Saturday, June 16, 2012
Fans of AMC’s ‘The Killing’ have been asking the same
question for two full seasons now: Who killed Rosie Larsen?
That answer is being revealed in the season two finale
Sunday night.
What fans should be asking is whether or not the reveal will
be worth the wait.
‘The Killing’ is one of those shows you’re going to either
love or hate.
It’s got deliberate (read: slow) pacing, which is wrapped
around interesting and flawed characters.
‘The Killing’ alienated a huge part of their fan base at the
end of the first season when they didn’t reveal who killed Rosie Larsen.
While show runners never said they would tell viewers who
the killer was – the advertising AMC used to promote the finale seemed to
promise just the opposite. When the killer wasn’t revealed, fans balked.
Then, when show stars and producers essentially told fans to
“get over it” – fans reacted how fans will react when they feel they’re being
talked down to, they tuned out.
When it premiered for its second season in April, ‘The
Killing’ had significantly lower numbers. Season one averaged a .6 in the demo
and 2.17 million viewers. The season two premiere had a .5 demo and 1.80
million viewers. Ratings fell as low as 1.31 million viewers before rebounding
back to 1.84 million last week.
As for the quality of the AMC show, it really hasn’t dipped.
I would say it’s more like it hit a plateau. I’ve kind of moved beyond caring
who killed Rosie Larsen -- and from what I can tell so have a lot of other fans.
As in real life, the characters on ‘The Killing’ have
certain issues. The problem is, most of them aren’t even likeable anymore. If
the show was somehow funny, think ‘Always Sunny in Philadelphia,’ and had
characters like this it would be one thing. The problem is, there aren’t any
laughs to be found in ‘The Killing.’
Right now, fingers are being pointed in a definite direction
as to who the killer is – I don’t want to ruin it for those that are behind in
their viewing. If I had to guess, though, this is just another red herring. We’ve
had so many at this point, they’ve lost all meaning.
No decision has been made about the future of ‘The Killing.’ That actually speaks volumes in my opinion, though. I don't think it won’t get a season three.
AMC has a lot of successes under their belt, so they can afford
to jettison ‘The Killing.’
Ultimately, I think that ‘The Killing’ had some of the best
caliber actors in television – but it could never build and then sustain
momentum.
In the grand scheme of things, I might lament saying goodbye
to ‘The Killing’ but I’m not sure I’ll really miss it.
What do you think? Is this the end for ‘The Killing’?
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