Re: The Killing (Season 2)
I'm loving it, and I loved the first season.
As far as the lead female is concerned, I think you mistake wooden acting for a "wooden" character. There've been scenes throughout Season 1 and even in the first few minutes of Season 2 that, to me, show Linden as this roiling cauldron of emotion that is hidden behind an otherwise stoic facade. Actually, I'm REALLY impressed with the acting in that, because it's not easy to play that balance. To me, the progression of the series has taken Linden to a point where she is now right on the edge of cracking up, and this season's opener pushed her even closer to that edge by introducing real paranoia. She looks, to me, to be BARELY restrained and BARELY holding it together, and to accurately convey that, that energy below the surface WITHOUT showing it or by only giving occasional glimpses....man, that's serious friggin' acting right there.