The Killing Puts Us Out Of Its Misery  There are two kinds of
murder-mystery archetypes—one where everyone is a suspect and
one that explores the world in which such an act could take
place. The Killing, which finished its two-season slog to
completion Sunday night, failed for many reasons. But its
inability to figure out to which archetype it belonged was the
seed of all its problems.  The Killing roped people in with a
hypnotic and powerful pilot and kept people with the promise of
resolution—apparently something viewers still find attractive in
itself in a post-Lost world. The Killing intrigued with its
initial mystery and its presentation. Those who managed to stick
around through two seasons did so for the faint promise of
resolution, even when the first season starting going off track.
That point came early. Halfway through season one, showrunner
Veena Sud broke with the plot of the original Danish version and
changed the identity of the killer. It was the US version's
first big narrative misstep. It w