Annika
The sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
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S2 E6 • 9/13/2023
Episode 6
A brutal murder on Glasgow's canals hits close to home when the victim is identified as a former police officer.
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See all on TMDBThe punch line is that I enjoyed the show and would recommend you give it a try, a few episodes to better appreciate it. I saw a lot of one-star reviews on this show. Usually that signals unhappiness due to racism or anger at having diversity in characters after 70 years of all straight white men all the time, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. So I will address a few of the complaints…
Annika is a touch above the usual conveyor belt, crime drama's we have come to expect from the UK. The key to its success, is its not afraid to be intelligent and witty. The key character often launches into what the world of drama call, asides. A dramatic technique, often associated with Shakespearean productions, where a character steps outside of the play and addresses the audience, directly…
This was my second show with this actress as the main character and I spent a lot of the first season wondering if she has a vibe she’s typecast in. And I am not usually one for the breaking of the fourth wall in this way, but it grew on me by the end of the third episode. I definitely wish there was more.