GeorgeBailey

The Black Oil wrote: »

3.03

Child porn stuff is unsettling. Brings forward some false suspects, standard approach. Rule out the perverts and weirdos, find the real guy. The exploitation of the street kids should be pretty unsettling, but I'm not sure it's fully there yet.

Something I don't understand is that when they knew these kids were selling themselves on the street it wasn't treated as much of a big deal. But the same kids being in porn and suddenly that's too far? I would have thought prostituting themselves was as bad if not worse.

bazwaldo

GeorgeBailey wrote: »

Something I don't understand is that when they knew these kids were selling themselves on the street it wasn't treated as much of a big deal. But the same kids being in porn and suddenly that's too far? I would have thought prostituting themselves was as bad if not worse.

I think its the murders rather than the porn that's a bit too far. The porn is being used to find the murderer. If the girls being killed weren't in the porn, then they would not be too bothered with it.

Question after seeing episode 4.

There are a few guys in these episodes and I assume purposely (by the makers) they don't show their faces well.

1. The suspect at the end of the show, who's also the mothers bloke and the video maker
2. The parole officer who took the urine test and probably lied about the result
3. The guy in the car from episode 3 who gave the young girl a burger for the "job"

Are these 3 different guys?

The Black Oil

I would imagine that the kids selling themselves is very much a child protection issue, but perhaps it only arises when they are on the police's radar, they might escalate it to social worker of some description. When they police are not aware of it, they might let it slide on the basis that they figure it's street kids doing what they need to do to survive. Videos are probably seen somewhat differently as the transaction, as it were, isn't as two way, plus the whole distribution of illicit content angle. Or, I could be waffling.

3.04

If there's one thing this episode made clear it's that Linden knows how to make a point. A number of times. I had pretty much forgotten about Holder's partner - hardly recognising him when he was watching the interrogation. Good scene later where Linden was talking to Holder, and then completely ignoring his 23 years on the job partner until she basically told him to feck off.

Some waffle from the attractive DA, and the Mayor and Chief are breathing down the Lt's neck, no, really? Who is Seward's prison buddy supposed to be - a Seattle Bubbles? Don't find him annoying, mind.

The authenticity of the street kids probably seemed a bit more real on paper than is coming across on screen. Didn't quite buy that the prison guard's wife would suddenly open up to a stranger, but you never know. She's probably glad of a change, too.

I'm grumbling, but am still on board.

The Black Oil

3.05

Bonus point for casting Nicholas Lea. So, the cat lady motel owner is kin to the current suspect (Joe), eh? Still, the investigation progresses. Bio hazard bags be ominous, yo.

What's Seward's game? 2 weeks until his execution, which is pretty close to the timeline of the case - each episode is a day, iirc.

I hope Bullet doesn't become too much of a tag along. Nice work by Holder blending in. Pretty easy given his background and street experience.

Bit daft for the Lieutenant's family to be hanging out in the investigation room. Anyway...

Linden was pretty short with the mother of the missing girl. Now, then. He's right behind you.

dark crystal

Much more engaging episode this week. Was starting to worry that this season wasn't even close to matching up to season 1, but it's definitely improved.

Still not sure where Seward's storyline is going, though. He clearly has feelings for his son, but something's holding him back from connecting with him.

Nice cliffhanger at the end too.

The Black Oil

3.06

Picking right up from last week's cliffhanger. Linden pushing people for answers and pissing them off, too. Holder seemed to be largely comic relief here (scarily insightful at the end?), but I'm down with his philosophising about Galileo! A couple of mirroring scenes going on - Linden's personal life, Seward trying to keep his kid happy (the stars) unlike his own prick of a dad, Linden exiting the prison, the wall of photos at the end. It's not the priest, anyway. Any consequences for Chief from BSG not being at his post when Seward's cell block mate took his life? Pretty nice shot of the city's landscape when Bullet was talking to Callie's mother.

dark crystal

The Black Oil wrote: »

Any consequences for Chief from BSG not being at his post when Seward's cell block mate took his life?

Yeah, there's something off about that Becker guy alright. When his colleague went back to his house that time, Becker's wife mentioned something about long hours and double shifts and yer man looked confused. He's clearly lying to his wife about where he is at certain times.

Pretty nice shot of the city's landscape when Bullet was talking to Callie's mother.

Mayor Richmond's waterfront project, as mentioned by Linden during that episode

The case is definitely getting more interesting now. Is Kallie still alive, I wonder?

The Black Oil

Good question. I guess revealing her fate now might lead to a body and forensics that would push the investigation forward. And then they'd have to set up another missing girl or something to carry into the final few episodes. Doesn't sound likely. They've already invested a bit in her relationship with her mother, etc, so I'd guess her fate will be dangled for a bit longer. Presumably we won't learn about the show's future until it wraps this case.

bazwaldo

I don't know if I have rose tinted glasses of the 1st and 2nd series, but this series seems slower. The cliff hangers aren't as OMG as before. Most of the scenes are quite subtle and the writers are giving very little away each episode.

The Black Oil

3.07

Mid season dip here, methinks. Holder does well with blending in on the street as usual, but he was somewhat of an idiot for the rest of the episode. A pity. Saying that, the best scene was probably between him and Linden in the car. I think Seward's a pretty interesting guy. Not because he tries to push people's buttons, but I'm afraid the character feels a little boxed in (sorry), which I attribute to the script. It's clearly not the pastor bloke...particularly when you have another character (Bullet) spell it out so clearly - hello, viewers, are you listening? Meh.

kearneybobs

bazwaldo wrote: »

I don't know if I have rose tinted glasses of the 1st and 2nd series, but this series seems slower. The cliff hangers aren't as OMG as before. Most of the scenes are quite subtle and the writers are giving very little away each episode.

And the third series is better for it. The investigation seems slower but is more natural feeling with Linden etc doing stuff that you would kind of expect them to. Less of a rollercoaster ride but a lot less frustrating to watch week to week.

bazwaldo

kearneybobs wrote: »

And the third series is better for it. The investigation seems slower but is more natural feeling with Linden etc doing stuff that you would kind of expect them to. Less of a rollercoaster ride but a lot less frustrating to watch week to week.

I do love the natural feel of the show. I don't know of any other show that comes close to it. Slow could also mean that I just want more of it so more happens. I'd love to have a few episodes built up to watch one after another but I can't stop myself watching each episode on Monday evening.

Linden could do better, whats up with the tender moment with the boss! Plus all the blinds open in the office. No way would that happen.

Great cliffhanger this week. Wasn't expecting that. Wonder how the writers will explain the blood on the rear seat as the killer can't be Pastor Mike.

The Black Oil

3.08

Bit of a time out episode, in some respects. This year's version of Linden's stint in the psych hospital. Flesh out the priest a bit more, ground Linden, then cross a line through padre's name. At least the police caught on pretty quickly re the radio, and overall, I'd say it kept things moving. Of course the answers lie with the street kids (who are OK, but not much else), and the Seward case. I had pretty much forgotten about his existence, tbh. Nice to see Linden smile now and then, and not often Holder calls her Sarah. We know she can be a bit emotional, but generally not in front of other cops.

dark crystal

This was probably my favourite episode yet.

I still reckon there's something not quite right about the prison guard...

dubmick

I noticed Netflix are an episode behind. What day of the week do they release the latest episode?

Though episode 8 was good.

bazwaldo

A bit of a filler episode for sure. Enjoyable though.

Compared to season 1 the amount of suspects is smaller now and also their characters are less built. There are the two prison guards, the mothers boyfriend, the dodgy parole officer, twitch and Holders partner. Of those I don't think its the baldy guard with the wife in crisis. I reckon he's either having an affair with a man or found God. Something completely unrelated to the killing. The dodgy parole officer has hardly been in it so it shouldn't be him. The boyfriend seems too obvious. Holders partner, can't be. So its either the guard with the new baby (allegedly) or Twitch. And Twitch seems far fetched. Who else is in it?

BTW, if you like The Killing, I'm just after watching Broadchurch for the weekend and it was excellent. Very similar in murder mystery whodunit but seemed a bit more fast paced. Maybe because I watched all 8 episodes over 4 nights. Highly recommended.

The Black Oil

3.09

In the main, I liked it, but a few mixed feelings, too. It seemed like they were scrambling a little to bring loose threads together, but I guess you can let that pass. Felt sorry for Callie's mother here - the episode was pretty slanted that way. Should have figured something was up once Holder was being a bit arsey, clear signpost. Ergo, the death of Bullet. A pity, and Holder took it pretty hard, but tbh, the kids aren't too well woven into the story, imo. I presume now some fate may befall Twitch, Titch, Tweet, or whatever his name is, and his girlfriend given that they've invested in showing their new place. Nic Lea makes for an interesting cellblock mate - quasi psychologist/spiritual counsellor and generally manipulative. The bald prison guard has been made out to be an uber tool from the start - he lets his buttons get pressed too easily.

Obligatory shot of Holder's Serenity tat each time Jewel Staite pops up.

Quality

What about twitches social worker? He's not a nice guy. And it has to be someone the girls know and fear?

Was joe set up? Did he do it? I Amnt convinced.

They made a point of saying the early arrest due to good police work. But holders partner (the old dude) cuts all the corners!