The Killing: Season 3, Episode 9 “Reckoning” (B+)
When characters like Linden and Holder have harrowing, devastating realizations or experiences, it’s all the more powerful since they don’t let their emotions show most of the time and are rarely sentimental. As soon as Linden figured out that it was Bullet in the trunk of the cab, it was heart-wrenching to watch an unsuspecting Holder continue his search only to be horrified by what he discovered as soon as Linden ran into the room. While Linden turned out to be just as good a friend to him as he had been to her when she nearly got killed by Pastor Mike, he lashed out in a big way at both Caroline and Carl, hurting them both probably equally, one emotionally and the other physically. It would be difficult to watch him slip back into addiction, but that would hardly be surprising given the guilt that he’s feeling after not trusting that Bullet was a reliable source and getting her killed in the process. It’s interesting to see Linden check in with Danette to see how she’s doing, now that both of them have become drawn into the search for Kallie that’s gone on for such a long time now. Watching Linden panic as she deduced that Joe couldn’t possibly have killed Ray’s wife indicated that she can’t be satisfied, yet she knows that she can’t second-guess everything forever. There’s something very disconcerting going on with Becker and his family, and Ray’s impending execution is far from the darkest element of the entire prison plotline.
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