Characters

Similarities:

The detective who has a ‘natural’ instinct for law and order

The farther is headstrong and very protective of his daughter

Differences:

The Killing and The missing has the main detective as female

Quotes and Theories

Narrative

Similarities:

The first episode often introduces a lot of different characters

Main/sub main character is the killer

Difference:

Murder was revealed in the first episode

Quotes and Theories

Themes

Similarities:

The use of binary oppositions around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice.

Emotion displayed through pathetic fallacy

Differences:

Quotes and Theories

Representation

Similarities:

reactionary representations of police, family, law and order, urban/rural

Differences:

Quotes and Theories

Technical Codes

Similarities:

Opening montage sequence that often gives clues as to the whole series – themes, locations, characters, events etc.

Differences:

Quotes and Theories