Neumatt

I very much enjoyed this Swiss series. The story of the young man Michi caught between his upscale life as a consultant and his family down on the farm causes him distress in his loyalties. Throw in that that he's an initially closeted gay man adds to his anxiety. Lead character Michi is at times a good guy; at times the bad guy. He loves and hurts the people he cares about. His mother, sister, brother & grandmother all figure prominently with their own stories.

It is well acted, and well produced.

To be honest, this is an incredibly soapy, over the top, at times implausible, family drama. But what can I say? I still had great fun watching it. With all their downsides, the plot and the characters are relatable and great acting all around helps a lot. Plus, the production values are impecable, the details of country life are well portrayed (both its refreshing down-to-earthness and sometimes unbearable claustrophobia) as is the ridiculous posturing of a Zurich consulting firm. Be careful if you plan to watch it with young teenagers regardless of the + 13 rating. The erotic scenes (more precisely, homoerotic) are very explicit.

The plot is good and solid, the father dies and leaves a farm. A conflict breaks up among the inheritors, the wife and each son fight for their own selfish interest. The chraracters are good, the acting fine, and the rythm appropriate to allow the viewers to absorb everything and enjoy the drama but then there are a couple of brisk turn of events on the story that look out of pace and tarnish all the good creative job done particularly near the ending. At the first episodes I was wondering if the Imdb average low score was unfair and misleading but after I finished the series I realized why.

Thank you Netflix for bringing this show for the world to see. This is something I have never seen before. Slice-of-life of running a dairy farm. I agree with the first reviewer here the first 4 episodes felt grounded and authentic and the second half is more dramatic and therefore less believable. I would prefer the season finale to be different but it makes sense given there'll be a season 2.

The first few episodes are pretty good, but halfway through the season, you realize they are going to stretch out the plot that's been already exhausted into 8 episodes and that's when it gets downhill. The character development was also questionable and some decisions that were made often didn't result from the character arc, so it was very disappointing to see the plot go some ways where you know that the character is going against his character arc. Some characters were too flat and one-dimensional and their decisions were again not backed by anything and it all looks like wishful story writing with some cringe scenes.

By the end of it, I couldn't wait for it to finish.