Two more years away, then "Beck" returned with its sixth season. We're coming to terms on life without Gunvald now, but the team is in for yet more upheaval this season, with another new face.
Since Martin Beck (Peter Haber) handed in his retirement papers, Steinar (Kristofer Hivju) has been running the team. When Martin returns to the force in the role left by Klas (Jonas Karlsson) his first task is to pick his replacement as team leader. Fearing that Steinar is not as adherent to the rules of policing as he needs to be, he selects an outside applicant, Alexandra Beijer (Jennie Silfverhjelm). Disappointment, and problems at home, set Steinar and Alex at odds.
It feels like, this season more than any previous, we've delved into the private lives of the team more than before. Oskar's relationship breaking down was featured, but I don't feel it was a frequent or prominent as Steinar's. It's interesting to see how the show will go forward with Martin in the team manager role. I'm assuming that, as the series is named after him, he'll be more prominent that his predecessors were. Alex is a fine addition to the cast, her relationship with Steinar, which looked like it might become romantic, quickly becomes antagonistic, but in such a way that it might revert back once the confirmation of his marriage being over comes through.
The cases of the four episodes are solid. The finale was interesting as there was, for once, no mystery element to it.
I've a problem now, that season seven isn't currently streaming anywhere for free, so I'm going to have to take a hiatus from the show myself, or jump ahead and try to catch season seven at some point in the future.