The Killing (TV Series) What I Know (2012) User Reviews

Extremely sad ending

[drbarbc-526-517466 · 10/10 · 2 July 2015]

I felt I should review this episode since the previous reviewer didn't seem to get it. Sure, Ames was involved in sabotaging the waterfront to suit his own purposes, but he flat-out refused to participate in the killing. So, his mistress, unaware of what she was actually doing, did the deed thinking she was securing their future together. I didn't see that one coming. Early on she had been calling & virtually stalking him, but the scenes in which she was crying I attributed to genuine remorse over the loss of her niece & her lover. Wow!

So Ames is culpable of burying Indian bones, but not of murder. The scene in which the whole family is enjoying that video was so touching, only to be followed by unbearable pain. The revelation that Rosie was killed by her own aunt!

In total, two men died, one was paralyzed, one was beaten within an inch of his life, and indirectly, a mob boss was killed, all as a function of the loss of that beautiful girl. Justice? I am not sure, but great storytelling, certainly.

Wow - just wow.

[fatima-395-745779 · 10/10 · 18 June 2012]

Awesome, Patty Jenkins, your pilot was enthralling and there is something undeniably magic in your approach with these great actors and it concluded in a mind blowing end to this season. Plain wonderful. The judicious and even unspoken communications played between Holder and Linden were so quietly powerful that it cemented the two as an iconic partnership. The wrap up with the the kids, adorable Denny, Tom, and Mitch and Stan experiencing Rosie's video pulled an unspeakably devastating moment between Terry and Mitch into a place where the audience experiences the transcendent power of joy and passion that comprises the core of "Family". As I am writing this I still feel emotionally drained in a very good way. The hallmark of some GREAT television. Thank you:)

Has It Stopped Raining?

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 23 January 2017]

I was glad that we viewers finally got to the conclusion. Since I didn't know this series, I was wondering if they would still be looking at Rosie's murderer two seasons from now. I'm not unhappy with the conclusion. It was a reasonable explanation for what took place. We wanted the Larsens to have some peace. The thing that hasn't been dealt with by the family is the fact that Stan will probably be in jail for at least three years. Or maybe because they have some stability they will weather those years. The killing of Janek has also freed him up to a great extent. I guess I would have to go back to the beginning to see how well the writers set up the conclusion. There were some rather dark realities that were just revealed in the last episode. Was Jamie's character consistently presented knowing what we know now? What about Terry? What about the evil leader of the Native American tribe? And what about Richmond? What is he up to? Did he finally come to agree with Jamie that politics is so dirty, we may as well embrace the dirt. The bad guys get what little charges are against them dropped. Will these people reappear in the next case? Anyway, it was quite a journey to get to this point. I think Sarah's character really needs help. I assume that her baggage is going to be resurrected. Still, coming across this series on Netflix was a source of some fine entertainment.

Worth the two season build up

[bhester0806 · 10/10 · 9 April 2021]

Heart break and rain. That's how you describe the first two seasons of The Killing. It's a pretty good character study and a great drama. Really really really well acted.

I LOVE this show!

[stephanienoel-35766 · 10/10 · 23 April 2022]

I've been watching spooky/horror/murder-y shows and movies since the age of like, 8. I'm 38 now. And because I've been a fan of that genre for about 30 years now, I can TYPICALLY (literally almost always!) predict whom the suspect/killer is within the first 5/10 minutes of the show/film but NOT with this show! I'm watching this AMAZING show for the 3rd time now and was COMPLETELY surprised as to who was tied to the murder of Rosie Larsen the first time I watched it! Was NOT expecting it at all! The second time I watched, I WILL admit I forgot who was involved but was still like "aw, shit! They got me again!" I HIGHLY recommend watching this show if you're into murder mysteries and you're looking for a a VERY well written show with AMAZING actors!

OK, now this is what I call MIND BLOWING!

[luisfelipemora · 10/10 · 16 August 2015]

It was an amazing end, in fact, one of the best episodes I've seen. Linden character is very powerful, specially in this episode where she still has doubts about who did it until the final second.

The fact that Ames walked away got people mad, but this is an example of how the "system" works. Some people get away with things, others pay for things they did not do; this is law, invented by man, therefore it can be twisted.

I just have to say that Enos is great! She plays with your emotions so many times that you don't know how to feel at the end.

Amazing episode! Jamie's acting is also one of the best! I WILL WATCH IT AGAIN!

I am surprised...

[ninanoran · 10/10 · 4 February 2020]

Well written, Well Acted, Amazing television show.

When i start watching it i never thought it was going to be that good. Season 1 was a little bit slow but season 2 was amazing, it was so tense.

My Score: 10/10

Wow..Simply Superb and last 5 minutes made me cry.

[krishnatcs-65704 · 10/10 · 7 August 2021]

This is my best web series. I finished it in 3 days and 39th minute of this episode made me cry.

I didn't see that coming

[gedikreverdi · 10/10 · 14 January 2022]

It's such a fantastic show! This season is even better than the first. At first when they got that little man who "accidentally" killed her, I was so unimpressed but then the real twist came up and I was shocked. It was such a disturbing moment. Terry the aunt was the one who pushed the car into the water. She didn't know it was her. All she wanted was to start a family with that rich businessman who happened to be on that floor that night.

Season 2 Review

[IPyaarCinema · 8/10 · 1 December 2021]

Review By Kamal K

The season did start off not anywhere closer than Season 1 but the final build-up leads to good pay off with the final surprise. The good acting and some new plot lines build up an eerie, interesting season, just maybe not as strong as the first which hooked me in. Overall another great season which might not be as good as the first, but became more memorable from the finale.

Good but ......

[woodvillelite-1 · 8/10 · 26 April 2022]

First off I was not expecting this storyline to go 2 Seasons .... kept you intrigued but probably would have given up early if not for it being on DVD and able to watch in a week without any other distractions. If it had been a weekly series .... no way.

In the first season, outside of the story two things got me ....

• first which has been mentioned in other comments, does it ever stop raining on the northwest coast. OMG was this the real weather or special effects?

• second ... in the first couple of episodes Linden has the same sweater on for close to 3 days ... and in the last episode ... there it is again. Had to laugh.

The 2 seasons does hold your interest which was good ... not knowing who was good and who was bad. By the end you had totally forgotten about the black teacher that was friends with Rosie who was the first accused of her murder. The aunt's part just didn't make a lot of sense to me. Again as in many of these shows .... many of the leads are all damaged in one way or another. In this case the 5 main characters have issues.

Since it was filmed in Canada it was nice to see some CanCon in the series ... Tantoo, Callum and I am sure more that I did miss.

Disappointed

[scottkursch · 5/10 · 18 March 2019]

Believe it or not this is the FIRST rating I've ever given below a 6 out of 10. I just didn't feel the suspense in finding out how the murder went down and the reveal actually cheapened some storylines for me.

Knowing now who was at the beach, I have a hard time believing how calm they were throughout the investigation and that there wasn't more contact, threats, or drama involving those characters. Nobody was worried that anyone would "talk" ? C'mon. Especially knowing how close they were to the family ? Like I said, it just feels CHEAP to me how they withheld that backstory and anticlimactic how it was finally discovered. - Sorry.

Sorry...

[skay_baltimore · 5/10 · 21 April 2014]

...the fact that Ames was allowed to walk is INSANE!

This whole damn build up of 2 season's worth of shows, and everything boils down to "wrong place, wrong time"?!!!

And on top of that...one of the main culprits gets to WALK?!!!

Sorry.

That's just wrong. No matter HOW MANY heart strings the final few minutes of this show plucked. This is just BAD WRITING.

To take an audience along for 2 years' worth of ups and downs only to cop out at the end, without so much as an outcry over the biggest miscarriage of justice in the entire 2 years?

Why bother, then, with the entire 2 years?

No WAY!

This was an insult and a slap in the face to anyone who plowed through 2 years of RAINY GLOOMY SEATTLE WEATHER. 2 years of one misdirection after another. 2 years of plot holes big enough to drive a Crown Vic through. 2 years of peep show titillation.

This series SHOULD have been cancelled. And it should have STAYED cancelled!

I'm disappointed .

[ayoubwestside · 5/10 · 25 February 2016]

Okay how should i start?

We've all been waiting 2 seasons some of you waited 2 years before the killer of Rosie Larsen is finally revealed brutal murder from what we excepted would not me a "wrong time wrong place" also Jamie doesn't strike me as a calm killer specially not if you're helping someone to be major i would go if it was up to me that a terrible boyfriend nobody knows from raped her and killed her anyway good series terrible seasons finale. it is a murder not related to the victim itself she would not even said anything why would she care about Jamie plans it had nothing to do with her life or who she had contact with.