Bron IIII picks well in on one of the hottest themes of modern (Western) society. That was welcome as the previous events came over a bit far sought. Immigration issues tend to attract populistic debate and, with The Bridge, popular detective series which reflect actual tendances. In that option we are captivated once again.
From the second episode on Saga is being presented a bit like a super heroine after her dismissal out of prison, but okay no series withour her autistic character and super heroes fight back so that's where the viewers like to identify. But our clear-sighted heroine has obviously some traumas and then you need a therapist, so she's human after all. Further on the same ingredients - nordic cool, nice air shots, dark sides and intrigues of course and many story lines - which fans love and expect and that is overall a good thing.
Øresund Bridge © BBC
In episode four things get in acceleration but it never gets really cheap. At the right times information is being brought to light and contributors to the story shed their mysterious skins. As said, this series go along with modern times: abortion issues, the come-back of breast-feeding, office flexibility and the usage of drones... It sets the sphere but that's not the most important point for spectators of Bron want to feel the suspense and that's slowly building up. The main story-line even reminds us at the mother of modern crime movies, Seven, with the means of death penalty, a list of seven deaths that the killer seems to go by when choosing his victims.
Like business networks
Bron IIII's also like business networks, family or a little village: in the end everyone's connected and that's on one hand a bit too simplistic, but on the other hand the chess play and unexpected turns can begin, certainly in episode six. That's how detective series often go or speed up because otherwise you have a boring story and The Bridge is no difference: find the connector or connection and you come close to the killer.
Like business networks
Bron IIII's also like business networks, family or a little village: in the end everyone's connected and that's on one hand a bit too simplistic, but on the other hand the chess play and unexpected turns can begin, certainly in episode six. That's how detective series often go or speed up because otherwise you have a boring story and The Bridge is no difference: find the connector or connection and you come close to the killer.
But what's special is that another crime story entertwines and also comes to a close here. And that gives it some extra salt and pepper. So all in all the production team keeps the level that is expected from them. When it gets difficult there's always the autistic side that solves things or messes it up which is a useful means for the scenarist.
"When it gets difficult there's always the autistic side that solves things or messes it up"
Bron IIII is in my opinion a worthy end - better than the third - to a popular series before it becomes a gimmick. And the theme song's main verse "Everything goes back to the beginning" shows that there's always been an underlaying psychological line or motive in Bron which proves this series was not put together at random. That's why the translation of Bron in dutch becomes very appropriate : the source!
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• Bron | Broen 4 (TV series, 2018, Sweden-Denmark), 8 episodes
☆ Created by Hans Rosenfeldt. Written by Hans Rosenfeldt and Camilla Ahlgren
☆ Starring Sofia Helin and Thure Lindhardt
☆ Sveriges Television (SVT), Danmarks Radio (DR) and the German ZDF are the main financiers and co-producers of the series. ZDF is also the distributor.
☆ Nordic noir is a genre of crime fiction happening in 'dark' Scandinavia, usually seen from police pov. The Nordic has a history of almost two centuries in crime writing. Due to its success, demand for this top export product has overgrown production capacity
28.09.2018
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