If last night’s two-hour season finale of The Killing put fans through the wringer, it shredded the very fabric of Detective Sarah Linden’s being. Mireille Enos, who’s garnered Emmy and Golden Globe nominations playing the stoic yet fragile Linden, had her work cut out for her as Linden was faced with a spirit-crushing revelation about the identity of the Pied Piper serial killer. By episode’s end, Linden was at a crossroads that surprised even Enos. Below, she discusses how she found her way into Linden’s mind during the tense episode.
Spoiler Alert, Killing fans who...
Spoiler Alert, Killing fans who...
- 8/5/2013
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
This was it. That final play that would either seal the deal for The Killing as a season worthy of its return... or collapse like a cardboard box under all the pressure of trying to close the lid on such a solid set of episodes.
Wonderfully, "From Up Here; The Road to Hamelin" delivered not only the actual identity of the killer, but- through a riveting two hours - the right dose of humor, some solid surprises, a tragic twist and a final shocking gun shot that closed the case of "The Pied Piper," yet left the door wide open for Linden and Holder's journey to continue.
I'm glad all of the core characters had their stories pretty much wrapped up before hitting that final course of focus on the killer.
Really, the end result of Seward's death in "Six Minutes" and ultimately the arrest and probable conviction of Joe Mills...
Wonderfully, "From Up Here; The Road to Hamelin" delivered not only the actual identity of the killer, but- through a riveting two hours - the right dose of humor, some solid surprises, a tragic twist and a final shocking gun shot that closed the case of "The Pied Piper," yet left the door wide open for Linden and Holder's journey to continue.
I'm glad all of the core characters had their stories pretty much wrapped up before hitting that final course of focus on the killer.
Really, the end result of Seward's death in "Six Minutes" and ultimately the arrest and probable conviction of Joe Mills...
- 8/5/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
I'm taking a few days off to recuperate between Comic-Con and press tour, but I wanted to acknowledge what was a pretty special episode of "The Killing" last night. Spoilers coming right up... So "The Killing" still tends to be not so great with the plotting, last week employing the outdated trope of the character who desperately has to convey a crucial piece of information to someone who won't answer a call from them. Had Bullet simply texted Holder "I Know Who The Killer Is" (or, better, "The Killer Is Joe Mills And He Is Looking For Me"), things go very...
- 7/22/2013
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
The Killing might very well be the most original show on television. It certainly reinvents the rules of narrative. It does stuff that other shows would never dare, like revealing exactly who the killer was at the beginning of the season in such a blunt, sloppy, backed into way that viewers didn’t believe it for a second. Last week’s comments were filled with people guessing that one of the two prison guards or maybe somehow Skinner or even Carl was the killer. Any of those twists would’ve been ridiculous but at least we could’ve had fun watching them try to wedge what we already knew about the character into the crevices of the crime. I’m not sure if it’s more or less disappointing to have Joe Mills be actually guilty instead of just another red herring. But in either scenario, the entertainment value is still zero.
- 7/22/2013
- by Starlee Kine
- Vulture
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! Nooooooo!
Show of hands: Would anyone really be upset if I ended my recap of this week’s episode of The Killing right there?
I mean, yes, we all know bad things happen to good people. And we all know TV shows — especially AMC’s dark crime drama — aren’t under any obligation to deliver us happy endings. But still, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! I do not want to accept what my eyes witnessed in that taxi cab trunk, on that coroner’s table,...
Show of hands: Would anyone really be upset if I ended my recap of this week’s episode of The Killing right there?
I mean, yes, we all know bad things happen to good people. And we all know TV shows — especially AMC’s dark crime drama — aren’t under any obligation to deliver us happy endings. But still, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! I do not want to accept what my eyes witnessed in that taxi cab trunk, on that coroner’s table,...
- 7/22/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Hope must be on vacation from The Killing... because any semblance of a positive outcome seemed lost on the heavy-handed bleakness that soaked up the characters and story on "Reckoning."
The hour was tough to watch, but difficult in the way it was meant to be, not because of any poor execution or plot.
With Pastor Mike's name pretty much cleared after last week's episode, "Try," the likely suspect connected to all the girls reverted back to Joe Mills, who seemed more disheveled than the previous time we saw him.
Mills really didn't help his case by pummeling Linden's face to a bloody mess (I was a bit taken aback by the multiple shots he got in on her), but luckily Holder was able to save her and let Linden give a couple return hits while Mills was held down.
And with the collection of rings discovered that were taken from the victims,...
The hour was tough to watch, but difficult in the way it was meant to be, not because of any poor execution or plot.
With Pastor Mike's name pretty much cleared after last week's episode, "Try," the likely suspect connected to all the girls reverted back to Joe Mills, who seemed more disheveled than the previous time we saw him.
Mills really didn't help his case by pummeling Linden's face to a bloody mess (I was a bit taken aback by the multiple shots he got in on her), but luckily Holder was able to save her and let Linden give a couple return hits while Mills was held down.
And with the collection of rings discovered that were taken from the victims,...
- 7/22/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Dexter, Warehouse 13, Mistresses and So You Think You Can Dance!
1 | On 666 Park Avenue, did you get the impression from Sasha’s anguished cry of “Mother!” that she might not have been headed for the new and fabulous life her parents promised — but instead, some kind of eternal damnation – when the magic staircase began to close? And did Olivia allow that to happen out of loyalty to Gavin or because she’s too afraid to defy him?...
1 | On 666 Park Avenue, did you get the impression from Sasha’s anguished cry of “Mother!” that she might not have been headed for the new and fabulous life her parents promised — but instead, some kind of eternal damnation – when the magic staircase began to close? And did Olivia allow that to happen out of loyalty to Gavin or because she’s too afraid to defy him?...
- 7/5/2013
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
Tags: The KillingtelevisionTVTV recapsIMDb
When we last saw Danette Leeds, I thought for sure she was a goner. She had just discovered her daughter Kallie’s phone in Joe Mills’ possession, and he was looking mighty sinister standing there, wearing a towel in silhouette. She manages to slip away however and heads to the police station in search of Det. Linden. She is upset and all over the place, so the cop at the desk dismisses her as an ordinary drunk and tells her to sit down. Well, Danette is getting real goddamn tired of being told to sit down and shut up so she screams at the cop and is promptly arrested.
Linden and Holder are at the hospital attempting to question Angie, the young girl that escaped the clutches of the Pied Piper. She tells them that at first the man was nice. He asked her to get in the back,...
When we last saw Danette Leeds, I thought for sure she was a goner. She had just discovered her daughter Kallie’s phone in Joe Mills’ possession, and he was looking mighty sinister standing there, wearing a towel in silhouette. She manages to slip away however and heads to the police station in search of Det. Linden. She is upset and all over the place, so the cop at the desk dismisses her as an ordinary drunk and tells her to sit down. Well, Danette is getting real goddamn tired of being told to sit down and shut up so she screams at the cop and is promptly arrested.
Linden and Holder are at the hospital attempting to question Angie, the young girl that escaped the clutches of the Pied Piper. She tells them that at first the man was nice. He asked her to get in the back,...
- 7/1/2013
- by DanaPiccoli
- AfterEllen.com
The Killing continued its strong third season tonight with "Eminent Domain," an episode that didn't really capitalize on last week's cliffhanger but offered up a lot of other great material instead. Rather than placing more focus on Joe Mills, the show's main suspect actually never appears in the episode, and The Killing uses its time [...]
The Killing 3.06 "Eminent Domain" Review: Now You See Me...
The Killing 3.06 "Eminent Domain" Review: Now You See Me...
- 7/1/2013
- by Chris King
- TVovermind.com
Perhaps it's past experiences or the general knowledge to recognize that most television shows are filled with twists, but watching The Killing Season 3 you can't help but try and guess the murderer at the same time you're wondering who the show will be trying to trick viewers into believing is the killer.
And yet, as the episodes continue, Linden and Holder's conclusions on which direction to take or which person to suspect and interview have felt logical.
Bringing Goldie in because of his connection to Bullet and the videos or Joe Mills because of his connection to the motel and the voice on the videos made perfect sense. But are they the grand finale killer that's being hunted?
Probably not. Even Holder admitted that in "Eminent Domain" with respects to Mills. They know something is not right with the guy, made more evident by the fact he's hooking up with...
And yet, as the episodes continue, Linden and Holder's conclusions on which direction to take or which person to suspect and interview have felt logical.
Bringing Goldie in because of his connection to Bullet and the videos or Joe Mills because of his connection to the motel and the voice on the videos made perfect sense. But are they the grand finale killer that's being hunted?
Probably not. Even Holder admitted that in "Eminent Domain" with respects to Mills. They know something is not right with the guy, made more evident by the fact he's hooking up with...
- 7/1/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 3, Episode 5 of AMC's "The Killing," titled "Scared and Running."
This week's episode of "The Killing" brought more rain, a frantic search for a seriously wounded girl we all hoped would be Kallie, some major displays of bad parenting and the return of an old friend: Holder's hoodie. So let's get started, shall we?
In an opening sequence that should forever reinforce the idea that it's never advisable to drive down a dark road by yourself, a teenage boy gets the scare of his life when he accidentally hits a girl that ran out in front of his car. He goes to check on her, but despite all her injuries, she runs away. If that's not disturbing enough, the poor kid is pretty sure there's someone else in the shadows. Yeah, I'm betting he's traumatized for life, but at...
This week's episode of "The Killing" brought more rain, a frantic search for a seriously wounded girl we all hoped would be Kallie, some major displays of bad parenting and the return of an old friend: Holder's hoodie. So let's get started, shall we?
In an opening sequence that should forever reinforce the idea that it's never advisable to drive down a dark road by yourself, a teenage boy gets the scare of his life when he accidentally hits a girl that ran out in front of his car. He goes to check on her, but despite all her injuries, she runs away. If that's not disturbing enough, the poor kid is pretty sure there's someone else in the shadows. Yeah, I'm betting he's traumatized for life, but at...
- 6/24/2013
- by Hilda Benard
- Aol TV.
Tags: The KillingAMCtelevisionTV recapsIMDb
This week’s episode of The Killing is a true example of the show’s ability to captivate. From the opening sequence, to the unsettling reveal in the last moments, the episode was a tense and taut ride. The episode begins with a car driving down a lonely, dark road. From seemingly out of nowhere, a young woman runs out in front of the car and is hit. The driver, a fresh faced young guy, slams on the breaks and runs to her aid. The girl is badly hurt, but like a wounded deer, uses her last bit of adrenaline to pick herself up and flee into the woods. The driver sees someone else in the distance and calls out to them. There is no response and the shadowy figure steps away and disappears into the woods after his prey.
Back in the Trailer of Perpetually Negligent Parenting,...
This week’s episode of The Killing is a true example of the show’s ability to captivate. From the opening sequence, to the unsettling reveal in the last moments, the episode was a tense and taut ride. The episode begins with a car driving down a lonely, dark road. From seemingly out of nowhere, a young woman runs out in front of the car and is hit. The driver, a fresh faced young guy, slams on the breaks and runs to her aid. The girl is badly hurt, but like a wounded deer, uses her last bit of adrenaline to pick herself up and flee into the woods. The driver sees someone else in the distance and calls out to them. There is no response and the shadowy figure steps away and disappears into the woods after his prey.
Back in the Trailer of Perpetually Negligent Parenting,...
- 6/24/2013
- by DanaPiccoli
- AfterEllen.com
I’m upset. I’m disappointed. I feel cheated. The Killing has done it again. There were but two minor revelations in Scared and Running: Joe Mills’ connection to Mama Dips, and the fact that he’s in possession of Kallie’s phone. The rest was more of the same: Holder and Linden ran around in circles with Bullet annoying the hell out of them, while Seward’s time on death row remained the show’s most appealing storyline, although its effect on the overall plot is still to be determined.
I’m starting to wonder if this case will be solved the same way as the previous one — not with solid detective work (like Skinner suggested), but by miraculously finding a stray key card on the floor. Every episode (except the season 2 finale, for obvious reasons) has ended with a twist, and whether it’s decently delivered or poorly...
I’m starting to wonder if this case will be solved the same way as the previous one — not with solid detective work (like Skinner suggested), but by miraculously finding a stray key card on the floor. Every episode (except the season 2 finale, for obvious reasons) has ended with a twist, and whether it’s decently delivered or poorly...
- 6/24/2013
- by Paulo Lazo
- We Got This Covered
This week’s episode of The Killing allowed several supporting players to take center stage — emotionally, if not in terms of actual screen time.
Kallie’s mom Danette came to a horrifying realization. Seward’s prison buddy Alton made a heartbreaking confession. Bullet’s walls came down, if only for a moment. And Holder’s girlfriend found she’d made the list of nominees for Worst Valentine’s Day of 2013. (Sarah Linden: Messing Up People’s Personal Lives Since 2007. Badum-bum.)
In other news, if it wasn’t raining this week, it was unrelentingly overcast. Everybody got their hopes up for...
Kallie’s mom Danette came to a horrifying realization. Seward’s prison buddy Alton made a heartbreaking confession. Bullet’s walls came down, if only for a moment. And Holder’s girlfriend found she’d made the list of nominees for Worst Valentine’s Day of 2013. (Sarah Linden: Messing Up People’s Personal Lives Since 2007. Badum-bum.)
In other news, if it wasn’t raining this week, it was unrelentingly overcast. Everybody got their hopes up for...
- 6/24/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Tags: The KillingAMCtelevisionTV recapsIMDb
This week’s episode of The Killing, picks up right where we left it; looking at the haunting image of Kallie on screen, sitting on a bed in a dingy room. Except it’s not just Holder and Linden watching the video. Bullet is there, called in by the cops to help look for clues. Bullet recognizes the backdrop – it’s the seedy Queens Motel. Kallie is also wearing the ring Bullet stole for Lyric. That means the video can only be a couple of days old. The Seattle Pd spring into action, getting a warrant and raiding the hotel. While questioning Mrs. Dips, the owner, Linden notices her acting shady (well more than usual), eyeballing a buzzer behind her desk. Linden and Holder bust through the door and discover a false panel, hiding a room set up with lights and a wooden box containing handcuffs,...
This week’s episode of The Killing, picks up right where we left it; looking at the haunting image of Kallie on screen, sitting on a bed in a dingy room. Except it’s not just Holder and Linden watching the video. Bullet is there, called in by the cops to help look for clues. Bullet recognizes the backdrop – it’s the seedy Queens Motel. Kallie is also wearing the ring Bullet stole for Lyric. That means the video can only be a couple of days old. The Seattle Pd spring into action, getting a warrant and raiding the hotel. While questioning Mrs. Dips, the owner, Linden notices her acting shady (well more than usual), eyeballing a buzzer behind her desk. Linden and Holder bust through the door and discover a false panel, hiding a room set up with lights and a wooden box containing handcuffs,...
- 6/17/2013
- by DanaPiccoli
- AfterEllen.com
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