Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes

The audience's primary emotional responses are driven by the intricate mystery of Merete Lynggaard's disappearance, fostering strong Curiosity and Anticipation as detectives Carl Mørck and Assad unravel the five-year-old cold case. The dark themes of 'abuse and malice' inherent in the plot evoke significant Anxiety, Sadness, Empathy for the victim, and a sense of the Disturbing. Anger is directed towards the perpetrators, while the overall tone of the investigation into a grim past contributes to a feeling of Melancholy.