I'm going to stop making references to the Scand. version, because I find it annoying when other people harp on differences (or similarities) between a book, say, and a TV show. But just one more: Maybe Europeans are more accepting of strong, unconventional protagonists than we are. OK, tak.

They didn't insert anything, they copied the original!

In the Scand. version it's established early on that she's unusually good at her job.

I feel oddly cheated by all the foreign actors who come here with their fake accents and take Americans' jobs!!

I like her already, because I learned to like Saga in the Scand. version. After you get past how annoying she is, you start seeing her as a well-meaning person who happens to be an excellent detective. Both Saga and Sonya have a laid-back male partner who models patience and ultimately great compassion for the S…

I thought "Broen" was great, but it was so complicated that by the end I had no idea how some of the subplots were related to the final reveal. Oh, so then how can I call it great? I don't know. I like all things Scandinavian.

I didn't like him on "Monk" (hell, I hated "Monk"), and I find it very distracting that he's on this show. I can watch any number of actors play different roles, but this guy I can only see as whoever-he-was on "Monk."

I was just going to ask what people thought he was watching… but yes, it would have to be a telenovela.

I find her too creepy to look at.

"This episode starts with a man discovering the tattered body of a
terrified young woman stretched out across a moonlit road, begging for
help. Then headlights appear,…"

Yes, thank you.

Thanks for 'splainin'!

It doesn't always work, alas.

The catch 22 for girls/women in that situation is that if she had gotten up and left after even one attempt on his part, she still would have "earned" the "tease" label. If you don't respond to a man's unwanted attention, you're frigid and a tease. If you go back to his apartment or accept a ride from him and he rapes…

WilliamBones: Sorry, I wasn't clear. I took "crying rape" out of context to expound on the term in general use, because it's a special pet peeve of mine. I wasn't accusing you of anything.

I don't see the "stud" part, especially when he opens his mouth. Even if you liked his look, his monotone voice would kill any interest.

In reply to your comment below: "I mean, come on: nothing happened."  You think that only physical, completed rape is "something," but what happened while he was cajoling (or whatever verb you want to use) her is definitely something to the girl. It's not just rape itself but the lifelong fear of rape that keeps women…

p.s. Why can some posts be replied to, while others can only be liked? Also, how does one highlight another poster's name?

It's the word "crying." It's always used to devalue what the woman is saying. Very different from "crying wolf," which is pretty much a straightforward description of what the boy is doing. The "cry" in "crying rape" is full of judgment and suspicion, with the implication that all asserted rapes are merely false…

"crying rape": the perfect expression of men's contempt for women.