The Killing, season 4 post?

August 8, 2014 8:15 PM

Would it be better to post one-by-one, or can I jump straight to season 4, episode 6? We started episode 4x01 last night and staggered off to sleep at 4am thanks to Netflix and auto-play. I searched but can't find any posts here or on the blue about season four.
posted by viggorlijah (10 comments total)

Imagine my excitement to see this post and discover that The Killing has come back for a 4th series! Imagine my disappointment to discover it had started back on the 1st. On Netflix.
I loved that show but, alas, I don't do Netflix. I hope the new season is good!
posted by Thorzdad at 5:17 AM on August 9, 2014

It's available on the ahem-ahem web, but no DVD release date yet. It was a different pace - 6 one-hour episodes, no ad breaks built into it, and sort of a balancing second act to the third season.
posted by viggorlijah at 8:58 AM on August 9, 2014

Different pace in what way? The pacing has always been one of the aspects of the show I enjoyed. I thought the third season ended with a lot left on the table.
posted by Thorzdad at 4:10 PM on August 9, 2014

Fewer escalating climaxes, more long building scenes. I watched it in one long binge and it felt like a single piece, not six separate episodes. They had scenes that echoed the first episode, and there was a sense of taking the threads from the first three seasons and seeing how they went on - not neatly, but consequences and change. Really less about the chase and who did it and more about - living with the aftermath.
posted by viggorlijah at 5:14 PM on August 9, 2014 [1 favorite]

Also I really feel like this season is designed to give closure to fans regarding multiple issues that came up during s1-3. I hope someone posts about the series soon. I'm dying to talk about it.
posted by miss-lapin at 10:56 AM on August 10, 2014

I too just finished the season, and am totally willing to just jump to episode 6.
posted by ikahime at 8:52 AM on August 11, 2014

I watched the first two seasons, and will watch the fourth if I can skip the third without being in the dark about stuff.. is the third season skippable?
posted by pwally at 12:31 PM on August 11, 2014

Sadly no. A great deal of s4 has to do with s3.
posted by miss-lapin at 2:07 PM on August 11, 2014

I have FEELINGS about season 4 and I would like to discuss them with people who have seen the whole thing.
posted by desjardins at 5:55 PM on August 11, 2014

It's up.
posted by viggorlijah at 10:43 PM on August 12, 2014