The Bridge - Complete Season 2

Crime dramas, and Nordic Noir in particular, simply can’t get much better than this! So, carve out about ten hours of your life and get sucked into the unscrupulous world of global eco-terrorism for when Saga and Martin get confronted with their toughest case yet!

Series 1 introduced us to the main players, which are – on the Swedish side- lead homicide detective Saga Norén (Sofia Helin), a young woman who might suffer from Asperger Syndrome. On the Danish side, investigations are carried out by lead homicide detective Martin Rohde (Kim Bodnia), who has his own share of problems what with his marriage falling to pieces and his abducted son August falling victim to Jens Hansen – a former police colleague of Martin turned enemy.

During the first series we see how Saga and Martin become a team when a dismembered corpse is found on the Swedish as well as the Danish part of the Oresund Bridge, which joins Malmö with Copenhagen… During the course of the investigation both establish an extraordinary working relationship though both detectives couldn’t be more different in character.

Series 2 kicks off when a coaster veers off course and rams into the very bridge of the title. Once again Saga and Martin are reunited when it emerges that five people – three Swedish and two Danish – are found chained and also very ill on the deck below. Soon after, one after another of the found people die… as it turns out, from a strain of pneumonic plague! A video gone viral appears, in which four eco-terrorists, disguised with animal masks, claim responsibility.

This is only the beginning of a whole chain of killings and further attacks. Gradually, all points to a link between clinical trials company Medisonus and an upcoming EU-summit… while the terrorist group responsible turns out to work in cells, thus making life particularly difficult for Saga and Martin.
Along the scary ride, we are introduced to an array of suspects, culprits and potential victims. In particular Victoria Nordgren – head of Medisonus and terminally ill with cancer – has to deal with her apparently weak and overtly attentive brother Oliver. Meanwhile, Oliver’s wife Gertrude, chief scientist at Medisonus, harbours her own agenda. These characters appear to be as cold and as sterile as the interiors of their luxury pads.
Equally important in the link is Caroline Brandstrup-Julin, head of the upcoming EU conference, who finds herself betrayed by her own sister Bodil… who in turn gets appointed by none other than Oliver Nordgren to write the biography of his dying sister Victoria.

However, it’s not just chills and thrills but we get some lighter moments too. For example when Saga’s new boyfriend Oscar (and we already know from the outset that it won’t be going smoothly for long) introduces his mother to Saga and brings her along for dinner… The small-talk attempt between Oscar’s bubbly mum and the socially inept Saga is priceless, if for all the wrong reasons.

As the episodes go on, the plot becomes ever more complex and takes twists and turns with almost the same frightening speed as the spread of the deadly virus…
The showdown at the EU-summit will have you at the edge of your seat, however, it’s the climax of The Bridge - Series 2 which… well, I won’t be giving that one away!