Equinox

When Astrid (Danica Kurcic) receives a disturbing phone call on her radio program, she decides to return to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of her sister Ida (Karoline Hamm), which occurred 21 years ago, along with 17 other colleagues after an accident at the begin their graduate journey, in what constitutes a return to a traumatic past.

Equinox is a kind of languid fairy tale that crosses family drama, psychological thriller and elements of folk horror in a narrative that follows Astrid in her investigation of the present, her sister Ida in the weeks leading up to her trip and Astrid at that time ( Viola Martinsen), a 9-year-old girl who must face the trauma of her sister's disappearance.

This Danish series could have perfectly been developed into an hour and a half movie instead of a miniseries. I admit that I have problems with folk horror, which generally makes me laugh and I can hardly ever take it very seriously. Equinox does not display much information and only shows most of its relevant cards in its last sections, challenging the patience of the spectator determined to have the enigma revealed in several sections and culminating in a final that will divide waters.

Ida and her classmates are seen as half grown for high school students. Perhaps the most interesting characters are the haunting Lene, the sisters' mother, in charge of a remarkable Hanne Edelund and the girl Astrid with the odyssey of her visions and treatment of her.

It is striking the comparison with Dark, a series with which it has nothing to do, since the German is a sci-fi choral drama and not a fantasy and horror drama. Equinox can be related in its premise with the French series Les Revenants, although not in its development.

I give it a 6 solely on the first 4 episodes, which were generally interesting. Downhill from there with a terrible wrap-up, although I pretty much had guessed where it was heading. Lots of unanswered questions that I won't bother to mention, bc that would just be more wasteful time.

Yes, Equinox will undoubtedly remind people of a dozen other shows and films - most obviously recent ones like Stranger Things, Midsommar, Dark and Hereditary - because everything borrows from everything else, it's unavoidable. But Equinox has its own soul and its own flavour, and if you approach it from there, you'll get a lot more out of it.

Unlike some other shows, the story doesn't mess around - 6 episodes was all that was needed, and it filled them perfectly. The lead actresses are fantastic, as is the music, and the look-and-feel is spot-on.

I can see some people who enjoyed it calling for a series 2; it doesn't need it, at all. There's no more story to be told. Everything was wrapped up (bar a couple of inconsequential things), it's done, and done beautifully.

I wasn't expecting much due to the reviews but someone mentioned Midsommar in his comments so I decided to give it a go.

I was pleasantly surprised. I'd say it's a 6.7 out of 10.

I don't get the comparisons with Dark, not related at all. Equinox is way better than Dark's 2nd season anyway.

Up to you, I decided to give it a go despite the bad reviews and I'm glad I did.

I liked the atmospheric, moodiness and artistic cinematography of the cult scenes. But the story does become convoluted with scenes that don't add anything to the story. The show has its slow areas that tested my patience too. But nevertheless I enjoyed the show. But had they edited out some stuff, i would have given it a 7, maybe an 8.