This was the first Finnish mystery series I have ever seen. I was pleasantly surprised as the series conveyed the most common stumbling blocks of Finnish series.
A common problem with Finnish police series, for example, is that they try to copy US series, and don't trust their own work and strengths. The world is full of US series. They don't need to be made elsewhere. In other words, the characters remain very one-dimensional and the dialogue is generally poor. It's a lot of action and romance. Often the dialogue consists mainly of one liners. In this series, the characters and dialogue were much better.
The series as such does not invent anything new. The old elements used are just brought into a new setting. But you don't always have to invent something new. The most important thing is a good script and execution.
I think this series was reasonably well done. Maybe I should have shortened the series to six parts. I don't know. On the other hand, the little idleness created a sense of hopelessness that the characters were experiencing. I would also perhaps have liked the series to have gone longer without showing the outside world. Stayed on the island and kept the veil of mystery up longer. The last episode was a bit silly. Still, I thought it was a well done series and quite entertaining.
A common problem with Finnish police series, for example, is that they try to copy US series, and don't trust their own work and strengths. The world is full of US series. They don't need to be made elsewhere. In other words, the characters remain very one-dimensional and the dialogue is generally poor. It's a lot of action and romance. Often the dialogue consists mainly of one liners. In this series, the characters and dialogue were much better.
The series as such does not invent anything new. The old elements used are just brought into a new setting. But you don't always have to invent something new. The most important thing is a good script and execution.
I think this series was reasonably well done. Maybe I should have shortened the series to six parts. I don't know. On the other hand, the little idleness created a sense of hopelessness that the characters were experiencing. I would also perhaps have liked the series to have gone longer without showing the outside world. Stayed on the island and kept the veil of mystery up longer. The last episode was a bit silly. Still, I thought it was a well done series and quite entertaining.
