Skruk

The main actress carries the series from start to finish on her shoulders and does it magnificently! The story takes some time to build momentum but creates a very unique, insightful and heartbreaking conflict between the love for a partner and love for a child.

I am only 19 years old and children are still beyond my horizon but this series gives a great glimpse into the (future) responsibility of parenthood and the difficult choices of women at the end of their 30s, early 40s, who have to decide if they want kids now or never. While I am slowly becoming a young adult this series helped me to understand where I am going to be in 20 years and make present and future decisions accordingly. While the decision of the protagonist to impregnate herself in the last 6 months of being fertile is reckles and morally wrong, the viewer can identify with her and understands her motivation fully.

The resolution of the conflict and collaps of her lies in the last two episodes were long coming. They offer a great opportunity for the protagonist to redeem herself, but also to show the dilemma she is in. Either way she could only lose. Just like most women she was looking for a partner while the clock of her body was clicking. So she had to either rely on fate and fortune to find a partner at the right time, or to take her fate in her own hands while risking the career of a friend and losing her true love.

The music is very subtle, yet fits the overall mood of the series and theme. The characters are believable and storyline builds steadily and slowly. The cinematography, lighting and mood is both scandinavian due to the subdued colors and intimate through the constant focus on the protagonist's struggle.

The first season is okay, but the second one gets noticeably worse. The protagonist's lies are ridiculous and only make things worse.

Her personality isn't funny, charming, or engaging at all. The ethical choices are pretty questionable, and there's nothing particularly special about the show. I thought the actress did a good job, but the story and the character are weak.

The story is repetitive, the characters have no depth, and it feels like a comedy that tried to turn into a drama, but very poorly written. I couldn't even finish the second season. I don't really know the purpose of this series.

It starts off fairy simple in a Fertility Clinic in Copenhagen (you can switch the dialog to English), and rapidly gets far more emotionally complicated. I could empathise with all the characters in it, possibly because a colleague at work, knowing my wife and I had children, told me what it was like going to a Fertility Clinic with her husband in London.

They were so desperate to have a baby. This series both recognises, such work friendships, and such love, but takes it to such an emotionally complicated and intense level, that I find it difficult to not watch the next episode to find out what happens next..

Drama at it's Best.

Lead carries the story arc which is a perfect example of a Danish slow burn. She struggles with an internal debate pulling her constantly in oppositional directions. Impulsive choices not always benefit her and often to detriment of those she values dearly. Love and forgiveness are underlying themes, although oddly timed, as is often the case in real time. Highly recommend.

I just want to add my 8-star rating to this marvelous series. Danish TV in general is pretty great and this particular series is really top-notch. I like it even better than "Rita," which is saying a lot!