I’ve truly seen it several times. It was explained to me that the pigment gets resorbed, so what’s left is the blue.
We’re still in the dark about Akram’s police background in Syria, in part thanks to an all-too-convenient mobile ringing. His way of handling potential witnesses suggests he was a Ba’ath-ist interrogator, though it’s doubtful such would be granted asylum. Just as a WAG, he may have been a profiler (or someone along those lines) who absorbed enough from the cases he worked on that he developed an ability to get a sense of the case from its notes. Which is a theory that’s worth — at most — what you’re paying for it. Maybe we’ll find out more in season two.
Speaking of which, while there doesn’t seem to be any official announcement, Netflix did put the series into the Emmy pool. While that’s no guarantee, it would be very unusual to axe the series after that.
That doesn’t really explain his practical proficiency with pressure points…
And hopefully always will be. We are to imagine he is a former Syrian James Bond. Actual details to the story would diminish our shadowy backstory and he’d never tell it.
In the end Akram and Rose did more to solve the case than Morck I think, for all his bluster and showmanship.
That’s the first thing I noted after finishing the season. A refreshing change from most shows of this ilk which all feature some singularly brilliant Sherlock in the lead.
I actually intended to contrast the two facets of his character (his treatment of witnesses/suspects and his ability to “feel” a case). Obviously didn’t do it very well; mea culpa and thanks for pointing that out.
But he also wasn’t just a bumbling idiot - he did his bit, I’d say.
Yes, and he also gets points for (grudgingly) organizing the others’ work.
Started on the books now.
Exactly. Sometimes not knowing is better drama.
Did you end up finding it a tolerable watch? An acquaintance of mine who finds abuse a bit tough to watch in a show themselves was wondering if they should give it a go and I gave a highly qualified yes with a brief slightly spoilery explanation of how far I thought it went. But it definitely is one of those grim, occasionally violently bloody UK police procedurals that won’t be for everyone.
My impression is that he’s a former interrogator and even a torturer if need be. Maybe worked for the wrong regime back in the day.
I’d like to add Hardy to the mix. If nothing else, were it not for him Merritt would have been a pile of goo on the floor of the chamber.
Okay, I exaggerate: Morck did notice the “Explosive Decompression” warning on the airlock controls so he wasn’t completely oblivious. But fiddling with the control panel could have had unpleasant results.
Yes, definitely!
I’m watching again, this time with my wife on her first go. Question: once they theorized that Merrit would have been kidnapped from the ferry, why couldn’t the cameras pick up the license plates of all the vehicles?
The bad guy worked on the ferry so he had no vehicle aboard.
Yes. I found Bodies, another recent Netflix show, much more disturbing, and I managed that too. As long as the characters are interesting and the plot’s OK, I’m willing to go along with the stuff that squicks me.
And his mom was aboard with no vehicle either? Because she calls out to Merritt, and when she turns to answer is when she gets bagged.
And was it clear how they got her off the ferry?
Oh, kind of like Sayid in “LOST”. Yeah, that makes sense.