Heksejakt

As Norwegian there was a time, when I believed corruption in high places & government level doesn't / shouldn't happen in the best democracy I know. Unfortunately we know now that no country is protected from greed & power that people with money & connection to high places.

Corridors of different power are not too known for laymen who tend to stick to ingrained ideas how the financiers and politicians operate and cooperate... On the other hand, criticism is often painful and almost every company has something to hide -- so the fate of whistle-blowers if disclosed is never too mild, even in countries with strong legal basis. All this is decently depicted in Heksejakt, both script-wise and cast-wise (with Ingrid Bolsø Berdal pleasantly "in charge"), but pessimism prevails over optimism, paving the way for the outcome we saw (in a way, I liked it as a US series would have used an only positive one).

As I know that Norway is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, many aspects/twists/solutions seemed somewhat far-fetched to me. So "only" 7 points here this time.

If you're like me fed up with thriller hype, overdosed violence, postmodern sex scene cliches and banality of abundant f-word use, try Nordic, in which you can have fine drama with breathless pace minus artificial ingredients. People look more real and actors behave more real in Nordic drama along with realistic screenplay and dialogs. Actors are natural method actors who will deliver intimacy and authenticity. This one delivered so well that I binge watched in 2 nights. Switch to Nordic or Spanish drama.

With a really interesting beginning, which builds a labor persecution in retaliation for the denunciation of an irregularity, the story unfolds taking a predictable path, stretching the main plot with twists that end up being absurd. The series has two very different parts: a first one of excellent in crescendo tension, and a second one (the minister's subplot) that falls into the void of redundancy. Something similar happened with "Frikjent" (TV2, 2015-), the previous show of its creators. There is a promising start and a stuttering development.

Enjoyable, tense drama from start to finish. Did not find it predictable. Excellent acting from main characters. More credible and better developed than many British series.