Maria Wern: Episodes 4-7

Nordic Intrigue!
This Swedish production is an excellent series, thanks to Eva Rose and a strong supporting cast. Rose plays homicide detective, Maria Wern. I found her character different from many women detectives, in that she is portrayed as being both competent and in charge, without ever becoming strident. As attractive as she is caring, in respect to her two fatherless children, Maria is also entirely compatible with her colleagues and her chief (unusual in many current international thrillers).

As detective stories go, "Maria Wern" is lifted above the average by its outstanding cast and its magnificent settings, which make the series a pleasure to watch (The story is set on the large Baltic Island of Gotland--East of Denmark and West of Estonia and Latvia). The principal actors are so engaging and convincing in their characterisations that they captured my attention throughout each episode (It is, perhaps, a good idea to take the stories at face value; as enjoyable as I found the...

Intense dramas filmed in a gorgeous part of the world
The locale where these four (4) hour and one-half intense police murder/mysteries are filmed would certainly make Series two (2) of this Swedish Series (with subtitles) most entertaining. Filmed on a beautiful island (with all of the seasons being shown in different episodes--some especially beautiful winter scenes) in Sweden, the local is gorgeous. However Season two (2) of "Maria Wern",in addition, contains superbly written, directed and acted police dramas with episodes that contain very high drama mysteries and great detective work done in a very understated (no screaming) manner by Maria Wern played superbly by Eva Rose who balances being a single-mom with being a great police woman. In fact, all of the Swedish actors (most unknown to me) are superb in season two (2) of "Maria Wern". I certainly intend to purchase season three (3) of this series because this series is wonderful.

This Series Has It All!
Oh, I do enjoy this series!! I was smitten with the first three episodes but the next installments are, in my opinion, even better. We've now gotten past the introductory part of the story and are fully engaged with the characters (thanks to some fine acting and screen writing). Though the mysteries are all different, revolving around the cases the Gotland police are investigating, each episode builds on the character development of the previous one. (It is a pet peeve of mine when series make each episode so self-contained that previously important characters suddenly disappear with no reference or explanation, or where important events in the characters' histories are not mentioned in subsequent episodes, etc.) Real life isn't so well-encapsulated and neither is this series. Life's various parts and participants bump into and spill over each other. And so do the characters and story lines of Maria Wern. Of course, it's a continuation of the story of Maria, a senior police...

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