crime- the killing

In the short preview above is an example of a crime drama, the main characters in it are Linden and holder who play detectives of murder scenes and have to solve the murders by collecting evidence, however they have to over come any obstacles that try to stop them from doing so.

Detective Linden plays the good cop, in which she uses her womanly and mother figure towards males and children in order to get them to trust her so that any evidence is exposed. She has a side to her which is dark and filled with depressing emotions which sometimes shows throughout the episode, however she tries her best to put those feelings aside as best as she can and but sometimes her emotions get the better of her and sometimes gets in the way of her investigations which usually works against her.

Linden plays the mother role in the episode and is the one who takes control of the investigations but has Holder to help her solve the murders. You could potentially say that she is the matriarch in each episode because she is in control and because she has some much strength and power when it comes to solving the murders.

Detective Holder is the bad cop, which shows that he has to use his temper and aggressive side in order to try and frighten the suspects of each murder. He has a dark past like his partner but he is open about it with her and looks towards her to get some guidance. Holder uses his physical and street smarts to get any evidence to help him get any information which will help him solve the murders, he doesn’t look like your average detective in a long jacket, hat and magnifying glass; he dresses as though he is a criminal himself in which he uses to his advantage. The rough look and tattoos make it easy for the criminals to come to him, as they believe he is one of them.

You could say that Holder is the patriarch in the episode because of his he acts and the way he uses Linden as a go to guide for support. He likes to have power but as much as Linden because he isn’t as confident as her and he lets his aggressiveness get in the way.

In this drama the audiences emotions constantly flow with storyline because it builds so much suspense and leaves the audience wanting more after each episode. Through out the drama there is more than one plot point because so much happens an example of the plot points is when Linden finds out that one of her prisoners faces the death sentence but has some for of relevance to her currant investigation. The killing is has open endings in which has plenty of cliff-hanger’s this is to keep the audience hooked onto each episode and so that they keep watching.