The review of the 2nd season of 'The Responder' It practically writes itself: It is enough to repeat what was said about the first one and add, “a little more.” There is not much worth adding, when within such a solid proposal we are talking about more of the same. Not necessarily better, perhaps, although it may seem that way to those of us who enjoyed (or were overwhelmed) by the first one so much, and are going to enjoy (or be overwhelmed) by the second one again. Even more, if only because it is more choral… and lasts one more episode. It is true that 'The Responder' It is and/or can be “another” British series about police officers. As are the vast majority in relation to some “other” ones, which does not mean that it is “another” GOOD and INTENSE British series about police officers. Whether due to its own merits, or due to the overwhelming protagonism of Martin Freeman who, as all good actors are capable of doing, dignifies any production and character with his simple presence: Of transforming a police officer into a person called -in this case- Chris Carson. At the time I described him like this: An actor (and a series) capable of making (more or less) the same, or of always seem different or distinct. Of finding the humanity that hides behind each character, or failing that, of giving it personality. Of rarely not being in its place and with that, rarely not placing the series and/or film in question in its place. As is the case of 'The Responder'a series that, despite the appearance of not being very different from other productions of a similar nature, unfolds as if it were. With character, poise, intensity, frenzy and a great deal of determination. A series that is not only in its place thanks to Freeman, in a new season that is even more complete, self-assured and dedicated to the cause. If only because, on the foundations of the first, it neither slackens nor diminishes, being as vibrant as the first could have been. A little more. If only because of the usual and stylized British hegemonic solidity that gives this and many other series a tangible and close verisimilitude.
'The Responder' It is a tense and intense dramatic thriller that may not seem to stand out, although in reality it does, as it is a more than safe bet; “a little more” to the second for those who like this type of energetic and intimidating fictions that, despite being apparently more of the same, allow us to rediscover again and again what is hidden under that (false) appearance, giving it a different personality. If only at the same time, it is not only because of Martin Freeman and his Chris Carson.
