The Killing was a show that understood
Twin Peaks better than most, yet still succumbed to the same troubles, and
Mare
The Killing and
Mare crib from Frost and Lynch extensively: the victims’ connection to sex work, a serial killer or kidnapper that’s targeting girls, and a town reeling from tragedy.
Mare borrows the small-town aesthetic and familial sexual abuse from
Twin Peaks, while
The Killing takes the ambient score and a casino on the outskirts of town. Both shows wear their influence on their sleeves yet miss the lessons from the decline of the original run of Lynch and Frost’s series: Solving the mystery, be it too soon or at all, kills the momentum.