Anyone watching The Bridge?

Agree rosesarered I think she plays the part extremely well

A friend [who also likes The Bridge] remarked to me that it was a bit OTT to have Saga walking like a robot [she walks very stiffly.]Actually though, Aspergers and Autistic people often DO walk oddly, some stiffly and others a bit up on their toes or even a bit shambling.It's all brain connected.
Having watched this last series, I have changed my mind, and actually think it's better than The Tunnel.

THanks to Mamie for suggesting the Guardian blog about The Bridge.
It is great and adds to the enjoyment. BBC4 is definitely the best
channel. The history programmes and rock programmes are great too.

More men than women have asperger's, and more men than women seem to need a room of their own to hide away in. I did feel sorry for him! I like to get away from everyone at times and not to be interrupted, I think when you are a mother you just learn to live with it. She needs a study but she didn't put it very well.

I wondered how long it would be before the wife of the creepy brother became suspicious, though. I did feel sorry for her.

Interesting that Martin [the serial adulterer] is learning, through his friendship with Saga, how to be a good husband and father. Mind you, when Saga said she wanted a room in the flat that was just hers that Jakob couldn't enter when she wanted to be alone I thought of me and my pooter room .

Mishap those scenes give me an opportunity to go and make the tea. I do that for the particularly gruesome crime scenes too. I don't mind knowing, but I don't need to see as well

You're reminded me of when my mother was still alive and there'd be 3 generations of us watching television and my mother would be the first to get up and leave the room with some excuse during the steamy sex scenes, and then our teenage kids would squirm and say something like "I'm outta here" and husband and I would be left alone in the lounge until the scene had passed and then people would come back again LOL.

I agree Saga can be a bit annoying at times, similarly actually to Sheldon in the Big Bang - it's a case of 'okay we get it now' (that they're Asperger's or similar).

My mother-in-law always used to say "There is nothing new under the sun" and I'm beginning to understand what she meant.

I'd forgotten the Saga masturbation scene. It wasn't very sensuous. She obviously doesn't believe in setting the atmosphere with candles and a scented bath.

And that poor partner's mother just the other side of a half wall!!

Well - we've had masturbation (male and female), male homosexual activity, female homosexual activity....whatever next? - No, second thoughts, please don't answer that!!

Brilliant, the best thing on tv at the moment.

Except I do find Saga to be occasionally just a bit too cute with her unusual attitudes and comments (Asperger's is it?). Reminds me a bit of Spock from Star Trek.

Have you found this? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/series/the-bridge-episode-by-episode
The blog is good, but the comments underneath are brilliant.

Hi Mamie, I agree. The relationship between Martin and Saga provides light relief. The most unlikable character (discounting the murderous ones) is the woman who is having an affair with her BIL. I can't stand her and she has me talking to the TV as in "Oh go away you revolting woman"

This series just gets better and better I think. Surely it is the best thing on TV at the moment? I love the way the dramatic tensions of the plot are interspersed with the exchanges between Martin and Saga.

Oh yes, we were delighted when it returned. Saga and Martin are so good together! they make us laugh.
We love the BBC4 foreign programmes on Saturday nights.

I love bridges. I really love the Oresund bridge. And The Bridge is to my mind the best series I have ever seen on tv. Thank goodness it is back.

Sarah in The Killing was always chewing gum, wasn't she?

Love Saga's character, thanks for clearing up the snus thingy. Sounds horrible.

janerowena, thank you! I've just googled it and it really does look horrible! A cross between snuff and chewing tobacco, by the look of it.

Marelli she is taking snus, a truly revolting scandinavian habit. Rather than smoke, many scandinavians buy little pouches of tobacco which they then poke under their top lip and sort of keep it there. Instead of chewing gum all over the pavements there are little wads of snus.

I understand that The Tunnel was a good remake [didn't get to see it]. I half saw an American remake of Let the Right One In, and what I saw was dire [although their remake of Dragon Tattoo was good]. Scandi dramas usually can't be improved on I find.

I like it as I also like subtitles [dunno why!] Having watched The Tunnel though, think I prefer that really [Anglo/French version of The Bridge.]

We are watching it on i-player tonight. Looking forward to it!

Yes I enjoy it, it's something to look forward to on a Saturday night there isn't anything else worth watching. My husband watches it on the tv, but I watch BBC 4 live through my lap top with ear phones on, I find the sub titles easier to read up close. I can simultaneously view the tv over the top of my computer, it's always a scene ahead so I know what is coming next!

I think it's repeated later in the week. Check out the Guardian blog; it's so funny and really adds to the programme.

Didn't see the first series but DH and I are finding this one unmissable.

Must say though that Saga reminds me of someone I know!

We've watched both Saturdays so far but am also recording it in case we don't stay awake.

Crikey; I'd forgotten about that bit. I did read that we'll find out more about her past life in this series. I've just been thinking about it [doing some post Christmas tidying up today and pondering about things while I'm doing it]; neither she nor Martin are capable of having long term relationships with people, but they're both learning from each other. Time to dig out the Guardian blog I think. As for the plot; I never even attempt to work out what's going on in these programmes any more.