The finale to season/series 2 was probably the weakest episode to an overall good season. We get no real motive to Mia's actions, and other than being semi-inconvenient to find she put up practically no resistance to her arrest. Cadi on the other hand should've been reprimanded for approaching an armed murder suspect alone and without even any handcuffs (she put Mia in an armbar until another officer came by to assist).
Despite being two episodes shorter than series 1, it felt that an additional episode or two could've been dropped without having any impact on the plot... or alternatively focus could've been elsewhere. For example, rather than the several scenes of sad staring from almost everybody, we cut those in half and get more of Owen's home life. There seems to be some resentment and depression surrounding the birth of his daughter but we're left to assume why that is instead of shown; more than two minutes of screen time together would've been nice. Also, the scene where Sion met with... some guy, and chased off Lee's drug dealer brother was completely unnecessary and could've been dropped for more character development.
Speaking of characters, we are given a vague reason why Connor chose to allow Mia to control him, but why is Lee so devoted to her? They're cousins, and he's older than her stuck at home taking care of his ailing father. He doesn't have friends his own age to hang out with? There's also a glimpse into Mia's current home life, but she's clearly been a psychopath for years. Did that just come out of nowhere, or did I miss a mention of her father being abusive or something? Although thankfully rare, it's possible for people to simply be born bad, I just would've liked some continuity to her obvious pathology.
While not as good as the previous storyline IMHO, season two was still quite entertaining and it's a definite recommended watch, whether you've already gone through season one or not. I may be taking this show a bit too seriously because I work in a field this show covers, so people who are simply looking for a decent police thriller will likely enjoy it even more.
