Review of 72 Hours

The Killing: 72 Hours (2012)
Season 2, Episode 10
5/10
Terrible Ep Feels Out of Place
31 January 2023
The series is, overall, really good. So it's baffling that they put the main character through the ringer here, spending the entire episode dumping on her and making us doubt her (and her doubt herself) via a psychiatrist who is given zero sympathy or humanity. One character actually says, out loud, without a trace of irony, "This goes all the way to the top!" Another has a shady midnight rendezvous where it's revealed they (gasp!) paid to make a video go viral. Absolutely strange choices and the worst-written episode overall, but by the end we're back on track. The actors remain magnetic and the direction is great throughout the series, but this one was a weird detour they didn't really spend enough time on, and the creative side was asleep at the wheel. I guess every multi-season series has its missteps.
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