The Bridge Season 2

The Bridge Season 2 is an excellent continuation of one of the most exciting European detective series. What is important, the characters show new sides of their nature, some scenes make me feel creepy all over. To put it in a nutshell, the second season has all those features we liked about the first season.

Some Facts

Genre: Serial crime drama, thriller
Created by: Hans Rosenfeldt
Cast: Sofia Helin as Saga Noren
Kim Bodnia as Martin Rohde
Thure Lindhardt as Henrik Sabroe
Dag Malmberg as Hans Petterson
Sarah Boberg as Lillian
Composers: Johan Söderqvist, Patrik Andrén, Uno Helmersson
Country of origin: Sweden, Denmark

What to Expect From the Series?

I think, a brief description of the beginning will help you decide whether you want to watch it or not. So, the bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark is hits by a vessel without a crew. However, there are some mysterious passangers on the board have a serious disease. The investigation is again carried out by two detectives: Saga Noren and Martin Rohde. The police of two countries again have to work together. This new case leads to high-ranking politicians and makes the main heroes show new sides of their character.

I don't think that when in 2011 the producers from Sweden and Denmark, who decided to shoot a series about the joint work of both police services, expected to receive such a big attention to their work. However, two years later, two remakes were shot: the first (American) connceting the USA and Mexico and the second (European) - about the English Channel. In my opinion, the initial series (The Bridge) is better anyway. Moreover, the second season was a real challenge for the producers. It is always hard to make the continuation better than the first part. As for me, I was very interested how they coped with this task:) 

Comparison With the 1st Season

The final of the 1st season revealed a lot of secrets of detective line. Moreover, the characters were left on the top of their emotions. Martin lost the son, and Saga finally got a friend. Therefore, there is no need to introduce the main heroes again. Second season starts with the description of the surrounding of the heroes. Saga has a boyfriend, tried to socialize more, makes efforts to talk more to her co-workers. Martin suffers from the lost of the child as well as from the unfairness of law. This labyrinth of passion, rules, moral, and social norms is very interesting, as for me. In this aspect, the second season is not worse than the first. To tell more, it is even better because the characters show new features, their actions become unpredictable, and the viewer becomes interested in their psycology. Consequently, the heroes reveal a lot of "skeleton in their cupboards".

Detective Line

The detective line of the Season 2 is also good, as well as it was in the Season 1. It is also ramified, full of different personalities, sometimes it is cunning, and has a lot of unexpected turns. Moreover, it reveals a lot of disadvantages and vices of the society, including political, art, business, and economic spheres of life. 

Criticism

I think, even such an exciting serial may be criticized by some viewers. So, I will try to think of some disadvantages as well. First, the plot seems more farfetched than the one of the first season. I would not say that the first season is much more natural, but this one is also far from reality. Secondly, I think the biggest disadvantage of the second season is its 'open end'. Why is it bad? Because it is obvious that there will be continuation and there must be the third season. Thus, the intrigue is a bit broken. 

Who Should Watch It

Of course, all lovers of detective stories should watch the serial 100%. The plot is very interesting, and it has a lot of unpredictable situations. I was also interested in the continuation. It captures the attention of the viewer. Surely, it is nor recommended for children under...15 I would say. I am very strict regarding the age since I do not want children and teenagers to watch the films/series where people die even if these artworks are very interesting, instructive, or helpful for brain development. 

Conclusion

10/10
I recommend the series. It is very exciting and full of "Nordic" humor:) Moreover, it is better than its American and European competitors. I makes people always wait for the next series. Every fan of the series certainly looks forward to hearing this famous phrase "Saga Norén, Malmö municipal police":)

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