‘Bäckström’ Recap: ‘Episode 6’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the season one finale of ‘Bäckström’.
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One thing that each and every one of us hope to achieve in the workplace is unity. Because deep down we know that if everyone in the office worked together on a more consistent basis, genuine wonders would take place. The kind that would make for a stress-free environment, one where workloads are lighter, and fun can be had. But alas, that particular wish/goal isn’t always easy to achieve since chaos often reigns supreme in any work environment and of course… people often have their own goals in mind and that motivates them to pursue those over anything else. But unity at work, can and does happen now and again and it is often brought forth when everyone in the office realizes that something greater is at stake, and it just so happens that after weeks of infighting and chaos at the station… unity finally came to Bäckström’s precinct in the season one finale of Bäckström on AcornTV.

A feat that came about, by way of Evert’s confrontation with the Russian mafia. Because that cleared his name and got him reinstated and since so much progress was made on the case recently, and because everyone realized that pulling in different directions was unhelpful and could have very well caused this attack to happen in the first place… everyone came together and put together a concerted effort to solve Jaidee’s death. Which led to a fast-paced series of events, the kind where Haqvin admitted to seeing Daniel and Jaidee around the time she died and that finally led to Daniel’s arrest and interrogation and that move put the newfound unity at the office to the test. For Eriksson stonewalled the investigation at every single turn and truly worked to get Daniel out of jail with minimal fuss. And since he's a crook, he even went so far as to help Daniel coordinate the destruction of his father’s boat, so as to hide any last shred of evidence.
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But being able to express his ideas without restrictions and having a team that was ready to support him at every turn, allowed for Bäckström to pull off one hell of a gambit to finally prove that Daniel was the one who killed his wife. A move that involved letting the next move leak whilst Daniel was being released in the hopes that he would lead the police to the murder weapon and well… that plan worked like a charm and Daniel was finally charged with murder. And while he didn’t spend the rest of his life in jail for murder, he was convicted of crimes regardless, bringing forth some semblance of justice and what appeared to be a happy ending. For now, Bäckström was part of a team that trusted one another and worked together seamlessly, and of course, he solved the toughest case of his career and finally earned the respect he genuinely deserves and while that would have been the perfect way to end this phenomenal first season… the flawlessly happy ending wouldn’t be this show’s style.

Because this one has been about unconventional storytelling from day one and the closing moments of this tale set up some future troubles for our intrepid investigator. For he did get one final goodbye with Tina, the kind that left him with an important choice. In that, he could say his peace and bring her in for her involvement with the mob and the attempted murder of a police officer, or he could truly punish her by letting her head off into the night toward an uncertain future, without someone that genuinely loved her. And of course, Bäckström being Bäckström, he chose the latter option and finished his meal and reveled in the wonder of tomorrow. One that will be sour in nature. Since it was revealed that Eriksson put Tina up to that goodbye, in the hopes of getting dirt on his rival. Which means that he is eager for revenge and knows that the removal of Bäckström is paramount to advancing his interests and illegal activities in the city.
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But while we wait to see how Eriksson enacts his vendetta, we can revel in one satisfying finale. For this one really did bring everything together in a beautiful and seamless manner, and of course… one of the bad guys did go down. But more importantly, it really was quite wonderful to finally see Hwass and Bäckström respect one another at last and see Ankan do Bäckström a solid after going behind his back, to apologize and move forward and well, now that this incredible case has come to its close, all we can do now is sit and wait and hope… that a second season is on the way. Because this really is one delightful show when all is said and done, and the world definitely needs more of everything that Bäckström has to offer. Until next season.  
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‘Bäckström’ is available to stream now on AcornTV.  

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