The Killing - You're complaining too much.

Finally, I managed to catch up on the last episodes of season one of The Killing, including its controversial finale. As many of you know, the first season ended in a bit of a cliffhanger - and to many, not in a good way. In the aftermath, many viewers, critics and would-be critics have been quick to voice their displeasure with the culmination of the first season.

Part of their frustration is justified. The show premiered with strong episodes but soon lost its way before throwing things together towards the end of the season.

But a large portion of the frustration seems illogical. I understand, I guess, that it bothers viewers that the season ended with ambiguity about who killed Rosie Larsen. But what caused anyone to believe that we would be finding that out definitively at the end of the first season? And why would we want to? I think the idea of The Killing carrying the case into the second season is far more appealing that starting over with a new case when it returns.

I'm not trying to defend the quality of the show - The Killing disappointed me as much as anyone else. But the absurdity of the outrage of there being a cliffhanger ending needs to stop. Be mad if you want that it wasn't a good cliffhanger in terms of execution. But continuing the story into season two was a smart move by the creative team behind the show, even if that creative team is not doing a very good job with the show.