I thought the opposite - they wanted to speak English so the staff wouldn't understand them, but then again, I suppose most people speak English.

That could be the case, but I think we're both right that switching was for a good reason.

We have caught up with both episodes and wow...we are very impressed with cinematography, acting, the weather and the storyline. Golly gosh it is very cold.

Our take on why English was being spoken, was to do with the ferry being Danish and carrying Danish and other visitors from across the globe.

Thoroughly enjoyed it, cannot wait to see next Saturday's episodes.

Loved this. They've caught the weather closing in perfectly. It actually feels a little claustrophobic.

Good review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/0...uspense-laden/

I agree - the sign of a great overseas show (The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge...) is when you are so engrossed in the drama that you forget that it is subtitled.

And another review: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...trapped-review

Tucked up safe and warm in the airing cupboard and the open door to the outside was a ruse?

Could be. Were there any footprints? Was he old enough to think up a trick like that?

I hope he is in the airing cupboard (or somewhere else safe and cosy), poor little chap.

Not a ruse perhaps but the lad looking for somewhere to hide himself away and just trying every door in an unfamiliar house?

Watched the first two episodes on iplayer. Seems alright so far. I don't have a problem with what others have seen as 'insults to the intelligence of the audience'.........

re. The escape. I think this police department is lacking in experience when it comes to serious crime and dealing with hardened criminals. They're rather naive. They're under-manned, too.

re. The torso. I don't believe they expected anyone to take it. They couldn't really have asked a member of the public to keep it in their house freezer (assuming anyone in the town has one), and they don't have enough personnel to guard it 24/7.


I'll keep watching, anyway. Love all the snow and that.

They're using the small town of Siglufjörður as the location so they'd only normally be dealing with the occasional weekend drunk and not hardened criminals.

http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/h...-drama-trapped

https://goo.gl/maps/uv3aH8s3Vmm (you can see why it can get cut off in winter)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglufj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Si...MQsAQIJg&dpr=1

http://www.webcams.travel/webcam/fullscreen/1308703381


They were switching between Icelandic, Danish and English. The Danish captain spoke to Andri in Danish which he understood as it's Iceland's former colonial language and at different times Andri replied back in either Danish or English.

Andri spoke to his colleagues in Icelandic perhaps to ensure that the Danish crew couldn't understand them. That said, I could (surprisingly) pick up some of the words and phrases like 'I don't know', 'my car', 'promise', evening', etc. and I could read some of the larger signs, e.g. Ráðhús = Rådhus = Town Hall.


To me though, it looked they were just nasty little biatches of their own volition.

As for the obnoxious Lithuanian people trafficker, he might just be an unrelated diversion - we shall see.

Good evening

Bumping but probably won't post until the end - need to concentrate on the subtitles!

Are we supposed to know who the old sea dog with a beard and telescope is?

I don't think so.

I am guessing that at some point he is going to see something highly significant through his telescope,

Oops.

Excellent ending, but would they really cause an avalanche just for a series?

Well they probably created it by mixing footage of the real thing with CGI inserts - in the gloom its quite hard to spot the joins.

I like the way we are glimpsing little bits of various personal dynamics like the fact pot is being grown in the house by the slacker living with the cop and the couple who's relationship is 'slut' based!

Isn't it a standard technique to divert away from risk areas?

Could the murder victim be Maggi's father?

As a "Scandi" type drama, it's not bad, but the diver finding the arm in the rough sea by happening to be in "just the right place" along at least a mile of coastline, was a bit of luck wasn't it?

Interesting point. Glad they found Maggi - the other two could have stayed lost as far as I could care!

Hinrika's husband looks a bit of a sleaze - does she know he appears to be growing pot in the basement?

In a black plastic bag that also kept everything immaculately dry.

I doubt it.

Have to say something about Andri's ex's new chap makes me uneasy. Something about him is a bit creepy - almost too nice, but it's probably just me.

Yes, I was impressed with the bar receipt, not even damp. You've only got to get one of these slightly wet and they become illegible.

Two decent episodes tonight, plenty of angles to the storyline for the viewer to read into.
Wonder what big Andri did back in the Reykjavik Police, do get punted out to the Icelandic 'boondocks'?
Andri's father-in-law set his warehouse on fire, for the insurance cash I think, resulting in his girl's death. Possibly why he's so angry & full of guilt.
Roll on, next week. 👍