Dept. Q Archives

A blog dedicated to the Netflix show Dept. Q, based on the Jussi Adler-Olsen novels

Beginning vs. End

One thing that Dept. Q season 1 does incredibly well is showing change by juxtaposing beginning vs. end in an incredibly meaningful way. There are many such examples, and one is this:

Carl getting on the lift to go down to the basement.

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Qvember 2025

November is also the month of Qvember – a fan challenge where fans can post Dept. Q fanworks for a different prompt every day. I’ve decided to write drabbles for Qvember 2025 (= a very short, 100 word piece of fiction). I will post them here daily throughout November. Enjoy!

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Matthew Goode Hand Acting

10 minutes straight of Matthew Goode acting with his hands as Carl Morck. Some of the most expressive acting I’ve seen and it’s wonderful! Can’t help but love him as curmudgeonly, broody detective.

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