The Fall wraps with a dramatic flourish

The Fall wraps at the end of Season 3 w/ a dramatic flourish and, though Season 3 naturally has less tension than the first 2 seasons in that the serial killer, played by Jamie Dorman, is under arrest, writer-director Allan Cubbitt does a fine job maintaining the drama. The main issue, as the police prepare the case against the killer and as his defense strategy emerges, is whether his amnesia - he claims that he has no memory of the crimes he's charged w/ - is legit., a traumatic reaction following his arrest and shooting, or whether he's faking to escape conviction or at least to get a lighter sentence. We have a lot of long interviews w/ police detectives, including the lead in the series, Jillian Anderson, and interviews with his assigned psychiatrist in the mental hospital for the criminally insane where he's held, at least temporarily. The plot is impressively coherent, albeit a few elements raise eyebrows, such as would an accused serial killer be afforded the freedom to move around almost at will during his hospitalization and during interviews? That said, the series, after a rough start, held our interest throughout with a nice balance of nuance, conflict (between devious killer and shrewd, super-cool though flawed police detective), analysis, and action.