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We\u2019re back once more to the frozen wilderness of Ivalo in northern Finland, close to the home of Father Christmas (the nearby mountain known as Korvatunturi is meant to be the home of Santa Claus) and the location of some very odd goings on.<\/p>\n
If you want to avoid all spoilers, stop reading this article now.<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019re into Season 4 and I would say immediately that you should really watch all the previous three seasons to fully understand the characters and their backstories, rather than jump straight in at Season 4. But it\u2019s worth the investment, because this is a fine example of Nordic Noir, with excellent characterisation and an engaging storyline.<\/p>\n Main protagonist is the fabulous Nina Kautsalo (Iina Kuustonen), the local Police Chief and a new mum to baby Santeri. Nina has plenty on her hands, because there are some weird things going on in Ivalo, much of which seems to be to do with the first arrival in 2,000 years of a comet in the clear Finnish sky. The arrival coincides with a conference in town, where scientists will be gathering to discuss the celestial wanderer. However, a raid by the FBI in Washington DC has revealed a potential threat to the conference from an extreme group.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in an old people\u2019s home in town, more than 20 elderly people are killed when the boiler fails in their property, and the residents are all ushered into a central room where a fire has been lit to keep them warm. However, they all die of carbon monoxide poisoning, including the home\u2019s manager.<\/p>\n Any thoughts that this might be an unfortunate accident are dismissed when autopsies reveal that everyone in the room was injected in the heart after death and a small amount of blood removed. And the manager has scribbled a set of initials and a strange symbol into the ashes of the fire. Even more oddly, six residents were spared, locked away in a different room entirely oblivious to the mass murder elsewhere in the building.<\/p>\n We also witness some peculiar farmers \u2013 presumably a mother and son \u2013 who remove blood from the heart of a pig they\u2019ve slaughtered.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a lot to love about this series. Too many cop shows these days feature lead characters that are devoid of realism and warmth. Nina is the complete opposite. She\u2019s got two kids to raise, the elder of whom \u2013 Venla \u2013 has Down’s Syndrome. She\u2019s professional, but also funny and well-liked by her colleagues. She\u2019s human. She\u2019s believable. And she\u2019s not the cliched police officer with issues. It\u2019s very refreshing.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a reason why this show has had strong ratings for the three seasons released so far \u2013 it\u2019s because of believable characters, strong scripts and intriguing plots. And from the evidence so far, the latest season is more of the same. Definitely recommended.<\/p>\n Walter Presents: \u2018Arctic Circle’ Season 4 is available on C4 Streaming as a boxset now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source entertainment-focus.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re back once more to the frozen wilderness of Ivalo in northern Finland, close to the home of Father Christmas (the nearby mountain known as Korvatunturi is meant to be the home of Santa Claus) and the location of some very odd goings on. 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