The show is full of such understated tensions, like the contrast between "bad girl" Callie, who is often unfairly suspected of lying, and the feminine, seemingly conventional, virginal "good girl" Mariana, who lies with ease, perhaps because she has the biggest front to maintain.
On The Way That You Like he delves into more poppy territory while maintaining his understated sense of tension.
A Dausgaard trademark seems to be the power of the understated build, keeping tension simmering then letting key phrases soar.
And Worth actually says at one point, "I have nothing to live for out there". The strength is the film's understated but real tension.
Though the presence of these familiar musical elements makes some of Isaak's songs appear slight on first listening, especially on record, there is a steady, understated insistence and tension to his music live that makes the tales of loneliness and desire remarkably seductive.
It's a classic mismatch — Sarah tucking squares of Nicorette into her cheek like an obsessive-compulsive squirrel while he tries to get her to lighten up, man — but the performances are so quiet and understated that the tensions hum along just below the surface, where they belong.
They include Kristien Hemmerechts, who wrote about loss and sexual tensions in an understated manner, the more philosophical Patricia de Martelaere, and the inventive Koen Peeters.
In the "Ballade" which followed the beauty was understated, though small falterings suggested the tension she must have felt, with three video cameras added to the eyes of the audience.
Providing a safety valve for inevitable tensions between investigators and sponsor was an understated but significant role.
