Elven

I don't feel quite as strongly as louise_mari about this, but I understand the sentiment, as I was annoyed that I watched it all, too. It IS an incoherent mess with unnecessary sub-plots, poor script/plot, bad acting, and lousy direction. The sountrack and camerawork is laboured, and even the scenery isn't as good as you want it to be. It could have finished at episode six or seven and still made as much sense as it did by the end of episode eight. Don't waste your time.

I wonder if Louie and I have seen the same "Elven"!

The series I have seen is realistic and thrilling from the part 1 to part 8, and you learn a lot about the history of the Cold War. The Norwegians have again shown, that they make series worth watching. Recently I saw "Nobel" and now "Elven". I say:"Don't miss it!" George, Denmark

I can't understand louise_mari anger about this miniseries. Never before have seen anything about the northern lands of Norway. Also is not Bron/Broen, or Wallemberg, Millenium, etc. So sailor99, aka George from Denmark, a 10/10 is way out of the mark. Better direction and some trimming of dialogues would help, but over all, good watch for a winter night.

Sometimes there's minor things in TV shows you can ignore. But I'm on Ep 4 of this pretty poor drama and can't forget one of the most hopeless scenes I've ever seen on TV from episode 1. One of the key pieces of the plot is the girl that goes missing... she went missing from the same room that her mother and grandmother was in. . they heard the door go, looked in the room then gave up and called the police. It's almost comical. If they looked out the window they'd see her. The lead cop actor is OK but the rest are terrible. Especially the Army woman that has achieved a high rank without even being able to lift a rifle properly. Also the child's mother.. she comes home from prostituting herself, is abusive to her Mother.. then loses the child without looking for her properly.. then suggests it's all everyone else's fault. Who writes this stuff

Grim and depressing Norwegian crime drama with majestic landscapes but very little talking or acting.