On a long flight on SAS, I saw the first three episodes of Midnight Sun and became hooked. As an American, I could not find a DVD I could watch in the states. The first part of the series was so haunting that I found help with our technical problems (PAL vs NTSC TV's) and DVD Region restrictions. The series is much more complicated and well written than ordinary police fiction. The main characters are well drawn and despite issues that other critics have noted about police procedure (rushing into a situation without backup, letting the bad guys ambush the cops) I found the writing and acting riveting. The story line is convoluted but nowadays the scenario seems plausible. In most drama the reader or viewer has to suspend judgment sometimes. Midnight Sun, with the exception of the powers of the Sami noaide, did not require much suspension. The ending was unexpected.I regret that the season started with a premise and brought it to a logical conclusion. That, for me, means that perhaps the story has been told and no second story would be strong enough to justify a second season.

Of all the ways to die, I hadn't seen that before, instantly bringing out a laugh. Seriously just blow up the chopper.Right away that scene jumps to flesh, a girl swimming. Than on to some scrub in Paris, and back to Sweden and the investigation, back to Paris and the now emo scrub. Who hey isn't a scrub but just dresses like a detective.Wrong she dressed like a scrub, and the series cannot make up its mind on how to set a scene, let alone how its actor should act. So why the hell do I want to watch that for.Not a Swedish production, it figured, just cashing in on the success, not entirely a French production either and they haven't been very good at drama. Crime we can argue some of their better productions, but this is something else artsy liberal and just yawn. Who cares how that crime didn't happen, if it is pointless.

SPOILER: Beautiful scenery but the story and acting is so bad Peter Stormare retired after the first episode! A young french Police investigator is sent to Kiruna, Sweden, to assist the local investigators after a french citizen is found murdered -how long has this been happening? sending Police to foreign countries to assist in inquiries of death of local citizen, albeit a young female investigator. Totally absurd - the Swedish prosecutor has marital/relationship problems and has a liking for another male, the helicopter pilot!! Where's Wallander when we need him? I was so much looking forward to this series as I love Scandinavian crime movies/books but was (obviously) extremely disappointed.

I love foreign movies. Especially any Nordic type ones. So of course I was drawn to this the minute I saw it advertised down here on SBS television in Australia. I've only watched episode 1. The first 3 minutes certainly got my interest, that's for sure. Pretty shocking.The self harm bit early on at the traffic lights by our heroine made me roll my eyes and I thought oh god no, not this old chestnut again as part of the storyline, pah-leeese!! It actually irritated me enough to think about turning it off right then and there.BUT ... I'm so glad I didn't. Because by the 36th minute I was shocked/horrified (again), gripped - and now totally hooked! Gotta love those Swedish film makers; this is great stuff and looks like being something pretty damn good. And the back story of the self harm and our heroine's personal angst has so far not been expanded upon, so I guess that is yet to come. But all is forgiven! I'm liking everything else too much to feel annoyed by it anymore.I was only going to watch 1 episode then off to bed - but no, I am absolutely compelled to watch just one more episode - at least!