Sorjonen (Bordertown) is an original and interesting Finnish Crime Drama series where accentuation is put more on the viewers' thinking and deductive skills than developing depictions of Police Procedural Crime Action Thrillers.
- (+) It has a strong penchant towards showing the main detective inspector's interactions with his family and vice-versa
- (+) It relies deep on events' psychological factors and how Kari Sorjonen manages to see the truth and solve the case step by step using his awesome memory
- (+) It has interesting, though a bit rushed, 2-3 episodes cases
- (+) It has a nice opening sequence complemented with beautiful cinematography and Finnish sceneries, shown in right moments
- (+) It has a good cast, all playing well, especially believable are the smartly eccentric Kari, Pauliina, Lena and their daughters
- (-) It is a bit slow, action & pace-wise
- (-) It mainly lacks the Nordic Noir vibe and the sense of urgency relational to the mentioned
- (-) It really shouldn't leave a case halfway!
A refreshing Finnish series where intuitions and psychological factors play a stronger role than bloody action thrilling dramas.
Looking forward to its seasons 2 and 3.
It's really Finnish Sherlock in action with a soft side.
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Had the pleasure to watch seasons 2 and 3_
They are both very good and share the same high standard as season 1; IMO though, season 3 is brighter and I really felt the need for it to have more than 10 episodes._
The relationship between father, mother and daughter is very well shown, played beautifully and ultra believably by the actors, making viewers believe that they are in fact a family._
Olivia Ainali is a very talented actress, beautiful and full of emotions, naturally shown on the screen. Would love to see her in US series. She really deserves to be recognized internationally.
The third season ended on some notes of sadness, but, nevertheless I truly hope that the series would continue on its bright path and bring us more exciting episodes on a possible season 4 and more...
