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yodoozy01 · 2 years

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10 Must-Watch Political Dramas To Stream Right Now

There would be nothing like a political drama series to get you addicted and give you something binge on. Be it a series inspired by true events or a fictional story of a heroic personality, a great political drama can show us some complicated aspects of humanity through its gripping plot and impactful storytelling. Political drama has become a TV genre as popular as politics itself, with plenty of hilarious as well as thrilling shows. If there is something that politics has always taught us, it is that you can’t make everyone happy all of the time. This applies to political dramas, as not all the shows would be appealing to everyone. So, to make your task easier, we have narrowed it down to some of the best political dramas that you should stream right now.

Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor is a gripping political thriller series created by David Guggenheim. It revolves around a true government backup in the US in which Thomas Kirkman, a low-level Cabinet member, becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic explosion kills everyone ahead of him in the presidential line of succession. He is chosen to stay at an undisclosed secured location, away from events such as State of the Union addresses and presidential inaugurations.

Bodyguard

Created by Jed Mercurio, Bodyguard is a contemporary political thriller series set around the corridors of power. The series tells the fictional story of David Budd, a heroic but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. Budd finds himself torn between his duty and a few other distractions as he is assigned as the principal protection officer (PPO) for the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague, whose politics he despises.

Pine Gap

One of the best political dramas of all time, rhis six-part spy-thriller by Greg Haddrick and Felicity Packard is based on the intensely secretive world of intelligence and the enigmatic US/Australia joint defense facility in central Australia. Loosely based on a true story, with Pine Gap quite literally a US satellite surveillance base, the series delves into the famously strong alliance between the two countries. The show itself follows the real lives of the analysts at Pine Gap and the crumbling relationship that begins to separate the historically strong alliance.

The Politician

The first political comedy-drama on the list, The Politician follows the story of Payton Hobart, a wealthy Santa Barbara student. Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan each season of the series revolves around a different political race involving Hobart. Having been born into a rich family, Payton was sure that he was going to be President, but he had to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: high school.

Secret City

Secret City is a political thriller based on the bestselling novels The Marmalade Files, The Mandarin Code, and The Shadow Game by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. Set in the “Secret City” that lies beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and America. Senior political journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers dangerous deals, interlocked conspiracies, divided loyalties, lies and opportunism that are putting danger in the innocent lives of “Secret City.” Secret City is a bit of an underrated series but is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Borgen

Those who love intriguing Scandinavian shows shouldn’t be missing this multi-award-winning Danish political drama series by Adam Price. This landmark Nordic Noir drama revolves around the shocking turn of events that puts Birgitte Nyborg as the first female Prime Minister of Denmark, and the machinations of those within and outside her circle. Compelling political intrigue combined with unexpected twists and turns, Borgen is sure to keep you more on your couch.

Veep

Created by Armando Iannucci, Veep is HBO’s long-running political satire comedy series that is blended with a worthy yet uneven final stretch of episodes. The hilarious series revolves around the whirlwind day-to-day existence of the US Vice President Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Each episode focuses on her political fires, public juggles, and private demands and defense for the interests of the chief executive, with whom she shares a uniquely dysfunctional relationship.

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation is a political satire mockumentary series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series started its run as a fairly typical mirror of The Office, but became one of the best sitcoms of all time with the release of its third season. Parks and Recreation tops the list of classic sitcoms with its perfect and equally important cast. The show has has flourished this year for its unique and interesting characters.

The Wire

Created by David Simon, The Wire is a political crime drama series for HBO that revolves around the Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement officers. The series expands its social canvas through each season, with the police department, politicians, school teachers and journalists getting locked in a vicious cycle of high-minded ideals beaten down by harsh realities. It is a great work of art that portrays a deeply pessimistic big picture.

The West Wing

The West Wing is a political drama series created by Aaron Sorkin that revolves around the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House. It is about everything that the current American politics is not. The show centers around President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet, who has the folksiness of Jimmy Carter, the wide grin of Bill Clinton and the politics of an Episcopal priest. The West Wing is a great show to watch when reality’s politics goes awry, as it reminds you of the noble dream of what American politics could be if everyone was a little nicer to each other.

We hope that the political dramas on this list become your favourite! Do you think that this list should have some more titles? Let us know in the comment below?

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#Political dramas #popular politics #Popular TV shows #yodoozy

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maryrouille · 10 months

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LEGO is a new toy every day! (adult version)

Is there anyone who doesn't know the Danish company LEGO and their bricks for children? Probably many people also associate the creation of a LEGO series for adults quite recently, whose slogans refer to relaxation (until you know the price of these sets) and creative recharge while building [1]. However, the fun for adults started much earlier than we think and the creative recharge took on a slightly erotic character…

– the girl's name is Birgitte. – she's from Arhus in Northern Jutland (Denmark). – she's holding a yellow, 6-stud LEGO brick in her right hand. – her bikini is a glue-and-build job in washable (see LEGO Review 2/81, page 42) blue and yellow bricks. – the bikini is little more than a scanty facade (we know because in all its poetic beauty/horror it lay for several minutes on the old Editor's table). – the idea-monger was Jorgen Brogger, who in more normal circumstances is a Big Wheel with Max Reklame Grafik ApS, the agency in Arhus that does many of our LEGO building instructions. – the photographer was Jorgen Baekhoj – also from Arhus and reported to have been wild about the bikini idea [2].

Such a description could be read in the August 1981 issue of LEGO Review, the magazine of employees of this Danish brand. A photo of a scantily clad Birgitte, if a bikini made of plastic blocks can be called clothes, accompanies an article on the history of this picture. It was a spring joke by a graphics agency, which was born during a photo shoot illustrating the steps in the construction of several LEGOLAND cars. The author of the text, described as the Summer Affairs and Beach Correspondent, reveals another likely reason for the photo: Maybe it hadn't been an inspiring day. And they had been doing fashion photography the week before – besides the sun was shining on the first day of spring [3]. This poster was later referred to as a failed advertising proposal and 6 copies were distributed to people in the office. Readers of LEGO Review were allowed to admire such a bikini only in black and white colors.

The rest of the article mentions that making the bikini took most of the day, taking the right photos took several hours, and Birgitte was frozen stiff in cold water, which – according to the authors – was an essential element of photography. The whole thing is crowned by the slogan that LEGO used in numerous advertisements in the 1980s: Remember – as summer wears on – the good old, well-proven slogan: LEGO is a new toy every day. It referred to the possibility of combining different sets and creating completely new constructions, which is possible due to the universal design of the blocks [4]. However, this fun is not only creating something new. It is also a destroying. When talking about the bricks that are the only layer covering the naked body, taking apart becomes entertainment for adult LEGO fans. As the article itself emphasizes: LEGO bricks are not the exclusive property of our dear children. Therefore, for mature people, they can be a new toy every day. It is also possible to suggest that Birgitte herself is like a yellow plastic LEGO (wo)man with an artificial smile that we can play with at any time!

#LEGO #legophotography #80s #bikini #brickini #spring joke #summer 1981 #1981 #retro #vintage

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rereadbadbooks · 1 year

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chapter 47, the price of a ship

i forgot how absorbed with her own pajamas nynaeve is

brushing your teeth with a twig, i bet that feels great on the gums!

we need a painting of nynaeve wearing this blue dress while "crossing her arms beneath her breasts"

there are some who would not treat the seanchan kindly? yeah, like the aes sedai you just tried to drag her to

and the biggest gaff in this book, where just a dozen chapters after swearing to serve the daughter-heir as a loyal warder, birgitte suddenly thinks elayne isn't royalty at all

#wot #tfoh

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vincentdelaplage · 2 years

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CINÉ CINÉMA #cineserie #cinécinéma BORGEN Des femmes en politique... SYNOPSIS Borgen décrit les batailles politiques pour le pouvoir au Danemark et les sacrifices personnels qu’elles entraînent. Le personnage principal, Birgitte Nyborg, est une femme politique qui a permis à son parti d’obtenir une victoire écrasante. Elle doit maintenant répondre aux deux plus importantes questions de sa vie : comment utiliser au mieux cette majorité et jusqu’où peut-on aller pour obtenir le pouvoir... BANDE ANNONCE https://youtu.be/zB9m_iBvGZY DÉTAILS Depuis 2010 / 52min / Drame Titre original : Borgen De Adam Price Avec Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk Nationalité danoise CRITIQUES Mais c'est intéressant, la vie politique danoise ? Encore plus que ce que vous imaginez. L'immense qualité de Borgen, c'est d'être aussi palpitante qu'une série policière, mais en racontant les arcanes du pouvoir. Les tractations, les trahisons, les concessions, les renoncements. Sans oublier les répercussions du pouvoir sur ceux qui l'exercent. La vie privée de Birgitte, sa vie de couple, sa vie de famille, prennent une large place dans cette histoire. Ce qui est fascinant, en fait, c'est la représentation de l'ordinaire de la vie politique. On y voit aussi la fabrique médiatique du pouvoir - captivant - puisque le responsable de la com' de Birgitte et une journaliste sont deux personnages principaux. Borgen vient nous rappeler - et ce n'est pas rien - que la fiction n'est pas seulement du divertissement. Elle peut avoir une responsabilité. Celle de mettre une femme au pouvoir, par exemple. Alors vous me direz, il y en a eu beaucoup d'autres depuis, avec House of Cards par exemple, mais aussi Years and Years (série Canal Plus avec Emma Thomson, dont on parlera la semaine prochaine). Sauf que Borgen fait partie de ceux qui ont tracé le chemin. Ce rôle précurseur est loin d'être négligeable. https://www.facebook.com/groups/258021104684457/?ref=share_group_link https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3CgiisqvO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cineserie #cinécinéma

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affascinailtuocuore · 2 years

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A. Price- BORGEN: POWER AND GLORY. Birgitte Nyborg torna come Ministro degli Esteri. Gli intrighi internazionali diventano il suo campo di battaglia.

Su Netflix trasmettono BORGEN Power and Glory di Adam Price. La protagonista Birgitte Nyborg torna ad affascinarci come Ministro degli Esteri. Gli intrighi internazionali diventano il suo campo di battaglia. L’avevamo lasciata come Primo Ministro della Danimarca, prima donna in quel ruolo nella storia Danese, la ritroviamo in un ruolo in cui continua a lottare ferocemente per il potere e …

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vintagewarhol · 3 years

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#borgen #tv shows #adam price #sidse babett knudsen #birgitte hjort sørensen #pilou asbæk #soren malling #illustration #vintage art #alternative movie posters

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emondsfield · 2 years

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Big book spoilers here

I've realized there are quite a few scenes in WoT that can make me cry just by thinking about them so here they are so you can share my pain

- Lan and Nynaeve's conversation in the blight, particularly the line "no woman deserves the sure knowledge of widow's black as her bride price, least of all you"

- "My husband rides for Tarwin's gap" speech

- When Olver blows the horn

- Birgitte getting her head lopped off then coming back for Elayne

- When Egwene dies and Rand screams "NOT HER! NOT HER!"

Please share your own, I'm ready for a good cry!

#wot book spoilers #wheel of time spoilers #wheel of time #amol spoilers #kod spoilers #eotw spoilers

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dwellordream · 3 years

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“In the early decades of the twentieth century, physical activity and exercise for girls and young women were not a new or unknown phenomenon in Denmark. Already in the 1810s, lawmakers had considered making gymnastics part of the primary school curricula for all girls and boys, but after a brief trial period they decided to restrict such instruction to boys only. Despite this setback, many physicians and physical educators continued to advocate physical education for girls throughout the nineteenth century, and from the 1850s, a number of private girls' schools began to incorporate physical education among its required subjects. From the 1870s, the privately funded Danish folk high schools followed suit and introduced physical education for both male and female students.

After a government commission found in 1884 that 25 percent of all six-year old and 51 percent of all thirteen-year-old schoolgirls were "sickly," public concern over women's health led to the creation of new exercise programs designed to strengthen the female body through fitness. As a result, physical education became a curricular reality for all school-age girls from 1904. Throughout the nineteenth century, physical educators, physicians, and health reformers were the key advocates of physical exercise for women, but interest in such activities was not confined to their circles. In the second half of the nineteenth century, upper-class women often enjoyed leisurely games of croquet and tennis, along with other sporting activities such as archery, fencing, and horseback riding.

Rowing and gymnastics also appealed to some young women from prosperous families, leading to the founding in 1886 of Copenhagen's Female Gymnastics Association and, in 1890, Copenhagen Women's Rowing Club. When bicycling became popular in the late 1880s, middle-class and elite women acquired yet another opportunity for athleticism. Although many critics found bicycle riding unsuitable for women, the Women's Bicycle Club was founded in 1893, and as mass production lowered the price, more and more women were able to afford the immensely popular new vehicle. What struck contemporaries as so new and different in the 1910s and 1920s was therefore not women's participation in various forms of physical exercise per se but the large number of post-school-aged women who engaged in such activities and their seeming enthusiasm for virtually any kind of sport and physical fun.

According to observers, there was by the early 1920s "hardly the type of sport in the world in which women [had] not taken an active interest" and "hardly a young girl who [did] not practice one or more forms of sport." Given these new realities, concern about the appropriateness and desirability of women's physical activities moved from the margins to the center of cultural debate, and as young women threw themselves into one kind of sport after the other, controversies over their activities flared and public criticism grew. The strongest opposition to women's newfound enthusiasm for physical activities came from older, conservative physicians trained within the framework of nineteenth-century science and medicine and their adherents. The female body, they insisted, was inherently fragile and easily damaged by external forces.

Consequently, physical activities threatened to endanger women's natural constitution. "Good health is often lost on the sports ground," one elderly male observer warned Danish women in 1919. Another critic found strenuous physical activity entirely incompatible with "women's much more delicate build, which does not tolerate the required acrobatics and exertion." Still other health experts cautioned women against the risks involved in "the shaking and shivering, and pushing and shoving" that supposedly took place on modern dance floors. But women's health was not the only issue at stake. By disrupting the delicate balances of the female body, physical exercise might, some physicians added, also jeopardize the femininity and attractiveness of young women. As a result of too much or too strenuous activity, the female body would inevitably be turned into a facsimile of the male body, and women would begin to look like men.

Rounded curves would be replaced by angular lines, softness by hardened muscles, and feminine refinement by bodily strength. Worse yet, unbridled female physicality might also destroy some of the most salient psychological characteristics of true womanhood. Many forms of sport encouraged competitiveness, for example, a character trait otherwise ascribed to men. And like unchaperoned public dancing, athletic competition was thought to undermine female modesty. Some even found that women's new physical activities instilled in them "unwomanly arrogance and an unhealthy self-assurance" detrimental to marital happiness. To most contemporaries, however, this frenzy over women's physical activities sounded somewhat overwrought.

Confronted with exuberant young women brimming with energy and health, medical predictions about the consequences of female physicality simply failed to be convincing, and already from the late 1910s they began to fade from public discourse. In their place, a new cultural consensus around the generally positive qualities of women's physical activities began to take shape. Ironically, some of the strongest support for women's new physical activities would also come from within the medical profession. From the late 1910s, a younger generation of physicians sided with physical educators in an outspoken defense of female physicality.

Driven by concerns over women's physical well-being in general and their reproductive health in particular and believing fitness an effective means of stamping out various physical disorders, these physicians strongly recommended that girls and women of all ages be physically active. "Make sure to walk, bike, stretch and do light exercises every day. In the summer, attempt to swim at least twice weekly," one physician lectured women in 1918. Even dancing got the official stamp of approval as a legitimate form of exercise capable of improving women's health and general well-being. "Don't criticize your daughters so harshly for their fondness of music and dance," another doctor advised. "Enjoyed in moderation, dance and other forms of movement to music will only serve to correct her posture, make her breathe freer, and give her more energy."

In contrast to those who argued that exercise might undermine women's physique, more and more of these younger doctors concluded that it was likely to make women stronger and healthier, better fit for marriage and motherhood, and able to recover more easily from childbirth. Appreciation of young women's physical enthusiasm was also shared by contemporaries with a specific interest in women's performance in the labor market. Seeing physical health and strength as prerequisites for acceptable performances in the workplace, many employers, economists, and labor leaders, as well as some feminists, applauded young women who engaged in physical activities in their spare time, provided of course that these activities were appropriate, "rational," and "reasonable.” This built stamina and staying power, they argued, countered physical exhaustion, and relieved tension and stress.

Karla Nilson, president of the Female Clerical Workers' Union, for example, encouraged all members to take a brisk walk or bicycle ride after work. This would, she promised, chase away "low spirits and fatigue" and instead produce "fresh, cheerful and zesty young women." Nevertheless, the growing acceptance, even popularity, of female physicality from the late 1910s did not mean that public controversies over women's new activities came to an end. Rather, they merely shifted ground. In the early 1920s, both critics and defenders of female physical exercise began to leave behind the question of whether women ought to play sports, exercise, and dance.

Instead they increasingly focused their attention on which forms of physical activity were suitable for women, agreeing that some guidance was called for. Because young women's energy and enthusiasm seemed to know no boundaries, they felt called upon to interfere, steering them away from the roughest, most unladylike forms of dance and sport and into physical activities deemed more appropriate. Simultaneously, then, with the gradual acceptance of a new, more physical style of womanhood, new cultural boundaries for women's activities were under construction.”

- Birgitte Soland, “Fit for Modernity.” in Becoming Modern: Young Women and the Reconstruction of Womanhood in the 1920s

#birgitte soland #1920s #history #danish #becoming modern

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thepeoplesmovies · 3 years

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Netflix Announce Cast For Acclaimed Borgen Season 4

Back in April 2020 we learned that DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, that their award winning series Borgen is coming back. Reuniting the creator Adam Price with lead actresses Sidse Babett Knudsen (Birgitte Nyborg) and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (Katrine Fønsmark). Netflix were also confirmed will show the acclaimed series globally after it’s been aired in it’s native Denmark, today the…

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#2022 #Adam Price #Borgen #denmark #Mikkel Boe Følsgaard #Sidse Babett Knudsen #Søren Malling

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neuxue · 4 years

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Wheel of Time liveblogging: Towers of Midnight ch 8

Mat goes bar-hopping and contemplates obligations

Chapter 8: The Seven-Striped Lass

Oh it’s Mat. Well, enough people have told me Mat is better in this book than last, so if nothing else, confirmation bias alone should see me through.

(Though my indifference towards Mat extends further back than just last book, so… who knows).

He’s in a tavern, which should surprise absolutely no one, and thinking about how Aes Sedai are the bane of his existence, which… also should surprise absolutely no one.

Hey, now he and Thom can fidget with their Aes Sedai letters together. Safer than juggling knives in a world that doesn’t seem to have invented stress balls yet.

‘Master Crimson’? What is this, Cluedo?

And of course he’s not looking at women any more, definitely not noticing any of their, ahem, assets or anything, at least not for himself, you know, just keeping an eye out for his friends of course.

He’s also asking tavernkeepers for advice, because sometimes you just need a sounding board to convince yourself of what you already know. In this case, what to do about Verin’s letter and the conditions set on it. Which, to be fair, is a rather infuriating dilemma. When Verin plays games, she doesn’t fuck around.

“I could open it,” she continued to Mat, “and could tell you what’s inside.”

Bloody ashes! If she did that, he would have to do what it said. Whatever it bloody said. All he had to do was wait a few weeks, and he would be free. He could wait that long. Really, he could.

“It wouldn’t do,” Mat said

Aw, but wouldn’t it? I mean, Verin of all people would appreciate that kind of loophole.

“The woman who gave it to me was Aes Sedai, Melli. You don’t want to anger an Aes Sedai, do you?”

“Aes Sedai?” Melli suddenly looked eager. “I’ve always fancied going to Tar Valon, to see if they’ll let me join them.” She looked at the letter, as if more curious about its contents.

Light! The woman was daft.

Nah, she’s one of the rare sensible ones! Seriously, if I lived in a world with magic, in which there was a chance I could learn to do it, I would give approximately zero fucks about the reputation of the organisation that would enable me to learn it. (Yes, I know, it makes sense in this world that people are wary of Aes Sedai, but to me it’s one of those things like… oh, I don’t know, characters who decide they’re not actually interested in immortality because it would mean outliving their loved ones. Like okay, yeah, there’s a price, but magic. Immortality. I will never understand some fictional characters. Or maybe this just says something about me and which side I’d be on in these fictional worlds… but then, are we really surprised?)

“Can I trust you to keep your word?”

He gave her an exasperated look. “What was this whole bloody conversation about, Melli?”

‘Can I trust you to keep your word’ is kind of a… tautological question, though. And one that always amuses me, along with variations like ‘how can I trust you’ ‘I give you my word’. Because ultimately you’re still just left with the decision of whether or not you trust that person’s word. And no real way of knowing whether or not you should. Once again, I am perhaps exposing myself as not ideal hero material here.

I will say I’m impressed by Mat’s ability to not open the letter. Though I hope at some point we get to see what it says; Verin’s so good at this kind of thing it would be a shame not to see what game she set up here.

The bouncer doesn’t like Mat, which is kind of not surprising given that a bouncer’s job is to stop shit and the purpose of Mat’s entire existence is to start shit.

The paving stones were damp from a recent shower, though those clouds had passed by and—remarkably—left the sky open to the air.

I see what you did there.

Also I’m now trying to place this against everyone else’s timeline and it’s hurting my brain a little. The weather would suggest this is post-Dragonmount but I feel like Mat still had a bit of catch-up to do… ah well, I’m sure we’ll find out. For whatever reason timelines are something of an exception to my usual ability to retain details, probably because, weirdly enough, I often just… don’t care that much? In the sense that usually, when you actually need to know (or when it would be interesting or add something to the story to know), you’ll know.

Mat was not about any specific task tonight

Oh, wandering about at random are we? Which, if you’re Mat, means that regardless of how you started the night, you’ll almost certainly be about a certain task before you finish it. The Pattern has plans, after all.

Getting a feel for Caemlyn. A lot had changed since he had been here last.

Wow, okay, yeah, as the reader we’ve been in Caemlyn plenty over the past several books, but Mat was last here in book three. Damn.

A lot has changed since then. In Caemlyn, yes, but also Mat has changed quite a lot since then. It’s interesting, even in real life, going back to a place you either visited or knew well in the past. The sense of familiarity but at a slight distance, along with the memory of when you were there last, which can then serve to highlight how you’ve changed. And then all the things that aren’t familiar, though you can’t always be certain if that’s just because you’re seeing them differently…

Light, he had heard of paving stones attacking people.

What is this, the French Revolution?

Mat’s found a better tavern, by which I mean a worse tavern, but it’s all a matter of perspective and perspective is a funny thing at the tail end of a pub crawl, so let’s just not think too hard about it.

I’m suddenly very interested in the story of this woman with breeches and short hair dicing in a dodgy tavern with three dudes and not responding to any of Mat’s smiles, ahem. Yes I’m being pandered to, no I don’t care.

But Mat did not smile at girls that way anymore. Besides, she had not responded to any of his smiles anyway.

Alright, that’s much closer to Jordan’s Mat. The absolute lack of self-awareness in being able to think those sentences side-by-side, because hey, Mat, if you don’t smile at girls that way anymore, how do you know she’s not responding to them? (Plus the fact that Mat’s ‘best smile’ has, I’m pretty sure, not actually worked once this series when he’s actually thought about it).

From these first few pages in general, Mat does sound somewhat more how I would expect him to—the way his thoughts and actions contradict themselves, his tendency towards an absolute lack of self-awareness, the running joke of his ‘best smile’… though it also feels like it’s being laid on a little thick? Almost as if Sanderson has picked out a handful of things that work, or that have appeared elsewhere, and is studiously applying them and avoiding adding in too much else or deviating too much from those narrow bounds.

But that’s almost certainly me nitpicking and also looking specifically for this; it’s not really a complaint and at first glance this does seem better than the writing of Mat last book, so… fair enough. Point is, this is definitely not as jarring to read as that first chapter last book was. Still different, sure, but more within the parameters of the rest of the differences.

Mat’s more interested in the local gossip, which—ah.

“They found him dead this morning. Throat ripped clean out. Body was drained of blood, like a wineskin full of holes.”

The gholam’s back in town, then.

Well, in town, anyway; I suppose it hasn’t actually been to Caemlyn before, that we’ve seen. Hey, Elayne? Maybe listen to Birgitte and your bodyguards for a bit and actually take a break from your errands and adventures into the city alone for a bit.

Dice are landing on their corners and also starting up in Mat’s head, so looks like your night of aimless fun and tourism is coming to an end, Mat. Don’t forget to sign the guestbook on your way out.

It seemed impossible that [the gholam] could have gotten here this quickly. Of course, Mat had seen it squeeze through a hole not two handspans wide. The thing did not seem to have a right sense of what was possible and what was not possible.

Oh, well, in that case you two have something in common! Good, you won’t run out of things to say on your next date encounter.

Though on a less flippant note, I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this before, but I like how Mat gets paired against or linked with opponents or entities who fall into the larger umbrella archetype of ‘trickster figure’ but in different or darker ways: the gholam, the Eelfinn and Aelfinn, arguably Fain/Mordeth… and then there’s Perrin, who is set against Trollocs (the darker side of a mix between animal and human) and Whitecloaks (who exist to force questions of morality). As if they’re both sometimes set against those who reflect a darker or warped version of some aspect of who they are.

It’s not a perfect like-to-like matching; they have other opponents who don’t fit that kind of classification quite as well (though I would still argue that just about any enemy they—and quite a few other characters—face highlight some aspect of themselves via contrast or by presenting a warped kind of mirror), but it’s just a little… random thing I quite like. Particularly Mat set against other types of trickster, because it fits with the very definition or idea of what a trickster figure is in the first place. This idea of looking into a kaleidoscope of mirrors and seeing theme and variation until they flicker at the edges.

He had sent word to [Elayne], but had not gotten a reply. How was that for gratitude? By his count, he had saved her life twice.

Sigh. I sort of thought they had reached an understanding as far as the accounting between them last time they spoke, but I guess we’re still doing this. Which, okay, before everyone comes for me on this, yes he has saved her life multiple times, and no she has not always responded immediately with gratitude, but specifically in the last instance she very much did, and it was a rather lovely moment where they both saw more in each other than they had before. Where they each realised that their previous (first) impressions were not necessarily the full truth, and that there was someone to like beneath that. A friend, even.

And I liked that; I absolutely have a soft spot for the friendship between Mat and Elayne, in part because they’re actually quite similar in a lot of ways. And so for both of them to start to see beneath the surface, to see more than just what they expect to see, was a nice moment of character growth for both of them.

Anyway, leaving the gratitude thing aside, it’s a shame Elayne hasn’t replied, if only because I wouldn’t mind seeing those two interact again. I just like their weird relationship. I like weird friendships between characters in general, really; it’s a good way to get to see a character from an ever-so-slightly different angle, or throw them into a slightly different kind of light. (In all honesty there’s a small part of me that would have been very open to an Elayne/Mat relationship rather than Elayne/Rand and Mat/Tuon, but mostly I just like them as friends who sort of… force each other to take a second look at things, and in doing so to realise some things about themselves).

For once, there had been a battle and he had missed it. Remembering that lightened his mood somewhat. An entire war had been fought over the Lion Throne, and not one arrow, blade, or spear had entered the conflict seeking Matrim Cauthon’s heart.

Yeah, well, don’t jinx it.

Also Mat you were sort of in the middle of some of your own battles and while you’re pretty good, you’re not quite good enough to be in two places at once. Still, can’t fault him for looking on the bright side, I suppose. Especially because there’s a rather large battle headed his way any day now.

Three inns in one night. Making a proper pub crawl of it, I see.

Though Thom’s more in the mood to play sad flute music, presumably over Moiraine. I mean fair; I, too, would probably play several laments for her sake. Bring her back already.

Caemlyn was seen as one of the few places where one could be safe from both the Seanchan and the Dragon.

Oh no doubt it’ll stay that way. What could possibly go wrong in this beautiful Camelot that’s been held up since Book 1 as an example of beauty and (relative) stability?

I’m pretty sure one of the first things I said upon seeing Caemlyn back in EotW was ‘that’s a nice city you have there. It’d be a shame if something happened to it’ and, twelve books later, I stand by that.

Mat tries to get Thom’s attention by snagging his coins, and Thom just tosses a knife through his sleeve without interrupting his playing. Respect.

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Oh hey a mid-chapter break without a POV change. That’s unusual.

It’s something of a location change, though, because Mat’s back at the Band’s camp now, considering the pros and cons of horse meat. Well, mostly cons in his opinion but I would like to state for the record that horse is actually quite tasty. No of course I don’t know this from experience what are you talking about.

The gholam of course has an even less discriminating palate—or I suppose technically more discriminating, just less socially acceptable.

But Mat and Thom have moved on to planning for their fieldtrip to the Tower of Ghenjei, because, you know, these characters have it easy: just one thing at a time, all easily dealt with, no piling on of way too many problems and decisions and things or people out to kill them…

“Maybe Verin will come back and release me from this bloody oath.”

Unfortunately she had to take some rather drastic measures to release herself from a different bloody oath, so uh… sorry, Mat, you’re out of luck on that one.

“Best that one stays away,” Thom said. “I don’t trust her. There’s something off about that one.”

I mean, you’re not wrong. But you’re also not exactly right. Man, I’m going to miss Verin. She’s one I very much look forward to seeing on a reread: there was always something about her and it was great fun to speculate and try to work out exactly what her deal was, but it’s different when you know. And we got so very little time with her once that was revealed—it was a hell of a way to go out, of course, but I’m definitely excited to see how she reads when you know from the beginning.

“Either way,” Thom said, “we should probably start sending guards with you when you visit the city.”

“Guards won’t help against the gholam.”

“No, but what of the thugs who jumped you on your way back to camp three nights back?”

You know what this reminds me of? Birgitte scolding Elayne when Elayne tries to go out on her own. It’s far from the only thing Elayne and Mat have in common, but it does amuse me.

Talking to that clerk meant Elayne knew Mat was here. She had to. But she had sent no greetings, no acknowledgement that she owed Mat her skin.

Maybe because she acknowledged it last time the two of you spoke? Or have you forgotten? I think that’s what irks me here: they’ve already had that conversation. It made sense (more or less) for Mat to be annoyed about Tear, before Elayne and Nynaeve gave him their thanks and apologies, but after that fight with the gholam in the Rahad, Elayne and Mat seemed to clear the air between them, so it’s just… kind of weird and a bit annoying to have this dragged out again. It seems like it would make more sense at this stage for him to just be annoyed at her for ignoring him, rather than for not thanking him for… something she’s already thanked him for.

He does shift after that to wondering how to get her to set all her foundries to making Aludra’s dragons, which is a much more pertinent question. I now kind of want Elayne and Aludra to meet. I feel like that could be entertaining.

Teslyn Baradon was not a pretty woman, though she might have made a passable paperbark tree

This should sound insulting but for whatever reason I find it hilarious. Why is this so funny.

Maybe this is why we were getting Mat’s grumbling about Elayne not thanking him (again) for saving her life: because thanks are the first thing Teslyn, an Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah, offers Mat unprompted. That would more or less fit with how these things are usually set up in Mat’s narrative, I suppose.

Though Sanderson doesn’t quite seem to have the hang of the Illian dialect; it’s close but some of the phrasing is just a bit off. But that’s me nitpicking again.

“It do be important to maintain some illusions with yourself, would you not say?”

Wiser words than you may even realise, Teslyn, given who you’re talking to. Though I think she does realise this; she’s quite perceptive, and she’s spent a fair bit of time with Mat now, and I think she very likely does see his tendency towards… perhaps not quite denial anymore, at least not as strong as it once was, but a degree of self-deception (and total lack of self-awareness, of course).

She nodded to him. A respectful nod. Almost a bow. Mat released her hand, feeling as unsettled as if someone had kicked his legs out from underneath him.

Yeah, this is what you’d expect from Mat. This is what he does: grumbles to himself about lack of gratitude, or Aes Sedai causing problems and having no respect… but then as soon as that gratitude or respect is shown, he doesn’t quite know how to deal with it. Because he’s not actually arrogant enough to accept it with haughty disdain, but nor is he self-effacing enough to truly not care about getting praise and credit. So you end up in this awkward in-between state that is, I think, actually quite common amongst people in general. It’s definitely something I see play out in the workplace, at least.

And so he offers her the horses that, last book, he refused Joline. Because she’s shown him respect and so he will return the favour. Because they’re treating each other as people, and Mat may push for what he feels is his due, but he won’t just take it without giving something in return. He’s better than he likes to think he is, as Thom once pointed out.

“I did not come to you tonight to manipulate you into giving me horses,” Teslyn said. “I do be sincere.”

“So I figured,” Mat said, turning and lifting up the flap to his tent. “That’s why I made the offer.”

And that’s it, really. It’s amazing what open and honest communication can get you, sometimes. It’s almost like that’s a running thing in this series.

There, he froze. That scent…

Blood.

Mmmm, dinner.

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surprisingdanishcinema · 3 years

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For a change, let's talk about series

Even if I mostly write about films in this blog, I would still like to do a little article about my favourite Danish series and maybe even my favourite series ever. Scandinavian countries are particularly renowned for their dark police drama as The Killing or The Bridge, but the series of another kind that stands out from the others in my opinion is Borgen, created by Adam Price ten years ago.

In Borgen, we follow Birgitte Nyborg, a female politician who becomes Prime Minister of Denmark. All the details of the political battles, from negotiations to betrayals, and the difficulties to govern a country are described, as well as the links between politicians and journalists and how political communication works. On top of that, we also enter into the intimacy of the main characters who are very endearing. There is for example the issue of the complexity to manage political life and family life at the same time, especially for a woman.

It is a thrilling dive into the political world and the corridors of power. The character of Birgitte Nyborg is also very inspiring by being an extraordinary woman of power, both strong and full of humanity. By putting a woman as Head of State, the scriptwriters of Borgen were quite pioneering and they launched a positive movement among series subjects. In Scandinavian countries, there are female prime ministers in several countries and the rest of the world should follow their example and their openness!

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nordicwannabe-blog · 4 years

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Skandinavische Krimiserien sind eine gute Alternative zum ausgefallenen Urlaub im Norden. Da passt es wunderbar, dass viele skandinavische Klassiker nun wieder kostenlos in den Mediatheken beziehungsweise auf Netflix gezeigt werden. Ich habe Euch drei Serien rausgesucht, die ich selber sehr spannend finde. Die erste Serie ist “Kommissarin Lund – Das Verbrechen”, die auch als US-Remake unter The Killing auf Amazon Prime* läuft. Ich dachte zuerst… ja eine alte dänische Serie. Aber nicht ohne Grund wurde sie mit dem Emmy ausgezeichnet. Ich habe bisher die erste Staffel gesehen und wurde sofort gefesselt von der Handlung. Die komplette Serie bekommt Ihr kostenlos in der ARTE Mediathek.

Die zweite Empfehlung ist “Borgen”. Eine Serie, die für mich zu den besten Serien aus Dänemark gehört. Aktuell gibt es die ersten drei Staffeln auf Netflix und für 2022 wurde eine 4. Staffel Borgen angekündigt. Die dritte Serie ist keine dänische Serie, sondern kommt aus Schweden. Dort ermittelt Maria Wern auf der schwedischen Insel Gotland. Alle Folgen in Spielfilmlänge sind in der ARD-Mediathek erhältlich. Eine Übersicht über skandinavische Krimiserien gibt es hier.

Borgen – gefährliche Seilschaften: eine der besten dänischen Serien

Borgen läuft aktuell bei Netflix und ist eine dänische politische Dramaserie aus dem Jahr 2010 mit Sidse Babett Knudsen und Birgitte Hjort Sørensen. Sie wurde von Adam Price für DR, dem Dänischen Rundfunk, kreiert. Die erste Staffel startete 2010, die zweite Staffel 2011 und die dritte Staffel kam 2013 ins Fernsehen. Die Borgen-Staffeln 1-3 wurden in mehr als 80 Länder weltweit verkauft und die Serie gewann mehrere Preise. Ab dem Jahr 2022 soll es eine vierte Staffel von Borgen geben, die zunächst im dänischen Fernsehen läuft und dann bei Netflix.

Für Manche ist Borgen die dänische Version von “House of Cards”. Für mich ist es eine der besten Serien aus Dänemark und ganz Europa. Borgen zeigt Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) bei ihrem Aufstieg zur dänischen Premierministerin, ihrem Fall und ihrem Neuanfang. Die Dialoge sind intelligent, die schauspielerische Leistung des Teams ist hervorragend und spannend ist die Serie von der ersten folge bis zum Ende. Ich habe Borgen früher immer jede Woche gesehen. Gab es da schon Streams? Nein, man musste jede Woche warten bis eine neue Folge kam. Die Serie lief im Ersten und auf Arte. Als Dänemark-Fan kann man sich über viele Szenen aus Kopenhagen freuen.

2012 bin ich übrigens in Kopenhagen zufällig in die Dreharbeiten zur 3. Staffel geplatzt:

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Kostenlose, skandinavische Krimiserien: Kommissarin Lund

Sarah Lund (aktuell in der ARTE Mediathek verfügbar) ist die ungeschlagene Königin der skandinavischen Kommissare: geheimnisvoll, finster, besessen, zäh, kompromisslos bis zum eigenen Untergang. Die komplexen, sozialkritischen und faszinierenden Fälle verlangen Sarah Lund alles ab. Wie gesagt, ist diese Serie schon etwas älter. Die erste Staffel stammt aus 2006, die zweite aus 2010 und die finale Staffel aus 2012. Aber dennoch gehört Kommissarin Lund (The Killing) zu den besten skandinavischen Krimiserien (Nordic Noir), die Dänemark zu bieten hat – neben “Die Brücke – Transit in den Tod” und einigen anderen guten TV-Serien. Die Serie ist extrem gut, spannend und sehenswert.

Sarah Lund ermittelt in drei Fällen, also ein Fall pro Staffel. Die erste Staffel besteht aus 20 Folgen und die restlichen aus jeweils zehn Folgen. Aber keine Sorge, jede Folge hat eine Kline Rückschau für alle, die beim Serien-Marathon eingeschlafen sind. – Knallhart und auf ihre eigene, distanzierte Art bringt Sarah Lund Licht ins Dunkel und den Familien der Opfer Gerechtigkeit. Alle drei Verbrechen werden während verschiedener Parlamentswahlen in Kopenhagen begangen und auf ominöse Weise scheinen einige der Politiker in die Fälle verstrickt zu sein. Oder versuchen sich die Parteien nur gegenseitig auszuspielen? Also wieder ein toller Mix aus Politik, Kriminalität und Polizei-Ermittlungen.

3 Staffeln Kommissarin Lund

In Sarah Lunds erstem Fall gehts um einen brutalen Frauen-Mord Kopenhagen. Wer hat Nanna Birk Larsen getötet? Für die Eltern der Verstorbenen ist es ein Albtraum. Sarah Lund und ihr Team verfolgen den Mörder des Mädchens durch ganz Kopenhagen und alle gesellschaftlichen Milieus – und dabei tun sich immer neue Abgründe vor den Augen der Kommissarin auf.

Zwei Jahre später wird im Zentrum von Kopenhagen die Leiche der Rechtsanwältin Anne Dragsholm an einem nationalen Kriegsdenkmal aufgefunden. Der Fall wird komplizierter, als es weitere Mordopfer gibt, die alle eins gemeinsam haben: Sie waren zusammen bei einem Einsatz in Afghanistan. Auch hier spielt die Politik wieder eine wichtige Rolle. Sollte etwas vertuscht werden?

In Staffel drei nimmt ein Routinemordfall eine plötzliche Wendung und ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, als die Tochter der Familie Zeuthen entführt wird. Der Kidnapper gibt den Hinweis, das Mädchen in einem Schiffscontainer auf die Meere geschickt zu haben. Wird es Sarah Lund gelingen, das kleine Mädchen zu retten?

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Serie aus Schweden: Maria Wern – Kripo Gotland

Schweden ist bekannt für seine Idylle á la Inga Lindström. Allerdings ist Schweden auch international beliebt bei vielen Krimi-Fans dank der vielen Schweden-Krimis. Ein gutes Beispiel dafür sind die Filme der Krimireihe “Maria Wern, Kripo Gotland”, die auf einer Romanserie der Bestsellerautorin Anna Jansson basieren, die 1958 auf Gotland geboren wurde und dort aufwuchs. Ich war zwar noch nie auf Gotland, aber scheinbar kann dort viel Schreckliches in der Fiktion passieren. Die Filme gibt es zur Zeit in der ARD-Mediathek.

Skandinavische Krimiserien sind bekannt für starke Frauen, die ihren Alltag und den Beruf einer Kommissarin unter einen Hut bringen müssen. Aber die verwitwete Ermittlerin Maria Wern ist etwas anders: Sie ist weder Heldin noch Karatekämpferin – ihr kriminalistisches Gespür verdankt sie der Verwurzelung im Alltag als alleinerziehende Mutter. Ihr Privatleben ist stabil und unspektakulär. Maria Wern wird von Eva Röse gespielt, die 1973 in Stockholm geboren wurde und ihre Karriere erst als Moderatorin beim schwedischen Kinderfernsehen begann. Mittlerweile gehört sie zu den festen Größen im schwedischen Film. Das spätsommerliche Licht der Insel Gotland taucht diese Krimis in eine ganz eigene Atmosphäre. Eva Röse verkörpert mit Maria Wern eine feminine Polizistin, die ohne die üblichen “Waffen der Frau” auskommt.

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Skandinavische Krimiserien-Fortsetzung: Wann gibt es neue Folgen von Maria Wern?

Auf Gotland koproduziert die ARD Degeto zurzeit vier neue Filme der Serie “Maria Wern, Kripo Gotland” mit der schwedischen Schauspielerin Eva Röse in der Hauptrolle. Die bislang ausgestrahlten 17 Filme überzeugten das deutsche Fernsehpublikum und werden im Jahr 2020 im Ersten mit vier neuen Filmen fortgesetzt. Bis Dezember 2019 fanden die Dreharbeiten für “Sturmfront” (AT), “Schutzlos” (AT), “Raues Land” (AT) und “Im Schatten” (AT).

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Perfekt, wenn der Skandi-Urlaub in diesem Jahr ausfällt: Kostenlose skandinavische Krimiserien: Rückkehr von Sarah Lund, Maria Wern & Brigitte Nyborg (Borgen) Mehr dazu in diesem Blogpost: Skandinavische Krimiserien sind eine gute Alternative zum ausgefallenen Urlaub im Norden. Da passt es wunderbar, dass viele skandinavische Klassiker nun wieder kostenlos in den Mediatheken beziehungsweise auf Netflix gezeigt werden.

#Borgen #Kommissarin Lund #Maria Wern #Skandinavische Serien

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