Wisting is a bit let down this season. Unfortunately, the story follows the standard a little too much this season. Where a dark undertone made the difference last time, this does not stand out now. What remains is a story that any other Scandinavian crime writer could have just as easily written. Even the typical 'the inspector elopes the most beautiful girl in the class' is featured this season. Several unexpected twists that lead to great discomfort for Wisting and his daughter do not help the story to a higher level this time.
What remains is a standard Scandinavian police series.
It starts quite intensively. This is mainly due to how the cause of the murder of a servant of a wealthy family is filmed. After the discovery of the dead body, the family's son also appears to have disappeared. He appears to have been kidnapped but no ransom has been demanded. When Wisting delves further into the family's past, all kinds of secrets emerge. Is the disappearance and murder related to that? In addition, Wisting ends up on a completely different track because of his daughter's ex. That has disastrous consequences.
The second part of this season is about a cold case. Wisting is put on the trail by an anonymous letter. He finds out that an ex-partner was very easily blamed for the murder. The question is whether the police investigation was as thorough as it should have been. Wisting goes to investigate but notices that he is being thwarted. As the case progresses, he increasingly gets a gut feeling that there is more going on.
The problem is that it's all been done before. Definitely the first storyline of this season. Not so much better, but at least just as good. The idiosyncratic and decisive Wisting (b) suddenly seems more of a standard inspector than expected.
His private concerns also receive attention this season. The return of his son exposes a raw nerve. His daughter also plays a role again. However, this is much less present than in previous seasons. The story surrounding Wisting's daughter and son therefore feels a bit half-hearted. It has an impact, especially on Wisting, but it has too little depth to really touch you as a viewer. Too bad, because basically this could have been a plus.
It still starts quite intensively.
What remains is a standard Scandinavian police series. Once again the outcome of the act lies in a traumatic past. The acting level is high. The background and landscapes are beautiful. However, the dark setting is undone by the predictable story. That is why this season belongs to the middle bracket. Still fun to follow but much more predictable than previous seasons. This is an advantage for fans of the more light-hearted work. A disappointment for fans of the dark work. Personally, I found the cold case story more interesting. That means that this season still gets a seven and a half instead of a seven.
Note: Some websites refer to seasons 4 and 5. However, the NPO broadcasts all these episodes as season 4. Instead of four short (+/- 45 minutes) episodes, the NPO broadcasts four longer episodes (of approximately one and a half hours). out with two stories in this season.
About the writer, Karzal
Mike (1995) has been a member of MySeries since 2016 and is mainly active on the English version of the site. Since 2018, he has been actively translating news articles, columns, reviews and basically everything that ends up on the Dutch site. The original articles, columns and reviews were actually written by others. During the week Mike can be found at IKEA, where he is a national systems specialist and occasionally also in the classroom to teach an English lesson. In addition, Mike logically enjoys watching series and has actually been spoon-fed this from an early age. The genre doesn't matter, there is a place for everything in the otherwise busy life.
