Season 1 of Chicago P. D. was great. The stories were about solving crimes, and the characters interacted with each other the way anyone would if put into a close-knit group. That means with an element of reserve. I did not finish season 2, giving up before the last two episodes. The stories had become less about resolving crimes and more about predictable personal relationships among co-workers. The series degenerated into something like old daytime television romantic serials, pure melodrama. One episode near the end of season 2 was an exception. Unfortunately it was gruesome beyond reality, not exactly satisfying drama. I couldn't help comparing Chicato P. D. to The Bridge [Bron/Broen], a prize winning Danish-Swedish police procedural series that lasted for several years, 2011-2018. It no doubt was aided by avoiding the need to crank out a new episode every week.
Review of Chicago P.D.
